Royal Books

Paris: Gallimard, 1967. First French Edition, preceded by the Greek edition published by Editions Themelion in 1966. Association copy, inscribed by Vassilikos to author William Styron and his wife: "For Rose and Bill / With all my happiness for the success of the book / Love and nostalgia / from...

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Moscow: Mosfilm, 1966. Collection of three vintage borderless black-and-white reference photographs from the French release of the 1966 film. With the archival stamp of the noted cinema historian Maurice Bessy on the verso of each photo. A stunning set of battle scene photos, including one three-part panoramic shot, demonstrating the...

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Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1936. Vintage sepia toned double weight photograph from the filming of the 1936 Universal Studios newsreel "You Can't Get Away With It." Shot in the office of J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, on October 14, 1936, the photo shows Hoover filming his Assistant...

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Paris: Le Cercle du nouveau livre, 1963. First French Edition, preceding all others, one of an unspecified limitation of numbered copies. Published in the US in 1963 (Planet of the Apes) then in the UK in 1964 (Monkey Planet), and finally the basis for the imaginative and very successful 1968...

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Milan: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, 1916. First Italian Edition, preceding all others. A book length expansion of the musical theories first put forth by Russolo in a 1913 manifesto to fellow Futurist composer Francesco Balilla Pratella. Text in Italian. Perhaps the earliest treatise on the use of noise as an...

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Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1955. Revised Final Draft script for the 1956 film. Copy belonging to the script supervisor, Adele Cannon, profusely notated throughout in holograph ink and pencil. Laid in is a vintage black-and-white studio photograph from the film, featuring the Creature and people in peril. Third installment...

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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...

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Munich: Lenbachhaus, 1982. Original poster for the 1982 exhibition of drawings created by director Robert Wilson, in conjunction with his play of the same name. The exhibition took place at Lenbachhaus, in Munich, Germany, from May 19th to June 13th, 1982. Wilson typically created preliminary drawings for his theatre works...

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London: Michael Joseph, 1961. First UK Edition, preceding all others. Basis for the 1971 Australian film of the same name (released in some countries as "Outback") starring Donald Pleasance and Gary Bond, considered by many to be the greatest Australian film ever made. Very Good in a Very Good example...

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Paris: Gaumont, 1958. Vintage illustrated French pressbook from the French release of the 1958 film. Saddle stitched card self wrappers. 6 pages. 9.5 x 12.25 inches (24 x 31 cm). Near Fine. Criterion Collection 111.

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Beverly Hills, CA: Three Michaels Film Productions / United Artists, 1971. Revised Draft script for the 1972 film. Cameraman Dusty Miller's working copy, with his notations throughout. Variously INSCRIBED in round-robin fashion on the title page by director Mike Hodges ("Thank you for coming to my funeral"), cast members Lizabeth...

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Paris: Albien Michel, 1930. First French Edition (and correct first). Presentation copy, INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper. The large paper edition, one of 40 copies (this being No. 31) printed on Hollande paper. Basis for two superb films: director Jean Renoir's "La Chienne" (1931) and the American...

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Mexico City: Libreria Madero, 1969. First Mexican Edition, preceding all others. Slim quarto, perfect-bound softcover. A cornerstone of Latin American pop photography, and included in "The Latin American Photobook." Designed by Vicente Rojo, with photographs by Hector Garcia, one of the most important Mexican photojournalists. A private edition published by a....

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New York: Random House, 1933. First Edition, not to be confused with the signed limited edition published the same year. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper with a line from the play: "For Keith Baker - / 'Somewhere out on the long trail' / Eugene O'Neill / Dec...

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Florida: Three Arts Productions, 1956. Draft script for an unproduced play called "Rope," adapted for stage by Walter Lawrence from Arthur Laurents' screenplay for the 1948 film, which in turn was based on the 1929 play by Patrick Hamilton. Copy belonging to an uncredited cast member who played Phillip, with...

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New York: Liveright, 1933. First Edition. Boldly INSCRIBED by the author opposite the title page: "Best wishes of / A. Merritt." Basis for the 1936 film, "The Devil Doll," directed by Tod Browning, written for the screen by Garrett Fort, Guy Endore and Erich von Stroheim, and starring Lionel Barrymore...

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La Rochelle, France: 1975. Original poster for the 1975 stream-of-consciousness opera directed by Robert Wilson, for its debut in La Rochelle, France in 1975. Known for his deep concern for the use of language in his work, this piece is characteristic of Wilson's explicit attention to detail. In the play...

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Paris: Les Films Ariane, 1959. Collection of 322 original black-and-white keybook still photographs from the 1959 French-Italian film. Small photos affixed with cello tape on thick stock in a folio "Lavis aquarelle" brand spiral bound notebook with maroon faux leather front wrapper. Each photo is numbered in holograph ink on...

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New York: Viking Press, 1964. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper on the day after Christmas, in the year of publication: "December 26 - 1964 - / To Elizabeth Boyne - / at the / suggestion of my wife, who / says you are comely and...

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N.p. N.p., Circa 1932. Vintage photograph of director Rene Clair in the midst of an outdoor shot with his cinematographer Georges Perinal on location for the 1933 film. A wonderful image, capturing Clair and Perinal as they set up the kind of shot that distinguished the director's work: viewing an...

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Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960. Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless film still from the 1960 musical film depicting Shirley MacLaine involved in a hand of cards with assistant director Joseph E. Rickards while Frank Sinatra and director Walter Lang look on. Based on the 1953 Broadway musical by Abe Burrows...

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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...

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New York: Viking Press, 1973. First Edition. Winner of the National Book Award. About Fine in a bright, About Fine dust jacket. Faint foxing to the page edges and endpapers. Jacket has mild fading to the delicate orange on the spine panel, else Fine.

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Houston: National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], 1977. Circa 1977. Apparently never-released promotional 16mm film reel containing just over five minutes of footage of a conversation between astronaut Alan Bean and actress Nichelle Nichols at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, concerning the new Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise, and filmed...

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Paris: Le Veilleur Editions, 2003. First Edition. Square 12mo. INSCRIBED by Jodorowsky on the front endpaper: "Pour Ira Cohen / de mi alba a tu alma / Jodorowsky" ("From my soul to your soul.")A terrific association between two experimental filmmakers who both made use of the occult in their respective...

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New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. First Edition. A presentable copy. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slight lean, with light foxing to the page edges. Jacket is lightly soiled, with light chipping to the extremities. Roth 101, p. 114-115. Parr and Badger, Vol. I, p. 200.

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Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1979. Draft script for the 1980 film, more than a little loosely based on Hunter S. Thompson's obituary for his closest associate, Oscar Zeta Acosta, a.k.a. Dr. Gonzo, "The Banshee Screams for Buffalo Meat," which appeared in October 1977 issue of "Rolling Stone." An early...

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Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947. Second Revised Final script for the 1947 film. INSCRIBED by screenwriter Richard Murphy during production of the film on the title page: "For Max - / With thanks for everything, but especially the advise that led to doing this magillah - / Murph." With a....

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Hulme, Manchester: Factory Records, 1979. Evocative original poster advertising a performance by Joy Division at the Factory in Hulme, Manchester, on July 13, 1979. The show was the band's first performance at the now-legendary club, following the release of their first LP, "Unknown Pleasures," in 1979. Accompanying the poster is...

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Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1980. Early Draft script for the 1980 film, with Roman Polanski credited for screenwriting on the title page. The screen credit ultimately went to Mann Rubin, who rewrote the script extensively. Based on the 1973 novel by Lawrence Sanders. Notable both for being one of...

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London: Gaumont, 1935. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1935 film, a shot of stars Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll in one of the film's less stressful moments. Hitchcock's adaptation of Buchan's novel proved, as usual, to be an improvement on the source material, adding two...

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Venice: Venice International Film Festival, 1952. Director John Ford's framed International Award from the Venice International Film Festival for his classic 1952 film, "The Quiet Man." Ford also received a nomination for the Golden Lion Award at the same festival and went on to win the 1953 Academy Award for...

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Buenos Aires: Argentina Sono Film, 1951. Original British quad poster for the 1951 film. Based on Richard Wright's 1940 novel. Rare. A striking illustrated poster, evoking the story's desperation and heat at a glance. In a move that placed him in a category with Mickey Spillane, Richard Wright accepted an...

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Tokyo: Toei Animation, circa 1968. Vintage post-production script for the animated 1968 Japanese film "Horus: Prince of the Sun," also known under the title "The Little Norse Prince." This listing also includes a pamphlet of character designs for the film. A milestone in the history of Japanese animation, heralded as...

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Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944. Final Draft script for the 1945 film. Copy belonging to Charles Bickford, who played policeman Mark Judd in the film. Holograph signature on front wrapper and holograph notations indicating changes to dialogue and notes throughout. Based on the 1945 Marty Holland novel of the same...

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Mexico: Producciones Barbachano Ponce, Circa 1959. Three vintage photographs from the set of the 1959 film. All likely shot on the same day, and on a set in a rural location. Buñuel appears in each photo wearing a pith helmet, in the first with cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, the second with...

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