Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. From the collection of author Chris Offutt. Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996, was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by “Granta” magazine. He has also written for.....

Paris: Films sans Frontieres, 1934. Collection of three vintage reference photographs from the 1934 French release of the 1933 Spanish short film. With mimeo snipes on the verso, along with holograph ink annotations numbering the photographs.A short pseudo-documentary focusing on the inhabitants of Las Hurdes, a mountainous region near La Alberca, Spain, with an exaggerated depiction of their suffering. Originally.....

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1989. Two different Draft scripts for the 1990 film. Both are working scripts, one with annotations throughout in holograph pencil. Both here under the original title, "Lambada! The Forbidden Dance." After her home in the Amazon rainforest is threatened, a princess (Harring) from an indigenous tribe heads to Los Angeles to express her complaints and.....

Mexico: Siglo veintiuno editores, 1967. First Mexican Edition, preceding all others. Oblong octavo, softcover with stiff wrappers and patterned endpapers. One of 6000 numbered copies (this being No. 3367). Another 6000 copies were printed for distribution in Argentina. One of two almanac-style books produced by Cortazar, the other being "Último Round" (1969). Very Good plus, with faint foxing, a few.....

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1934. Vintage photograph of Walt Disney receiving a bronze sculpture of his most famous character, Mickey Mouse, from Brazilian movie exhibitor Marcondes Alves de Souza Jr. in 1934. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Disney would visit Brazil years later, in 1941, on the urging of President Franklin Roosevelt, who was in.....

N.p. N.p., 1951. Vintage borderless still photograph of Cuban songwriter and composer Osvaldo Farres. Featuring Farres at the piano while two men holding sheet music look on. Archivo Bohemia and Herve Derrien collection rubber stamps to the verso. One of Cuba's most significant musicians, Farres is said to have had an innate ability for composition. His works included well-known hits.....

London: Gala Films, Circa 1966. Two vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the UK release of the 1965 Spanish film, "Cabriola," released in the US as "Every Day Is a Holiday." Mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, noting cast, synopsis, and production company. Pictured is Marisol in action, and smiley on horsebackReleasing during a time when female bullfighters were widely.....

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1949. Revised First Continuity script for the 1950 film noir, here under the film's working title, "Death on a Side Street." That title has been struck through in pencil, with the film's final title, "One Way Street," written just above it. Copy belonging to studio secretary Marion Pecht, with her name in holograph pencil on.....

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1965. Final script for the 1966 film. Based on the 1963 book of the same name by Robert MacLeod, Matt Fletcher (Brando) is a Mexican-American buffalo hunter who has his beloved horse stolen from him by a Mexican bandit Chuy (Saxon) and his girlfriend Trini (Comer) who is later revealed to have been sold to.....

New York: Harper and Row, 1978. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First American Edition. Light fading at the spine and extremities, else just about Fine and unread in light green wrappers. A lovely copy of a scarce proof.

N.p. N.p., Circa 1928. Draft script for the 1928 silent film. An early version of the script written by Gerrit J. Lloyd and Sam Taylor. Copy belonging to screenwriter Sam Taylor, with his name in holograph pencil annotation to the front wrapper and two annotations to the script: one to the verso of page 68 and one to page 133.....

Los Angeles: Henry Jaffe Enterprises, 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced television miniseries. With a complete genealogical chart preceding the narrative, and two pages of detailed production notes at the rear.The decades-spanning drama of a large Mexican family's immigration to the US, and their subsequent experiences within Mexican-American society. Produced for NBC in 1978 but never picked up.Set in central.....

Los Angeles: Sonny Amusement Enterprises / S.A.C.L., 1950. Collection of 15 vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1950 Spanish-Argentine film. The financial success of the 1949 exploitation film "She Shoulda Said No," a morality tale involving the use of marijuana, prompted distributors to import this film from Argentina for distribution in the US. It was a success on the exploitation.....

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1958. Revised Final script for the 1959 film. Copy belonging to Clifton Webb, with every inclusion of his character's dialogue, underlined in holograph ink. Notations on nearly every page in holograph pencil, including penciled vertical lines indicating that a scene is complete. Based on the 1957 play by Ronald Alexander. An older couple (Webb and Wyman).....

N.p. N.p., Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a holograph ink annotation to the title page (stating "ROUGH TRANSLATION / VERY ROUGH"), and a few small proofreader's annotations. Text in English. Incomplete, apparentlhy as issued.An assassin becomes involved with a solitary young woman, and gives her a handgun to protect herself while he's out of the country on.....

N.p. N.p., 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film, here under the working title "Gaby Brimmer." Based on the true story of Gaby Brimmer, a young woman born with cerebral palsy and near-total body paralysis who became an acclaimed artist, author, and activist. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Norma Aleandro. Set and shot on.....

N.p. N.p., 1986. Shooting draft script for the 1987 film. Based on the 1984 Cheech and Chong song, written by Cheech Marin and Frank Price. Cheech Marin's first film without his long time comedy partner Tommy Chong. Rudy Robles (Marin), a Mexican American man from East Los Angeles, who speaks no Spanish (but is fluent in German), is caught without.....

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 prominent Mexico City bookstore and distributed gratis to its clients.....

London: Benmar Productions, Circa 1971. Revised Draft script for the 1971 Spanish/UK Western, here under the original release title "A Town Called Bastard." Copy belonging to actor Martin Landau, with his holograph ink annotations on the title page. Laid in with the script are a number of production documents, including a set of approximately 50 revision pages with annotations by.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1955. Vintage double weight photograph from the 1955 film, a headshot of John Hodiak who played D.A. John J. Armstrong. Mimeo shipe and "Silver Screen Archives" stamp on the verso.Based on screenwriter Don Mankiewicz's 1955 novel.Young Mexican boy, Angel Chavez (Rafael Campos), is accused of murdering a Caucasian girl. David Blake (Glenn Ford) is a......

Burbank, CA: NBC, 2002. Production Draft script for Season 1, Episode 6 of the 2003 television miniseries "Kingpin," which first aired on February 18, 2003 on NBC. Influenced by "The Sopranos" and "The Godfather," the six-episode series follows a Mexican drug cartel leader as he attempts to balance work and family life.Set in Mexico. Blue titled self wrappers, noted as.....

N.p. N.p., Circa late 1950s. Ribbon copy typed manuscript for an unproduced play, with essays on the history of the project, the production, casting, and set/costume design written by June Shannon, a drama student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. With extensive holograph annotations in ink and pencil on virtually every page, and 15 hand painted watercolor sketches of set.....

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1947. Vintage oversize double weight reference photograph from the 1947 film musical. With a snipe and a stamp for the Advertising Advisory Council to the verso. A famed matador leaves town in an attempt to focus on his music, unaware that his twin sister has secretly taken his place in the bullfighting ring. A rare.....

Spain: Various, 1961-1976. Collection of 30 vintage posters for Spanish or Spanish co-productions released between 1961-1976. The posters predominantly feature full color illustrations but also include photo-illustrations and other techniques, showcasing the variety of graphic design techniques which evolved over the decade-plus covered by the collection. Even among the illustrated posters, a variety of styles can be found, as the.....

N.p. American Panorama, 1981. Two vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1981 film. With holograph ink annotations on the bottom right corner of the recto, noting production No. 82-617.A British couple inadvertently release a demon from its ancestral home in a Mexican mine. Shot on location in California, Nevada, and Mexico.10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.Thrower, Nightmare.....