Seldes Gilbert, Signed (23 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 8vo. Signed limited: 186/300. 398 pp. Decorated boards with cloth spine, paper paste down title. Deckled page edges. First few pages have circular stain at top edge. door shelf. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. pp. 32. Examples of modern and art deco industrial design by Henry Dreyfuss. Trains, planes, household appliances, even the kitchn sink. Cover: Russett cloth with gilt lettering, spine dulled a bit and with a couple of small dark spots. Interior: clean and bright, with 2mm gray stain below one letter. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Seldes, Gilbert. The Great Audience. New York: The Viking Press, 1950. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: 'To Paul Sachs - Good luck in TV - Gilbert Seldes - 19 Nov '51.' Publisher's yellow cloth stamped in blue; original dust jacket priced $3.75. First edition of Seldes's influential study of mass entertainment - movies, radio, and the emerging medium of television - published in 1950 at the dawn of the television era. The title page is dated 1950 with no indication of later printing, and the jacket carries the original $3.75 price. The warm 1951 inscription referencing 'TV' situates the copy squarely within the early expansion of American broadcast culture, adding contextual appeal. Seldes, already known for The Seven Lively Arts, here examines popular media's cultural responsibility and audience formation in mid-century America. Book Condition: Very Good. Cloth bright with mild rubbing at extremities; spine slightly toned; binding firm; interior clean aside from inscription. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Price intact ($3.75); noticeable spine wear and chipping; rubbing and small losses at edges; moderate soiling; rear panel intact; now housed in protective sleeve. A desirable signed first edition from an important early critic of American mass media, with inscription directly referencing television - highly appropriate to the subject matter. Gilbert Seldes (1893-1970) was one of America's most perceptive early critics of popular culture. His groundbreaking The Seven Lively Arts (1924) championed film, jazz, comics, and other mass forms as legitimate artistic expressions. By mid-century, Seldes turned his attention to broadcasting, becoming an important voice in early television criticism and educational programming. The Great Audience reflects his ongoing concern with the cultural responsibilities of mass media in shaping public taste and democratic society. Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: very good(+). 893 pages, tall thick 8vo, brown backed beige cloth, rubbed at the extremes. New York: Lyle Stuart, (1960). Very good (+). Presentation by the author on the fly-leaf.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First edition. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper. A study of movies, radio, and television. The copy belonging to the author's daughter, the actress Marian Seldes with her tiny initials "M.H.S." on the front fly, and Inscribed by the author to his daughter on the dedication page beneath the printed dedication: "and you, Poppy.".

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Gilbert Seldes, 1968. Octavo. Signed and inscribed to photographer and author Dorothy Norman on title page. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with stain on back. An excellent copy of this book of essays from Gilbert Seldes. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Don Herold (illustrator). 1st Edition. Inscribed by author: "To --- a fellow, but better, librarian / Gilbert Seldes" A very good copy with a vintage bookseller pencil price and number code in pencil on flyleaf along with inscription by author. No other markings. No bookplates. In a good price-clipped dust jacket with some edge wear including short tears and small chips and darkening along spine. Paper has expected age-darkening. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Slim octavo. 63pp. Unprinted wrappers with integral just jacket. Wrappers with light soil and wear, including a tiny stain on the lower wrap and a tiny tear near the spine, glue used to adhere the dust jacket has bled through a bit onto the lower wrap and final blank leaf, very good or better. Inscribed to noted film critic Pauline Kael on the title page, and with a cheeky note on the facing page: "some errors have been corrected - omissions the reader will be grateful for." Seldes has made three corrections in the text. An excellent association between two noted critics; some have called Kael a "descendent" of Seldes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. About fine in about very good dustwrapper with toning on the spine and a few chips at the crown and rear panel. Inscribed by the author to his agent: "To Nannine from Gilbert. Something out of your department, unofficial and personal." Small post-it note tipped-in in the hand of the author's daughter, Marian Seldes, noting that the recipient was Nannine Joseph, Gilbert's agent. Novel set in a farming village in the U.S. about a disillusioned man during the Spanish Civil War.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. EE Cummings, Leger, Toulouse and Others (illustrator). 1st Edition 1st Issue. a fine copy sans dj in the original burlap cloth and Japanese Batik boards, one of only 300 copies this being copy number 158 signed by Gilbert Seldes. Fine copy. text fine. with the orignal illustrations of Crazy Kat, Ee Cummings, Toulouse Lautrec, Ferdinand Leger and many others. to adorn the text.portrait of Charlie Chaplin by EE, a survey of theatre and the arts during the hayday of the Jazz Age of the Roaring 20's fresh copy with a mylar cover. By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. 303, [2]pp. Very near fine lacking the dustwrapper. Important volume of criticism on commercial public art forms particularly television. Inscribed by the author to his sister-in-law: "Marian Love Gillie." Small post-it note in the hand of Gilbert Seldes' daughter, the Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes, identifying the recipient: "Marion Wells Hall. GS sister-in-law. 'Gillie' ". From the library of Marian Seldes. An important critical work.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small octavo. 148pp. Spine lettering a little dulled, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "To Judith - tout simple - from Gilbert. London 5 April 1917." Book about the War by a leading American journalist. A very scarce title.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. A little soiling on the boards, very good or better in near fine price-clipped dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author's daughter, Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes to her mentor, the actress Katharine Cornell, over two pages: "Katharine Cornell - with love, Marian, the daughter" and below that is Inscribed by Gilbert Seldes, Marian's father: "To which is added the love and admiration of her father and the author." Laid-in are two notes from Robert N. Adams to Marian Seldes dated in 1981, sending the book to Marian, after he found it in the library of a home that he had just purchased in Millbrook, New York. Also laid-in is an offprint of the original review of the book from *The New Yorker.* A nice, multiple association copy of this important study of movies, radio, and television.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition of this translation. A bit of fading on the boards, very good or better in near very good dustwrapper with some chipping and modest wear. Inscribed by Seldes to his daughter the Tony Award-winning actress Marian Seldes: "To Marian hoping she'll do it eventually. G. S. 1930-1970 with love. Small post-it noting that she appeared in a version of the play in California in 1955. Laid in is a program for a 1946 Broadway performance of the play. This version of the play was used by the Limited Editions Club version which was illustrated by Picasso.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First edition. Small octavo. 148pp. Quite soiled, cloth worn away at the spine ends, a sound, good copy lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to his father: "To Dad in memory of Maida Vale 1917 and many other things and plans and for things past and to come from 'The Author' Maida Vale, London 1 April 17." Book about the War by a leading American journalist. Seldes's father George Seldes, was the founder of the Utopian colony of Alliance, New Jersey, was a Russian Jewish immigrant who was philosophically and fiercely radical, a trait he passed along to both Gilbert and his brother George, Jr., who was also a famed journalist and author. A very scarce title.

4°. [32] 16 pages with numerous illustrations. Original cloth binding with gold-embossed title on the cover. First and only edition. - With handwritten dedication and drawing (female nude) by Henry Dreyfuss. - "10 YEARS ago Henry Dreyfuss began designing for industry. The following pages-a small portion of the designs he has made - will suggest the connection between his work and the progress of industrial design as a whole." - Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972) "is known for designing the Western Electric Model 500 telephone, the Westclox Big Ben alarm clock, and the Honeywell T87 Round Thermostat. Dreyfuss, a native of Brooklyn, New York City, is one of the celebrity industrial designers of the 1930s and 1940s who pioneered his field. Dreyfuss dramatically improved the look, feel, and usability of dozens of consumer products. Sometimes compared to Raymond Loewy and other contemporaries, Dreyfuss was much more than a stylist; he applied common sense and a scientific approach to design problems, making products more pleasing to the eye and hand, safer to use, and more efficient to manufacture and repair. His work helped popularize the role of the industrial designer while also contributing significant advances to the fields of ergonomics, anthropometrics and human factors." (Wikipedia). - Fronts slightly brown-stained, otherwise very well preserved. Sprache: englisch.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. A book for all aspirants to read through and dig in, for its philosophic interpretations as well as its mechanical know-how. There is a complete glossary of technical terms. The author's position as head of CBS-TV makes this authoritative. Provenance: Robert Keeshan bookplate and signature. Keeshan was an American television producer and actor who created and played the title role in the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which ran from 1955 to 1984, the longest-running nationally broadcast children's television program of its day. In near fine condition with a dust jacket That is not price-clipped ($3.00) and has a few small chips. First edition. 5½" - 8½". Signed by Author(s). book.

Hardcover. Limited edition. 4to. In decorated paper over boards, retaining the original glassine jacket, blue chemise lined with decorated paper, and blue slipcase. With six original etchings in black, and illustrations throughout. Very good condition; glassine is age-toned and shows a long tear to the rear panel from the top center across to the rear flap. Chemise shows age-toning to the spine; slipcase is age-toned, scuffed, with loss to corners and upper seams splitting. Limited edition, this copy numbered 612 of 1500; SIGNED by Picasso.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition of this translation. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso with six original etchings in black, and 30 lithographs. Tall quarto. Illustrated paper over boards. Light chipping at the spine ends, wear at the corners and bottom of the front joint, mild offsetting on front endpapers from clippings, an about very good copy lacking the original glassine, chemise, and slipcase. One of 1500 numbered copies Signed by Picasso, this is the translator Gilbert Seldes' own copy, hand noted as copy number "G.S." Provenance on request. *The Artist and The Book* 226.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Carbon typescript. Quarto. 150 leaves printed rectos only. Bound in red buckram titled in gilt. One ink correction in text. Rubbing on the boards, gilt lettering a little tarnished, very good or better; internally fine. Signed by Stanley T. Donner for the Department of Speech and Drama. Additionally Inscribed below Donner's endorsement by the subject of the thesis: "Not only approved, but accepted and admired by the subject - Gilbert Seldes." Early study of what was then "new" media criticism. *OCLC* locates three copies.

414 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth. First edition. Extremities of spine slightly worn; gold almost entirely effaced from spine. The copy is otherwise very good. Inscribed by F. Scott Fitzgerald for "Ring and Ellis" [Lardner], signed "Scott," with an obscure personal reference, Christmas, 1928.

Pablo Picasso (illustrator). A modern rendering of Aristophanes' classic with numerous illustrations by Picasso. Copy number 1294 of 1500 copies. Decorative paper-covered boards housed in a custom clam shell box. BFK Rives watermark. Some wear to head and tail of spine and corners (see images). The six original etchings removed long ago. Otherwise a nice clean copy. Exuberantly signed by Picasso.

Signed Limited Edition. Signed by Pablo Picasso at the rear of the book on the limitation page. Number 984 of only 1,500 copies. Lacking all 6 original etchings. Measuring approximately 12" x 9.5", with 117 numbered pages. Comes with its original slipcase. The book is in very good minus condition. Minor sun fading to the spine. Both hinges cracked. Interior pages are moderately foxed. Slipcase is in good minus condition. Heavy chipping and wear. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory #(O6-143).