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)