New York: McDowell Obolensky, 1958. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. Chipping to the extremities to the jacket, with some cello tape repair to the crown. A collection of essays on film. (read more)
New York: McDowell Obolensky, 1958. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Red titles on the jacket spine are faded, with a couple of small tears along the front hinge fold and the top of each flap fold. A collection of essays on film, the first of two volumes that were published separately. A very presentable copy. (read more)
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968. First Edition. Copy belonging to director Joseph Losey, with his name and home address written in holograph ink on the first leaf: "Joseph Losey / Hanover, NH / '70." Additional underlining and bracketing throughout, in the same fountain pen ink as the inscription, mostly to the opening chapters of the text. The McCarthy / HUAC... (read more)
New York: Film-makers' Cinematheque, 1966. Original film program for the 1966 screening of six Kenneth Anger films, being shown on the Spring Equinox (March 21, 1966). Screened at Jonas Mekas's Film-maker's Cinematheque coopperative theater, then located at 125 West 41st Street in New York. Films at the screening included "Kustom Kar Kommandos," "Fireworks," "Scorpio Rising," "Eaux d'artifice," and a prelude... (read more)
New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. First Edition. Very light rubbing at the extremities, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has two tiny closed tears along the bottom edge. (read more)
New York: Picador, 2007. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by both the author and actor Michael Imperioli, who starred in the film alongside David Thewlis and Irene Jacob, on the title page. Screenplay for the 2007 film, written and directed by Auster, with an interview with him about the making of the film. About Fine in wrappers. (read more)
New York: Owl (Henry Holt), 1999. First Edition, a paperback original. SIGNED by Auster on the title page. Screenplay from Auster's debut as a film director. Fine in illustrated wrappers. (read more)
New York: Miramax Books / Hyperion, 1995. First Edition, a paperback original. REVIEW COPY with publisher's slip laid in. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Screenplays for Auster's two 1995 films, "Smoke" and "Blue in the Face," both directed by Wayne Wang, who contributes an introduction to the book. Near Fine in wrappers. Tap to the lower front corner. (read more)
New York: Doubleday, 1978. First Edition. INSCRIBED and DATED in the year of publication by the author on the front enpaper: "Best Wishes / Gene Autry / 1978." Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light offsetting to the front endpaper. Bleed from Autry's holograph marker signature to the front pastedown and first blank. Jacket is lightly soiled... (read more)
New York: George Lucas Books / Welcome Books, 2006. First Edition. Quarto. Profiles the Bay Area's studios, films and filmmakers, and includes filmographies, milestones, awards, and trivia. Over 275 full-color photographs throughout. Slight discoloration to the jacket, else Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. (read more)
![Der Sichtbare Mensch oder die Kultur des Films [The Visible Man] (First Edition, inscribed to Leonard Frank). Bela Balasz.](/pictures/thumb/122144.jpg?v=1418835607)
Vienna: Deutsch-Osterreichischer Verlag, 1924. First German Edition, preceding all others, this being the hardcover variant published simultaneously with a more common wrappered edition. INSCRIBED by Balazs in German on the half-title page to German expressionist writer Leonhard Frank: "Leonhard Frank / in herlzlicher Freundschaft / Bela Balazs / Berlin / 8.Feb.1927." A rare signature, and a strong association between two... (read more)
![Filmkultura [Theory of the Film] (First Edition, inscribed the year prior to publication). Bela Balazs.](/pictures/thumb/122140.jpg?v=1434404413)
Budapest: Szikra Kiadas, 1948. First Hungarian Edition, preceding all others. Lengthily INSCRIBED by the author in Hungarian in the year preceding publication on the first blank leaf, ending with "Budapest / 47.XII.14." A rare signature. A renaissance man in the world of early cinema, Balazs began writing film criticism, poetry, librettos, and screenplays in 1907, and died after a very... (read more)
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)
New York: Oxford University Press, 1980. Second Edition, first printing. Touch of spine cocking, else Near Fine and unread in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket shows light rubbing, bumped at the crown, vertical crease to front flap. Previous published by Columbia University, this a collection of criticisms on Indian film from 1896 to the mid-1970's. (read more)
Paris: Unifrance, 1959. Original French film catalog, commemorating Unifrance Film's ten years (1949-1959) of production, featuring film still images, film bibliographies, actor biographies, and commentary on the role of French film and its creators by prominent figures in the field, including a preface by Rene Clair and an introduction by Wilfrid Baumgartner, director of the Banque de France. Lavishly photo... (read more)
London: British Film Institute, 1993. First Edition. Light bump to the upper right front board, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Sternberg's "Blond Venus" (1932) marked a fine moment for Marlene Dietrich, and Peter Baxter analyzes the film from every angle. (read more)
Paris: Cinema d'Aujourd'hui no. 44 / Edition Serghes, 1966. First Edition, a trade softcover original. INSCRIBED by director John Huston on the half title page: "To Pierre Goulliard / with my best regards / John Huston." An early, critical look at the iconic director of such enduring classics as "The Maltese Falcon" (1940), "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948), "The... (read more)
New York: Doubleday, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly spine-toned dust jacket. An attractive copy. (read more)
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002. First Edition. Emmy Award-winning writer-producer Benedetti describes how a film is created, from conception to screen, and helps the prospective filmmaker in understanding and appreciating film in all its various forms. Slight fading at the extremities, and one leaf corner-creased, else Near Fine in wrappers. (read more)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1986. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight bump to corner. Dust jacket has slight bumps to extremities. (read more)
Boston: Boston University Broadcasting and Film Division, 1966. Presumed later printing. Preface by Robert Steele (dated 1966). Nelson analyzes the great director's work, his filmmaking technique, and especially his philosophy in a sweeping review, including the films "The Clown's Evening" ("Sawdust and Tinsel," 1953), "The Seventh Seal" (1957), "Wild Strawberries" (1957), "The Magician" (1958), "The Virgin Spring" (1960), "Through a.... (read more)
Paris: Serious Publishing, 2011. First Edition. Massive, intensely specific and heavily researched guide devoted excusively to the history of French erotic and pornographic cinema. 1194 pages, covering 1813 films. With a set of appendices including a chronology, a film index, and a name index. Near Fine in illustrated boards as issued. (read more)
New York: Workman Publishing, 2008. UNCORRECTED PROOF preceding the First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Oblong, plastic spiral bound in clear Mylar wrappers as issued. A comprehensive and irreverent dicitionary of terms used on film sets, whimsically illustrated throughout by Katie Maratta, and containing several essays on about the craft of filmmaking by the author. Tony... (read more)
New York: Bonhams Auctions, 2017. Fine and unread in illustrated wrappers. Perfect bound. Illustrated profusely in color throughout. Includes items for early cinema films, including appearances by Charlie Chaplin, Katharine Hepburn, Clara Bow, Mae West, and many more. (read more)
New York: Bonhams Auctions, 2016. Mild bump to one corner, else fine and unread in illustrated wrappers. Perfect bound. Illustrated profusely in color throughout. Includes items from the estate of actress Maureen O'Hara. (read more)
New York: Bonhams Auctions, 2016. Fine and unread in illustrated wrappers. Perfect bound. Illustrated profusely in color throughout. Includes screenplays, posters, film ephemera, costumes, props, and celluloids from various classic films. (read more)
Paris: Le Film illustre, 1962. Original French magazine focusing on contemporary international film, actors and actresses, and persons behind the scenes, like set decorators and directors. French text throughout. Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida graces the front wrapper, and Frida Boccara on the rear wrapper. Color centerfolds were also featured, and this issue sports a full-color spread of youthful actors Martine... (read more)
Prague: Barrandov, 1966. First Edition, one of 1000 copies issued in English. A promotional book produced by Czechoslovakian Barrandov Studios to advertise their services to the wider professional filmmaking world. With a presentation slip from the studio and a business card belonging to the studio's press secretary laid in. Profusely illustrated throughout with photographs of the studio's facilities, stills from... (read more)
Chicago: The Goodlion, 1972. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Brakhage on the front endpaper to his friend and colleague Annette Michelson: "June 17, 1972 / To Annette / Some small echoing answer to your life's work...and in friendship - * / Stan / [at bottom of page] * and..." Michelson is today a Professor of Cinema Studies at New York University... (read more)
New York: Documentext, 1982. First Edition. deluxe issue, one of 200 numbered copies (this being No. 71) SIGNED by Brakhage. Fine in a Fine example of the unprinted laminated dust jacket, as issued. A collection of essays, letters, and interviews by Brakhage, perhaps the most important and influential experimental filmmaker of the twentieth century, one who’s work, housed at the... (read more)
West Newbury, MA: Frontier Press, 1971. First Edition. A brief philosophical companion to the experimental films of Stan Brakhage, written by the filmmaker. Brakhage's work has recently been the subject of much revival and renewed consideration, due to a two-disc compilation of his work released by the Criterion Collection. Fine in perfect-bound, flexible leatherette covers with gilt titles to the... (read more)
San Francisco: Pasteurize Press / Zephyrus Image, 1975. First Edition. An offprint of Brakhage's remarks following a screening of his film, "The Text of Light," at the San Francisco Art Institute, Nov 18, 1974. A variant of the first edition described in the Zephyrus Image bibliography by Alastair Johnston, this copy without the inner printed Mylar wrapper and printed envelope... (read more)
San Francisco: Pasteurize Press / Zephyrus Image, 1975. First Edition. An offprint of Brakhage's remarks following a screening of his film, "The Text of Light," at the San Francisco Art Institute, Nov 18, 1974. A variant of the first edition described in the Zephyrus Image bibliography by Alastair Johnston, this copy without the inner printed Mylar wrapper and printed envelope... (read more)
San Francisco: Pasteurize Press / Zephyrus Image, 1975. First Edition. An offprint of Brakhage's remarks following a screening of his film, "The Text of Light," at the San Francisco Art Institute, Nov 18, 1974. This copy inscribed to Brakhage's friend, poet Robert Creeley and Creeley's wife on the verso of the title page: "For Bob and Bobby / Best memories... (read more)
San Francisco: Pasteurize Press / Zephyrus Image, 1975. UNCORRECTED PAGE PROOFS, preceding the First Edition. An offprint of Brakhage's remarks following a screening of his film, "The Text of Light," at the San Francisco Art Institute, Nov 18, 1974. One of what could only possibly be a handful of proofs made for Zephyrus Image prior to the publication of the... (read more)
New York: Film-Makers' Cinematheque, 1966. First Edition. The second issue of a monograph series published by Jonas Mekas' Film-makers' Cinematheque. With a brief typed note signed by Stan Brakhage's wife, Jane Brakhage, to a Jim Adams in San Francisco, letting Mr. Adams know where a copy of the journal "Metaphors" can be ordered. Also included in a tall side-stitched two-color... (read more)
London: Self published, 1936. First Edition. Published in the wake of the highly influential "Close Up" magazine, "Film Art" kept the flame lit as an important UK literary and film periodical, a few of the editors contributing most of the material, and a handful of others filling the gaps. The magazine was not opposed to completely ignoring the general public's... (read more)
London: Self published, 1933-1934. First Edition. Volumes 1, 2, and 4, of the short-lived (1933-1937) London film review magazine, focusing on avant-garde and international cinema. Published in the wake of the highly influential "Close Up" magazine, "Film Art" kept the flame lit as an important UK literary and film periodical, a few of the editors contributing most of the material... (read more)
New York: Galeria Bonino, 1967. Complete set of four matching exhibition catalogs for a staggered series of installations by avant-garde film director Robert Breer, held at the Galeria Bonino in New York between 1965 and 1970. The first catalog is for an exhibition at the gallery titled "Constructions and Films," and was held in early 1965, noted as Exhibition No... (read more)
New York: Urizen, 1977. First American Edition. First edition in English, and only hardcover edition. The great director's mini-treatise on film objectives and philosophy, the hardcover edition of which is most uncommon. The French edition was published in 1975 by Gallimard. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Boards are lightly bowed, with a short closed tear to... (read more)
Secaucus,NJ: Citadel Press, 1985. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Woody Allen on the half title page: "To Pierre Goulliard / 17 July 1987 / Woody Allen." An in-depth, film-by-film exploration of the themes, characterizations, and technical aspects of Allen's career as a writer and director, up to and including "The Purple Rose of Cairo" (1985), profusely photo illustrated throughout. From the... (read more)
London: Phaidon Press, 2003. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket.An impressive look at the film industry since 1970. (read more)
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Filmmakers, 2000. First printing of this edition. Copy belonging to Tony Bill, with his marginal notations in holograph ink to a few pages. Cover image from George Melies' "A Trip to the Moon" (1902). Revised and updated with sections on digital filmmaking. From the collection of Oscar-winning director and producer Tony Bill , whose work includes "The... (read more)
London: Faber and Faber, 1997. First printing of this edition. Copy belonging to Tony Bill, with his marginal notations in holograph ink to a few pages. Features an image of Marilyn Monroe, photographed by the author, on the front wrapper. From the collection of Oscar-winning director and producer Tony Bill , whose work includes "The Sting" (1973), "Soldier in the... (read more)
New York: International Publishers, 1925. First Edition. A comprehensive review of the first decade of Russian theatre under the Soviets, with sections on Left, Center, and Right leaning groups and movements. Quite scarce. Fine and unread in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Toning to the jacket spine, flap folds, and edges, edges also with... (read more)
Madrid: TandB Editores, 2002. First Edition. Fine in wrappers with French flaps. INSCRIBED by Castro and Santiago to actor Rod Steiger on the title page. In Spanish. (read more)
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986. First Edition thus, first printing. Near Fine and unread. First Christie biography, with several black-and-white photographs. (read more)
![Reflexion Faite [Reflections on the Cinema] (Signed First Edition). Rene Clair.](/pictures/thumb/61030.jpg?v=1436555823)
Paris: Gallimard, 1951. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Rene Clair on the half-title page. The great French director's memoir on the cinema, quite uncommon in the correct first edition. Near Fine in perfect bound wrappers (softcover), (read more)
London: Chatto and Windus, 1936. First UK edition (and first English-language edition), no US equivalent. Together with the pre-publication variant issued with a plain jacket. The film director's first novel, about a film star who becomes lost in his own character, and devises a scheme to make a film with God as a means of escape. Near Fine in a.... (read more)
New York: Chelsea House, 1979. First Edition in softcover. With Peter Bogdanovich's ownership signature on the title page, along with his library stamp. Additionally INSCRIBED by the author to Peter Bogdanovich on the title page: "February 1983 / Dear Mr. Bogdanovich / Thank you for your help and best of luck with your creative film career. / Sincerely / J.... (read more)
New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue Four of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil. (read more)
New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue One of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil. (read more)
New York: Cineaste, 1967. Volume One, Issue Three of the long running and influential "Cineaste" magazine. Published quarterly, "Cineaste" publishes reviews, criticism, and interviews, and continues to be published today. Early issues of the magazine are difficult to find. 8.5 x 11 inches (22 x 28 cm). Side-stapled. Very Good plus, with light toning and soil. (read more)
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to New York theater set designer Susan Barras on the title page: "Susan Barras. / May God's blessing be with you always. / In all sincerity / Peter Cushing '92." An uncommon signature from the meticulous actor whose name is synonymous with the great Hammer films of the 1950s... (read more)
London: Studio Vista, 1973. First Edition. Some sticker bruising to the verso of the front board, else NearFine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. A look at the thriller film, from the mid-1940's onward, with over 100 illustrations. (read more)
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1959. First Edition. Presentation copy, with a laid-in card from the Cecil B. DeMille Trust, often given to libraries. Black-and-white photographs throughout. DeMille directed several films, his productions often flamboyant and showy, notably "The Ten Commandments" (1956), starring Charlton Heston, "The Greatest Show on Earth" (1952), starring Betty Hutton, and "Samson and Delilah" (1949), starring Hedy... (read more)
Yonkers, NY: Alicat Book Shop Press, 1946. First Edition. This copy is INSCRIBED by the publisher Oscar Baradinsky (later Oscar Baron) to his friend the writer D.S. Savage. One of 750 copies, published in the Alicat Bookshop Press' Outcast series. An uncommon and key document in experimental cinema, published the same year Deren released "Ritual in Transfigured Time." The Anthology... (read more)
Los Angeles: Privately printed at the Pueblo Press, 1939. First Edition, one of a limited edition of 250 copies (this being no. 156). This copy additionally INSCRIBED by cinematographer and film historian Charles G. Clarke, who wrote the introduction, to director Richard Fleischer on the second blank: "For Richard: / This is how it was before Cinemascope and 'Violent Saturday.'... (read more)
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)
Elkhart, IN: Miles Medical Company, 1914-1915. Small oblong 12mo., pp.32. No date, though roughly early 1900s. Very Good in side-stitched chromolithograph wrappers, as issued. Front wrapper with two diagonal creases, short split at the lower spine end, faint soil to the rear wrapper, and a few leaves have tiny nicks at the edges. Dr. Franklin Miles founded the medical company... (read more)
Milan: Poligono Societa Editrice, 1948. Later printing. Book three in the second series of "Biblioteca Cinematografica" publications, each focusing on a different film. The complete screenplay for Dreyer's 1932 film, his first sound feature, profusely illustrated with stills from the film throughout. Text in Italian. Very Good in illustrated wrappers. Wrapper chipped overall, with bruise to the front wrapper, and... (read more)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1985. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight bump to crown. Dust jacket has slight bump to crown, as well. (read more)
New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1990. First American Edition. Tells the story of Goldcrest, the studio that made films like "Escape from New York" (1981), "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982), "Gandhi" (1982), "The Killing Fields" (1984), and many more. Brief silverfish damage to a few leaves, else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. (read more)
Paris: Editions de la Sirene, 1921. First Edition. Includes three original illustrations: two are primarily typographic layouts, one centered around Charlie Chaplin (each is lacking the applied paste-up elements, in the case of the Chaplin image, it lacks the photographic image that was pasted on and that appears in the finished illustration), and the third and most interesting is the... (read more)
Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000. First Edition. Fine and unread with no dust jacket as issued. (read more)
Paris: Etudes Cinematographiques no. 30 - 31, 1964. First Edition. SIGNED by Akira Kurosawa in both Japanese and Roman letters. Founded in 1960 by professor and literary critic Georges-Albert Astre and literature and film critic Henri Agel, "Etudes Cinematographiques" distinguished itself from the other foundational French film journals "Cahiers du Cinema" and "Positif" by taking a broader, more traditionally academic... (read more)
Boston: Boston University Broadcasting and Film Division, Circa 1966. First Edition. Preface by Robert Steele (dated November 1965). Goldberg analyzes the great director's work, his filmmaking technique, and especially his philosophy in a sweeping review, including the films "Lucia del varieta" ("Variety Lights," 1950), "Lo sceicco biano" ("The White Sheik," 1952), "I Vitelloni" (1953), "La strada" ("The Road," 1954), "Il... (read more)
Paris: Cinema D'Aujourd'hui no. 21 / Editions Seghers, 1964. Later printing, trade softcover. INSCRIBED by film, theatre, and opera director Visconti on the half title page: "Pour Pierre / Luchino Visconti." An early critical study on one of the key figures in post-World War II Italian cinema, a colleague of both Roberto Rossellini and Federico Fellini. Visconti is best know... (read more)
Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures, 1940. First Edition, large quarto. The deluxe annual for RKO Studios' 1939-1940 season. White linen with embedded spiral binding. 56 pages. Features films such as "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," numerous literary adaptations with large images of the books themselves ("The Deerslayer," "Ivanhoe," "The Swiss Family Robinson," "Tom Brown's Schooldays"), full-page spreads for directors Garson Kanin... (read more)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1988. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Few spots of discoloration to front and back panels, slight bump at crown. Dust jacket has slight bumps to extremities. (read more)
New York: Da Capo Press 1975, Inc. INSCRIBED in blue ink by Michael Wilmington on the half-title page: "To Olin / in the hope that it will make you see why John Ford is as good a director as Radley Metzger / Mike W." First printing of this edition. Small dampstain to the first few leaves and spine ends lightly... (read more)
New York: HarperCollins [Harper Collins], 2013. First Edition. Memoir by the acclaimed Oscar-winning director of "The Exorcist" (1973) and "The French Connection" (1971). Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. (read more)
London: FAB Press, 1999. First Edition. One of 693 copies (this being No. 426) SIGNED by Stephen Thrower. A typically exhaustive and definitive production by Thrower, covering every imaginable aspect of the great director's canon. Along with Mario Bava and Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci is considered one of the fathers of the "giallo" style of filmmaking, beginning with Westerns and... (read more)
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)
Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 1996. First Edition. Garnett gives firsthand accounts of experiences with infamous directors like George Cukor, King Vidor, Milos Forman, Louis Malle, Jean Renoir, Steven Spielberg, and more. From the collection of Oscar-winning director and producer Tony Bill, whose work includes "The Sting" (1973), "Soldier in the Rain" (1963), "Shampoo" (1975), and "Five Corners" (1987). Brief... (read more)
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1971-1972. First Edition. Four volumes. An instructive book in which the editors present anthologies of various screenplays, detail various methods of filmmaking, uses of film scripts, different camera angles and shots and their implications throughout a script, revisions, and more. Preceding each screenplay is a detailing of their release dates, directors, screenwriters, relevant literary sources, and starring... (read more)
Los Angeles: Volcanic Eruptions, 1988-1992. A collection of first editions and ephemera by Crispin Glover, from the collection of filmmaker Trent Harris. Included are Glover's first three avant-garde books, "Rat-Catching," "Oak Mott," and "Concrete Inspection," all of which were issued in limitations of 1000 copies, and are in this case each the best possible copy, numbered "-01," "0," and "0"... (read more)
London: Pan Books, 1999. First Edition. Light bump to the crown with accompanying closed tear on the spine, else Near Fine and unread. (read more)
New York: Atheneum, 1971. First Edition. INSCRIBED (rather illegibly) by the author on the front flyleaf. Near Fine and unread in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket flaps with a few corner creases, light rubbing overall, and two tiny bruises at the spine panel. (read more)
Woodstock, NY: The Overlook Press, 1998. First Edition. The cult actor's film diaries, encompassing many of his credits, including "Withnail and I" (1987), "Henry & June" (1990), "The Player" (1992), "Pret-a-Porter" (1994), and "Spice World" (1997). Light foxing to the top page edges, and jacket spine slightly sunned, else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. (read more)
Louisville, KY: Touchstone, 1972. First Edition. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket is lightly toned and has a minute closed tear to the upper rear panel. (read more)
New York: Exhibitor's Trade Review, 1920. First Edition. Magazine-style format featuring biographical essays by Hastings, profusely illustrated with reproduced images from Griffith's films and newspaper articles about the director. One of the best and earliest overviews of the legendary director. 9.5 x 12 inches (24 x 30.25 cm), printed saddle-stitched wrappers. Good lacking the dust jacket, folded horizontally, several cello... (read more)
Secaucus, NJ: The Citadel Press, 1984. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Gregory Peck to film critic and academic Judith Crist, who provides the introduction: "For Judith / With great appreciation and warm regards / Gregory Peck." Laid in are two very interesting pieces of ephemera: a photocopy of a rave review from The Columbus Dispatch, with a holograph ink notation from... (read more)
New York: Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, 1929. First Edition. 12mo. Black boards with gold title label on the front board, spine titles gilt (now entirely rubbed away). Hays was the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America, was Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1918-21), and US Postmaster General under Warren Harding... (read more)
London: Routledge, 2000. Second UK Edition, first printing. About Near Fine and unread. Just a hint of cocking at the crown and minor spine creasing, minor corner crease to the front panel, a touch of soiling on the bottom page edges. (read more)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1989. First Edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Slight rubbing to bottom of boards. Dust jacket has tiny closed tears to extremities. (read more)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slight bump to bottom of spine panel. (read more)
New York: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1987. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. (read more)
Paris: Editions Universitaires, 1957. First French Edition, with text in French. True first edition, preceding the American by nearly 20 years. Rohmer and Chabrol's classic study of Hitchcock's early-to-mid career films, one of the most important books on cinema printed in the twentieth century. A wonderful section of high-resolution stills from the Hitchcock films discussed ends the book, the last... (read more)
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)
New York: Committee on Film and Television Resources and Services, 1975. First Edition, noted as "Not for review or quotation / Draft" on the front wrapper. A series on reports on various aspects of film culture in the United States, including "Filmmaking," "Preservation," "Distribution," "Exhibition," and "Study," complete with historical background information and recommendations. The reports were compiled at various... (read more)
Surrey: Ian Allan 1993, Ltd. First Edition. Very Good plus and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Spine lean, bump to the lower tip. A guide to railway scenes in films by a noted film historian. (read more)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. REVIEW COPY with slip laid in, SIGNED by the author on the half-title page. The autobiography of one of the leading American directors of film noir, his credits including "The Maltese Falcon" (1941), "The African Queen" (1951), "The Misfits" (1961), "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" (1948), "The Unforgiven" (1960), and "The... (read more)
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1939. First Edition. A comprehensive history of American cinema up to the beginning of World War II, beginning with George Melies, the birth of the Hollywood studios, and D.W. Griffith, and ending with the dawn of the "auteur" era (Vidor, Lang, von Sternberg, Capra, Ford, etc.) A focused, factual look at cinema's first four decades. Profusely... (read more)
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 work. Cohen participated in the landmark interview/event documented in the... (read more)
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Brand New. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A full color, 300-page guide to the first edition film sources for the American film noir cycle between 1950 and 1965. Profusely illustrated and fanatically detailed, covering 160 films, from the familiar to the obscure. Foreword by Canadian film director Guy... (read more)
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Brand New. First Edition. One of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by author Kevin Johnson and film director Guy Maddin (who contributes the foreword). A full color, 300-page guide to the first edition film sources for the American film noir cycle between 1950 and 1965. Profusely illustrated and fanatically detailed, covering 160 films, from... (read more)
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Brand New. First Edition. Limited edition, SIGNED by author Kevin Johnson and film director Guy Maddin (who contributes the foreword). A publisher's presentation copy, designated "PC" on limitation page (rather than a having a number). A full color, 300-page guide to the first edition film sources for the American film noir cycle between... (read more)
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2008. Brand New. Second edition, revised. SIGNED by the author on the title page. A full color, 400-page guide to the rare book sources for the American film noir cycle in the 1940s. Profusely illustrated and fanatically detailed, covering 160 films, from the familiar to the obscure. Foreword by director/screenwriter Paul Schrader. Fine and... (read more)
New York: George Braziller, 1980. First American Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. The author and film director's first book, a collection of stories. (read more)