N.p. N.p., Circa 1970s. Two vintage photographs of girl's softball teams, taken at Veteran's Park in Shelby, OH, circa the 1970s. With holograph ink annotations on the verso noting the location and identifying some of the subjects. Little League first organized softball programs for both girls and boys in 1974, around the time these photographs were taken, although nothing indicates.....
New York: Morrow Junior Books, 1969. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. A touch of foxing to the top page edges and the rear panel, else an exceptional copy. Like many juvenile westerns, this title was distributed primarily to libraries, making collectible copies quite scarce. Juvenile Western.
New York: N.p., 1957. Vintage double weight photograph of Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence from the original 1957 production of the Broadway musical. Stamps crediting photographer Fred Fehl and "West Side Story" Winter Garden production on the verso. The musical opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 26, 1957 for an enormously successful run of 732 performances, closing on June.....
![Wasteland [Terrain vague] (Collection of 30 original press photographs from the 1960 film)....](/pictures/thumb/143859.jpg?v=1569976867)
N.p. N.p., Circa 1960. Collection of 30 vintage press photographs and contact sheets from promotional events for the 1960 French-Italian film, here under the original French title, "Terrain vague." Starring child actors Bras and Gaubert are seen elegantly dressed, Gaubert holding a bouquet, Bras nonplussed, and the two onstage before a microphone, joined by the gala host, taken by photographer.....
![Be My Guest [Be My Guest] (Original screenplay for the 1965 film). Lance Comfort, Lyn Fairhurst,...](/pictures/thumb/131832A.jpg?v=1418081006)
London: Three Kings Films, 1964. Draft script for the 1965 film. With several substantive holograph emendations to dialogue throughout. A British "teen" comedy, with a title that borrows the title (and spirit) of Conrad Hilton's 1957 autobiography. A family inherits a seaside hotel and has trouble filling it up until their son's rock group begins bringing in the crowds. One.....
Glendale, CA: Allied Artists, 1957. Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Included are two film still photos and two advertisement layout photos. Mimeo snipes once affixed to the versos of the film stills (detached but present). Director Corman at his noir-est. The Black Widows, a teenage girl gang led by Helen (Spain, an early.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. First Edition. The author's classic depiction of teen-age gangs in Harlem, complete with a glossary of gang terminology, that would be published (like so many of his "juvenile delinquent" novels) later the same year as a pocket paperback. Jacket art by H. Lawrence Hoffman, who began his career drawing for Thrilling Mystery Novels magazine.....
New York: Atheneum, 1970. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. Jacket is very lightly toned, else a pristine, unread copy of this science fiction highspot.
Culver City, CA: RKO Radio Pictures, 1957. Vintage linen backed keybook photograph from the set of the 1957 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Hal Ditmar (James MacArthur), the teenage son of a wealthy movie producer gets in a fight the manager of a theater and struggles to convince either the police or his father that he acted in self-defense.....
![Born to Be Wild [Katie] (Original screenplay for the 1995 film). John Gray, John Bunzel Paul...](/pictures/thumb/150009.jpg?v=1603517328)
Culver City, CA: Outlaw, 1994. Revised Draft script for the 1995 film, here under the working title "Katie." Copy belonging to a crew member, with their holograph ink and pencil annotations throughout, both editorial and substantive in nature. Laid in with the script is a typed letter dated 16 May 1994, addressed to the crew member from producer Jeffrey Silver.....
N.p. N.p., Circa 1960. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1960 British film. Resentful of her father's new Parisian wife, a teenage girl attempts to wreck the marriage with the help of her English beatnik friends. An early appearance by actress Gillian Hills, who went on to enjoy a successful career as a ye-ye pop singer in France.....
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1988. Third Draft for an unproduced film. Mike is an unruly teenage boy who gets sent to a psychiatric hospital after being charged with stealing a car. Gray untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated November 4, 1988, noted as Third Draft, with credits for screenwriter Maxine Herman.125 leaves, with last page of text numbered 124.....
Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Productions, 1975. Two vintage color studio still photographs from the 1975 film. Two children with extraordinary abilities are sought by a millionaire and his attorney who wish to exploit the children's supernatural powers. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. One holograph pencil notation to the verso, else Near Fine...
![The Young Savages [A Matter of Conviction] (Original screenplay, signed by John Frankenheimer)....](/pictures/thumb/118802.jpg?v=1418057019)
Los Angeles: United Artists / Contemporary Productions / Harold Hecht Productions, 1960. Draft script for the 1961 film, "The Young Savages" (here under its working title, "A Matter of Conviction"), SIGNED by director John Frankeheimer on the front wrapper. Directed by Frankenheimer, based on the 1959 novel, "A Matter of Conviction," by Evan Hunter (who also wrote as Ed McBain).....
![Man Who Causes a Storm [Stormy Man] (Two original photographs from the 1957 Japanese film)....](/pictures/thumb/151459-1.jpg?v=1610079370)
N.p. N.p., Circa 1957. Two vintage double weight reference photographs from the 1957 Japanese film. With the stamp of International Films in Brussels on the verso, along with holograph ink and pencil annotations. An angry young drummer who has recently been released from prison works his way through Ginza clubs and wins a drumming contest, but cannot win the approval of.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1938. First Edition. With a first issue jacket priced at $2.00 on the front flap. Nicely INSCRIBED by the author on the half title page, beginning with a nice illustrated floral doodle: "[flourish] Signed especially for Margaret Paradise by the author-artist Lois Lenski / October 1938." Margaret Paradise was a Connecticut schoolgirl in 1938, with.....
London: Twentieth Century-Fox, Circa 1958. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1958 UK release of the 1957 US film. Based on George Agnew Chamberlain's 1941 novel, "The Phantom Filly," about a juvenile delinquent and his stay at a run down Kentucky ranch. Eventually he gains an interest in all things mechanical, including the hot sports car owned.....
N.p. N.p., Circa 1971. Collection of six vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film, including five borderless and one bordered. With holograph pencil and ink annotations to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A teenage girl (Sandy Ratcliff) living with her unhappy, restrictive family in London is forced to undergo psychiatric treatment for her erratic.....
New York: Fadsin Cinema Associates, 1970. Very Early Draft script for the 1977 film, preceding its release by at least seven years. First generation photocopied script containing photocopied annotations throughout. Owner name in holograph ink on the front wrapper Based on the 1964 novel by Joanne Greenberg (as Hannah Green). Deborah Blake (Quinlan), a young mental patient, is transferred to several.....
![Troublemaker [Trouble-fete] (Collection of 5 original photographs from the 1964 film). Pierre...](/pictures/thumb/143861d.jpg?v=1529527261)
Montreal: Cooperation Productions, 1964. Collection of 5 vintage studio still photographs from the 1964 film. Film titles, small numerical annotations in holograph ink and pencil, and photographer rubber-stamps on the versos, with credits for STUDIO DE PHOTOGRAPHIE and Claude Charron. Two mimeo snipes are present but detached. Lucien (Hamelin) is a middle-class teenager actively involved in campus politics, inciting protests.....
![Troublemaker [Trouble-fete] (Original Canadian lobby card from the 1964 film). Pierre Patry,...](/pictures/thumb/143862.jpg?v=1529527261)
Montreal: Cooperation Productions, 1964. Vintage Canadian black-and-white lobby card from the 1964 film. In original mailing envelope from "Office National du Film Canada," and "Trouble-fete" in holograph ink on the front. Handsome starring actor Rodrigues is seen in police accouterments, checking his perimeters. Lucien (Hamelin) is a middle-class teenager actively involved in campus politics, inciting protests and fighting to change.....
![Troublemaker [Trouble-fete] (Original screenplay for the 1964 film). Pierre Patry, Jean-Claude...](/pictures/thumb/143860.jpg?v=1575696125)
Montreal: Cooperation Productions, 1964. Original French scenario script for the 1964 film, here under the original French-Canadian title, "Trouble-fete." Bound at the front of the script is a Canadian program from the premiere of the film in Montreal, Friday, March 20, 1964. The program features film reviews by Jean Le Moyne and Jacques Godbout, and extensive film credits. Lucien (Hamelin).....
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1957. Vintage One Sheet poster for the 1957 film. Tragic melodrama following three young men (Robert Vaughn, Roger Smith, Tom Pittman) who attempt to rob a supermarket as a solution to their discontented lives. 26.75 x 40.75 inches. Folded, as issued. Very Good, closed tear on bottom right crease and splitting at creases, faint tape.....
Beverly Hills, CA: Orion, 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actors Jodie Foster and Nastassja Kinski on the set of the 1984 film. Based on John Irving's 1981 novel, a dark comedy following the eccentric and disaster-prone Berry family, who weather hardships and incest with humor and grace. Set in Vienna and New Hampshire, and shot on location in Montreal.....
![Corvette Summer [Stingray] (Original screenplay for the 1978 film). Matthew Robbins, Hal Barwood,...](/pictures/thumb/151600.jpg?v=1611305289)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1978. Revised Final Shooting script for the 1978 film, here under the working title "Stingray." A teenage boy (Mark Hamill) heads to Las Vegas, determined to track down his high school shop class' stolen project car, a tricked-out Corvette. Set and shot on location in southern California and Nevada. Goldenrod titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING.....
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1983. Shooting script for the 1984 film. With a few holograph annotations in ink and pencil throughout. A teenager moves to a rural town and comes into conflict with the local preacher and his "no dancing" ordinance. The film's soundtrack reached number 1 on the Billboard charts, and featured six Top 40 hits, including three Top 10.....
London: OUP, 1966. First Edition. The author's third older juvenile. Corners a bit bumped, else Near Fine in a Very Good jacket with two horizontal marks from where a cheap jacket protector was removed.
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1960. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 film. Seven with dealer stamps on the verso. Not to be confused with the 1950 film of the same name. A group of teenagers find a briefcase of money, leading to discord and consternation about what to do with the cash. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.....
![Wild Youth [Switchblade] (Original screenplay for the 1961 film). John F. Schreyer, Lester...](/pictures/thumb/140070.jpg?v=1525704075)
Amarillo, TX: Gold Air Shows, 1961. Draft script for the 1961 film. Copy belonging to actor Robert Arthur, who played Frankie, with his name on title page in holograph pencil and holograph pencil and ink annotations, additions and changes to his scenes throughout. Laid in is a one page statement. Three juvenile criminals are being held at a youth detention.....
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of the American R&B and jump blues musical group The Treniers from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe and Columbia Pictures Corp. stamp on verso. Rock and Roll star Arnie Haines (Alan Dale) returns home to the town of Melondale, which banned Rock and Roll music, and with the help of.....
Paris: Intermondia Films, 1957. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1957 French film. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A coming-of-age film about a young Cambodian boy who adopts and raises a young elephant. Shot on location in Cambodia. 7.5 x 9 inches. Near Fine.
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.....
Culver City, CA: RKO Radio Pictures, Circa 1955. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1955 UK release of the 1954 US film. A comedy based on a play about a struggling Hollywood screenwriter who mentions to a policeman his ideas about a serious film involving a juvenile delinquent. On Christmas Eve, to his surprise, the policeman drops off a seventeen.....
Milwaukee, WI: Nightstand Books, 1959. No. 1503. First Edition, first printing of Ellison's most desired title, with the code "NB 1503 a S n" as called for at the bottom left corner of the front wrapper. About Near Fine, a bright, clean copy with the slightest bit of wrinkle (but no creasing) near the bottom of the spine panel, and.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation, 1961. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1961 film, showing directors Robert Wise and Jermone Robbins seated on a camera crane, surrounded by members of the crew. With the stamps of press agencies Globe Photos and International Magazine Service, the latter dated May 29, 1961, on the verso. Based on the.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation, 1961. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1961 film, showing director Robert Wise looking through a viewfinder while his co-director Jermone Robbins looks through a pair of sunglasses. Based on the 1957 Broadway musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Robbins, who would.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation, 1961. Vintage photograph of Natalie Wood from the 1961 film. With holograph notation on the verso identifying the film. Based on the 1957 Broadway musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Robbins, who would go on to direct the film with Robert Wise, served.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / Mirisch Corporation, 1961. Vintage oversize borderless black-and-white reference photograph of actors Tony Mordente, Harvey Evans, Susan Oakes, Bert Michaels, Tommy Abbott, and Tucker Smith standing with director Jerome Robbins on the set of the 1961 film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1957 Broadway musical with book by Arthur.....