COOKE, ALISTAIR

Masterpieces: A Decade of Masterpiece Theatre

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. 0394519078. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0394519078. Quarter bound in silver cloth over blue boards, gilt lettering on spine, white and gilt lettering on front cover, blue endpapers. Illustrated with B&W and color photographs and reproductions. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows mild shelf-wear, is lightly yellowed, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 236, (4) pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 13913

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0394519078 Entertainment Television Tv Classics Illustrated Books Theatre & Performing Arts

EPSTEIN, JOSEPH

Snobbery: The American Version

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 0395944171. -. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0395944171. Quarter bound in black cloth over tan boards, gilt lettering on spine. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket lightly sunned, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xii, 274 pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 26349

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0395944171 Entertainment Social Status

ESSOE, GABE

The Films of Clark Gable

Seacaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1972. 0806502738. 1st Paperbound. 1. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0806502738. Paperbound history of Clark Gable films, 400+ B & W photographs, forward by Charles Champlin. Soft cover has some wear to spine and edges, hinge starting, pages slightly sunned. B & W and color photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 255 pp. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 14298

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0806502738 Clark Gable Biography; Film Entertainment Movies Illustrated Books Art, Antiques & Photography Biography & Memoir

FIELDS, W. C.; RONALD J. FIELDS (COMMENTARY)

W.C. Fields: By Himself His Intended Autobiography

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice -Hall, Inc, 1973. 0139444629. First Edition Thus. Second Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0139444629. Quarter bound in white cloth over cream boards, embossed drawing on W. C. Fields and facsimile signature in black on front cover, black lettering on spine, pictorial endpapers. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Head and heel of spine are lightly rubbed and head of spine is very slightly tanned, else pristine, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Unclipped dust jacket is rubbed at the spine ends, rear cover has age toning to the top edge, bottom edges of both covers have light creasing. VERY GOOD+/ VERY GOOD-. B&W Photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. xiv, 510 pp. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 17436

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0139444629 Actors Comedians Hollywood Movies Biography and Memoirs Theatre & Performing Arts Biography & Memoir Humor

HUGILL, BERYL

Bring on the Clowns

Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, Inc, 1980. 0890093431. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0890093431. Publisher's full brown cloth, silver lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with b&w and color photographs and drawings. The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. Dust jacket has one small droplet mark on the front cover, else fine. AS NEW/ NEAR FINE. B&W and color drawings and photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 223 pp. As New in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 18782

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0890093431 Clowns Circuses Entertainment Comedy History Reference Theatre & Performing Arts Humor

JACKSON, JOHN A.

American Bandstand: Dick Clark and the Making of a Rock 'n' Roll Empire

New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter bound in grey cloth over beige boards, black lettering on spine. Illustrated with 16 pages of B&W photographs. The volume is in excellent condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The unclipped dust jacket shows light shelf-wear, else fine. FINE/NEAR FINE.. Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall. xiii, (iii), 336 pp. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 15141

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: Entertainment History Music Rock and Roll American Bandstand History Theatre & Performing Arts Music

LOVE, PAULA MCSPADDEN

The Will Rogers Book

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1961. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION (stated), FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket. 8vo. 218, (6) pp. Quarter bound in publisher's green cloth over gray boards, gilt (black) lettering on spine. Illustrated with numerous B&W photographs. This is an excellent, unread copy. The volume is tight and square and appears unopened. There is a gift inscription on the half-title page dated December 25, 1961 and the recipient's printed bookplates on the fep and rfep. Pages are beginning to brown. The dust jacket (now in Mylar) has small chips at the head of the spine and a small closed tear near the bottom of the front panel, else fine. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD+. All (well, almost all) of the never before collected sayings of America's beloved humorist, actor, news commentator, goodwill ambassador, author, philosopher and humanitarian. This book assembled for the first time 531 of Will's deathless remarks, many from personal letters, some from speeches and radio broadcasts, a few from his books, the majority from the daily columns he wrote for newspapers. Dealing with the country, the people, the government, politicians, congressman, diplomats, business, lawyers, bankers, presidents in general and the ones Will knew well, Theodore Roosevelt, Taft, Coolidge, Hoover, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. This collection is a loving contribution to the perpetuation of the memory of a great American. The volume was compiled by Paula McSpadden Love, Will Roger's niece and curator of the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 218, (6) pp. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 3919

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: Biography; Humor; Storytellers; Entertainers Novels, Poetry & Literature Biography & Memoir

MOYER, SUSAN M.

Elvis: The King Remembered

Canada: SP L.L.C, 2002. 1582615586. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 1582615586. CD missing, else fine. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. Color Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 143 pp. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 18686

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 1582615586 Elvis Presley; Pop Music; Celebrity Photography; Music; Biography; Art, Antiques & Photography Theatre & Performing Arts Biography & Memoir

PAUL, STANLEY (AS TOLD TO DIANE PALMER)

Thank My Lucky Stars: A Memoir of a Glamorous Era

Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 1999. 0787257702. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0787257702. Publisher's full burgundy cloth, silver lettering on spine. Profusely illustrated with B&W photographs. "Thank my Lucky Stars by Stanley Paul takes you behind the scenes of cafe society in New York and Chicago in the 1960s, bringing to life the stories of a kinder, more glamorous era. Never-before-told tales illuminate this star-studded time. Stanley Paul saw it all from the bandstand overlooking the dazzling night life in and around Booth One of the fabled Pump Room in Chicago's Ambassador East Hotel. Paul, a famed orchestra leader and society pianist, shares the stories of...Frank Sinatra...Bette Davis...Sally Rand...Cole Porter...Gloria Swanson...Judy Garland...". Both the volume and the unclipped dust jacket are in excellent condition; unread, unmarked, tight, square, and clean. With unopened CD on rear cover. FINE/FINE.. B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 125, (1-CD) pp. Fine in Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 27342

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0787257702 Memoir; Chicago; Pump Room; Ambassador East; Stanley Paul; Celebrities; Illustrated Books Theatre & Performing Arts Biography & Memoir

RINGGOLD, GENE AND DEWITT BODEER

Chevalier: The Films and Career of Maurice Chevalier

Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1973. 0806503548. Stated First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. ISBN: 0806503548. FIRST EDITION (stated), FIRST PRINTING. Hardcover without dust jacket. 4to (8.75 x 11.25"). (x) 242, (4) pp. Bound in publisher's full blue cloth, gilt and red lettering on spine. Lavishly illustrated with numerous B&W photographs. Foreword by Rouben Mamoulian. The volume is in excellent condition, with no ownership marks. The spine is moderately sunned. The corners are very slightly bumped, else fine+. The volume is tight and square and all pages are clean and crisp. NEAR FINE. This is a biography of Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) the beloved boulevardier, international Frenchman and troubadour, who remains the symbol of all that is fun, insouciant and debonair. The many photographs chronicle his life and each of his many films. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 3652

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0806503548 Theatre Movies Biography; Hollywood Theatre & Performing Arts Biography & Memoir

STUART, RAY

Immortals of the Screen

New York: Bonanza Books, 1965. First Edition. 1. Hard Cover. Quarter-bound in publisher's yellow cloth over yellow boards, black lettering on spine. Illustrated with over 650 B&W movie still photographs.. Head of spine and edges gently worn, ffep very lightly soiled. Dust jacket edges worn, front and back panels have some creases. VERY GOOD/GOOD.. B&W Photographs. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 224 pp. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 14305

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: Movies History Illustrated Books; Entertainment Hollywood Performing Arts Illustrated Books Art, Antiques & Photography Theatre & Performing Arts

SWINDELL, LARRY

Spencer Tracy: A Biography

NY: New American Library / A Signet Book, 1971. 1. Soft Cover. Publisher's glossy pictorial wraps. 12mo. 280 pp. Illustrated with 32 pages of B&W photographs. Former owner's name on rear cover, covers lightly worn and rubbed. VERY GOOD. The whole story of Tracy's extraordinary life and career is told in this exhaustively researched and fully documented biography by film scholar and Tracy admirer Larry Swindell. Much more than the biography of a great actor, this is a book that no Tracy admirer, movie fan, or serious film student can afford to be without. Illustrated with 32 pages of movie stills and other photographs and featuring a complete listing of every film in which Tracy appeared, this fascinating, absorbing book also reveals the biography of Hollywood (and M-G-M) during its heydey in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.. Mass Market Paperback. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 5135

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: Biography; Actors Hollywood Theatre Acting Movies Theatre & Performing Arts Biography & Memoir

THOMSON, DAVID

A Biographical Dictionary of Film

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. 0679755640. Third Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 0679755640. Thick 8vo 8" to 9" tall. x, (2), 834 pp. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16982

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 0679755640 Entertainment; Film; Filmography; Hollywood; Movie Stars; Catalogs Theatre & Performing Arts Reference

TRENT, PAUL

Image Maker Sixty Years of Hollywood Glamour

New York: Harmony Books, 1982. 051754699X. First Paperback Edition. 1. Soft Cover. ISBN: 051754699X. Publisher's photographic card wraps. Profusely illustrated with B&W and Color photographs of Hollywood film stars from 1915-1970. Cover slightly rubbed, spine worn, rear hinge starting, top edges sunned, tight and clean. GOOD. B & W photographs . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 328 pp. Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 14300

Catalogue: Entertainment

Keywords: 051754699x Film Photographs History Glamour Illustrated Books History Art, Antiques & Photography Theatre & Performing Arts