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KUREISHI, Hanif
Venus
London: Faber, 2006
8vo, pp. 111. Original illustrated card wrappers.
First edition, INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO DAVID GOTHARD, in the usual mode of address between the two: 'To my wife with love, as Ever -- HK.' ... [more]
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WANAMAKER, Sam
1 pp. TLS TO DAVID GOTHARD. 1 April 1985.
London: 1985
1 pp. TLS, 295 x 205 mm, lacking the envelope. Inked set of directions in Gothard's hand at top (see below).
Typed letter, signed by Sam Wanamaker, inviting Gothard to become administrator of the... [more]
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[Riverside Studios]
A Fabulous Collection of Material Relating to the Appearances of Elisabeth Welch, Adelaide Hall and the Harlem Renaissance at the Riverside Studios, London.
Various dates, mostly 1980s.
1: PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL:
i) 35 original photographic negatives of ELISABETH WELCH performing at Riverside in April 1982.
ii) 67 original photographic negatives of ADELAIDE HALL... [more]
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GRAY, Spalding
2 pp. ALS TO DAVID GOTHARD, CO-FOUNDER OF THE RIVERSIDE STUDIOS, LONDON
7 June 1985.
2 pp. ALS, 280 x 215 mm, in the original envelope, written on the stationery of the Hyatt Regency, Minneapolis.
Wooster Group co-founder and monologist Spalding Gray had met David Gothard at the... [more]
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O'CASEY, Eileen
Cheerio, Titan
London: Papermac, 1991
8vo, pp. 148. Original illustrated stiff paper wrappers. Fine.
First UK edition, first published in the US in 1989. The book isan account of the friendship between George Bernard Shaw and Sean ... [more]
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CLARK, Barrett H[arper].
The Blush Of Shame
New York: N.p. 1932
Small 8vo, pp. 16. Original stiff paper wrappers, string binding and tie.
First edition, first issue.
'This pamphlet owes its existence to the fact that it was rejected by nearly fifty... [more]
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[ed. CARTER, Graydon]
Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire:
New York: Rodale, 2009
Large 8vo, pp. 215. Original blue boards, lettered in blind on spine.
First edition, INSCRIBED BY OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND TO THE FILM DIRECTOR... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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POMERANCE, Bernard
The Elephant Man
New York: Grove Press, 1979
8vo, pp. 62. Original tan boards, lettered in red on spine.
First edition of the Tony award-winning play. (David Lynch's film, starring ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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BROMLEY, Nick
Theatre Lore
London: LNP Books, 2012
8vo, pp. 248. Original stiff paper wrappers.
First edition, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON HALF-TITLE. Foreword by Simon Callow.
The subtitle ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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BLATTY, William Peter
Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing
New York: Donald I. Fine Books, 1996
8vo, pp. 181. Original black boards, lettered in gilt on spine.
First edition of this behind-the-scenes Hollywood novel by the ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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TERRY-THOMAS and MUIR, Frank
Terry's Topics: 'TRIAL RECORDING ONLY - NOT FOR TRANSMISSION'
London: N.p. [BBC], 1947
15 mimeographed pp., secured by split pin at top left.
First edition. PILOT SCRIPT FOR AN EARLY TERRY-THOMAS VEHICLE, RECORDED BUT NEVER... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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MILLIGAN, Spike; STEPHENS, Larry
The Goon Show: Series Seven, Episode Four: The Macreekie Rising Of '74
London: N.p. [BBC], 1956
23 mimeographed pp., secured with split pin to top left.
First edition. CO-WRITER LARRY STEPHENS' COPY, WITH HIS OWNERSHIP SIGNATURE TO... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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NATION, Terry; JUNKIN, John; FREEMAN, Dave
Floggits [sic]: Series One, Episode 3
London: N.p. [BBC], 1956
34 mimeographed pp., 5 typed inserts, all secured with split pin to top left.
First edition. TERRY NATION'S EXTENSIVELY REVISED WORKING... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[TERRY-THOMAS]
Top Of The Town
London: N.p. [BBC], 1951
21 mimeographed pp. of 36, [pp. 2-7, 14-21, 31-36], secured with split pin to top left. Rewrite to p. 21 secured by pins top and bottom. Pencilled... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[SELLERS, Peter] GRAFTON, Jimmy and GRIFFITHS, Peter
Happy Holidays
London: N.p. [BBC], 1954
Five episodes, c.45 pp. each, secured with split pin to top left.
First editions. PRODUCER JACQUES BROWN'S COPY, WITH HIS ANNOTATIONS, AND ... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[HANCOCK, Tony] GALTON, Ray and SIMPSON, Alan
Calling All Forces: Series 2, Episode 12
London: N.p. [BBC], 1952
39 mimeographed pp., secured with split pin to top left.
First edition. ALAN SIMPSON'S COPY OF THE SECOND EVER GALTON AND SIMPSON SCRIPT,... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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NATION, Terry; JUNKIN, John; FREEMAN, Dave
The Floggits: Trial script
London: N.p. [BBC], 1956
40 mimeographed pp., secured with split pin to top left.
First edition. TRIAL SCRIPT FOR THE SHOW WHICH BECAME FLOGGITS, STARRING ELSIE... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
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[SELLERS, Peter] GREIFER, Lewis and RICHLER, Mordecai
Insomnia Is Good For You
London: Park Lane Films, 1957
Shooting script, 33 mimeographed pp., stapled in to oversized red card wrappers. Typed title label to front cover, typed ownership label ('Park... [please click on the image or book title for more details]
