Maurice browne (21 Ergebnisse)

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Gut. Pappband (Hardcover) mit Schutzumschlag, gebunden, von Vorbesitzer in Transparentfolie fest eingebunden, 21x13 cm,350/2 Seiten, guter Zustand. (intern: Ama 3, Varia).

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Small 8vo.; color paper wraps; softcover; b/w illustrations and photographic illustrations; Week beginning Monday evening, September 16, 1929; A play in three acts by R. C. Sherriff; Directed by James Whale; Cast: Evelyn Roberts, Leon Quartermaine, S. Victor Stanley, Derek Williams, Colin Keith-Johnston, Henry Wenman, Jack Hawkins, Sydney Seaward, Eric Stanley, Sol Douday; staples have rusted else very good.…

Hardback. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First edition. 1st 1988. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Rhymes chosen from the Opie family archives. Oblong format. Red/brown boards, blue title to spine. Colour illustrations throughout by renowned illustrators. Light wear to corners and top and tail of spine. Contents are excellent. Wrapper is a bit edge-creased with a few small marks; faded to spine. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched. Sendak, Maurice & Ahlberg, Janet & Blake, Quentin & Burningham, John & Browne, Anthony & Bayley, Nicola & et al., (illustrator). …

Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 250 Hardcover, Buchzustand: Gut, Guter Umschlag.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Wings Over Europe' is a pioneering three-act play that explores the profound ethical and political consequences of scientific discovery. The drama centers on Francis Lightfoot, a brilliant young physicist who has unlocked the secret of atomic energy-a power capable of providing infinite wealth or total destruction. Presenting his findings to the British Cabinet, Lightfoot demands a radical transformation of society, insisting on the end of war and the establishment of a global utopia. The play masterfully depicts the tension between visionary idealism and the pragmatic, often cynical, nature of political power. As the ministers grapple with the implications of this world-altering technology, 'Wings Over Europe' poses timeless questions about whether humanity is morally prepared for its own inventions. This thought-provoking piece remains a significant work of speculative drama, predating the actual atomic age and offering a prescient look at the intersection of science, government, and global security. It is a compelling work for readers interested in the history of science fiction, political theater, and the moral responsibilities of the scientific community.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 79. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt on spine. The publisher's own retained copy with their stamp on the title page reading 'archive copy'. Very good indeed in bright yellow, very good dust jacket.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Wings Over Europe' is a pioneering three-act play that explores the profound ethical and political consequences of scientific discovery. The drama centers on Francis Lightfoot, a brilliant young physicist who has unlocked the secret of atomic energy-a power capable of providing infinite wealth or total destruction. Presenting his findings to the British Cabinet, Lightfoot demands a radical transformation of society, insisting on the end of war and the establishment of a global utopia. The play masterfully depicts the tension between visionary idealism and the pragmatic, often cynical, nature of political power. As the ministers grapple with the implications of this world-altering technology, 'Wings Over Europe' poses timeless questions about whether humanity is morally prepared for its own inventions. This thought-provoking piece remains a significant work of speculative drama, predating the actual atomic age and offering a prescient look at the intersection of science, government, and global security. It is a compelling work for readers interested in the history of science fiction, political theater, and the moral responsibilities of the scientific community.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition hardcover in dust jacket, not price clipped. Plum cloth with green titles to spine. The spine ends are very slightly pushed. There are a few light marks on the cloth. A few pages at the beginning of the book (including the title page) have a little light foxing; the title page also has a corner crease and a small nick from the right edge. The contents of the book are otherwise clean and bright, and there are no annotations or inscriptions. The jacket has a chip from the top edge of the front panel; elsewhere the edges are slightly bumped, and there is some mild discolouration more generally. The jacket is now in a removable protective cover.402 pages, including index. Size 22.2.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Set in Cheltenham with decorative initials and printed on thick wove paper by Butler & Tanner. Grey paper-covered boas, titled in black. A little rubbed at extremities. A very good copy with the book label of Ken Tomkinson. An uncommon book with the imprint of the Samurai Press but not printed by hand by A.K. Sabin.…

1st UK Edition. Octavo, original patterned red cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, dustjacket, pp xv, 122. Previous owner's signature on front free endpaper, o/w clean. Near-fine condition in very good d.j. First English edition. Wings over Erope was originally a 1928 Broadway play written by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne. It was a hit and was then staged in London in 1932. A two page Author's note appears in this edition for the first time. The play centres on young British genius Francis Lightfoot who has discovered how to make terrible bombs using the atom. He's soon dismayed by the greed and militarism of the British cabinet members. Robert Nichols was an English writer, known as a war poet of the First World War.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Photos, 9.5 x 7.5", blue cloth, 64pp, covers quite worn, extremities fraying, spine sunned, some scuffing to rear cover, contents nice. LIMITED TO 510 NUMBERED COPIES (this one #104). INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE BIOGRAPHER, MAURICE BROWNE, DATED "Chicago 1929.".

Hardcover. 8vo. pp 239. Original publisher's burgundy cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Neat name on the front pastedown, otherwise very good in slightly worn, very good minus dust jacket; slight edgewear with some fading at spine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. Black cloth gilt. Very near fine. One of 50 copies. The author and poet Witter Bynner's copy with his printed bookplate. A few light notes in pencil in an unknown hand at a couple of the poems. *OCLC* locates seven copies.

pp. (xvi), 79, (i). Dust wrapper, very good copy. *A moral analysis of nuclear fission and sequal to the play 'Wings Over Europe. A Dramatic Extravaganza on a Pressing Theme' that Browne wrote with Robert Nichols in 1928, a Broadway hit .

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 109. Original publisher's decorative red cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. First English edition, with a two-page Author's Note that appears here for the first time. A *Bleiler* listed anti-war play, about what happens when the British Prime Minister's 25 year old nephew learns how to control atomic energy. Signed presentation from Maurice Browne on the front endpaper, "For Donny in long friendship 1900-1932, Maurice." Very good indeed in somewhat used, very good minus dust jacket, with some chipping and nicking at edges and slight edgewear. Signedes.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First English edition, with a two-page Author's Note that appears here for the first time. Bookplate of Mary Landon Baker on the front pastedown, a stain at the bottom of the rear board and bottom page edge, just touching the text of a few pages, else near fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by Robert Nichols: "To Mary Baker with best wishes from her friend Robert Nichols. Venice Oct. 15, 1937." A *Bleiler* listed anti-war play, about what happens when the British Prime Minister's 25 year old nephew learns how to control atomic energy. Baker was described by *Time* magazine at her death in 1960 as the "eccentric alter-ego, tabloid-titillating 'shy bride' of the 1920's, who left millionaire fiance Alister McCormick at the Chicago church three times in 1922, [and who] spurned all the rest of her 65 proposals from an Almanach de Gotha of suitors.". …

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. Second edition. Small octavo. 31, [1]pp. Stitched printed gray wrappers. Two modest chips on front wrap, and one on the first leaf, else very good. Early English-language source on the History of Bushido. *OCLC* notes a reasonable number of copies of the 1907 first edition, but only four of this edition.…

Original flyer for the 1929 play "Journey's End," which premiered at Henry Miller's Theatre on Broadway on March 22, 1929 and closed on May 17, 1930, for a total of 485 performances. The first US production of the play after its smash hit at at the Apollo Theatre in London, which starred a young Laurence Olivier and was directed by then-unknown director James Whale. It is widely considered to be one of the greatest plays ever written about World War I, following the plight of a British Army infantry company in 1918. Whale accompanied the play to America for the production advertised here, which by late 1929 was being performed by 14 companies in English and 17 in other languages, and he would go on to direct the 1930 film adaptation starring Colin Clive, David Manners, and Ian Maclaren. His film would be the first of numerous adaptations, including: "The Other Side" (1931), "Aces High" (1976), and "Journey's End" (2017). Whale would go on to even greater Hollywood fame, later directing "Frankenstein," "The Invisible Man," "The Bride of Frankenstein," and more, and was one of the first openly gay directors. Two-color single leaf, folded once, 10 x 8 inches. Bright and Near Fine, with a few closed tears and edge creases.…

Collection of 16 vernacular photographs taken on the Marblehead, Massachusetts set of the 1917 film. Photographs are archivally mounted on the rectos and versos of eight black photograph album leaves with photo-corners, and nearly all bear contemporary annotations on the leaves in white ink, identifying people, locations, and photographers. Collection includes four photographs of star Mary Pickford in costume, and four show actress Mary Moore, sister-in-law of Pickford, and sister of co-star Matt Moore (Pickford was married to Mary and Matt's brother Owen Moore at the time). One of the photographs of Mary Moore includes her four children. Mary was not credited in the film, but may have served as an extra. Seven of the photographs capture the film's sets and/or the Marblehead coastline, including one photograph with the annotation "a Burgess-Dunne in Flight," which shows a Dunne D.8, a tailless swept wing biplane, flying above the set, with several cast and crew members seen below in silhouette. Seven of the photographs are credited to a Mr. Fearing, a photographer we have been unable to identify. One photograph is credited to a Mr. Litchman, with an additional copyright statement printed in the bottom margin. Fred Litchman was a prolific turn-of-the-century photographer who worked frequently in the Marblehead area. According to contemporary news reports, on November 12, 1916, during filming off the coast of Marblehead, the schooner containing Pickford, director Maurice Tourneur, the cameraman, and several cast members, took on water and sunk, requiring Tourneur to rescue Pickford. Set in Scotland, and shot on location at Marblehead, Massachusetts and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Photographs: 14) 5.5 x 3 inches and 2) 2.5 x 3.75 inches, mounted on 8.25 x 5.5 inch photograph leaves. Near Fine overall. …