Tucson, AZ: Nazraeli Press, 2002. First Edition. One of 500 copies, this being No. 55, SIGNED by Robert Adams. Number 12 in the Nazaeli Press One Picture Book series. Containing one tipped in vintage photographic print, four duotone reproductions of photographs by Adams, and three poems by Carolyn Dunn. Scarce. A touch of soil to the boards, About Fine and... read more about Alders (Signed Limited Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: The Mirisch Corporation / United Artists, 1967. Collection of five original title card maquettes for the 1967 film hand lettered by Harold Adler. Based on the 1965 novel by John Ball. Harold Adler was a calligrapher who created hand lettered titles on over 100 films, worked frequently with Alfred Hitchcock, and was a favorite of legendary title... read more about In the Heat of the Night (Collection of five original title card maquettes)
New Haven, CT: The Yale University Press, 1934. First Edition. The author's first book, a collection of poetry. Far and away the best copy we have ever encountered. Near Fine in a spectacular, Near Fine dust jacket. The book is very slightly toned along the top edge and along the hinges, as almost always found. The jacket is stunning, with... read more about Permit Me Voyage (First Edition)
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition. Copy belonging to the author's British agent, E.J. Carnell in London, with their label on the front endpaper, reading "NON-STOP / by / Brian W. Aldiss / First American Rights" in holograph manual type. A touch of rubbing to the rear panel, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Considered by... read more about Non-Stop (First UK Edition, agent's copy designated for first American rights)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965. First Draft script for the 1965 film. Included are production notes dated November 1965 (laid in) and an architectural sketch of the "sky truck" noted as "REVISED / APR. 22. '65," As deluxe a script for this film as we have seen, and a highspot for noted director Robert Aldrich. One of the great adventure... read more about The Flight of the Phoenix (Original screenplay for the 1965 film)
New York: Sabinson, 1969. Collection of 6 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1969 Broadway play, written by and starring Woody Allen, as well as Allen's first production with a young Diane Keaton. Each photo with a mimeograph snipe on the verso crediting photographer Leo Stern and the Sabinson Agency, along with a credits blurb. "Play It Again, Sam" was... read more about Play It Again, Sam (Collection of 6 stills from the 1969 Broadway stage play)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition of the author's first book. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket is extremely bright, with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends and corners. read more about Homecoming (Signed First Edition)
Italy: Nepi Film, 1960. Vintage oversize double weight borderless photograph from the 1961 film. A candid, on-the-set photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni, cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo, Jeanne Moreau, and others working on a balcony shot, part of the long party sequence that makes up the last third of the film. The second film in the trilogy that begins with "L'Avventura"... read more about La Notte (Original double weight photograph of Michelangelo Antonioni and Jeanne Moreau on the...
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1874. Small quarto. First printing of this edition. First published in 1842 by Rudolph Ackerman in London. Thirty-five color illustrations by Henry Alken, all present. One page of ads at the rear. Marbled boards in half-bound red morocco leather, compartments, titles and designs all gilt, marbled endpapers, top page edges gilt, all other page edges... read more about Life of a Sportsman (UK Hardcover)
New York: N.p., Circa 1957-1959. Draft script for the 1959 play. Copy belonging to producer Stanley Chase, with his name and address to a sticker on the title page. The script contains the printed lyrics for every musical number, with dialogue and stage direction interspersed. Arlen's original 1946 musical, "St. Louis Woman," with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, was based on... read more about Free and Easy (Original play script for the 1959 musical, copy belonging to producer Stanley Chase)
London: Carol Reed Productions, Circa 1948. Vintage candid black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. Shown are Carol Reed and his crew setting up a shot while Graham Greene looks on, a rare shot of the two collaborators at work together. Stamped on the verso is, "A CAROL REED PRODUCTION / "THE THIRD MAN" / PRODUCED... read more about The Third Man (Original candid still photograph of director Carol Reed working on the set of the...
Munich: Grauf Haufen and Frank Trebbin, 1993. First Edition. An utterly obsessive, minutely detailed examination of Spanish exploitation director Jess Franco's illustrious career, divided into two sections: an extensive, photo-illustrated filmography that includes analysis and reproductions of even the most obscure country-of-origin posters and advertisement for each film, and a set of interviews by Franco's contemporaries (and Franco himself), including... read more about Obsession: The Films of Jess Franco (First Edition)
New York: Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1999. First Edition. Profusely illustrated in color throughout with Basquiat's substantial oeuvre. Fine and unread in illustrated boards and a just about Fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has a bump to one corner else Fine. read more about Basquiat [Jean-Michel Basquiat] (First Edition)
N.p. N.p., 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Holograph ink on front wrapper, noting title, screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici, and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, and "Portrait of Jennie," in 1949, starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films... read more about The Marble Faun (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
Stockholm: Svensk Filmindustri, 1960. Original Swedish poster for the 1960 film. A landmark twentieth century film whose irregular but inspired dramatic structure and juxtaposition of beauty and savagery has inspired many other great films, from "The Last House on the Left" (1972) to "Irreversible" (2002). The first of two Bergman efforts to win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film... read more about The Virgin Spring [Jungfrukallan] (Original poster for the 1960 film)
London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1956. First UK Edition (and first edition in hardcover). The first hardcover edition of Bester's best-known novel, preceding the US edition, which was published as "The Stars My Destination." Near Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. Just a hint of the usual age toning to the page edges. Jacket has a couple of tiny... read more about Tiger, Tiger [The Stars My Destination] (First UK Edition)
N.p. N.p., 1982. Vintage double weight photograph of artist Joseph Beuys, shot in 1982 by photographer Klaus Behr. With Behr's stamp on the verso. At this time Beuys was approaching the height of long delayed recognition on an international level. The Guggenheim Museum held a major retrospective in 1979, ultimately the only major exhibition of Beuys' work to be held... read more about Joseph Beuys, 1982 (Original double weight photograph)
London: Anglo-EMI, 1970. Collection of three vintage black-and-white borderless double weight reference photographs Julie Ege, taken as test shots for the 1971 film. Ege is shown sitting in cloth folding chair with her name on it, in various positions designed to hide her breasts as unsuccessfully as possible. Ege, an actress and model, is best known for this film, where... read more about Julie Ege test shots for "Up Pompeii" (3 photographs taken for the 1971 film)
New York: ANTA Playhouse, 1961. Draft script for the 1961 Broadway play, "A Man for All Seasons." William Redfield's copy, though not noted as such on the script. The play premiered at the Globe Theatre in London in 1960, then made its Broadway debut at the ANTA Playhouse on Nov 22, 1961, running for a total of 637 performances. The... read more about A Man for All Seasons (Original script for the 1961 play)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1979. Final Draft script for the 1980 film. A shining credit for John Travolta, based on an article in Esquire magazine (1978) by Aaron Latham. A country boy moves to the city to take a job with his uncle, meets a cowgirl and the two fall in love, and eventually get married. Another man threatens their relationship... read more about Urban Cowboy (Original screenplay for the 1980 film)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1927. Vintage hand color tinted lobby card for the 1927 silent film. Pictured are a curly haired Louise Brooks, looking past an oblivious Wallace Beery and toward a typically sly Adolphe Menjou. Based on the French play "L'homme en habit" ("The Man in Evening Clothes) by Andre Picard and Yves Mirand. Today considered a lost film. 11... read more about Evening Clothes (Original lobby card for the 1927 silent film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1928. Draft script for the 1929 silent film. Lon Chaney plays a (heavily-scarred) wild animal trapper whose daughter's upcoming marriage is threatened by the return of her femme fatale mother. The mother harbors bitterness to Chaney, and seeks revenge on him by attempting to woo her daughter's fiance, thwarted by a gorilla Chaney releases from... read more about Where East Is East (Original screenplay for the 1929 film)
New York: Dial Press, 1958. First printing of this edition (first published in 1929). INSCRIBED by W.R. Burnett to press agent and Hollywood figure Jimmy Starr in the year of publication on the second blank: "Apr 14 '58 / Dear Jimmie / Here's the new edition of Little Caesar. I know you have quite a collection of my books--thought you'd... read more about Little Caesar (1958 Edition, inscribed to Jimmy Starr)
Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. First Edition, a paperback original, preceding all others. First issue, without the price stamp on the rear wrapper. Basis for the wild 1991 film written and directed by David Cronenberg, entirely faithful to the thematic spirit of the novel, if not the actual text. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Maynard and Miles A2.a. read more about The Naked Lunch (First Edition)
N.p. N.p., 1974. Original two-panel artwork by Ernie Bushmiller for the August 14, 1974 daily installment of his seminal comic strip Nancy. This artwork features Nancy and the occasional strip character Rollo. As with American cinema, it was the French who first championed the studied simplicity of Bushmiller's un-deconstructible combination of rigid artistic style and even more rigidly governed humor. In... read more about Original artwork for Nancy daily comic strip, August 14, 1974
N.p. N.p., 1971. Original eight-panel artwork by Ernie Bushmiller for the January 31, 1971 deluxe Sunday installment of his seminal comic strip Nancy. This strip features Nancy and her dog Poochie. As with American cinema, it was the French who first championed the studied simplicity of Bushmiller's un-deconstructible combination of rigid artistic style and even more rigidly governed humor. In... read more about Original artwork for Nancy Sunday comic strip, January 31, 1971
Los Angeles: Expanding Cinema, 1966. Shooting final for the 1966 film. Copy belonging to actor Peter Haskell, with his holograph notations throughout and his shooting schedule laid in. Mary Ellen Bute's final film, and one of the only cinematic adaptations of James Joyce's masterfully complex work of fiction, "Finnegans Wake." Shot over a two year period, Bute was tasked with... read more about Passages from James Joyce's Finnegans Wake (Original screenplay for the 1966 film)
New York: Carl Fischer Concert Hall, 1957. Poster for a 1957 experimental music concert at the Carl Fischer Music Hall in New York City, featuring John Cage, William Masselos, Grete Sultan, and David Tudor performing entirely pieces written for multiple pianos. Featured pieces included: John Cage's "Music for 4 Pianos" and "Winter Music." Morton Feldman's "Extensions #4 for Three Pianos" and "Piece... read more about Contemporary American Music (Original Program for a 1957 performance by John Cage and others)
France: 79th Division, May 8, 1919. An archive of material from James M. Cain's estate, originally from his office, relating to the newspaper edited (and largely written) by James M. Cain, The Lorraine Cross, during his service with the 79th Division of the US Army of the Allied Expeditionary Force in World War I. Included are: James M. Cain's own copy... read more about Archive of material relating to The Lorraine Cross
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1981. Second draft screenplay for the 1982 film. Based on John W. Campbell's 1938 novella "Who Goes There?" Working copy belonging to uncredited special effects designer Jack Rush, with many highlighted passages throughout the script relating to the film's now-legendary horrific effects, including yellow ooze, black blood, human heads emerging from dogs' bodies, etc. Rush... read more about The Thing (Original screenplay for the 1982 film, special effects designer's copy)
New York: Simon and Schuster in collaboration with Editions Verve of Paris, 1952. First Edition. Board and jacket design by Henri Matisse. 126 black and white plates with original "Captions" booklet laid-in as issued. One of the most influential collections of 20th century street photography ever released; popularized by Cartier-Bresson's unique ability to capture the emotive nature of his subjects... read more about The Decisive Moment (First Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: Faces Distribution, 1976. Original US one sheet poster, "dancing woman with hat" style, for the 1976 film. One of eight known one sheet styles (no priority) issued by Faces Distribution for the film. Faces was a company as radical as the director himself, and made small runs of posters in a wide variety of non-standard sizes and... read more about The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (Original poster for the 1976 film, "dancing woman with...
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1952. Original US program for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era, "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer, representative of a new generation of performers. The first... read more about Limelight (Original Film Program)
Paris: Franco London Films, 1952. Original French program for the 1953 film, starring Gina Lollobrigida. A typically artful Rene Clair production, which like the director's earlier "Le Silence est d'Or" presents a highly stylized (and lushly romanticized) vision of a bygone France. A young composer, bored and irritated with the world of the present, gives himself over completely to daydreams... read more about Les Belles de Nuit [The Beauties of the Night] (Original French program for the 1952 film)
Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Pictures, 1981. Revised script for the 1983 film. Written for the screen by Ray Bradbury, based on his 1962 novel. After a carnival comes to Green Town, the good citizens are compelled to follow their deepest desires, caught under the spell of the malevolent Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce) who can grant those desires on one condition... read more about Something Wicked This Way Comes (Original screenplay for the 1983 film)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1949. Revised Final Script for the 1949 film, "Family Honeymoon," directed by Claude Binyon, based on the 1948 novel by Homer Croy, written for the screen by Dane Lussier, and starring Claudette Colbert and Fred Macmurray. Producer John Beck's copy, bound in green leatherette with the film title and his name stamped in gilt on... read more about Family Honeymoon (Original screenplay, producer John Beck's copy, with stills mounted throughout)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1929. Final White Draft script for the 1930 film. Studio file copy, rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. Based on Joseph Conrad's 1915 novel, "Victory," the second of ten feature adaptations, preceded by Maurice Tourneur's 1919 film. Heyst (Arlen) is a hermit on an island who offers shelter to a redhead named Alma (Carroll), and the two live... read more about Dangerous Paradise [Victory] (Original screenplay for the 1930 film)
New York: Paramount Pictures, 1971. Second Draft script for the 1972 film. Laid in are a staff and crew list, and a photocopied six page inter-office memo on Paramount letterhead regarding contract terms for Marlon Brando, dated February 9, 1971, with occasional copied handwritten notations. Based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis... read more about The Godfather (Original screenplay for the 1972 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1940. Revised Draft script for the 1941 film noir. Studio file copy, with rubber-stamps on the front wrapper. Brief notations in holograph pencil on both sides of the front wrapper. Text ends with scene 392, as called for. Based on Francis de Croisset's 1932 play, "Il Etait Une Fois." Key film noir about a blackmailing... read more about A Woman's Face (Original screenplay for the 1941 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1951. Complete script for the 1952 film. The seventh of the nine legendary films made by the acting team who redefined onscreen chemistry for a generation, and whose long-time offscreen romance gave their work an added depth. The second of two masterful screenplays by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, following "Adam's Rib" (1949). The screenplay... read more about Pat and Mike (Original screenplay for the 1952 film, June 1951 draft)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1955. Revised Final White Draft script for the 1956 film. Director Michael Curtiz's presentation copy, in tan leather covered boards with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. Based on the story “The Kiss Off” by Frank Tashlin, aka Tish Tash, renowned cartoon animator, screenwriter, author and film director, about... read more about The Scarlet Hour [Too Late, My Love] (Original screenplay for the 1956 film, Michael Curtiz's...
Moore Park, Australia: Embassy Pictures, 1977. Draft script for the 1977 British film. Laid in are additional 18 pages on legal size blue, pink, and goldenrod stock, including call sheets, unit arrivals and agenda, movement order, schedule, revised schedule, Italian personnel accommodation list, and a cast list, About as good as 1970s exploitation gets. Kirk Douglas is a wealthy industrialist... read more about Holocaust 2000 [The Chosen] (Original screenplay for the 1977 film)
Paris: Cinedis, 1961. Archive of 14 original single weight black-and-white photographs, and various ephemera, from the 1961 film, here under the original French title. The photographs, numbered on the versos in holograph pencil, detail costumes for starring actors Marina Vlady and Jean Marais, an exhibit of film stills and costume designs at a bookshop called "Lavocat," costumes displayed at tge... read more about Princess of Cleves [La princesse de Cleves] (Archive of 14 original photographs and ephemera from...
New York: Roger L. Stevens / Joel Schenker, 1963. Two draft revisions of the script for the 1963 play. Based on the 1961 memoir, "My Life in Court," by Louis Nizer. Copies belonging to actor Van Heflin, with his noted throughout. Van Heflin played the lead character in the play, lawyer Robert Sloane. Nominated for a Tony Award. The play... read more about A Case of Libel (Two script revisions for the 1963 play, actor Van Heflin's working copies)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1983. Original Press Kit for the seminal 1983 crime film, "Scarface," directed by Brian DePalma, written for the screen by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. 18 still photographs from the film, all black-and-white silver gelatin prints. Alongside the photographs are three sets of promotional information (biographies, plot summary... read more about Scarface (Original Press Kit)
Brighton, UK: The Rock Music Photographs of Ian Dickson, 2006. First Edition. Number 5 of an unspecified limitation of "DeLuxe" editions produced by photographer Ian Dickson, containing 7 black-and-white photographs struck from the original negatives, taken on June 13, 1977 for "Sounds" magazine during a performance by The Jam at Reading Top Rank following the release of the band's debut... read more about Modern World: The Jam, 13 June, 1977 (Signed "DeLuxe" Limited Edition)
Lausanne, Switzerland: Editions L'Age D'Homme, 2005. First Edition, a trade softcover original. INSCRIBED by director Alexandre Sokourov on the half title page: "Pierre Goulliard / [unknown] / Alexandre Sokourov / 2007." In 2007, Sokourov, a prolific Russian filmmaker of increasing complexity and daring, was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his film "Alexandra." His followup... read more about Alexandre Sokourov (First Edition, inscribed by Sokourov)
N.p. N.p., 1941. Original play script for the premiere production of Joseph Kesselring's "Arsenic and Old Lace" in 1941, copy belonging to the show's producers (and erstwhile playwrights) Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with their property stamp at the bottom right corner of the front wrapper. Housed n a custom clamshell box. Clearly a working copy, with numerous substantitve corrections... read more about Arsenic and Old Lace (Original script, copy belonging to producers Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse)
London: P.S. King & Son LTD., 1938. First Edition. One of 500 privately printed copies. Rebound in three quarter leather and marbled boards with gilt title and raised bands. Very Good plus. Light dampstaining to the heel crown, light toning and foxing to the front and rear endpapers. read more about The War the Infantry Knew, 1914-1919: A Chronicle of Service in France and Belgium with the...
London: Faber and Faber, 1960. Third UK printing. INSCRIBED by the author in the year of publication on the front endpaper: "Autographed for Justine and Larry -- / By Lawrence Durrell / Paris, 1960." Very Good in a Very Good or better dust jacket. Spine lean, extremities lightly bumped, and a small vintage seller sticker at the front pastedown. Jacket... read more about Clea (UK Hardcover, inscribed by Durrell in the year of publication)
Los Angeles: Charles Fries Productions, 1977. Archive of five scripts for four episodes from Season One of "The Amazing Spider-Man" television series in 1977. All belonging to actor Michael Pataki, who played police captain Barbera in the series, each with his holograph name on either the front wrapper or title page, and his lines and stage directions circled throughout, with... read more about The Amazing Spider-Man (Archive of 5 scripts for the 1977 television show belonging to actor...
New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas, 1935. First Edition. One of 310 numbered copies (this being No. 176) SIGNED by the author. Faulkner's tale of barnstorm aviation, a pursuit which took his brother Dean's life a few months after the book was published. Basis for the 1958 Douglas Sirk film "The Tarnished Angels" featuring Robert Stack, Rock Hudson and... read more about Pylon (Signed Limited Edition)
France: Cinedis, Circa 1960. Archive of 207 vintage borderless single weight still photographs and contact sheets from the 1960 French film. Numerical notations on the verso of nearly all photos in holograph pencil, several cropped contact sheets mounted on larger sheets. Housed in a vintage French Kodak brand photo paper box, with most contact sheets in a two-ring binder (similar... read more about Quai du Point-du-Jour (Archive of over 200 original photographs and contact sheets from the 1960...
N.p. N.p., Circa 1930s. Archive detailing country, western, and bluegrass performers and radio programs broadcast in the New England area in the late 1930s and early 1940s, with dated material ranging from 1937 through 1942, consisting of photographs or postcards of performers, correspondence from radio stations, and handwritten documentation about radio programs and performances. The archive was compiled by a.... read more about Archive of country, western, and bluegrass radio performers and shows, circa 1930s
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France: Gaumont, 1916. Vintage double weight matte finish still photograph from the legendary 1916 silent film serial. With the Gaumont logo at the lower right corner. The last of Feuillade's three film serial masterpieces, preceded by "Fantomas" (1913) and "Les Vampires" (1915), combining elements of both its predecessors. In Judex (Latin for "judge"), Feuillade furthered his vision of the... read more about Judex (Original double weight photograph from the 1916 film)
London and New York: Eon Productions, 1967. Two vintage borderless black-and-white press photographs featuring Sean Connery and Mie Hama in a romantic scene on the set of the 1967 film. The second of the two shots (where makeup is being applied) is double weight, the other photo single weight. Several stamps on the verso of the first photo, variously crediting... read more about Two original photographs from the set of "You Only Live Twice"
Beverly Hills, CA: Walter Wagner / United Artists, circa 1967. Original late 1960s Polish R61 poster for the Polish re-release of the 1939 US film, designed by Jerzy Treutler. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. John Ford’s smash hit and enduring masterpiece, "Stagecoach" revolutionized the Western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list... read more about Dylizans [Stagecoach] (Original poster for the 1939 film)
London: Michael Joseph, 1965. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. Very Good in plain brown wrappers as issued. Spine lean and some vertical wrinkling to same. Generic bookplate SIGNED by the author laid in (i.e., not attached). A very presentable copy of the earliest state of this title. read more about Nerve (Uncorrected Proof of the First UK Edition)
N.p. N.p., 1965. Archive of four vintage black-and-white double weight still photographs from the 1966 film. Shot and struck by special photographer John Bryson. The photographs feature Frankenheimer, actor James Garner, and cinematographer Lionel Linden. Bryson was a photojournalist for Life magazine and many other publications, and was also a noted character actor, most notable for his appearance as a.... read more about Grand Prix (Archive of 4 oversize photographs from the set of the 1966 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1934. Draft script for the 1934 film. Based on the 1930 play by Rudolf Besier. A young invalid poetess begins a romantic relationship with a fellow poet and must combat her overprotective father for the right to live her own life. Nominated for Academy Awards for both Best Picture and Best Actress in a Leading... read more about The Barretts of Wimpole Street (Original screenplay for the 1934 film)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970. Revised Draft script for the 1971 film. SIGNED by director William Friedkin on the title page. Friedkin made his name with this gritty adaptation of Robin Moore's non-fiction account of east coast drug trafficking. Perhaps the greatest of the many 1970s crime films that were shot on location in New York City, with glorious period... read more about The French Connection (Original screenplay for the 1971 film)
New York: Phoenix Press, 1935. First Edition. Fuller's first book, a sort of cynical screwball satire, about a New York reporter's rise, fall, triumphant return, and ultimate failure in Hollywood. One of three pulp novels he wrote prior to bringing the same sensibilities to his brilliant career as a film director. About Very Good lacking dust jacket, with portions of... read more about Burn, Baby, Burn (First Edition)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, Circa 1980. Archive of seven scripts for the 1982 film. Included is a first draft, third draft, four undated drafts, and one draft under the working title "Carlotta: A Haunted Lady." Two scripts with holograph notations present. From the estate of Frank De Felitta. Based on the 1978 novel of the same name about a real... read more about The Entity (Archive of 7 screenplay drafts for the 1982 film)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. First Edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by Gaddis in 1984 to Harper's Magazine and Saturday Review literary critic John Aldridge: "To John Aldridge / with great thanks and serious regard / William Gaddis / Ann Arbor / 1984." Though later considered one of the most important literary works of the twentieth century, Gaddis' debut novel "The... read more about JR (First Edition, inscribed to John Aldridge)
Venice, CA: Blum Group, 1977. Third Draft script for the 1978 film. A Hollywood agent has racked up huge gambling debt and needs to quickly pay back the bookie. He organizes a group of talented skateboarders and enters them into a major competition with a $20,000 prize. Shot on location in California. Lime green titled wrappers. Title page present, dated... read more about Skateboard (Original screenplay for the 1978 film)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1986. First American Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "Par Ted, / del amigo, / Gabriel '87." Fine in a just about Fine dust jacket. Jacket lightly bumped at the spine ends, with a hint of fading to the spine panel, else Fine. A bright, lovely copy, uncommon signed. read more about The Story of a Shipwrecked Sailor (Signed First Edition)
New York: William Morrow, 1937. First Edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Noni / From the boss (oh yeah?) / Erle Stanley Gardner." According to Dorothy Hughes' biography of Gardner, Noni Bibler was one of Gardner's early assistants. Very Good plus in a Good dust jacket. 1-3/4 inch loss to the top portion of the... read more about The Case of the Dangerous Dowager (Signed First Edition)
New York: William Morrow, 1934. First Edition. Warmly INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "To Noni / With best from the boss / Erle Stanley Gardner." According to Dorothy Hughes' biography of Gardner, Noni Bibler was one of Gardner's early assistants. Near Fine in a Very Good example of the scarce dust jacket. Jacket has a couple of... read more about The Case of the Howling Dog (Signed First Edition)
New York: William Morrow, 1942. Uncorrected Proof, preceding the First Edition. About Very Good in publisher's self-wrappers, with a publication date of January 6, 1942 and projected price of $2.00 rubber-stamped on the front endpaper. Slight lean, vertical creasing to the spine panel, some splitting to the front flap fold. A presentable copy of the earliest state of the second Grandpa Wiggins mystery. read more about The Case of the Smoking Chimney (First Edition, Uncorrected Proof)
New York: William Morrow, 1941. Uncorrected Proof, preceding the First Edition. About Very Good in publisher's self-wrappers, with a publication date of July 23, 1941 rubber-stamped on the front endpaper. Slight lean, vertical creasing to the spine panel, some splitting to the front flap fold. A presentable copy of the earliest state of the first Grandpa Wiggins mystery. read more about The Case of the Turning Tide (First Edition, Uncorrected Proof)
N.p. N.p., Circa 1975. Vintage still photograph of Dizzy Gillespie, circa 1975. With the sticker of photographer Giuseppe Pino on the verso. 9.25 x 7 inches (23 x 18 cm). Diagonal crease to the upper left corner, else Near Fine. read more about Original photograph of Dizzy Gillespie, circa 1975
USA: Woodstock Editions, 2000. First Edition. One of 200 numbered suites of 14 three-color prints, each print SIGNED by Hans Gissinger. These prints are from Gissinger's monograph, published simultaneously in 2000 by Woodstock Editions. 25 x 39 inches. Fine condition. An exquisite production. read more about La Conversation (Suite of 14 Prints, Signed and Numbered)
France: Athos Films / Chaumiane / Filmstudio, 1965. Collection of five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1965 film. Four with holograph pencil notations on the verso crediting photographer Georges Pierre, one with the stamp of Cinemagence on the verso. Godard transplants fictional detective Lemmy Caution (played by Eddie Constantine, as he was in several French films based on the... read more about Alphaville (Collection of five original photographs from the 1965 film)
Chicago: Ziff-Davis / Alliance Books, 1943. First Edition. Association copy, lengthily INSCRIBED in the year of publication on the front endpaper to fellow screenwriter Walter C. Roberts, citing New York City as his currently location and noting in part: "I have not forgotten... how instrumental you were in launching me. Ever since 1931 you expressed faith in my talent, while... read more about Shadows at Noon (First Edition, association copy, lengthily inscribed)
Moore Park, Australia: Embassy Pictures, 1965. Final Draft script for the 1965 film. Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones, who played the role of "Chuck," with his name to the front wrapper in black ink. With 19 pages of deleted scenes laid in. Loosely based on the 1904 H.G. Wells book "The Food of the Gods." Another of director Bert I.... read more about Village of the Giants (Original screenplay for the 1965 film)
Newark: Newark Theatre, Circa 1915. Original handbill for a theatrical run of D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation" (1915) at the Newark Theatre in Newark, New Jersey. Noted on the bill are cast members Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Donald Crisp, and Raoul Walsh (here spelled "Raul Walsh"), who played John Wilkes Booth. Also noted on the bill is that the... read more about The Birth of a Nation (Original handbill for early theatrical run at the Newark Theatre in...
Paris: B.M.P. Films, Circa 1950. Draft script for the 1950 French film, "The Treasure of Cantenac," here under its title of origin, "Le Tresor de Cantenac," on the title page, with the film's working title, "Un miracle," also on the title page. French copy company rubber stamp, and faint pencil notations, on the front wrapper. Pre-New Wave items are scarce... read more about The Treasure of Cantenac [Un Miracle] [Le Tresor de Cantenac] (Original screenplay for the 1950...
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / The Bound for Glory Company, 1975. Revised script for the 1976 film, "Bound for Glory," directed by Hal Ashby, based on the autobiography of Woody Guthrie, written for the screen by Robert Getchell, and starring Robert Getchell (screenwriter); David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, and Randy Quaid. SIGNED by David Carradine on the title... read more about Bound for Glory (Original screenplay for the 1976 film, signed by David Carradine)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1989. First Draft script for the 1990 film, here under its working title "58 Minutes." Based on Walter Wager's 1987 novel, "58 minutes." John McClane (Willis) attempts to save Dulles Airport from South American drug lords who have seized electronic communications between the airplanes and the airport. Shot on location in Michigan, California, and Colorado. Preceded... read more about Die Hard 2 [58 Minutes] (Original First Draft screenplay for the 1990 film)
New York: Covici-Friede, 1928. First Edition. Hecht and MacArthur's most important book, and easily the rarest in jacket. A drama that is the basis for three key films: "The Front Page" in 1931 with Adolphe Menjou and Pat O'Brien, "The Front Page" in 1974 with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, and most importantly of all, the classic screwball comedy "His... read more about The Front Page (First Edition)
New York: LIFE Magazine, 1960. An extremely uncommon film preview poster issued by LIFE magazine, to promote the first appearance of Hemingway's "The Dangerous Summer," which first ran in the magazine in two parts, in the September and October 1960 issues. The only example we have ever encountered. 26.5 x 34.5 inches (a few inches shorter than the standard poster... read more about The Dangerous Summer, Part One (Original promotional poster issued by LIFE Magazine)
New York: Magic Lantern Inc, 1971. Treatment script for the 1974 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Hermann Hesse. A depressed half-man half-animal (played by Max von Sydow) is introduced to the hallucinogenic world of the "Magic Theater," where he seeks redemption via a metaphysical transcendence. The film took seven years of complicated pre-production to create, including building a.... read more about Steppenwolf [Hermann Hesse's Steppenwolf...For Madmen Only] (Original screenplay for the 1974 film)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1966. Revised Final Script for the 1967 film musical, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," directed by George Roy Hill, written for the screen by Richard Morris, and starring Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, and Carol Channing. Oscar-winning director George Roy Hill's working copy, with his name in holograph pencil on the front wrapper, and annotations... read more about Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original screenplay, director George Roy Hill's working copy)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. After selling his original screenplay, Erich Segal was approached by Paramount to adapt his own work into a novel, to be published ahead of the film to help publicize it. The novel was an instant best seller, and the film became the highest grossing of the year, leading to... read more about Love Story (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1969. Final Draft Script for the 1970 film. Here under its slightly different, hyphenated working title. A seminal New York comedy and an Arthur Hiller high spot, shot on location in the city in early 1970. A document of the times, it captures the city's lovable insanity in countless ways, from airports to garbage strikes to Central... read more about The Out of Towners [The Out-of-Towners] (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
London: Gaumont, 1935. Original UK Pressbook for the classic 1935 film, based on the 1915 novel by John Buchan. A rare and blazingly beautiful artifact from one of the foundational espionage thrillers of the twentieth century. Hitchcock's adaptation of Buchan's novel proved, as usual, to be an improvement on the source material, adding two key female characters and removing a.... read more about The 39 Steps (Original UK Pressbook for the 1935 film)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1951. Lobby card for the 1951 film, Hitchcock's classic adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's existential crime novel by way of Raymond Chandler's pulp sensibilities. 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine with some light soil. Grant US. Hardy, The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby Masterwork. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. read more about Strangers on a Train (Lobby card from the 1951 film)
Los Angeles: Vanguard Films, 1946. Final Shooting script for the 1947 film. Based on the 1933 novel by Robert Hitchens, this script dates from the time of the film's production, after having been shelved for over ten years. With credits on the front wrapper for both Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville. Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on... read more about The Paradine Case (Original screenplay for the 1947 film, Final Shooting Script, dated...
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1973. Final script for the 1974 film. Actress Joan Hackett's working copy, with her ownership name in holograph ink (and an affixed newspaper clipping) on the front wrapper, and her brief notations on the title page. Noted director Mike Hodges' third film, and first to be made in the US (after "Get Carter" in 1971 and... read more about The Terminal Man (Original screenplay for the 1974 film, copy belonging to actress Joan Hackett)
Kyoto, Japan: File, Inc., 1994. First Edition. A monograph of Hopper's photographs from a 1991 visit to Tokyo and a 1994 visit to Kyoto, published in Kyoto in 1994. Only one printing is known and to our knowledge these photographs have never appeared in book form since. Fine saddle stitched two-color photo illustrated wrappers. read more about A Tourist (First Edition)
London: Victor Gollancz, 1992. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Near Fine in trade-size wrappers (softcover) with light soiling and rubbing overall. Hornby's first novel, an ode to obsessive love for a losing sports team. Adapted twice, first as a delightful 1997 British film starring Colin Firth and then as a more... read more about Fever Pitch (Uncorrected Proof, signed)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1972. First Edition. Association copy, inscribed by Houseman to legendary screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita Loos, who set me right about certain facts / Gratefully / John Houseman." Ms. Loos tiny red ownership stamp also appears at the bottom of the second blank. The first volume of the legendary producer-actor Houseman's memoirs, covering the years... read more about Run-through: A Memoir (First Edition, Inscribed to Anita Loos)
London: Night Watch Films / EMI-MGM, 1972. Draft British script for the 1973 UK film. Actress Billie Whitelaw's copy, SIGNED in red felt holograph ink on the front wrapper, and with her notations throughout. Based on the play by Lucille Fletcher. A psychological thriller in which Elizabeth Taylor plays a woman recovering from a nervous breakdown who claims to have... read more about Night Watch (Original screenplay for the 1973 film, copy belonging to Billie Whitelaw)
Tokyo: Toei, 1969. Draft script for the 1969 film. Text in Japanese. With notations throughout in holograph pencil. High demand for tattooed geishas come in from Europe, leading to a formidable production line of ladies receiving tattoos in order to please European men. White titled perfect bound wrappers. Title page present. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 34... read more about Inferno of Torture [Tattoo Generation, Hell's Tattooers] (Original screenplay for the 1969 film)
Budapest: Mafilm / Mosfilm, 1967. Original maquette for the Hungarian poster for 1967 film. A combination of original artwork (tempera paint) and applied lettering designs. Designed by Antal Revesz. One of the masterpieces of Hungarian cinema. A Russian-Hungarian co-production, "The Red and the White" was originally commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia in which... read more about The Red and the White [Csillagosok, katonak] (Original artwork for the 1967 film)
London: Henry Baldwin / Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. Quarto, two volumes. With stamps from the Kansas City, MO Public Library on the first page of text of each volume, but otherwise without the usual condition issues associated with ex-libris copies. Second state, volume one with corrected spelling (p. 135: "give" for "gve" and those stated by Pottle not mentioned... read more about The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous...
Soviet Union: Mosfilm, 1969. Working post-production script for the 1969 film. Combination of typescript and carbon typescript, with notations in red holograph ink throughout. Laid in is a vintage borderless reference photograph from the film. An unusual internal script from the production of the Soviet-Italian co-production that was ultimately distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures. Not a post-production script in the... read more about The Red Tent (Working script for the 1969 film, with original reference photograph)
New York: Music Theatre, Inc, circa 1960. Draft script for the 1965 play. Revival run at New York City Center April 28 to May 9, 1965 for a total of 15 performances. Props and costume plot bound in. Based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon. The musical has had several... read more about Guys and Dolls (Original script for the 1965 play)
N.p. N.p., 1936. Vintage oversize double weight press photograph from the 1936 Broadway play, capturing the entire cast in character in the large room where the entire story takes place. Shot by photographer Alfredo Valente, with his stamp on the verso. Basis for the 1937 film of the same name starring Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, and Adolphe Menjou. The play... read more about Stage Door (Original oversize photograph from the 1936 Broadway production)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1955. Two vintage keybook photographs from the 1955 film, one showing director Elia Kazan behind the camera, the other showing actors James Dean and Nick Dennis goofing around behind the scenes with dialog director Guy Thomajan. Typed notations identifying the subjects on the versos. Based on the 1952 novel by John Steinbeck. Winner of Best Dramatic... read more about East of Eden (Two original keybook photographs from the 1955 film)
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