London: Carol Reed Productions, Circa 1948. Vintage candid photograph from the UK release of the 1949 film. From the archive of Maurice Bessy, with his stamp on the verso, along with the stamp of photographer Leslie Baker, and another for Carol Reed Productions and The London Films Studios in Shepperton, England. A mimeo snipe, also on the verso, describes the... (read more) about The Third Man (Original candid still photograph of actor Joseph Cotten on set with two miniature...

N.p. N.p., 1945-1963. An archive of 18 mimeograph manuscripts for short stories, novels, and screenplays, many never published or produced, by W.R. Burnett. All identified by stamp, label or cover sheet as being from H.N. Swanson, Inc., Burnett's literary agent. Four of the scripts are ribbon copy typescript or carbon typescript, two of the scripts have been briefly annotated by..... (read more) about Archive of screenplay and manuscript material by W.R. Burnett

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1966. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Martha Graham to the late, legendary film director Sidney Lumet at the half-title page: "For Sidney Lumet / Martha Graham." Sidney Lumet's astounding catalog of films slightly predicted (and later joined) the work of the great filmmakers of the 1970s, with a laundry list of five-star achievements that includes "Dog... (read more) about Martha Graham: Portrait of the Lady as an Artist (First Edition, inscribed to Sidney Lumet)

New York: Carnegie Hall, 1980. Original poster for an early, seminal performance by the Steve Reich and Musicians Ensemble, premiering what amounted to the second phase of his compositions for large ensembles. "Music for a Large Ensemble" and "Octet" were both built on ideas formed in Reich's first "large ensemble" piece, "Music for 18 Musicians" (1974), experimenting with what the... (read more) about Three New Works: Music for a Large Ensemble (1978), Octet (1979), Variations for Winds,...

Rome: Titanus, 1962. Original double weight, borderless photograph of Claudia Cardinale on the set of director Luchino Visconti's 1963 film, "Il Gattopardo," taken in 1962 during shooting. With the blue rubber stamp of an Italian press agency, Publifoto, on the verso. In the photograph, Ms. Cardinale studies an Italian version of the script while having her hair done for a.... (read more) about Claudia Cardinale on the set of "The Leopard"

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Vintage oversize double weight candid photograph of Alan J. Pakula, Donald Sutherland, and Jane Fonda on the set of "Klute" in the summer of 1970. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. The photographer has written at the top of the verso, in holograph ink: "Donald Sutherland, Alan Pakula, and Jane... (read more) about Alan J. Pakula, Donald Sutherland, and Jane Fonda on the set of "Klute" (1971)

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Vintage oversize full color double weight photograph of Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark on location for the shooting of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" in Sherborne, England in 1968. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with his rubber stamp on the verso (noting his employment with the Lee Gross Agency in New... (read more) about Peter O'Toole and Petula Clark on the set of "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1969)

N.p. N.p., 1969. Vintage oversize double weight candid photograph of Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, and Martin Sheen on the set of Mike Nichols' "Catch-22" in 1969. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. The photographer has written at the top of the verso, in holograph pencil: "Candid during rehearsal / The boys break up in briefing room... (read more) about Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, and Martin Sheen on the set of "Catch-22" (1969)

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1955. Vintage oversize double weight photograph of Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak in conference with director Otto Preminger on the set of "The Man with the Golden Arm" in the fall of 1955. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. SIGNED by Willoughby on the verso, along his ASMP rubber stamp for... (read more) about Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Otto Preminger on the set of "The Man with the Golden...