Claude Kingston (16 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 208pp. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine; illustrative endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge dusty, edges starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. Fascinating account of the author's world of 'only yesterday' and as well as his stories about theatrical celebrities he tells many humorous, illuminating, or exciting anecdotes of his own life. C.…

Hardcover. Condition: Poor- Pages Browned. Dust Jacket Condition: Worn - Slightly. First Edition.

An Australian take on the theatre, black cloth, origi.d.w., ex libris usual stamps, 208pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed, 1st Edition, Hardback, d/j has very light bumping to spine and corners, and light scuffing across top edge, o/w v/g, v/g. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover first edition 1971. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR CLAUDE KINGSTON ON HALF TITLE PAGE. This book is in very good condition - boards have a strip of slight lightening across the top; top edge spotty. The dust jacket is in very good+ condition - not price-clipped; very mild edge wear; tiny puncture on front; thin strip of discoloration across the top of the underside. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. FEATURING THE GREAT J.C. WILLIAMSON COMPANY AND A HOST OF WORLD FAMOUS STARS OF STAGE AND SCREEN. 208 pages includes index. Illustrated. Small moisture stain on jacket, otherwise a bright tight straight copy.

xv+208pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Black and white photographs. A very good copy. Some memories of the almost sixty years that the author spent in the J.C.Williamson theatrical organization. First edition.

Black Cloth, Orig illus. dw, b&W Photos, good condition, 208pp.

Hardback. Claude Kingston, Rigby Limited. Author: Claude KingstonBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited., 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerClaude Kingston's "It Don't Seem a Day Too Much" is a captivating work of Australian historical non-fiction, offering a vivid memoir of his early life and experiences. This engaging narrative chronicles Kingston's journey through the formative years of the 20th century, detailing his adventures as a bushman, drover, and shearer. The book presents an authentic portrayal of rural Australian life, capturing the hardships, humor, and unique spirit of the era. It provides valuable insights into the social and economic conditions of the time, making it an essential read for those interested in Australian history and personal memoirs. Hardback.…

xv+208pp. 8vo. Original boards in dustwrapper. Black and white photographs. Anear fine copy. Inscribed by the Author. Some memories of the almost sixty years that the author spent in the J.C.Williamson theatrical organization. First edition.

Or.bds. Dustjacket. 208pp. b/w plates. Very Good copy. 1st ed. Kingston reflects on his long theatrical career, with much on managing celebrities who visited Australia.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo. 208pp., b/w pls., index.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Robert Hale & Company, London, Rigby Limited, Adelaide, Australia, 1971. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Ex-library, reserve stock, no lending markings, West Sussex Libraries stamp and Withdrawn For Sale¿ to page opposite Contents. Fep stuck down to dj which is protected in mylar jacket. Clean and unmarked text. At least a Good reading copoy.`All the glory, gaiety, and grandiloquence of show business come to sparkling life in this book by a man who knew many of the "greats" during forty years of managing the celebrities who visited Australia. ` With black and white photographs throughout.…

First Edition. Pp. [xvi]+208, l6 plates, pictorial endpapers, index; demy 8vo; black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top fore-corner of upper board faintly bruised; dust wrapper, the back panel slightly scuffed; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown, top edges of leaves lightly foxed; Rigby, Adelaide, 1971. First edition. *Autobiography. 'Featuring the great J. C. Williamson Company and a host of world-famous stars of stage and screen including Nellie Melba, Feodor Chaliapin, Sir Harry Lauder, Jan Kubelike, Gladys Moncrieff, Clara Butt, Kirsten Flagstad, Mark Hambourg, Percy Grainger, Apollo Granforte, Benno Moiseiwitsch' [wrapper blurb]. …

4to, 52pp, colour frontispiece, black and white illustrations, advertisements. A good stapled and ribbon-bound paperback copy. Small adhesion to front cover. Creases near spine.

Rigby. Australia. 1971. First Edition. Hardback. DW. SIGNED presentation copy from the author "To Olga & Hilda with warm good wishes from Claude Kingston 1973" on half-title. Illustrated. A very good clean copy.