Stevens Ashton (53 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Good plus or better, light general wear, corners bumped. Cloth Soiled. Bottom front corner worn to board. Pages lightly browned. Int hinge split at front endpapers. Markey, Gene.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Signed: "To Ashton Clark, from his devoted friend, Ashton Stevens." Front cover shows three obscure dime-sized stains, same light stain to right edge of front, HEAVY STAINING TO BACK COVER, light toning to spine. otherwise a presentable copy save for the back cover. Solid with clean pages.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. 12mo, floral boards, splitting at tips of spine for this slim volume. Limited to 300 copies. It was written for the use of Beatrice Lillie. The scene is Afghanistan, 19th C. Stevens was a Chicago drama critic, and Markey a notable Chicago caricaturist and journalist before he became a top script writer in Hollywood. Printed on Cortlea ivory paper, hand-bound, with only 200 copies for sale.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Limited edition one of 300 copies.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Folded for mailing. ; Ashton Stevens typed signed short letter. Addressed to Dear Mr. Flagg. On printed letterhead Ashton Stevens, Thirty-three East Bellevue Place, Chicago. Dated October 8, 1942. "Laughing my head off over the cartoon you sent Ben Bernie, ." . Stevens was a journalist and theater critic.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 300 copies printed. Original publisher's boards with green and with floral pattern. 5 3/4" x 7 3/4." Eight pages, complete; with an introduction by Vincent Starrett. Inscribed in black ink by Ashton Stevens to Gene Fowler, a New Year message: "Love, Literature and a Happy New Year to the great Gene Fowler, here in our tenement on Jan. 1, 1949, from Flo-Flo and the 1/2 dramatist, Ashton Stevens." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A comedic sketch about a husband and wife, Farquar and Agatha Winterbottom, who face dire circumstances when they are attacked by hostile natives. Ashton Stevens (1872-1951) was an American drama critic who was well-acquainted with many famous playwrights and stage performers. Gene Markey (1895-1980) was an American author, producer, and screenwriter who was familiar with the Hollywood scene. Vincent Starrett (1886-1974) was an American writer, journalist, and bibliophile. Gene Fowler (1890-1960) was a famous American writer, journalist, and dramatist. Inscribed by Author(s).

Two program booklets including: [40p] 9.25x12.5 inch souvenir booklet illustrated with color plates by Bel Geddes of the costumes and sets including a full-color center-spread of the set design, b&w photos of participants, a synopsis by the author, essays and biographies, covers detached but present, covers rubbed and edgeworn with much wear to the spine-fold, stapled text-block pages are very good with bright plates. The Civic program is 20p. including covers, 6x9 inches on plain cream stock, production and local staff information as well as local ads, booklet in stapled wraps. With a company of 600 and designs by Norman Bel Geddes this production was scheduled for a four city tour with a company of 600. A musical pageant about a cathedral near a nunnery where the image of the Madonna performs cures and miracles, based upon Vollmoeller's novel "The Last Miracle".

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Gene Markey (illustrator). First Edition. Original blue gilt buckram with date on title page. A collection of noted Chicago columnist Stevens's articles and interviews with notable figures in the theatre, many of them part of Chicago's renaissance including Ethel Barrymore, Sophie Tucker, and notably Black tenor William Warfield ("Mr. Warfield Declines a Million"). Theatre scholar Lorraine Brickman's copy, with her signature on the free endpaper and no other marks. A clean, unmarked, bright copy.

Condition: New.

324 pp. With Drawings by Gene Markey. 8vo, original cloth in dust jacket. First edition. A few short breaks to hinges; otherwise a fine copy in a lightly soiled jacket.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Actorviews' is a compelling collection of intimate interviews and insightful profiles featuring the most prominent figures of the early 20th-century stage. Penned by the legendary drama critic Ashton Stevens, the work serves as a vibrant window into the Golden Age of American theater, capturing the personalities, philosophies, and professional lives of the era's greatest performers.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Orig paperboards, 12pp text + 20 tipped in full-page colour plates + 39pp BW plates + 24pp colour & BW advertisments.cover eges rubbed, 4 plate pages missing, otherwise internally clean & bright.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'Actorviews' is a compelling collection of intimate interviews and insightful profiles featuring the most prominent figures of the early 20th-century stage. Penned by the legendary drama critic Ashton Stevens, the work serves as a vibrant window into the Golden Age of American theater, capturing the personalities, philosophies, and professional lives of the era's greatest performers.

Softcover. Condition: VG: Sticker on the last page. A matte softcover book with black and white text on a gray spine. Pages: (9), 8-84. Illustrated with black-and-white images.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Large square 4to in colour printed stiff card covers, 84pp on stiff art paper, plates etc . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved AS NEW unread and unmarked copy (merest hint of tanning to leaves) ] . __To see more of our Art Monographs etc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. New endpapers. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 324 pages; Impressively illustrated. Subjects: Actors--United States. Actresses--United States. 3 Kg.

Buckram. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Gene Markey (illustrator). First Ed. 324 pages, inscribed and signed by the author on the front free end page, lettering on the backstrip perhaps a bit faded. Signed and Inscribed By the Au.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. US hardback first impression, INSCRIBED by Stevens to famous actress Beatrice Lillie in 1925, comes with a Gene Markey sketch showing the meeting. The book is Good only with cracked hinge showing webbing at ffep/ No jacket. Signed by Author.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. New endpapers. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 324 pages; Impressively illustrated. Subjects: Actors--United States. Actresses--United States. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. BOOK WAS A PRESENT FOR CHRISTMAS 1948 from Flo-Flo and Ashton. Limited to 300 copies of which only 200 were for sale. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. A one act play. An very good + copy in paper covered boards with very little wear to the corners and spine ends. Warmly inscribed at the time of publication to a friend. Inscribed by Author(s).

First Edition. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 300 copies of which only 200 were for sale. Introduction by Vincent Starrett. A one act play. An about very good copy in paper covered boards with some wear to the corners and spine ends. Signed and warmly inscribed at the time of publication: To Claudia- One 'Colonel's Lady' to another- with love from Ashton Christmas 1948." The recipient was drama critic Claudia Cassidy who was good friends with Stevens. Laid in is a three page typed copy of a review/ press release about the publication of this book with a pencil inscription from Stevens to Cassidy as well. A terrific association copy between these two Chicago writers. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with drawings by Gene Markey. Index. Dust jacket (unclipped; few chips; spine slightly darkened; light toning). Very good. Scarce in jacket. 324 pages. Includes interviews and comments on John Drew, Herbert Tree, Ina Claire, the Barrymores, Duncan Sisters, Laurette Taylor, Sophie Tucker, Al Jolson and others. From the library of noted "Gone With The Wind" Hollywood director George Cukor with his Paul Landacre bookplate on the front pastedown.