Theater books for sale

 

From: Lyric Arts [mailto:lyric.artists@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, December 9, 2012 6:16 PM
Subject: Theater books for sale, several art books, two film tech books, and one very rare LP Theater recording

 

Hello.  Here are seven theater books, and five artist bios, and one recording for sale as gifts.   All books below are in the precise condition as listed and can be purchased local here in Tucson: Contact seller via this website, Lyric.artists@gmail.com   Thank you.

Russian and Soviet Theater 1905-1932, by Konstantin Rudnitsky, OVERSIZED HARDCOVER published by Harry Abrams/ New York and Thames and Hudson, London - NEW in shrink wrap - First Edition - 1988 - 320 pages - spine tightly sewn, all pages  unmarked - over a hundred color and b/w illustrations and photographs - excellent coverage of various extraordinary stagings of various theater plays.  $50.

Mark Ravenhill, Plays 1: Shopping and F***king, Faust is Dead, Handbag, Some Explicit Polaroids - LIKE NEW - 314 pages - perfect spine, unmarked throughout, all pages clean and uncreased - Introduction by Dan Rebellato - $14.00

Plays For the End of The Century, John Hopkins University Press, edited with an introduction by Bonnie Marranca - NINE plays by Andrienne Kennedy, Reza Abdoh, Rachel Rosenthat, Marie Irene Fornes, Erik Ehn, Shelly Berc, The Wooster Group, Richard Foreman, Mac Wellman - 383 pages, LIKE NEW - perfect spine, unmarked throughout, all pages clean and uncreased, slightly sun-tanned - $ 8.00

Pinter the Players Playwright , by David Thompson, 152 pages, Hardcover, GOOD condition - unmarked pages, uncreased, tight spine - $9.50

Directing Beckett, by Lois Oppenheim, University of Michigan Press, 320 pages, Hardcover, no dust jacket - GOOD Condition, unmarked pages throughout, uncreased, tight spine - First Edition - rare hardcover copy - $48.50

The Essential Samuel Beckett, the Illustrated Biography by Enoch Brater, Softcover, First Paperback edition - 144 pages - GOOD Condition - all unmarked pages, uncreased, tight spine - many photographs - $10.00

Theater of Shadows, Samuel Beckett's drama 1956-1976, by Rosemary Pountney, Softcover, First Edition British imprint - 309 pages - 12 chapters, epilogue, 7 appendices, typescript of PLAY, Complete draft of THAT TIME and FOOTFALLS - GOOD condition - cover has a few tiny paint splatters, all pages unmarked and uncreased, tight spine - $29.00

SEVERAL ART BOOKS AND A BIOGRAPHY--

GOYA by Robert Hughes, Biography, Hardcover, First Edition, 429 Glossy pages with the highest quality color and B/W photographs of the art works throughout the text.  The current definitive bio by the foremost authority on Goya's life and times.  GOOD Condition - perfect spine, no markings inside, a few paint speckles on the outside hardcover, no dustjacket - $15.00

RODIN in His Time, Mary L. Levkoff, HARDCOVER, OVERSIZED  First Edition, NEW, 231 pages with 153 illustrations/ 41 in color - an exquisite combination biography and discussion of his varied works.  Many wonderful photographs of the works, the studios, the man - No markings, no creases, no spine wear at all - Produced the The Los Angeles County Museum of Art - $50.00

SIQUEIROS, Biography of a Revolutionary Artist, by D. Anthony White, 491 pages, GOOD condition - Large Paperback - uncreased spine, no markings throughout, a few bent page edges - $13.50

GEORGES BRAQUE, a Life, by Alex Danchev, 440 pages, NEW Hardcover biography by the painter who co-creator of Cubism.  With photographs.  Spine, pages, dust jacket all flawless.  $12.00

Solzhenitsyn, by Joseph Pearce, 392 pages, newly updated and re-released - Paperback - LIKE NEW Condition - no markings or creases inside or out, perfect spine - $25.00

FILM TECH -

FIRST CUT, Conversations with Film Editors, by Gabriella Oldham, University of California Press, 23 chapters of different processes and thoughts by editors - 417 pages - first Paperback printing - NEW /Excellent - $ 10.50

MATERS OF LIGHT, Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers, by Dennis Schaefer and Larry Salvato, University of California Press - 355 pages - 15 chapters by different professional cinematographers - GOOD Condition - spine tight, pages uncreased, some minor light underlining on dozen or so pages - $6.50

RECORDING -

Juno and The Paycock, by Sean O'Casey, a tragi-comedy in an EXCELLENT Condition BOXED SET of two LP vinyls.  Introduction spoken by Playwright Sean O'Casey.  The play's reading was recorded in Dublin by Cyril Cusack Productions in stereo by four noted English actors - Cyril Cusack, Maire Kean, Siobhan McKenna, and Seamus Kavanagh.  Only the outer edges of the Box the vinyls are in shows scuff-wear.  Both albums are unmarked, flat, flawless.  $43.00

Thank you for reading, and Happy Holidays!

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