N.p. N.p., 1983. Original treatment for an unproduced film. Written by film producer Richard Bluel (best know for his work on the 1966 television series "The Green Hornet") and screenwriter Pat Fielder (best known for the 1962 film "Geronimo"). "The Summoning" follows a man who seeks psychiatric help for his nightmares, believing that he is seeing visions of his past... (read more)

London: British Lion Films, 1956. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1956 UK release of the 1954 French-Italian film. An Italian Peplum (sword-and-sandal) film, set in 600 BC, about a rebellion against a king, a plot on his life, and the beautiful queen caught in the middle of it all. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers Television, 1998. Draft script for Season one, episode 11 of the 1998-1999 television series, which originally aired January 29, 1999 on FOX. Copy belonging to actor Brian O'Sullivan who played Brian Reed in the episode, with his name and character on a label tipped onto the front wrapper. A deceased cop is sent back to earth... (read more)

London: Morningside Worldwide Pictures, Circa 1975. Early Revised Draft script for the 1963 British-American film, dated two years prior to its release. First generation reproduction, likely made for educational purposes circa early-mid 1970s, evidenced by the use of a photocopy process (not employed in the UK until the early 1970s). The script's vintage is also evidenced by the postal code... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1984. Revised Draft script for the 1986 film. During an earthquake, a Cro-Magnon girl (Hannah) is separated from her family and subsequently orphaned. A family of Neanderthals find her and raise her as their own. The film is primarily told through sign language. Nominated for an Academy Award. Filmed on location in British Columbia, Canada. Royal... (read more)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1935. Vintage photograph of director Rene Clair on the set of the 1935 film. With the stamp of Pathe-RKO on the verso. Based on the 1935 short story "Sir Tristram Goes West" by Eric Keown, first published in "Punch" magazine, about an American who buys a Scottish castle and has it moved to Florida, unaware... (read more)

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1974. Draft script for the 1979 film. Based on the 1966 novel "Path to Savagery" by Robert Edmond Alter. Copy belonging to uncredited crew member Walter Mirisch, with his name in blue holograph ink on the title page, and with a holograph note in the same blue ink paper-clipped to the front wrapper. A grim... (read more)

Ottawa, Canada: Crawley Films Limited, 1963-1966. Archive of press material and photographs for the 1963 Canadian film, and for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the production company, Crawley Films. F.R. "Budge" Crawley was Canada's answer to Hollywood's Sam Goldwyn, and he produced hundreds of films during his 40-year career, including the Academy Award-winning 1975 documentary, "The Man Who... (read more)

Italy: Beaver Champion Attractions / Jadran Film / Jonia Film, 1962. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1962 UK release of the 1961 Italian-Yugoslavian film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Another Peplum (sword-and-sandal) picture from the Italians, starring Cornel Wilde as the Roman Emperor Constantine, capturing his rise to power, and the establishment of religious tolerance and Christianity among... (read more)

Rome: N.p., 1962. Archive of four vintage borderless photographs of Anita Ekberg from the 1962 film. With holograph notations in pencil and the photographer Paul Ronald's stamp on the versos. A four-episode anthology exploring different aspects of morality and love. Anita Ekberg is featured here in Federico Fellini's "Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio", a fantastical story about a doctor who... (read more)

London: Grand National Pictures, 1961. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1961 UK release of the 1961 Italian-French film. Steve Reeves stars, several years after his Mr. Universe triumph, in what is commonly perceived as one of the better films to take on the Trojan War. A handsome Peplum (sword-and-sandal) installment, and one carrying a surprisingly high budget. 8 x.... (read more)

London: Cinema 5, 1977. Early Draft British script for the 1977 comedy directed by Terry Gilliam, based on the poem by Lewis Carroll from "Through the Looking Glass" (1871). Terry Gilliam's first solo directorial effort after co-directing "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with Terry Jones. A comedy in the Python style--and with much of the Python cast--owing much to... (read more)

Paris: Gaumont, 1987. Vintage oversize borderless photograph of Jean-Luc Godard from the 1987 film. With holograph notations on the verso. An experimental film that irreverently mixes genres, twisting together a broad range of references to literature, film comedy, and the history of cinema. Starring Godard himself as a filmmaker, thus blurring the fictional category from the outset. Made the same... (read more)

N.p. N.p., 1982. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in are two pages, one a letter dated November 4, 1982 and the other a synopsis of the film. Two men survive a nuclear blast in their city, only to be pursued relentlessly by roving bands of Nazi marauders. Set in California. Brown titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1982... (read more)

Los Angeles: Hill/Mandelker Films, 1982. Shooting Draft script for the pilot episode of the television series, "Tucker's Witch," here under the working title, and later the rebroadcast title, "The Good Witch of Laurel Canyon." Tim Matheson stars as Rick Tucker, with Catherine Hicks as Amanda Tucker, and together they operate a private detective agency in Hollywood. Amanda happens to be... (read more)

N.p. N.p., circa 1980. Original treatment for an unproduced film. Based on the 1980 novel of the same title by Bert Kopperl. A wealthy businessman dies of a heart attack while on the job, only to find his spirit has gone on to inhabit the body of a six year old boy, who then attempts to continue the businessman's work... (read more)

Berlin: Film-Kurier, 1924. Original German programs for duology "Die Nibelungen," one each for "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried" and "Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge." Based on the thirteenth century epic poem "Nibelungenlied." Text in German. Film-Kurier was the first German film journal, published daily beginning in 1919. Film-Kurier's classic era lasted until 1933, when its publisher, Alfred Weiner, had to flee Germany because... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers / Seven Arts, 1967. Collection of 3 vintage black-and-white glossy still photographs from the US re-release of the 1967 film. The photographs essentially reproduce the film's original poster art in a photographic format. A nice piece for the "Camelot" completist. House in the original brown paper envelope, with the following in holograph type on the upper... (read more)

New York: Ballantine / Del Rey, 1978. First Edition in hardcover. Preceded by a paperback original, also published by Ballantine Books in 1971. The second installment in Anne McCaffrey's prolific and celebrated "The Dragon Riders of Pern" series. Notable for its shift towards a feminine perspective in science fiction, basically unheard of prior to McCaffrey's influence. "Dragonflight," the first novel... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1985. Revised First Draft script for the 1987 film, based on the 1984 novel by John Updike. Three dissatisfied women in Eastwick, Rhode Island lament over their misfortunes with men and unknowingly form a coven of witches which eventually summons a man into their presence. The mysterious man shows up randomly one day and buys the... (read more)

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1940. First Edition. Basis for the little-seen but unforgettable 1948 William Dieterle film starring Joseph Cotten and Jennifer Jones. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Light toning to the spine panel, affecting both book and jacket, with rubbing to the jacket extremities and wear to the spine ends and corners. (read more)

New York: Ace Books, 1980. No. 53503-8. Vintage paperback. First printing of this edition. Based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan" stories, "Cormac mac Art" is a king by birth, a "freebooter" by choice, and a man destined for greatness. Written by Andrew J. Offutt (a few co-authored by Keith Taylor), who wrote sleaze paperbacks as John Cleve, Turk Winter, and... (read more)

New York: Ace Books, 1984. Vintage paperback. Later printing. Based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan" stories, "Cormac mac Art" is a king by birth, a "freebooter" by choice, and a man destined for greatness. Written by Andrew J. Offutt (a few co-authored by Keith Taylor), who wrote sleaze paperbacks as John Cleve, Turk Winter, and other pseudonyms. From the author's... (read more)

London: Magnum Books / Methuen, 1979. Vintage British paperback. First printing of this edition. An strong-armed warrior named Valeron wins the hand of Princess Aleysha, and he must fight to keep his innocence in a frame-up. Cover art by Melvyn. From the collection of Chris Offutt. Light rubbing overall, else Near Fine in illustrated wrappers. (read more)

New York: Ace Books, 1987. First Edition, a paperback original. INSCRIBED by the author on the first page to his son, noted writer Chris Offutt: "For Chris / First copy of this one I've signed / Monday 24th, August (planetary holiday) '87 / Dad aka Andrew J. Offutt." From the author's estate. Cover art by Ruddell. Very Good plus in... (read more)

New York: Ace Books, 1983. No. 81925-7. Vintage paperback. Later printing. Based on Robert E. Howard's "Conan" stories, "Cormac mac Art" is a king by birth, a "freebooter" by choice, and a man destined for greatness. Written by Andrew J. Offutt (a few co-authored by Keith Taylor), who wrote sleaze paperbacks as John Cleve, Turk Winter, and other pseudonyms. From... (read more)

New York: Grove Press / Black Cat Books B-535, 1986. First Edition, first printing, a paperback original. The final volume of John Cleve's (Andrew J. Offutt) expansive adult saga of the legendary Crusader. From the author's estate. Faint toning and light foxing, else Near Fine in illustrated wrappers. (read more)

New York: Grove Press / Black Cat Books B-441, 1981. First Edition, first printing. Lusty saga of fiery passion in a turbulent era! From the author's estate. Collects two previously published books in one volumes: "The Accursed Tower" (Book I), "The Passionate Princess" (Book II), "Julanar the Lioness" (Book III), and "My Lady Queen" (Book IV). The fifth and final... (read more)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990. Draft script for the 1992 film. Based on the 1988 play of the same name, also by Craig Lucas. A young pessimistic woman who is a communist also works as a bartender and gets married to a conservative young man who works at a Chicago publishing house. At their wedding, an old man asks to... (read more)

Dharma Productions, 1972. Draft script for an unproduced film. Escaping her recent divorce and death of her child, Leslie, an American, ends up in India where Buddhism has its roots, Banhasa, along the banks of the Ganges. A mysterious man gives her a ring that will not come off her finger, with a strange symbol on it, later revealed to... (read more)

N.p. Self published, Circa 1990. Original treatment for an unproduced film, an original story written by Terry Southern and two co-writers. A story set in South America, about a "mad scientist" experimenting on animals, and eventually people. Animal rights, Greek Mythology, and an ending involving a depiction of Goya's famous painting, "Saturn Devouring His Children," as well as a "Dr... (read more)

Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Productions, 1975. Draft script for the 1976 film "The Shaggy D.A.," seen here under the working title "Double Trouble." Copy belonging to actor Hank Jones, who played the role of Policeman #2, with his name to the front wrapper in black ink. The sequel to the 1959 film "The Shaggy Dog," based on the 1923 Felix... (read more)

Munich: Dreilander Verlag, 1919-1920. Collection of 38 issues of the landmark Weimar-era periodical highlighting fantasy, horror, and early science fiction stories. Text in German. One of the world's first fantasy periodicals, (alongside the Swedish "Hugin") "Der Orchideengarten" featured a mix of new German stories alongside translations of foreign literature (largely French), including works by Victor Hugo, Guy de Maupassant, Voltaire... (read more)

Paris and Rome: Les films Ariane and Filmsonor, 1961. Original French production script and press material for the 1962 film, here under the original French title, "Les titans." The film was distributed by Cinedis, and this script was likely used by Cinedis during production, with press materials printed on the company's stationery. Housed in manilla folder, noted as "LES TITANS"... (read more)

Burbank, CA: National Broadcasting Company [NBC], 1992. First Draft script for the 1993 television mini-series. Based on the novel by Jules Verne, this film is a science fiction fascination of the exploration of the center of the Earth. One of many adaptations of the story for visual consumption, the plot features a crew which navigates a vessel through an active... (read more)

Glendale, CA: Allied Artists, 1968. Draft script for the 1968 film. Seen here under its literal English translation "A Struggle for Rome" on the front wrapper, with credits for production company C.C.C. Film (CCC Filmkunst). Extensive notations throughout, unattributed, in various colors of holograph ink and in pencil, including substantive deletions and changes to dialogue and direction. One of Siodmak's... (read more)