N.p. N.p., 1957. Draft script for an unproduced film. Holograph ink on front wrapper, noting title, screenwriter Leonardo Bercovici, and a story based on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1860 novel. Bercovici's screenwriting credits include; "The Bishop's Wife" in 1947, starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven, and "Portrait of Jennie," in 1949, starring Jennifer Jones and Joseph Cotten. His other films... (read more) about The Marble Faun (Original screenplay for an unproduced film

N.p. Alpha Agency, 1993. Original publicity photograph of a beleagured, baby bottle carrying Kurt Cobain, along with his wife Courtney Love and their daughter Frances Bean Cobain at the MTV Video Music Awards, 1993. 11.5 x 8 inches (29.25 x 20.25 cm) Near Fine. (read more) about Original publicity photograph of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and their daughter Francis Bean, 1993

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1969. Collection of six vintage oversize borderless photographs from the 1969 British film. With holograph notations and an agency stamp on the verso of each. One of the best heist films of the twentieth century: funny, complex, and altogether beautiful to watch. Michael Caine and Noel Coward bring the erudite and the cockney together to make... (read more) about The Italian Job (Collection of six original photographs from the 1969 film

New York: Random House, 1969. First Edition. INSCRIBED by James Crumley on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "Offutt = Here we are in Missoula when our name [sic] have just been in the New Yorker / James Crumley / 9/9/97."The author's first book, a story of the US Army in peacetime during 1962, set on a base... (read more) about One to Count Cadence (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt

New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926 [1925]. Hardcover. Thirteenth printing, published in May 1926 (first printing having been published in November 1925). INSCRIBED by Anita Loos to director George Cukor on the front endpaper some years later: "April 7, 1954 / So now after 25 years you want my autograph! / My love you've always had / Anita." With Cukor's... (read more) about Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Hardcover, inscribed by Anita Loos to George Cukor

Beverly Hills, CA: Cite Films / Jacques Bar / United Artists, 1972. Draft French script for the 1972 neo-noir film. An international co-production, produced in France but shot entirely in English, directed by the noted French auteur Jacques Deray. Shot on location at many unusual decayed and shabby sites in the Los Angeles area, notably Venice Beach. Jean-Louis Tritignant stars... (read more) about The Outside Man [Une homme est mort] (Original screenplay for the 1972 film

N.p. Gloria Films, 1972. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1972 film, showing Richard Burton and Raquel Welch in an eerie moment before a kiss. With holograph notations in black marker and pencil, and three press agency stamps on the verso. Another addition to the many renditions of the Bluebeard tale in which the wealthy Baron von Sepper (Richard Burton) repeatedly... (read more) about Bluebeard (Original photograph from the 1972 film

New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux [FSG], 1993. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "To Chris Offutt, with Admiration / JK Eugenides." An early Eugenides signature. Eugenides' first novel, and basis for the debut film by director Sofia Coppola. Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections... (read more) about The Virgin Suicides (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt

Los Angeles: PentAmerica Pictures, 1992. Early draft script for the 1995 neo-noir film, here under the spelling that does not include a number in the middle letters. Rookie detective David Mills (Brad Pitt) joins the soon-to-retire William Somerset (Morgan Freeman) in a search for a serial killer (Kevin Spacey) who bases his murders on the seven deadly sins. Nominated for... (read more) about Se7en [Seven] (Original screenplay for the 1995 film

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1937. Collection of 103 vintage keybook set design photographs from the 1937 film. Original brown card wrappers present, with film title printed on the front cover. In British India, a young girl, played by Shirley Temple, is beloved by the soldiers and their leader Sergeant MacDuff (Victor McLaglen). A rebel group kidnaps the girl and the... (read more) about Wee Willie Winkie (Collection of 103 original keybook set design photographs from the 1937 film

New York: Chelsea Theater Center, Circa 1971. Draft script for the US premiere of Jean Genet's 1961 play, which opened on November 30, 1971 and ran through December 25, 1971 at the Chelsea Theatre Center in Brooklyn, NY. Genet began writing the play, about life in a poor village in French controlled Algeria, in 1955, and a version was published... (read more) about The Screens (Original script for the 1971 play

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) about Keep Your Right Up [Une Place Sur La Terre Comme Au Ciel] (Original photograph from the 1987 film

New York: Crown, 1952. First Edition. Basis for Sergio Leone's 1984 mob epic, "Once Upon a Time in America," starring Robert DeNiro and James Woods. Near Fine in an about Near Fine dust jacket with none of the usual fading to the spine panel, only a tiny hole at mid-spine (see image). (read more) about The Hoods (First Edition

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. After selling his original screenplay, Erich Segal was approached by Paramount to adapt his own work into a novel, to be published ahead of the film to help publicize it. The novel was an instant best seller, and the film became the highest grossing of the year, leading to... (read more) about Love Story (Original screenplay for the 1970 film

Universal City: Universal, 1969. Vintage borderless press photograph of director Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville in Paris, scouting locations for his film "Topaz." With a mimeo snipe crediting photographer Daniel Angely and the stamp of the UK press agency Camera Press on the verso. Based on the 1967 novel by Leon Uris, about a French agent who helps... (read more) about Alfred Hitchcock and Alma Reville scout locations for Topaz in 1969

Moscow: Mosfilm, 1957. Vintage oversize, double weight photograph from the 1957 film. From the archives of French weekly "Tele Magazine," with two stamps on the verso, one referencing its inclusion in issue 52, page 5, along with holograph notations regarding layout and the French title. Based on the 1956 play "Forever Alive" by Viktor Rozov, who also wrote the screenplay... (read more) about The Cranes are Flying [Letyat zhuravli] (Original double weight photograph from the 1957 film

New York: Children's Songs, Inc., circa 1949. Original manuscript and typescript for "The Howdy Doody Show" theme song "It's a Howdy Doody World," created by and belonging to the song's composer Edward Kean, INSCRIBED by Kean in the margin: "From Edward Kean / to / the very special Scott Petersen man!," and further annotated by Kean in holograph ink.The listing... (read more) about "It's a Howdy Doody World" song manuscript and typed letter signed by composer Edward...

N.p. N.p., 1999. Archive of 24 vintage color photographs of Eminem by David LaChapelle, taken for the April 29, 1999 issue of "Rolling Stone" magazine. None of the photographs here were published in the issue, nor do they appear on the LaChapelle Studio website, nor elsewhere for sale. Holographic ink numbers on the verso of each photograph. Eminem's first "Rolling... (read more) about Archive of 24 original photographs of Eminem for Rolling Stone

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1931. First White script for the 1931 Pre-Code film. An early starring performance for Carole Lombard, made prior to her 1934 star breakthrough in Howard Hawks' "Twentieth Century." Included is a studio still photograph of Lombard and Lilyan Tashman from the film, with the unusual feature of having an associated quote from the scene added to the... (read more) about Up Pops the Devil (Original screenplay for the 1931 film

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1959. Vintage photograph of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on the set of the 1959 film. With holograph notations in black ink and a press agency stamp on the verso. Based on the 1958 play by Tennessee Williams. Catherine Holly (Elizabeth Taylor) is being evaluated and coerced by her wealthy aunt Violet Venable (Katherine Hepburn)... (read more) about Suddenly, Last Summer (Original photograph from the set of the 1959 film

Santa Monica: RKO Radio Pictures, 1955. Second Revised Draft script for the 1956 film noir. Loosely based on the death of Russian-born financier Serge Rubinstein. Copy belonging to Guy Prescott, who plays an uncredited role in the film as the assistant to Captain LaFarge (played by Morris Ankrum), with Prescott's holograph notations at the inclusion of his dialogue and appearances.George... (read more) about Death of a Scoundrel (Original screenplay for the 1956 film noir

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1959. Early Draft script, consisting of mixed thermofax printing and ribbon copy typescript, for the 1960 film.One of the most well-loved, classic heist films, "Ocean's Eleven" is the quintessential Rat Pack picture, in which a group of World War II veterans attempts a series of high-profile casino robberies in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve. Steven... (read more) about Ocean's Eleven [Ocean's 11] (Original screenplay for the 1960 film

Paris: N.p., 1966. Archive of 16 vintage photographs of Henry Moore and his sculptures. With the photographer's stamp on the verso of five photographs, and the photographer's signature in holograph black ink on the verso of four photographs.Henry Moore (1898-1986) was an English sculptor best known for his semi-abstract bronze and marble sculptures. His work ranged from resembling human forms... (read more) about Archive of 16 original photographs of Henry Moore, 1966

Houston: National Aeronautics and Space Administration [NASA], 1977. Circa 1977. Apparently never-released promotional 16mm film reel containing just over five minutes of footage of a conversation between astronaut Alan Bean and actress Nichelle Nichols at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Texas, concerning the new Space Shuttle orbiter Enterprise, and filmed in an attempt to recruit new astronauts for the shuttle... (read more) about Astronaut Recruitment Film Reel starring Nichelle Nichols

Germany: Nero-Film AG, 1932. Vintage double weight press photograph of Brigitte Helm for the 1932 film. With holograph notations on the verso.Based on the 1919 novel "L'Atlantide" by French writer Pierre Benoit, and a remake of the 1921 film of the same name by Jacques Feyder. The film was shot in French, German, and English, each version starring Brigitte Helm... (read more) about Queen of Atlantis (Original press photograph from the 1932 film

New York: Random House, 1968. First Edition. Two copies, one each of the two jacket variants issued, one with the author name on the spine in bright pink, the other in orange. Basis for the 1973 heist film, "Charley Varrick," directed by Don Siegel and starring Walter Matthau and Joe Don Baker. Both copies in essentially the same condition: board... (read more) about The Looters: The Exciting and Violent Story of a Bank Robbery (First Edition, two copies, both...

France: Radio-Television Francaise (RTF) / Societe Financiere de Radiodiffusion / Compagnie Jean Renoir, 1959. Archive of 36 press photographs taken on the set of the 1959 film, mounted to four printed card stock proof sheets from "Telerama" magazine, with each sheet containing holograph ink notations with the name of the production, credits for Renoir and photographer R. Saguet, and with... (read more) about Experiment in Evil [Le testament de Docteur Cordelier] (Collection of 36 original photographs...

Culver City, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1925. Draft script for the 1926 film. Based on the 1924 novel "Escape" by Alden Brooks. File copy rubber stamp to the front wrapper.Conrad Nagel and Renée Adoree star in this Silent film, today lost, originally directed by Josef von Sternberg. Midway into shooting Von Sternberg was fired by MGM and replaced by Phil Rosen... (read more) about Exquisite Sinner [The Exquisite Sinner] (Original screenplay for the 1926 film

New York: Random House, 1975. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. An intimate portrait of a marriage, Salter's well-received fourth novel.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..... (read more) about Light Years (Signed First Edition

New York: Random House, 1941. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Schulberg in the year of publication, almost certainly to a fellow Paramount house screenwriter, on the front endpaper: "For Charley / With affectionate regards / From the guy in the adjoining cell. / Budd / March 29, 1941." Regardless of whether the inscribee is Charles Brackett, Charles MacArthur, or some Charley... (read more) about What Makes Sammy Run (First Edition, inscribed to a fellow screenwriter in 1941

N.p. N.p., 1984. Draft script for the 1984 stage musical. Copy belonging to an unknown cast member, who played Smollett, with his lines noted in holograph pencil. A musical based on the 1883 adventure novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. One of the most frequently dramatized novels about pirates and piracy, "Treasure Island" gave birth to much of the lore of... (read more) about Treasure Island (Original screenplay for the 1984 stage musical

Santa Monica: Miramax, 1993. Last Draft script for the 1994 film. Likely belonging to a crew member, with pink, blue, and green revision pages, and occasional holograph notations in black ink throughout. Arguably Tarantino's masterpiece, a noirish series of three stories told together in cutup style, not unlike the novels of William S. Burroughs, each with one violent narrative folding... (read more) about Pulp Fiction (Original screenplay for the 1994 film

N.p. N.p., 1971. Vintage hand painted metal sign advertising Itala Pilsen beer, which hung prominently in the Sicilian cafe frequented by Michael Corleone in "The Godfather." From the collection of Sam Verts, who worked as the Assistant Art Director on the film, with full provenance. 19.75 x 13 inches (50 x 33 cm). Very Good plus, with expected wear at... (read more) about Original Itala Pilsen beer sign used in The Godfather (1971

New Haven: Yale Univerity Press, 1955. First Edition, two volumes bound in red cloth housed in a black cloth covered slipcase. Issued for Carl Van Vechten's 75th birthday. Warmly INSCRIBED by Van Vechten on the front endpaper of the first volume to noted screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita with admiration and love from Carl / Christmas, 1955 / New York."... (read more) about Fragments from an Unwritten Autobiography, Volumes I and II (First Edition, inscribed to...

N.p. N.p., Circa 1970s. Draft manuscript for an unpublished collection of early work. Most of the pieces, which include plays, short stories, and poems, were written in the 1940s, and have been published in various editions or collections subsequent to this manuscript. Presumably unpublished material includes occasional brief notes or reflections on the pieces by Williams, alternate versions, a short..... (read more) about Pieces of My Youth: Selected Early Writings (Original manuscript for an unpublished collection

New York: N.p., 1961. Exact Playing Version script for the original run of the 1960 Broadway play, dated January 1961. With a photograph of the cast onstage, inscribed by four members of the cast or crew to an unknown crew member laid in. Premiered November 10, 1960 and closed March 4, 1961, with a total of 132 performances at the... (read more) about Period of Adjustment (Original script for the 1960 play

Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1987. Revised Draft script for the 1988 film, seen here under the title "Police Squad." Production designer John J. Lloyd's working copy, with his name and numerous notations on the front wrapper, and throughout the script. Based on the television show "Police Squad!" (1982), created by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker. The classic origins... (read more) about The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! [Police Squad] (Original screenplay for the 1988 film