Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1979. Collection of three vintage studio still photographs and two advertising mockups from the 1979 film. Both the photographs and the advertising mockups have been hand-retouched, adhered to a backing board, and prepared for use in advertising. A stark black comedy in which a man who is caretaker for his mentally disabled mother becomes... (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], circa 1944. Original preliminary advertising concept art sketch 1944 family drama, winner of two Academy Awards. Executed in graphite on onion skin paper and mounted on to white paper stock. Includes three finished printed ad mat proofs. A single draft of a confident ad with a superlative claim, boasting the studio's "sincere belief" that "National... (read more)

Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures, 1941. First Edition, large quarto. The deluxe annual for RKO Studios' 1942-1943 season, billed as RKO's "Victory Program," to commemorate the studio's World War II efforts. Featured in this annual are full color advertisements for Disney’s "Bambi," as well as 18 single-reel Disney featurettes, two Tarzan films: "Tarzan Triumphs" and "Tarzan and the Sheik," and nine... (read more)

Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures, 1941. First Edition, large quarto. The deluxe annual for RKO Studios' 1941-1942 season. Notable among the offerings featured are two full color Disney features ("Fantasia" and "Bambi"), several literary adaptations, including "Sister Carrie" and "The Little Foxes," actors Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, and Gary Cooper. 1941 marked the beginning of the decade... (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1919. Vintage color glass slide advertisement for the 1919 film, the first film released by the newly minted United Artists, co-founded by star Fairbanks with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and D.W. Griffith. A wealthy American gets embroiled in the politic turmoil of a fictional European monarchy, only to find he is secretly the heir to... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1948. Vintage reference photograph of a boardwalk poster advertising the 1948 Alfred Hitchcock film. 10 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cm). Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1996. (read more)

Los Angeles: Producers Releasing Corporation, 1946. Vintage sepia photograph of the illustrated poster for the 1946 poverty row film noir. Erich von Stroheim plays a stage magician who uses hypnotism to take revenge on those that humiliated him. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Near Fine. Weldon 1983. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1949. Vintage photograph showing an illustrated advertisement for the 1949 film noir, based on the short story of the same name by Frederick Nebel. 10 x 8 inches (25 x 20 cm). Very Good plus. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], circa 1944. Substantial collection of 12 original preliminary advertising concept art sketches. Executed variously in graphite, charcoal, and gouache on onion skin paper, each leaf mounted on to white paper stock, some with notations at the margins. Includes one finished color ad mat printed proof. A broad and varied advertising campaign, including two drafts for... (read more)

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 in an attempt to recruit new astronauts for the shuttle... (read more)

N.p. N.p., Circa 1932. Original photo album archive consisting exclusively of exquisitely shot vernacular photographs from George Pal's studio in Germany, shot shortly after he left his native Hungary, where he developed his famous Puppetoons technique of stop-motion animation. With Pal's bookplate to front free end-paper and his ownership stamp to inside front and back covers. 68 vintage photographs, all... (read more)

New York: The Center For New Music, 1973. Invitation for an early and important three-night stand by Steve Reich and Musicians, with a different program for each evening. The first and third concerts in the series featured Reich's seminal percussion piece, "Drumming" (1971), and the second of the series featured the debut of three new pieces, "Music for Pieces of... (read more)

N.p. N.p., 1937. Archive of letters from the Hal Roach Studios archive, all relating to the promotion of the studio's wildly popular "Our Gang" series of shorts and films, all circa 193714 letters in all, dated throughout 1937. Very nice content, all addressed to the Hal Roach Studio, addressing every manner of promotion relating to "Our Gang." Over half the... (read more)

Paris: Self-published, 1961-1962. Original French toy and home goods sales catalogue and supplements for the "Comptoir general de la bimbeloterie" company in Paris, 1961-1962. Illustrated with black-and-white vignette photographs of items for sale, each represented with a serial number, accompanied by a corresponding descriptive price catalogue. Thousands of toys, puzzles, board games, sports equipment, and miniatures are featured, including Pierres... (read more)

Various cities: Various Publishers, 1979-82. Collection of three catalogs compiling hundreds of listings of releases by small and independent record labels from 1979 to 1982. A treasure trove of information on the underground music scene of the era. Included in the listing are:"Great bands, small labels," published by "Gorilla Beat" magazine, Mulheim, Germany, 1979. "Small Labels Catalogue 1980," published by... (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], circa 1945. Three original preliminary advertising concept art sketches for the release of William A. Wellman's unconventional 1945 war-comedy-romance film. Executed variously in graphite, charcoal, and gouache on onion skin paper, each leaf tipped on to white paper stock at the corners, two with notations in red pencil at the margins. Includes one finished ad... (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], circa 1944. Seven original preliminary advertising concept art sketches for the release with Gloria Graham's first credited role. Title written as both "Blonde Fever" and "Blond Fever" between ads. Executed variously in graphite, charcoal, and gouache on a single sheet of onion skin paper, mounted on to white paper stock, some with notations at the... (read more)