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Norwalk, Connecticut : The Easton Press, 1983.
The Easton Press edition of Mason’s classic first book, one of the finest about the Vietnam War. Octavo, bound in full leather with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in four compartments within raised bands, double gilt ruling to the front and rear panels with a gilt vignette of Vietnam to the front panel,Continue reading "Chickenhawk."
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West Palm Beach : West Palm Beach Board of Trade, 1915.
Rare promotional booklet for the Palm Beaches, issued by the West Palm Beach Board of Trade circa 1915. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers printed in color and gold, 15 pages, illustrated throughout with photographs, a map of Florida, and a table of comparative climatic data. The booklet presents the winter resorts of Palm Beach County toContinue reading "West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County Florida: A Pictorial Tale of Wintertime in Summerland."
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.
First edition of this acclaimed portrait of the composer Arnold Schoenberg by composer and pianist Allen Shawn. Octavo, original publisher’s half cloth, illustrated with music stanzas and black-and-white photographs. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote theContinue reading "Arnold Schoenberg’s Journey"
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New York : Random House, 1960.
First edition of Chayefsky’s celebrated play. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs from the original production. Presentation copy, inscribed by Mark Brokaw on the front free endpaper to Charles Strouse, “Oct 30, 2002 ‘Marty’ Boston. Dear Charles, It’s been a glorious time. ‘You’ve brought me the music.’ I can’t thank you enough for all I’veContinue reading "The Tenth Man."
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New York : Basic Books, 1998.
First edition of this classic philosophical work. Octavo, original boards. Boldly signed by John R. Searle on the half-title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Storrings.
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New York : Simon and Schuster, 1978.
First edition of this authoritative biography of Igor Stravinsky. Quarto, original cloth, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. From the collection of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause,Continue reading "Stravinsky: In Pictures and Documents."
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New York : Grove Press, 1961.
First edition, early printing of the first American edition of Pinter’s paired plays. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, an Evergreen Original. Alan Schneider’s working copy, annotated in his hand: the half-title is marked “Director’s Copy,” with his name, telephone exchanges, and Hastings-on-Hudson return address, “Please Return to: Alan Schneider,” and a penned directory of his productionContinue reading "The Caretaker and The Dumb Waiter."
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Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1985.
First edition of this celebrated collection of interviews with the great songwriters of the American musical theater. Royal octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with 135 black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by both authors in the year of publication on the half title page, “Oct 18, 1985 Dear Charlie: Thanks for your contribution to this book,Continue reading "Notes on Broadway: Conversations with the Great Songwriters."
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Essex, Connecticut : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2023.
First edition of the composer-lyricist’s candid memoir of bringing his musical No Way to Treat a Lady to the stage. Octavo, original publisher’s boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the title page, “For Charles, In appreciation of your wonderful music, friendship, and support. AllContinue reading "How to Survive a Killer Musical: Agony and Ecstasy on the Road to Broadway."
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Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
First edition of the first full-length scholarly study of the musicals of Stephen Schwartz. Octavo, publisher’s color pictorial boards, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “8 June 2014 To Charles Strouse: In deep appreciation for your assistance with my work. Thank you for your time and willingnessContinue reading "The Musical Theater of Stephen Schwartz: From Godspell to Wicked and Beyond."
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New York : Delta Fiction/Dell Publishing, 1990.
First edition of James Fogle’s autobiographical novel. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers. Boldly signed by actor Matt Dillon on the half-title page. Illustrated on the covers with stills from Gus Van Sant’s celebrated 1989 film adaptation, in which Dillon starred as Bob Hughes, the magnetic ringleader of a crew of young addicts who fund their habitContinue reading "Drugstore Cowboy."
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Chicago : A. C. McClurg & Co., 1914.
First edition, first printing of the first book in the author’s Tarzan series, the novel that introduced one of the most enduring characters in modern popular fiction, with “W. F. Hall Printing Co. / Chicago” in Old English type in two lines on the copyright page. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth with gilt lettering, engraved pictorialContinue reading "Tarzan of the Apes."
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New York : Atheneum, 1962.
First edition of Albee’s classic work, a remarkable association copy linking the play to its original Broadway production. Octavo, original cloth, in dust jacket. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the flyleaf in the year of publication to the director of the play’s premiere, Alan Schneider, “For, Alan, who is there when he isContinue reading "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
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New York : Random House, 1974.
First edition of Elie Wiesel’s only play. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author and his wife on the half-title page to the director of the play’s American premiere, “For Alan — who saw what we have seen — in friendship: Marion + Elie April 29, 1975.” Alan Schneider directed the AmericanContinue reading "Zalmen, or The Madness of God."
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New York : Random House, 1955.
First edition of Guy Bolton’s English adaptation of Marcelle Maurette’s Anastasia. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to the director of the original Broadway production, “With great affection — and gratitude for his work in bringing this play alive from Guy October ’55″ beneath Alan Schneider’s ownershipContinue reading "Anastasia."
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1999.
RIAA multi-platinum sales award for Jay-Z’s Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life, presented to Charles Strouse, the composer of the song that gave the album its title. Platinum cassette and compact disc mounted in a frame with the holographic RIAA certification plaque and reproductions of the original album cover, the plaque reading “presented to Charles StrouseContinue reading "Jay-Z Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life RIAA Multi-Platinum Award Presented to Charles Strouse."
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London : Methuen & Co, 1960.
First edition of the Nobel Prize-winning playwright’s modern classic, director Alan Schneider’s own working copy, inscribed to him by the Nobel Prize-winning playwright. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “September 1961 To Alan from Harold.” With Schneider’s ownership signature to the front free endpaper, “Alan Schneider June 1960”Continue reading "The Birthday Party and Other Plays."
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New York 1934.
Rare dinner invitation signed and inscribed by both Irving Berlin and Moss Hart, from a dinner party held aboard the MV Saturnia on August 5, 1934. Printed on Arches paper with an illustration after Charles Martin on the cover. Inscribed by Berlin on the cover, “To Mrs. Annie Wales all good wishes from Irving Berlin,”Continue reading "Irving Berlin and Moss Hart Signed Dinner Invitation."
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New York : Hill and Wang, 1976.
First edition of Jones’s celebrated trilogy. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of the director Alan Schneider with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Alan Schneider directed the original play adaptation of A Texas Trilogy, staging its triumphant engagement at the Kennedy Center in the spring of 1976 and its Broadway premiere atContinue reading "A Texas Trilogy."
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New York : Bantam Books, 1990.
First edition of the classic autobiography of “the greatest capitalist in history” (Fortune Magazine). Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated with 32 pages of photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by Thomas J. Watson, Jr. on the front free endpaper, “For Smiley – For Ann – for a great and devoted lady who contributed in a major wayContinue reading "Father, Son & Co.: My Life at IBM and Beyond."
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New York : Theatre Arts Books, 1963.
Sir John Gielgud’s celebrated acting version of Chekhov’s final masterpiece, published in New York in 1963. Octavo, original pictorial boards. From the library of the director Alan Schneider with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Alan Schneider was among the foremost American directors of his generation and the great champion of the postwarContinue reading "The Cherry Orchard."
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New York : Atheneum, 1980.
First edition of Albee’s late play. Octavo, original cloth. From the library of the director Alan Schneider with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Schneider directed the play’s Broadway premiere at the Morosco Theatre in January 1980, starring Irene Worth, making this the director’s own copy of the work he carried to theContinue reading "The Lady From Dubuque."
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New York : Atheneum, 1966.
First edition of Albee’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama, a remarkable association copy linking the play to its original Broadway production. Octavo, original black cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “For Alan love, Edward 12.24. 66.” The recipient, Alan Schneider directed the premiere of A Delicate BalanceContinue reading "A Delicate Balance."
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1965.
First edition, later printing of this classic work. Quarto, original cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author with a drawing of a crocodile on the title page, “For Daniel Bernard Waber.” Fine in a very good dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
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