Koch Frederick Thomas Wolfe (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated with photographs of the original productions of the plays; also featuring woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and Mary De B. Graves (illustrator). 1924 date to copyright page, but no date to title page, so this is a later printing -- possibly as late as the 1930s. First known appearance in a book by Thomas Clayton Wolfe (following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry") in the form of his play "The Return of Buck Gavin / The Tragedy of a Mountain Outlaw." (Wolfe played the lead in the 1919 first stage production -- the glossy photo at the play's start here depicts a bearded Wolfe as the title character.) Features four other plays, seven other glossy photos and two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. 173 pp. Reduced from $30.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First appearance of Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward Angels fame). Includes the return of Buck Gavin by Thomas Clayton Wolfe, with a picture of him in the leading role. 1st time in hardcover print collection for Thomas Wolfe. ix, 173 pp plus publisher's ads. Tan green lettered covers. Clean, tight copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Signed by the Editor, Frederick Koch. Includes the return of Buck Gavin by Thomas Clayton Wolfe, with a picture of him in the leading role. 1st time in hardcover print collection for Thomas Wolfe. this is the first printing of this book (1924), but was signed and inscribed by Koch, 1933. Complete, tight X-Library copy with associated marks and some pencil writing on a few text pages. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 12 mo, original buckram in dustjacket, illustrated with 11 photographs, 173p. Includes, pp 31- 44, "The Return of Buck Gavin: The Tragedy of a Mountain Outlaw" by Thomas Wolfe, making it his first published appearance in book form (preceded by "The Crisis in Industry", an undergraduate pamphlet printed in 1919). "Gavin" was one of three one-act plays comprising the first dramatic program of Professor Koch's Carolina Playmakers. Two performances were given in the Chapel Hill High School auditorium, on March 14 and 15, 1919. Wolfe, who had never acted before, played the title role. Five years later Koch asked Wolfe permission to include "Gavin" in this collection. Wolfe tried to refuse, telling the editor. "I am desperately afraid to have that one-act play published. I was so young, so raw, so green.I .wrote that play in one sitting on a rainy October afternoon when seventeen or eighteen, and I knew nothing of theater at that time." However, reluctant to hurt his old teacher's feeling he gave way. In 1933, after literary success, he forbade further productions. Fine copy in a slightly soiled and lightly chipped dj. Rubber stamp raises the printed publication price of $1.75 to $2.00 on the front panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition; First Printing. This, the second volume of Carolina Folk-Plays, represents the work of student playrights at the University of South Carolina, the Carolina Playmakers. One of those students was Thomas Clayton Wolfe, "Tom" to his friends, who at the age of 18 in 1918, wrote and then acted the title role in The Return of Buck Gavin. Along with the script, there is a wonderful photo of Wolfe as Gavin, in work clothes and a black beard. By the time this book was published in 1924, Wolfe was an instructor in English at NYU and Loook Homeward Angel was still 5 years in the future. According to the brief bio in this book, two of his plays were produced by the 47 Workshop while he was a student at Harvard, though none were commercially produced. The book is VG- with some staining on the cloth boards, fading on the spine, but tightly bound and unmarked in the interior. ; B&W Photographs; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 173 + pp ads pages.

First Edition. First printing. Small octavo (19cm). Tan cloth hardcover, titled in green on spine and front cover; xxxiv,174,[6]pp; illus; frontispiece and 7 inserted leaves of photographic plates (halftones). Gentle toning to spine cloth, else tight and Near Fine, lacking the dustwrapper. Includes "The Return of Buck Gavin, the Tragedy of a Mountain Outlaw," the first book appearance for novelist Thomas Wolfe.

First Edition. Volume XI, Number 3. Quarto (26.5cm); pictorial stapled paper wrappers; [2],65-88pp; black and white photographs (halftones); illus. Mild external wear and dampstains, internally clean and tight; Very Good. Cover design and tailpiece woodcuts by Julius John Lankes. Frontispiece and photographs by Wootten-Moulten. Founded by Frederick Koch, the Carolina Playmakers focused on North Carolina life from students' perspectives; Thomas Wolfe was one of many to begin his publishing career with them. Contributions include Thomas Wolfe's "The Third Night", Albert Shaw's "A Folk Theatre", Betty Smith's "The Merry Wives of Windsor", and Samuel Selden's "Forest Theatre Scenery". [82401].

First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry." This was his first play. 8 photographic illustrations including one which shows Wolfe portraying Buck Gavin, two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. 1 vols. 8vo. Contains Thomas Clayton Wolfe's first play. Written for his dramatic writing course, the "Carolina Playmakers" taught by Frederick H. Koch. When it was produced in March 15 and 16, 1919 Wolfe played the hero.Plays by Elizabeth A. Lay, Lucy M. Cobb, Erma and Paul Green and Frances Gray are included as is an appendix of a selected bibliography and list of productions of the "Carolina Playmakers" and a selected bibliography of "The Dakota Playmakers." Preston p. 59; Seven Gables Bookshop "More First Books" 293 Original buckram, lettered in green. Some light wear. Minor marginal discoloration of some text, front free endpaper excised, else a very good copy of this 8 photographic illustrations including one which shows Wolfe portraying Buck Gavin, two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. 1 vols. 8vo First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry." This was his first play.

First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry." 8 photographic illustrations including one which shows Wolfe portraying Buck Gavin, two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. xxxiv, 173, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Contains Thomas Clayton Wolfe's first play. Written for his dramatic writing course, the "Carolina Playmakers" taught by Frederick H. Koch. When it was produced in March 15 and 16, 1919 Wolfe played the hero, and with a photo of Wolfe in this role as Buck Gavin. Plays by Elizabeth A. Lay, Lucy M. Cobb, Erma and Paul Green and Frances Gray are included as is an appendix of a selected bibliography and list of productions of the "Carolina Playmakers" and a selected bibliography of "The Dakota Playmakers." Inscribed by Frederick H. Koch Raleigh 1924 on the front free-endpapers. Preston p. 59; Seven Gables Bookshop "More First Books" 293 Original buckram, lettered in green. Fine in pictorial cream dust jacket, with small loss on top of front panel, with price change on front cover from $1.75 to $2.00. In blue cloth box and chemise 8 photographic illustrations including one which shows Wolfe portraying Buck Gavin, two woodcuts by J.J. Lankes and another by Mary De B. Graves. xxxiv, 173, [8, ads] pp. 1 vols. 8vo First edition. Thomas Wolfe's first appearance in a book, following the separate publication of his "Crisis in Industry.".