London: Cassell, 1999. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "For Don -- / Thanks for helping me locate Henry Allen III / Best wishes / John Chilton / July 1999." Extremities of both book and jacket lightly bumped, else Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. The first book to tackle the jazz... read more about Ride, Red, Ride (First UK Edition, signed)
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 about Back in the Saddle Again (Signed First Edition)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951. Revised Final Draft for the 1953 film musical. Producer George Jessel, playing himself, holds a story writing conference where debates surrounding the life of vaudeville star Eva Tanguay (Mitzi Gaynor), the subject of the upcoming film, give way to conflicting stories told by her former partner Eddie McCoy (David Wayne) and piano player Charles Bennett... read more about The I Don't Care Girl (Original screenplay for the 1953 film)
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1968. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper to noted critic and reviewer, Mel Gussow: " To Mel / All my love and respect / God keep you / Pearl / 8/16/68." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He... read more about The Raw Pearl (First Edition, inscribed to Mel Gussow)
New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. First Edition. About Fine and unread in a Very Good plus or better dust jacket. Jacket extremities slightly toned, with a few tiny closed tears. Balliett showcases Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bichet, Fats Waller, Lester Young, and a handful of other great jazz performers. read more about Jelly Roll, Jabbo, and Fats: 19 [Nineteen] Portraits in Jazz (First Edition)
Santa Monica, CA: Miramax, 1996. Vintage borderless black-and-white contact sheet from the 1996 film, containing over 25 likely never-before-seen images. Included are photos of Jeffrey Wright as Basquiat, David Bowie as Warhol, Dennis Hopper as Bruno, Jennifer Miro, artist and Basquiat collaborator Ouattara Watts, actress Olatz Lopez Garmendia (Schnabel's ex-wife), and a few others of the cast and crew. One... read more about Basquiat (Original contact sheet from the 1996 film)
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks, 1993. First Edition. Slight lean, else Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed and soiled, with a two tiny tears to the upper rear flap fold. read more about Cunningham: The Life and Cars of Briggs Swift Cunningham (First Edition)
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. First Edition. Crown lightly bumped, affecting both book and jacket, with a crease to the front flap, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. read more about Garcia Marquez: The Man and his Work (First Edition)
New York: Doubleday, 1970. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine, lightly spine-toned dust jacket. An attractive copy. read more about Robert Benchley: His Life and Good Times (First Edition)
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First Edition. Born in England, David Betts drifted around the American West before coming to New York and finding work driving cabs. He was dubbed "The Taxi Philosopher" after publishing several letters featuring his views on life and in the "New York Evening Post" during the 1920s. Proletarian through and through, "I'm Lucky At That"... read more about I'm Lucky At That (First Edition)
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1915. Octavo. First American Edition. Publisher's tan cloth, spine title and rule gilt, top page edges gilt. Very Good plus condition, lacking the dust jacket. Slight spine lean and toning, light rubbing at the extremities, rear pastedown and title page hinges professionaly repaired, and a couple of tiny chips to a few leaves. A dense exploration... read more about William Blake: Poet and Mystic (First American Edition)
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux [FSG], 2001. First American Edition. Association copy, INSCRIBED and dated by the author to Mel Gussow on the title page: "To Mel / Many thanks / Miranda Carter / 13 Feb 2002." Laid in is an autographed letter signed by the publisher's Director of Publicity, Jeff Seroy, on the director's own stationery: "Mel /... read more about Anthony Blunt: His Lives (First American Edition, Inscribed to Mel Gussow, with ALS)
Northville, MI: Sun Dog Press, 2001. First Edition. Bone's autobiographical account of his experience in the circus and in carnivals. A must for the sideshow diehard. Spine text slightly faded, else Fine and unread in printed wrappers. read more about Side Show: My Life with Geeks, Freaks and Vagabonds in the Carny Trade (First Edition)
Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 1994. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Larry Brown on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris / all best, / Larry Brown." Brown's memoir on his 17 year career as a firefighter. Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996... read more about On Fire: A Personal Account of Live and Death and Choices (First Edition, inscribed to author...
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1965. Collection of three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1965 film. The film follows the 1911 protest against British rule in Ireland. A young laborer-turned-playwrite combats the regime with his artistic practice. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm). Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. read more about Young Cassidy (Collection of three original photographs from the 1965 film)
New York: Viking Press, 1974. First Edition. Lengthily INSCRIBED by the author on the half-title page: "June 1st, 1975 / M'Lady Roberta Felsen: Now the reason why I used the sub-title of "M'Lady" - is because you have got to be a Queen...because your husband, Milt, is definitely a King! And on this - the Queen's once-a-year birthday - the... read more about The Sixteenth Round: From Number 1 Contender to #45472 (Signed First Edition)
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. First American Edition. Paperclip impression at the top of the front endpaper, else Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. read more about William Caxton: A Portrait in a Background (First Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1952. Original US program for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era, "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer, representative of a new generation of performers. The first... read more about Limelight (Original Film Program)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1952. Original US pressbook for the 1952 film. Autobiographically reflective of Chaplin's fears of being left behind in the fading vaudeville and silent film era, "Limelight" depicts the final years of a washed up stage clown who briefly maintains an impossible relationship with a young dancer, representative of a new generation of performers. The first... read more about Limelight (Original pressbook for the 1952 film)
London: Bloomsbury Book Shop, 1978. First Edition. 68 pages. Very Good plus in saddle-stitched printed white wrappers. Light toning at the extremities, a few preliminary leaves and the front wrapper with tiny corner creases, and a faint corner crease to the rear wrapper. Chilton presents the great black band of the 1920s, with several black-and-white photographs, a personnel index, notes, and discography. read more about McKinney's Music: A Bio-Discography of McKinney's Cotton Pickers (First UK Edition)
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 about Julie Christie (Softcover)
London: Macmillan Press, 1986. First Edition. Extremities of both book and jacket a touch bumped, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. An autobiographical sketch of the jazz bandleader, with black-and-white photographs throughout. read more about Buck Clayton's Jazz World (First UK Edition)
Los Angeles: Films Inc., 1975. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1976 autobiographical docudrama. Director Martha Coolidge's debut feature film, after having worked as a documentary filmmaker since the early 1970s. The film follows Coolidge's retelling of the aftermath following her high school date rape, and analyzes the motives and ramifications of the action. An unusual film for its... read more about Not a Pretty Picture (Original poster for the 1976 film)
New York: The Weinstein Company, 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 film. Copy belonging to actor Sam Riley, who played the role of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, with three photographs and three autograph notes signed laid in. The letters are written during production, and discuss filming. Two photos are of Riley on set as Ian Curtis, and... read more about Control (Original screenplay for the 2007 film, actor Sam Riley's copy)
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. First US Edition, preceded by the UK edition published the same year by Omnibus Press. Heavily photo-illustrated throughout, in both black and white and color. Scarce. Comprehensive biographical dictionary of late seventies and early eighties rock, punk, punk-post, and new waves acts. Written by two Australian music journalists, centered primarily on the UK scene... read more about The New Rock 'n' Roll: The A-Z of Rock in the '80s (First Edition)
New York: Didier, 1948. First Edition. A humorous and light-hearted rags-to-riches autobiography of the great Latin composer, arranger and bandleader who was a mainstay in American film musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s. Illustrated with black and white line drawings by Cugat, who also designed the jacket. Very Good plus in a bright, Very Good plus example of the... read more about Rumba [Rhumba] Is My Life (First Edition)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1957. Second Revised Final script for the 1957 film. Director Michael Curtiz's presentation copy, in tan leather with gilt titles and Curtiz's name at the bottom right corner of the front board. A highly fictionalized portrayal of the life and career of Prohibition era torch singer/actress Helen Morgan. This film marked Curtiz's return to Warner Bros... read more about The Helen Morgan Story (Original screenplay for the 1957 film)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1946. Vintage photograph from the 1946 film, showing director Michael Curtiz, and stars Cary Grant, Monty Woolley, and Donald Woods conferring on the set. With the stamp of photographer Pat Clark and a mimeo snipe on the verso. A fictionalized biography of composer Cole Porter. Grant's first color film. Nominated of an Academy Award. 10 x.... read more about Night and Day (Original photograph from the set of the 1946 film)
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 about Past Forgetting: Memoirs of the Hammer Years (Signed First Edition)
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 about The Autobiography of Cecil B. DeMille (First Edition)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Dempsey on the half-title page: "To Miss Cordella / Thank you, [and] lots of luck / Jack Dempsey / 5/20/60." Features eight pages of black-and-white photographs. An as-told-to autobiography of the former heavyweight champion, with many accounts of his various fights, including title matches. Near Fine in a Very Good, price-clipped... read more about Dempsey (Signed First Edition)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1937. Revised Final Draft script for the 1937 film, "The Life of Emile Zola," here under the working title, "Zola." Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1938. Based loosely on Matthew Johnson's 1928 biography of Emile Zola, the French muckraking author who attempted to help clear Army captain Alfred Dreyfus. The film represents Zola's... read more about The Life of Emile Zola [Zola] (Original screenplay for the 1937 film)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1935. Revised Draft script for the 1936 film, "The Story of Louis Pasteur," here under it's working title, "Enemy of Man." Copy belonging to actor Raymond Brown, who played Dr. Radisse in the film, with his name in holograph crayon on the front wrapper, and check marks next to his inclusions, as well as notations to... read more about The Story of Louis Pasteur [Enemy of Man] (Original screenplay for the 1936 film, Raymond Brown's...
New York: Harper and Row, 1989. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Annie Dillard to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Rita and Chris / gratefully - / Annie." From the collection of 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 by... read more about The Writing Life (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
New York: William Morrow, 1990. First Edition. Lengthily INSCRIBED by Donofrio on the half title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris, A writer with guts + poetry, muscle + eloquence, who I had the amazing good fortune to go to writing camp with one summer. What a treat to find someone else who got in thru the back... read more about Riding in Cars With Boys (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
Copenhagen: Danish Government Film Foundation, 1964. Original promotional program about Danish director Carl Theodor Dreyer, published by the Danish government to promote his work. With an essay on Dreyer's life and work by the then-director of the Danish Filmmuseum, and photo-illustrations from each of Dreyer's 14 feature films. Text in English. 12 x 8 inches (30 x 20 cm) in... read more about Portrait of Carl Th. Dreyer (Original program)
Calgary, AB: Transcontinental, 1969. Post-production Combined Continuity script for the 1969 film. A biography of Marquis De Sade, the famous author of "120 Days of Sodom" and great lover of women. In this film, he is in his old age, hiding in his family's castle and avoiding the police. The story of his life is told through flashbacks, dreams, and... read more about De Sade (Post-production script for the 1969 film)
Grand Rapids, MI: William B Eerdmans, 1998. First Edition. A biography of Vincent Van Gogh, focusing on his religious upbringing and spiritual life, and how this informed his work. Corners and top edge with minor bumps, else Near Fine in a strong Very Good plus jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed, with a shallow horizontal crease to the top front panel, and... read more about At Eternity's Gate (First Edition)
N.p. Creation Books, 2011. First Edition. Trade softcover (no hardcover equivalent). Uniquely INSCRIBED by the author on his custom bookplate on the first leaf (the half title page). The first in a two-part series chronicling the underground cultural history of Memphis, Tennessee, from the Civil War through the twentieth century. Tav Falco, member of the rock and roll band Panther... read more about Ghosts Behind the Sun: Splendor, Enigma, and Death, Mondo Memphis, volume I (Signed First Edition)
New York: The Ring Publishing Co, 1929. First Edition. SIGNED by Jack Dempsey on the front endpaper. Not to be confused with the much more common Author's Autograph Edition. Very Good lacking dust jacket. Light rubbing to spine ends, joints, and corners,with a tiny bit of loss at the upper front joint, a bumped bottom front corner, and mild soil... read more about Jack Dempsey: The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative (First Edition, signed by Jack Dempsey)
Hollywood: Sierra Pictures / RKO Radio Pictures, Circa 1948. Draft script for the 1948 film, "Joan of Arc," here under its working title, "Joan of Lorraine." Original scripts from Fleming's films rarely are seen on the market. Based on Maxwell Anderson's play, "Joan of Lorraine." Anderson's play debuted on Broadway in 1946, ran for 199 performances at the Alvin Theatre... read more about Joan of Arc [Joan of Lorraine] (Original screenplay for the 1948 film)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1980. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank: "For Ruth / With joy and love / Barbara Goldsmith." Ruth Ford was an American stage and film actress, sister to the bohemian surrealist Charles Henri Ford. She began her career as a model for the likes of Harper’s and Mademoiselle, and early on was... read more about Little Gloria...Happy at Last (Signed First Edition, actress Ruth Ford's copy)
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1968. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on a laid-in slip: "For Sister / Happy Easter! / B." The inscription is written on stationery, presumably the authors: "From the desk of / OPERATION MINOTAUR." Ford has annotated a few of the rear leaves in holograph pencil, and paper-clipped two leaves where her name is... read more about Carl Van Vechten and the Irreverent Decades (Signed First Edition, actress Ruth Ford's copy)
Norfolk, CT: New Directions, 1943. First Edition. INSCRIBED by Trilling on the front endpaper in the year of publication: "To Raymond / In affection and admiration / Lionel / 7-19-43." Trilling's in-depth study of Forster, the third volume in New Directions' "Makers of Modern Literature" series. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light fraying at the extremities... read more about E.M. Forster (Signed First Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1968. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1968 film. Snipe printed to the verso. A semi-biographical film, based on Bernard Malamud's novel of the same name. The story of a Russian-Jew unjustly prisoned on accusations of blood libel. Set in Russia, shot on location in Hungary. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x.... read more about The Fixer (Collection of nine original photographs from the 1968 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1962. Original US half-sheet poster for the 1962 film. Based on the 1955 novel by Thomas E. Gaddis, and a breakthrough role for Burt Lancaster. A very uncommon poster size for this film. 22 x 28 inches. Near Fine with very shallow, faint creasing along the top edge. read more about Birdman of Alcatraz (Original poster for the 1962 film)
N.p. N.p., 1986. Treatment script for an unproduced film. The true story of Benjamin Franklin traveling to France after the American Revolution, where he acts as a diplomat from the newly-established United States of America and he makes sure to throw around the new weight of this budding country. Set in Paris. Clear untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1986... read more about Franklin in France (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1930. First Temporary Draft script for the 1930 film "A Lady's Morals," seen here under the title "Jenny Lind." Copy belonging to musical director Arthur Freed, with his holograph pencil name to the front wrapper and his notations throughout. Metropolitan Opera diva Grace Moore stars as Jenny Lind, the 1850's Swedish opera sensation whose exceptional... read more about A Lady's Morals [Jenny Lind] (Original screenplay for the 1930 film, musical director Arthur...
Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987. Collection of three vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1987 film. Based on John Lahr's 1978 biography of playwright Joe Orton. Featuring images of a young Gary Oldman, Vanessa Redgrave, and director Stephen Frears. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Near Fine condition. Olive Films 1098. read more about Prick Up Your Ears (Collection of three original photographs from the 1987 film)
Los Angeles: Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1987. Three vintage black-and-white French press photographs from the 1987 film. Three French press photos of Gary Oldman from the set of the film, variously with Stephen Frears, Vanessa Redgrave, and a poster for playwright Joe Orton's LOOT. Based on John Lahr's 1978 biography of Orton. 5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Olive Films 1098. read more about Prick Up Your Ears (Collection of three original photographs on the set 1987 film)
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 about The Friedkin Connection (First Edition)
Universal City: Universal / Dino De Laurentiis, 1978. Draft script for the 1978 film. Here under the tentative title "Brink's: The Big Score." Based on Noel Behn's nonfiction novel, "The Big Stick Up at Brink's." The true story of the heist at the Brink's building in Boston, which was one of the great heists in history. An early screenplay, commissioned... read more about The Brink's Job [Brink's: The Big Score] (Original screenplay for the 1978 film)
New York: Henry Holt, 1929. First Edition. One of 1000 copies (this being No. 818) SIGNED by the author Sidney Cox. About Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light offsetting to the title page from the frontispiece, lacking the tissue guard. Mild toning to the pages and spine panel. Jacket has toning and a small splash to the... read more about Robert Frost: Original "Ordinary Man"
New York: Random House, 2001. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to Mel Gussow on the half-title page: "To Mel / Thank you / Dorothy Gallagher." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8 books, served as editor for many others, and his reviews and... read more about How I Came Into My Inheritance: And Other True Stories (First Edition, inscribed to Mel Gussow)
New York: Frederick Ungar, 1977. First Edition. Fine and unread in a just about Fine, price clipped dust jacket. A bright, lovely copy of this critical introduction to the work of Garcia Marquez. read more about Gabriel Garcia Marquez (First Edition)
Hollywood: Icon Entertainment, 1994. Draft Script for the 1995 film. An early draft, produced prior to the film having an association with Mel Gibson's production company, Icon Entertainment International. Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and nominated for another five, including Best Original Screenplay. Orange titled wrappers, production No. 53, dated March 24, 1994, with... read more about Braveheart (Original screenplay for the 1995 film)
Garden City: Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. The great trumpeter and composer's autobiography. Photo-illustrated throughout. Near Fine in a strong Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a couple of short closed tears and some light chipping, otherwise bright and unfaded. read more about To Be or Not to Bop (First Edition)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1963. Final Draft script for the 1964 film. Copy belonging to actor Michael Miller, with his name on three laid-in call sheets dated 7/27/63. Also included is a 13-page contract dated 5/1/63, between Paramount and actor Miller for his services rendered, with notations in holograph ink and type corrections throughout. Finally, a full-color 24-page film program is... read more about Becket (Original screenplay archive for the 1964 film)
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 about Goldwyn: A Biography (Softcover, UK Edition)
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)
Culver City, CA: Columbia, 1976. Revised script for the 1977 film. Later generation photocopy, not vintage, for reading or research purposes only. A biopic of Muhammad Ali, based on his 1975 autobiography, and starring The Greatest as himself. No wrappers. Title page present, dated July 29, 1976, noted as Revised, with credits for screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. 121 leaves, with... read more about The Greatest (Screenplay for the 1977 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists / The Bound for Glory Company, 1975. Revised script for the 1976 film, "Bound for Glory," directed by Hal Ashby, based on the autobiography of Woody Guthrie, written for the screen by Robert Getchell, and starring Robert Getchell (screenwriter); David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, and Randy Quaid. SIGNED by David Carradine on the title... read more about Bound for Glory (Original screenplay for the 1976 film, signed by David Carradine)
New York: 4th (Fourth) Estate, 2003. First Edition. INSCRIBED and dated by the author to Mel Gussow on the title page: "For Mel / With very best wishes in New York / Hugo Hamilton / June 2003." Gussow was a theatre critic and cultural writer for The New York Times from 1969 until his death in 2005. He authored 8... read more about The Speckled People (First Edition, inscribed to Mel Gussow, dated in the year of publication)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954. Final Draft script for the 1955 film. INSCRIBED on the title page by actor John Derek to collector Nick Beck: "Nick -- This was a long time ago! John Derek." Based on the 1953 biography, "Prince of Players: Edwin Booth," by Eleanor Ruggles. An account of the early career of the nineteenth century American actor... read more about Prince of Players (Original screenplay for the 1955 film, inscribed by actor John Derek to...
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968. Final script for the 1969 film. A landmark of New Hollywood cinema, and arguably the high spot (as well as the beginning) of an incredible streak of inventive cinematic achievements directed by George Roy Hill in the 1960s and 1970s that included "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1972), "The Sting" (1973), and "Slap Shot" (1977). Loosely based on fact... read more about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Original screenplay for the 1969 film)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1990. Revised script for the 1992 film. A biography of famed baseball legend Babe Ruth, who was born in Baltimore and given to an orphanage there by his father. He soon demonstrates his amazing hitting ability and adopted by a scout who has him play for the Orioles until he is sold to the Red... read more about The Babe (Original screenplay for the 1992 film)
Tunbridge Wells: Spellmount Ltd., 1987. First Edition. Published simultaneously in the United States. Illustrated in black-and-white throughout; Holiday is well represented. Part of the "Jazz Life and Times" series. Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Spine ends lightly bumped. Jacket extremities lightly toned, with light wrinkles at the spine ends, and a few tiny dings to... read more about Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times (First UK Edition)
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 about Run-through: A Memoir (First Edition, Inscribed to Anita Loos)
London: Warwick Film Productions, 1960. First Draft script for the 1960 UK film. File copy belonging to the film's director Ken Hughes, with a typescript note tipped on to the title page requesting its return to the director and noting it is the only script in existence for the film. Peter Finch delivers a strong performance as the inimitable author... read more about The Trials of Oscar Wilde (Original screenplay for the 1960 film, director Ken Hughes' working copy)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1961. Early Draft script for the 1970 film "Cromwell," seen here under the title "Oliver Cromwell." Copy belonging to director/screenwriter Ken Hughes, with his annotations throughout. With 11 pages of reproductions from "The Commonweal" newspaper from August and September 1885 laid into the front of the script, along with a drawing of how to add... read more about Cromwell [Oliver Cromwell] (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
n.p. N.p., Circa 1982. Two draft scripts for an unproduced film. Both have a flyer for the film laid-in, and are heavily notated with holograph ink and pencil. Based on the 1968 novel "Legion of Outcasts" by Hurk Davis, the autobiography of Peter Reeves as told to Mr. Davis, who was a Dutchman living comfortably until he ran out of... read more about The Condor and the Serpent (Two Original screenplays for an unproduced film)
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 about An Open Book (Signed First Edition, review copy)
Los Angeles: Holloway House No. 88-414, 1971. First Edition, a paperback original. The author's fourth book, a collection of essays by the noted African-American author, examining life on the fringes of inner city Chicago. Near Fine or better in wrappers. A very bright, unread copy. read more about The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim (First Edition)
Tokyo: Imamura Productions, 1987. Draft script for the 1987 film. Text in Japanese. The greatest pimp in all of Japanese history, Iheji Muraoka, also known as Zegen or the "Boss of the South Seas" grew in power as Japan grew. Not only were his achievements contributing to his mantle of success, but he believed they advanced the global ambitions of... read more about Zegen (Original screenplay for the 1987 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1951. Draft script for the 1953 film. This copy belonging to Robert Arthur, who played Barnaby, with his name on the front wrapper in holograph pencil and holograph pencil notations, additions and changes to his scenes throughout. Based on the novel by Margaret Irwin, this biography of Elizabeth I recounts her early years following the... read more about Young Bess (Original screenplay for the 1953 film)
Hatboro, PA: Folklore Associates, 1964. First printing of this facsimile edition. Reprinted from the original 1933 edition, an immediate success for Jackson upon publication. The "fasola folk" are musical fundamentalists, and the author traces their roots and the origins of American religious popular and folk music. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus or better dust jacket. Light rubbing... read more about White Spirituals in the Southern Uplands: The Story of the Fasola Folk, Their Songs, Singings,...
Santa Barbara: Neville Books, 1995. Limited Edition. An unnumbered copy in navy cloth covered boards. SIGNED on the limitation page by the author, and additionally INSCRIBED on the title page to fellow author Chris Offutt: "For Chris & Rita / Another slim book of reminiscence. Huh! / Oh well / Jon." Jackson's memoir of his friend Raymond Carver, and a.... read more about Ridin' with Ray and the Old Game (Signed Limited Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
London: Henry Baldwin / Charles Dilly, 1791. First Edition. Quarto, two volumes. With stamps from the Kansas City, MO Public Library on the first page of text of each volume, but otherwise without the usual condition issues associated with ex-libris copies. Second state, volume one with corrected spelling (p. 135: "give" for "gve" and those stated by Pottle not mentioned... read more about The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies and Numerous...
Garden City: Gabriel Wells / Doubleday, Page, 1922. First printing of this edition. Octavo, ten volumes. One of 785 numbered copies (this being No. 122). Publisher's quarter cream vellum, brown paper boards, paper spine labels, brown paper dust jackets with paper spine labels, gilt top page edges, page fore-edges and bottom page edges deckle. Lacking extra spine labels (commonly laid... read more about Boswell's Life of Dr. Johnson, and Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides [The Life of Samuel Johnson]...
Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University Press, 1989. First Edition. INSCRIBED and dated by the author to Mel Gussow on the title page upon Gussow's acceptance of the Margo Jones Medal in 2001 at Ohio State University: "For Mel Gussow / With congratulations and warm admiration / Helen Sheehy / Margo Jones Medal Presentation / 13 July 2002." Laid in is... read more about Margo: The Life and Theatre of Margo Jones (First Edition, inscribed to Mel Gussow)
New York: HarperCollins (Harper Collins), 1994. First Edition. SIGNED and dated by the author on the title page. Spine ends lightly bumped, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Author of "Fear of Flying." read more about Fear of Fifty (Signed First Edition)
Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1987. First Draft script for the 1987 television movie. Based on the true crime story from the 1970's, and adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh. Susan Reinert is a schoolteacher in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania who goes missing and is found murdered with her two children. Nominated for two... read more about Echoes in Darkness: Part 2 (Original teleplay script for the 1987 television movie)
Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS], 1987. First Draft script for the 1987 television movie. Based on the true crime story from the 1970's, and adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Wambaugh. Susan Reinert is a schoolteacher in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania who goes missing and is found murdered with her two children. Nominated for two... read more about Echoes in the Darkness: Part 1 (Original teleplay script for the 1987 television movie)
London: Cinevision Films, 1972. Collection of 6 vintage full color lobby cards from the 1972 British-French film. Each card with film credit square, lacking the actual printed credits. A biopic of famed Russian dancer, Rudolf Nureyev, effectively the first to document his life and works from four different ballet styles. The first sequence is from "La Sylphide," next is a.... read more about I Am a Dancer (Collection of 6 original lobby cards from the 1972 film)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951. Final script for the 1952 film. Based on the life of Mexican revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata. Photographically reproduced Fox file copy, likely produced by the studio for its files in the late 1960s or a bit later. Kazan's romanticized, semi-fictional account of Zapata in his prime, this sweeping early Brando film glorifies the revolutionary's noble... read more about Viva Zapata (Original screenplay for the 1952 film, later reproduction)
Burbank, CA: Buena Vista Pictures, 1995. Vintage press kit for the 1991 film. Press kit includes 25 black and white photographs and 76 pages of production information, housed in a titled studio folder and titled studio envelope. Director Oliver Stone's star-studded, factually loose, yet unarguably compelling docudrama on the investigation of the Kennedy assassination, in which he suggested that Lyndon... read more about JFK (Original press kit for the 1991 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Orion Pictures, 1980. Collection of five lobby cards for the 1980 film. Based Carolyn Cassady's 1976 book, about the lives of and relationships between Neal Cassady, Carolyn, and Jack Kerouac, with some focus on Kerouac's writing his novel "On the Road." One of the earliest feature films about central Beat figures. Shot on location in San Francisco. read more about Heart Beat (Collection of 5 original film lobby cards for the 1980 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: Orion Pictures, 1980. Original film press kit for the 1980 film. Included in the press kit are nine film still photographs and six cast biographies. Based Carolyn Cassady's 1976 book, about the lives of and relationships between Neal Cassady, Carolyn, and Jack Kerouac, with some focus on Kerouac's writing his novel "On the Road." One of the... read more about Heart Beat (Original film press kit for the 1980 film)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943. Collection of 68 vintage keybook set design photographs from the 1947 film. Original brown card front wrapper present, with the film title printed on the front. Winner of four Academy Awards fincluding Best Actress for Jennifer Jones. Nominated for an additional eight, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and twice for... read more about The Song of Bernadette (Collection of 68 original keybook set design photographs from the 1943 film)
New York: Ballantine Books No. F-470-K, 1961. Second printing of this edition. The Reverend's own story of his struggle to fight for equality without violence. Eight pages of black-and-white photographs, including one of King's collapse during a Monday night mass. Light toning overall, else about Fine in photo illustrated wrappers. read more about Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story (Vintage Paperback)
N.p. N.p. Master copy for the 1977 novel. The story of Paul Kohner, famed agent and producer of mostly foreign films for Universal Pictures, due to his ability to speak a few European languages. This novel was written by someone who knows him very well, his own brother. Set in Hollywood. Brown titled card wrappers, noted as MASTER COPY on..... read more about The Magician of Sunset Boulevard: The Improbable Life of a Hollywood Agent (Original draft for...
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1993. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front flyleaf: "For Tony Bill / Enjoy your ass off... / Paul Krassner." Laid in is a typed letter signed by Krassner, on "The Realist" stationery, suggesting that Bill "might want to consider optioning the film rights to my book." From the collection of Oscar-winning director-producer Tony... read more about Confessions of a Raving Unconfined Nut: Misadventures in the Counter-Culture (Signed First...
N.p. N.p., Circa 1970s. Photocopied script, circa 1970s or 1980s, for "Part One" of the 1962 film. Not a vintage item, useful for content information only. The story opens with the death of Lawrence (O'Toole) in a motorcycle accident at the age of 46, then flashbacks to recount his life. He is a young intelligence officer in Cairo in 1916... read more about Lawrence of Arabia (Photocopied script for the 1962 film, part one)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. First Edition, a paperback original. Perfect bound in illustrated wrappers. Copy belonging to ex-Columbia Pictures chairman David Puttnam, and colorfully INSCRIBED by Spike Lee: "To David Puttnam / Thanks for everything / I appreciate it / Fuck Columbia!!! / love, Spike Lee." Housed in a custom slipcase. British film producer David Puttnam was chairman... read more about Spike Lee's Gotta Have It: Inside Guerrilla Filmmaking (First Edition, inscribed by Spike Lee to...
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1978. First Edition. SIGNED by Alan Jay Lerner on the title page. A memoir by lyricist and librettist Lerner, who in collaboration with his writing partner Frederick Loewe created some of the most enduring works of the American stage and cinema. Winners of 3 Tony Awards and 3 Academy Awards, he and Loewe are responsible for... read more about The Street Where I Live (Signed First Edition)
Rome: de Laurentiis International Manufacturing Company, 1973. First Draft script for the 1974 Italian film "Crazy Joe," here under the working title, "Crazy Joey." Lewis John Carlino would receive final credit, although not credited here, as screenwriter. Rubber-stamped Feb. 14, 1973, on the first page. Joe Gallo (Peter Boyle) plays a member of the Colombo family, who is betrayed by... read more about Crazy Joe [Crazy Joey] (Original screenplay for the 1974 film)
London: Bloomsbury, 2004. First Edition. SIGNED by filmmaker Ken Loach on the title page. British director Loach first came to public acclaim in 1969 with the now-classic "Kes," and has continued to make superb and often controversial films, the most recent of which is the acclaimed "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" (2006). Fine and unread in a Fine dust... read more about Which Side Are You On: Ken Loach and His Films (First Edition, Signed by Ken Loach)
N.p. Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica, 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Directed by Joseph Losey, the historical biopic focuses on the final chapter in Trotsky's life, when he was living in exile in Mexico City. Stalin sends quiet, meek assassin, Frank Jacson, to do away with the political dissident. Set in Mexico, shot on location in Italy... read more about The Assassination of Trotsky (Original photograph from the 1972 film)
N.p. Artists Entertainment Complex, 1974. Original US three sheet poster for the 1973 American-Italian film. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards. Based on Peter Maas' 1973 biography, "Serpico: The Cop Who Defied the System." Al Pacino stars in the drama based on the real-life experiences of Frank Serpico, a New York City cop who exposed the festering corruption... read more about Serpico (Original poster for the 1973 film)
Los Angeles: Asymmetrical Productions, 1999. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1999 film. Featuring multiple images of Richard Farnsworth, and Sissy Spacek, as well as a photo of David Lynch on the set. Based on true events, about Alvin Straight (Richard Farnsworth), an old man in poor health, living on social security benefits, and taking care... read more about The Straight Story (Collection of four original photographs from the 1999 film)
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