From: Lyric Arts [mailto:lyric.artists@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 4:34 PM
Subject: Theater, Film, and Art Books
Sunday, February 19, 2012 4:30 PM
Colleagues - Below is a list of some unique theater books for purchase to help a local arts group who also is an umbrella organization for a local theater group that will soon be re-opening. All listings below accurately portray condition and prices at current values.
Go to the links below to view and hopefully purchase from the full array of books that also includes classic how-to art books for teaching, most brand new or very close to.
Please send this list and links on to anyone you know who loves theater and/ or art for a worthy organization.
To purchase, go to the Amazon storefront links of the two sites contributing to this effort:
www.amazon.com/shops/A2WAFWIDIIH1MC (third digit from the end is number 1)
Www.amazon.com/shops/A2Y2Q3VKRZE5D0 (end digit is number 0)
Any questions, please contact the email link above. All purchases are through Amazon for ease. All shipments go out within 2 working days.
The book descriptions below are to interest you here but are also on both Amazon Storefronts if you’d rather skip reading here. Be aware some titles may have already been purchased.
Thank you very much for your time and consideration---
~Theater, Film, and Essay Quality Used Books~
SPECIAL - EXCEPTIONALLY RARE - Juno and the Paycock, by Sean O’Casey, 1955 RECORDING in Dublin by Cyril Cusack Productions with Spoken Introduction by Sean O’Casey - Two VINYL 33 LP Set in fine condition of the entire play with liner notes, etc. - comes in a large hardbox in fine shape with only some mile surface rubbings - $100.00
Theater of Shadows - Samuel Beckett’s drama - 1956-1976, by Rosemary Pountney, 1998 - Rare - VERY GOOD CONDITION - pages unmarked, spine and binding in good shape, light paint speckles on back and front cover - $45.00.
Systems of Rehearsal - Stanislavsky, Brecht, Growtowski, and Brook, by Shomit Mitter, 1993 - Rare - VERY GOOD CONDITION - all unmarked pages, perfect spine and binding, virtual unused, light paint speckles on back cover - $15.00.
New Downtown Now - An anthology of New Theater from Downtown New York, Editors Mac Wellman and Young Jean Lee, 2006 - Rare - LIKE NEW CONDITION - no marked pages, spine and binding perfect uncreased, covers perfect - $15.00.
Bertolt Brecht Journals 1934-1955 - Rare - VERY GOOD CONDITION - Loaded with B/W photos of people and productions -all pages unmarked, uncreased, covers and spine uncreased - $45.00.
mnemonic by Complicite, A Production Script of New Physical Theatre, Revised Version 2001 - A multi-media script of a famous international theater company’s production. PERFECT CONDITION all pages and covers, spine and binding, with many photos of productions and company work - $13.50.
Plays for the End of The Century, edited by Bonnie Marranca, 1996 - Rare - Very GOOD CONDITION - all pages unmarked, covers uncreased, spine perfect - $14.00.
Pinter in Play, Critical Strategies and the Plays of Harold Pinter, by Susan Hollis Merritt, 1995 - Rare - GOOD CONDITION - all pages unmarked, spine and binding perfect, very light shelf wear to covers - $19.00.
Mark Ravenhill, Plays:1, Intro by Dan Rebellato, 2001 - Contains the plays, Shopping and F***King, Faust is Dead, Handbag, Some explicit Polaroids - PERFECT CONDITION all pages, spine, and covers - $14.00.
Directing Beckett, by Lois Oppenheim, 1994 - VERY RARE - Numerous noted contributors about their experiences and thoughts for directing all of Beckett’s plays - VERY GOOD CONDITION, NO dust jacket, all pages unmarked and covers uncreased, hardcover binding perfect, some photographs included - $55.00.
Pinter, the Player’s Playwright, by David Thompson, 1985 - RARE - Contains these studies of Pinter’s work - The Player’s Playwright, Apprentice to Two Masters, Enter David Baron, Rep Plays and Pinter Plays, Revaluation: Props, Costumes and Sets, Revaluation: Movement and Dialogue - hardcover - one page ONLY has a few highlight marks, one page creased, but all other pages unmarked, spine tight, dust jacket covered in plastic - $13.50.
Russian and Soviet Theater, 1905-1932, by Constantin Rudnitsky, 1988 Harry Abrams Books - VERY RARE - OVERSIZE - PERFECT LIKE NEW - has 457 illustrations, 64 plates in full color - this doctuments the extraordinary developments of Russian Theater in the early 20th Century, with essays by internationally authorities on Russian Theater - HARDCOVER - Red-orange colored cloth bound with very sturdy and colorful dust jacket - ALL pages unmarked and uncreased, spine tight, very slight shelf rubbings with NO tears - $50.00. EXCELLENT FOR STAGE DESIGNERS
The Esstential Samuel Beckett, an Illustrated Biography, by Enoch Brater, 2003 - Rare, with 122 illustrations - all pages unmarked and uncreased, spine tight and unbent, cover very minor shelf rubbings - $9.00.
FILM AND ESSAYS -
The NEXT American Essay, edited by John D’Agata, 2003 - 32 selections of essays from various noted authors - all pages unmarked and uncreased, spine tight, covers fine with very minor shelf wear - $10.00.
Cinema of Obsession, Erotic fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies, by Dominique Mainon and James Ursini, 2007 - discusses 100 movies on this subject with several HUNDRED B/W photos - PERFECT CONDITION in all ways - $9.00.
A Critical Cinema 3, Interviews with Independent Filmmakers, by Scott MacDonald, 1998 - Very Good Condition - extensive coverage of many truly experimental films by noted commentators, all pages unmarked and uncreased, spine unbent or creased, covers in fine shape with very light shelf wear - $9.00.
The Films of Mike Leigh, Embracing the World, by Ray Carney and Leonard Quart, 2000 - Examinaton of Mike Leigh methodology for making his movies - a few pencil and highlighter markings in the first three chapters, but clean from there on, spine tight, covers scuffed and bent slightly from shelf wear and use - $9.00.
SPECIAL** - Lacombe - Cinema/Theater, by Adam Gopnik, 2001 - Collectible quality. Brilliant monograph of 254 full page Lacombe's photos from the 70's to present, includes wide variety of familiar theater & film personalities; duotone B&W photos; printed & bound in Italy; intro by David Mamet; essay by Adam Gopnik - oversize; first edition in black jacket and cardboard slipcase; black cloth bound with recessed black titles; spotless, clean bright pages & perfect spine - $350.00.
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