[Eliot, T. S.]
31pp. Rose boards, stamped in gilt. Portrait of Pound by Gaudier-Brzeska. Spine somewhat sunned, gilt lettering with a slight patina, boards faintly dust-soiled, small bump toward crown of spine, but a very good, clean copy, without the usual foxing to the verso of the frontis. Lacking the plain tan paper shipping wrapper. First edition of Eliot's anonymously published second book, superintended by John Quinn as a promotional for LUSTRA. According to Gallup, one of one thousand copies printed -- however, the frequency with which copies turn up - particularly in light of the attrition rate one would expect for a book so delicate - can't help but suggest the edition may have possibly been a bit larger. GALLUP (ELIOT) A2.
Wright, Frank Lloyd
32pp. Oblong small quarto. Printed wrapper. Vertical crease from having been mailed, light tanning and minor nicks at edges, else a very nice copy of a fragile book. Denoted a "Revised Printer's Proof" of a chapter intended for the revised 1943 edition of AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, but not included therein and distributed in this form by Taliesin. There was another printing, on newsprint, dated Summer 1943, featuring differences in text and typographic arrangement. Accompanied by a t.l.s., [Np], 27 Aug. 1950, from Wright's secretary, Eugene Masselink, forwarding this copy, along with some other Taliesin papers, to an inquiring party. Uncommon and fragile. OCLC locates six copies, all in North America, as opposed to well over thirty for the "Summer 1943" printing. SWEENEY 2049. OCLC: 3738363.
Southern, Terry [sourcework]
Original pictorial standee on stiff board (approximately 58 x 37"), folded to four panels, with folded supporting struts intact on verso. A few bumps to corners, folds and edges, blank verso a bit dusty and hand smudged, generally very good, displaying well from the pictorial side. An original pictorial lobby standee prepared to promote the U.S. release of Southern and Joseph McGrath's embellished adaptation of Southern's third novel. McGrath directed the British production, starring Sellers, Ringo Starr, Richard Attenborough, Laurence Harvey, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, Raquel Welch, et al. The film was released in the UK on 12 December 1969, with the US opening following on 11 February 1970. Peter Sellers, John Cleese and Graham Chapman contributed additional material to the script. Standees are typically produced in quantities far below the numbers of one and three sheets, and tend to be uncommon in the after-market. Oversized, requiring extra shipping costs.
[18]pp. Quarto (25.8 x 19.5 cm). Cream cloth, pictorially stamped in blue. Two small original photographs and a comic map of the trip. Light soiling to cloth, with some faint tan smears on front cover, slightly bowed, but internally about fine. First (and likely only) edition. Copy #4 of 17 copies printed and bound at the Printing House of William Edwin Rudge. This copy is inscribed above the limitation statement: "To Dave: with best wishes and keen appreciation Sincerely Gene Zukor." Eugene Zukor (1897 - 1994) was the son of Paramount Studios founder, Adolph Zukor, and had an active career as studio executive and producer. A small photograph of the participants is mounted on one leaf, beneath which they have signed "'Gene / 'Jake'/ Mel." The other photo is a minute image of the boat. The trip up and down the Hudson River occupied seven days, with stops at West Point, Hudson Ship Yards, and various watering-holes and homes of friends, including among them Howland Spencer, who joined them on board for a stretch. Zukor contributed (and signed) a full-page intricate cartoon style map of the trip. OCLC reports 5 copies spread over two entries. The recipient was New York bookseller and auction maven, David Kirschenbaum.