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Thomas, Dylan.
Under Milk Wood, A Play for vVices
New York, A New Directions Book,
1954, First Edition ed, Hardcover,
Condition: Near Fine, Jacket: Very Good Plus, Originally commissioned by the B.B.C. as a radio play in 1953. In 1953 it was given a try-out in N.Y.C. before enthusiastic audiences, with Dylan Thomas directing and playing several roles. Dylan Thomas' masterpiece is a "ceremonial portrait" of the circle of a spring day in small Welsh coast town. It begins with dreams and ghosts before dawn, moves through the brillant noisy day of the villagers, and closes as the "rain of dusk" brings on the bawdy night. Brown cloth boards and spine. DJ not price clipped, flap edges snipped, mild bumping of upper spine end; black white and green design; portrait and bio of Dylan Thomas to rear. In brodart mylar, neat inscription to e.p. all else fine. sm 8 vo, 195 pages
(Milk, Wood, First, Edition, Welsh, Authors, Welsh, Playrights, Welsh, Literature, Dylan, Thomas, B.B.C., Radio, Plays, Modern, First, Edition) Cat No. 1958.
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85.00
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright.
Under the Trees and Elsewhere
New York, Dodd, Mead & Company,
1902, Hard Cover,
Condition: Near Fine, Popular essayist and short story writer late 1800's. This volume contains essays on nature: an April Day; Along the Road; A Summer Morning; Earth and Sky; Off Shore; etc. Bright green linen boards & spine, bright gilt lettering to spine & front. Near Fine, no writing, clean and tight. 12 mo 298p
(Wright, Mabie, American, Authors, 19th, Century, Essayists, Nature, Writers, Naturalists, Vintage, Books, Antique, Books) Cat No. 1058.
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12.50
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Stone, I. F.
Underground to Palestine
New York, Boni & Gaer,
1944, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, The first American reporter to travel the Jewish underground in Europe and to arrive in Palestine on a so called illegal boat. Stone's vivid portrayal of the mass exodus of postwar Jews from Europe to Palestine. Simple folk and scholars, the tough and the gentle, crowd these pages. Their stories - tragedies whave destroyed all buty the lucky remnants, or comedies which lighten even the most unfortunate. From France into Germany, Poland, Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, Italy, and through the Mediterranean to Haifa. A gripping narrative of this historic undertaking. Light brown cloth boards and spine, illustrated. DW not price clipped, black and yellow, ilustrated. Private bookplate to f.e.p. Upper edge to inside flap small chips, 1/4 inch closed tear lower spine edge, mild edgewear, all else clean, tightly bound. sm 8 vo, 240 pp
(To, Palestine, First, Edition, Jewish, Migration, To, Palestine, Postwar, Palestine, Haganah) Cat No. 2702.
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20.00
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Diolé, Philippe, Translated From the French By Alan Ross.
The Undersea Adventure, the Thrilling Discovery of the Unexplored World under the Oceans
New York, Grosset & Dunlap,
1953, Hard Cover,
Condition: Very Good, Jacket: Very Good, A wonderfull illustrated book of true stories on diving explorations in the 1950's. From the flap; "You will delight in his description of the beautiful slow ceremonial ballet that starts off the marriage ceremony of the hippocampi, or seahorses; you will share his exhilarating experiences in discovering a sunken Roman galley a number of amphoras containing Campagna wine in a fine state of preservation. 24 black & white photo plates. Green cloth boards & spine. DJ not clipped, color pictorial diving scene. 8 vo, 236 pages previous owner name to e.p. all else clean, binding tight.
(Explorations, Diving, Expeditions, Diving, Stories, Vintage, Books, Undersea, Excursions, Marine, Life, Under, Water, Caves, Sea, Caves) Cat No. 683m.
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12.50
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Kyne, Peter B.
The Understanding Heart
New York, Cosmopolitian Book Corporation,
1926, First Edition ed, Hard Cover,
illus: Herbert M. Stoops, Condition: Very Good, A drama romance. The story is set in tall-timber country, where the heroine has trouble choosing between a wealthy business man and a handsome forest ranger; against a back drop of the deadly forest fire. Illustrated with 4 half tone plates. Green cloth, blue lettering, very clean, tightly bound. no writing. Sm 8 vo, 374 pp
(To, Film, First, Edition, Novels, The Understanding, Heart, First, Edition, Peter, B., Kyne, Books, Forest, Rangers) Cat No. 2682.
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16.50
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