London: J.B. Hayward and Son, 1975. First Edition. Very Good. No dust jacket as issued. Light foxing to front and rear boards, light dampstaining to the first few leaves. read more about Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal: 1855-1909 (First Edition)
New York: Delia Productions, circa 1960-1970. Mimeograph play reproduction of William Alfred's 1954 play "Agamemnon" for an unproduced film based on the play. A verse play retelling of the Greek myth, in which King Agamemnon is murdered by his wife upon his return to Mycenae after the Trojan War. Navy wrappers with a die-cut title window. Title page present, with... read more about Agamemnon (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
Los Angeles: Heath Productions / Universal, 1961. Vintage double weight still photograph from the UK release of the 1961 US film. 8 x 10 inches (20 x 25 cm). Very Good plus with some rubbing present. read more about The Secret Ways (Original double weight photograph from the 1961 film)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1946. Post-production Continuity and Dialogue script for the 1943 film. Based on the 1942 novel by Lady Eleanor Smith. After a brutish, hedonistic Marquis marries a pretty young Clarissa to act as a 'brood sow,' he begins an affair with her friend who plots to take her place. White titled wrappers, dated January 8, 1946... read more about The Man in Grey (Post-production script for the 1943 film)
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1931. Later printing. Jacket front panel and copyright page both state "15th Printing." SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper. Winner of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Barnes also wrote "Dishonored Lady," a play twice adapted to film. Beginning in the 1890s, the story follows an upper-middle class girl from youth to adulthood, struggling within... read more about Years of Grace (Signed Hardcover)
Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1931. Later printing. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "For Virginia Allan / from Margaret Ayer Barnes." Winner of the 1931 Pulitzer Prize for Literature. Barnes also wrote "Dishonored Lady," a play twice adapted to film. Beginning in the 1890s, the story follows an upper-middle class girl from youth to adulthood, struggling within a changing... read more about Years of Grace (Signed Hardcover)
Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2005. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. read more about The War in the Empty Air: Victims, Perpetrators, and Postwar Germans (First Edition)
Elgin, Illinois: David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1912. First Edition. Near Fine lacking dust jacket. Bruising to the rear board and bumping to the crown. read more about The Cross and the Hammer: A Tale of the Days of the Vikings (First Edition)
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1924. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Light offset to the front and rear endpapers. Jacket heavily toned to the spine, professional repair to separation of the front flap, cello tape reinforcements to the crown and rear panel. read more about The Star Woman (First Edition)
Towson, MD: The Collectors' Press, 1957-1958. Complete run of 8 issues of the short-lived firearms enthusiast magazine, published in Maryland. Volume 1 Number 1 SIGNED on the Contents page by editors Benet and Codd in 1991. The magazine saw little light, had limited distribution, and only ran for a year and a half, but its content was amongst the most... read more about The American Arms Collector (Complete run of 8 magazine issues, one signed by the editors)
Wichita KS: Wichita Eagle Press, 1931. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank: "Sincerely Leola Howard Blanchard / to --." Spine lightly toned, heel bumped, else about Fine lacking dust jacket. An attractive copy of this book about the pioneers of Kansas. read more about Conquest of Southwest Kansas: A History and Thrilling Stories of Frontier Life in the State of...
Paris: Plon, 1965. First Edition. Text in French. All volumes about Fine in Very Good to Fine transparent dust jackets. Volume II has a slightly cocked spine, else volume is Fine in a Fine jacket. Jackets of Volumes I and III have splitting and a few closed tears at the joints and flap folds. An attractive set, profusely illustrated, with... read more about Histoire Mondiale des Guerres: de la Prehistoire a l'age atomique (First Edition, three volume set)
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)
Paris: Libra Films, 1969. Vintage Moyenne (medium) poster for the 1969 French-German-Italian film. Based on Juliette Benzoni's 1963 novel, "Il suffit d'un amour," the first of her "Catherine" series. Set in the Middle Ages, Catherine (Georges-Picot) is a Joan of Arc-style heroine. Director Borderie wanted the "Catherine" film to mark a new series of historic heroine films, like his previous... read more about Catherine (Original Moyenne poster for the 1969 film)
Paris: Socieete Francaise D'Éditions C'Art, N.p. First Edition. Very Good plus with no dust jacket as issued. Light foxing to the front board, toning to the spine, and previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. read more about L'Épopee du Costume Militaire Francais (First Edition)
London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981. Original British "bus stop" poster for the 1981 US film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. An ambitious, sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. Brooks plays Moses, Tomas de Torquemada, King Louis XVI, and Jacques "Jacques, le garcon de pisse." Part I begins, of... read more about History of the World: Part I (Original British poster for the 1981 film)
Rome: Vides Cinematografica, 1980. Set of 10 master typescripts for the ambitious 1982 television mini-series, all dated June 1980, used as a master for printing the final scripts. Anthony Burgess was one of the series writers (credited on the title page of each segment), and Ennio Morricone composed the original score. Present are scripts for all 8 segments of the... read more about Marco Polo (Original screenplay for the 1982 television mini-series)
London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909. First Edition. Very Good in a Good example of the scarce dust jacket. Light foxing to the leaves and fore-edge and slight spine lean. Jacket toned and soiled overall, frayed overall, with a large tear to the spine panel. read more about From Sketch Book and Diary (First Edition)
London: T. Fisher Unwin LTD., 1920. First Edition. Very Good lacking dust jacket. Toning to the front pastedown and front endpaper, bruising to the front and rear boards. read more about A Galloper at Ypres and Some Subsequent Adventures
London: Sampson Low, Marston & Searle, 1875. First Edition. Bruising and fading to front and rear boards, bumped corners, and chipped spine crown, owner's notations on half title and tile page, else Fair. read more about Akim-Foo: The History of a Failure (First Edition)
London: John Long, 1900. First Edition. Very Good lacking dust jacket. Contemporary owner name to the front endpaper. Light toning to the spine, light foxing to the endpapers, light soiling overall. read more about Social Life in the British Army (First Edition)
New York: Grossman Publisher, 1966. First Edition. The story of Adlai Stevenson's career told through photographs, including texts from his essays and speeches. Near Fine in a Very Good dust jacket. Some light rubbing to the board edges. Jacket has moderate edgewear and rubbing overall. read more about Adlai Stevenson's Public Years (First Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1965. Vintage studio still photograph 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 (Original photograph from the 1965 film)
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)
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 about Jason and the Argonauts (Post-production screenplay for the 1963 film)
Russia: Raduga, 1982. First Edition. Fine in a Very Good plus pictorial slipcase, without dust jacket. Slipcase is rubbed at the extremities, with bumping at the corners. Illustrated throughout with color photographs of the palace's collection. Text is largely in Russian, with one essay in English. read more about The Ostankino Palace-Museum (First Edition)
Novato, CA: Presidio Press, 1999. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "For that great marine of two wars - my very fine friend who got saddled with two copies of this magnificent addition to the literature of the great war / Llewellyn W. Lord of Baltimore from / George B. Clark / Semper Fidelis / Marine." Fine... read more about Devil Dogs: Fighting Marines of World War I (First Edition, inscribed)
Novato, CA: Presidio, 1999. Limited Edition. Number three of seven copies, produced specifically by the author for Llewellyn W. Lord. SIGNED by the author on his bookplate. Fine in a slipcase as issued. read more about Devil Dogs: Fighting Marines of World War I (Limited Edition, signed)
Troy, MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1971. Collection of six vintage film still photographs from the 1971 film. Paper snipe affixed to the verso of three images. During the Thirty Years' War in Germany, Vogel, (Sharif) a teacher, is being pursued by a band of mercenaries fighting for the highest bidder, regardless of religious affiliation, lead by "The Captain" (Caine). Vogel... read more about The Last Valley (Set of six original film still photographs from the 1971 film)
Troy, MI: Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1969. First Draft script for the 1971 film. With several notations in holograph pencil and ink throughout. Here under the working title "Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley." Based on the 1959 novel by J.B. Pick. During the Thirty Years' War in Germany, Vogel, (Sharif) a teacher, is being pursued by a.... read more about The Last Valley [Somewhere in the Mountains There is a Last Valley] (Original screenplay for the...
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1966. Vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1966 US release of the 1966 French film. The French resistance factions attempt to regain control of Paris near the end of WWII. A Nazi general in charge of Paris has orders from Hitler himself to burn the city if he cannot maintain control. What the film lacked in cohesive... read more about Is Paris Burning (Two original photographs from the 1966 film)
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998. First Edition. One bump to the bottom edge, affecting both book and jacket, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy, largely comprised of full-page photographs of designs, architectural drawings, fabric swatches, and other decorative patterns from throughout history. read more about The English Archive of Design and Decoration (First Edition)
New York: Janus Films, 1974. Draft script for the 1974 British film. A young man who has had a premonition of his death is called up to train and fight with the British forces during World War II, ultimately ending in his actual death in battle on D-Day. Shot in black and white on vintage Kodak film stock, with about half... read more about Overlord (Original screenplay for the 1975 film)
Mexico: Siglo veintiuno editores, 1967. First Mexican Edition, preceding all others. Oblong octavo, softcover with stiff wrappers and patterned endpapers. One of 6000 numbered copies (this being No. 3367). Another 6000 copies were printed for distribution in Argentina. One of two almanac-style books produced by Cortazar, the other being "Último Round" (1969). Very Good plus, with faint foxing, a few... read more about La vuelta al dia en ochenta mundos (First Mexican Edition)
Cambridge, MA: Suffolk Engraving Company, 1927. Photogravure print of Edward S. Curtis' photograph titled "Wichita Grass-House," with Curtis' credit and printer's credit for Suffolk Engraving Company in tiny letters at the bottom margin. Printed on Van Gelder Zonen, Holland paper. Plate 654 from Curtis' "The North American Indian." 17.5 x 13.5 inches, archivally framed and matted. Unexamined out of frame, but... read more about Wichita Grass-House (Original photogravure print)
London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1954. Vintage full-color still photograph from the 1954 UK release of the 1954 US film. Based on Mika Waltari's 1949 novel, about a poor orphan who becomes a brilliant physician is appointed to the service of the new Pharaoh. Nominated for an Academy Award (1955, Best Cinematography). A story set in Egypt, shot on location in Death... read more about The Egyptian (Original photograph from the 1954 film)
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 about Constantine and the Cross (Original photograph from the 1961 film)
Paris: Cinedis, 1961. Three original color transparencies from the 1961 film. Starring actors, including Marais and Vlady, are seen in lavish period costumes designed for the film by Marie-Claude Fouquet and Jacqueline Guyot. Housed in a light blue mailing envelope, with notations on the recto in holograph ink, noting contact information for Fouquet and Guyot. Based de La Fayette's 1678... read more about Princess of Cleves (Original transparencies from the 1961 film)
Paris: Cinedis, 1961. Archive of 14 original single weight black-and-white photographs, and various ephemera, from the 1961 film, here under the original French title. The photographs, numbered on the versos in holograph pencil, detail costumes for starring actors Marina Vlady and Jean Marais, an exhibit of film stills and costume designs at a bookshop called "Lavocat," costumes displayed at tge... read more about Princess of Cleves [La princesse de Cleves] (Archive of 14 original photographs and ephemera from...
N.p. N.p., circa early 1950s. Two vintage black and white photographs advertising the legendary Ohrbach's department store in the Wilshire Prudential Insurance Company building (today home of the Screen Actors Guild). An strong example the apex of its mid-century design in Los Angeles. Stamped on the verso by Woro Studio, the agency who shot and struck the photographs for the..... read more about Ohrbach's department store in Los Angeles, circa early 1950s (Two original design photographs)
N.p. N.p., 1916. Vintage Swiss one sheet lithograph poster, made to promote the 1916 opening of Speck's Orient-Cinema in Zurich, during the heart of the silent film era. Designed and illustrated by costume and commercial designer Ernst Deutsch-Dryden. The poster's illustration portrays well-dressed clientele watching a Western movie, likely meant to represent a US import. During this period there was... read more about Speck's Orient-Cinema (Original poster advertising the 1916 opening of the Zurich cinema house)
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...
Australia: Embassy Pictures, 1964. Collection of 8 vintage color studio still photographs from the 1964 film. The film follows a wealthy tycoon with a disagreeable temperament set to the backdrop of 1930's Hollywood. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm). Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. read more about The Carpetbaggers (Collection of 8 original photographs from the 1964 film)
New York: E .P. Dutton, 1972. First Edition. Humorously INSCRIBED by avant garde composer and former Black Mountain faculty member John Cage on the front flyleaf: "This is a book I haven't read. / John Cage." A history of Black Mountain College, the experimental college located in North Carolina that, although only in existence 24 years, had a profound and... read more about Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community (First Edition, signed by John Cage)
Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1979. Shooting Draft script for the season one, episode one of the 1979 television mini-series, originally broadcast on February 18, 1979 on ABC. Twelve years after arriving in Henning, Tennessee, "Chicken" George Moore, former cockfighting champion, is getting old and soon moves in with his son Tom, who has a family of his own... read more about Roots: The Next Generations: Episode 1 (Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode)
Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1978. Shooting Draft script for the season one, episode four of the 1979 television mini-series, originally broadcast on February 21, 1979 on ABC. Eight soldiers are hanged for staging a mutiny and one of Simon's fellow black soliders is beaten nearly to death by a state trooper. Soon, the whole platoon is sent overseas... read more about Roots: The Next Generations: Episode 4 (Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode)
London: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975. Original British quad poster for the 1974 Spanish-Panamanian-English-British film. Printed in England by W.E. Berry. Based on Dumas' serialized 1844 novel, "The Three Musketeers." What's better than The Three Musketeers? Four! This time the gang must defend Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin) and her seamstress (Welch) from the wily Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) and Milady (Dunaway). Nominated... read more about The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (Original British poster for the 1974 film)
London: P.S. King & Son LTD., 1938. First Edition. One of 500 privately printed copies. Rebound in three quarter leather and marbled boards with gilt title and raised bands. Very Good plus. Light dampstaining to the heel crown, light toning and foxing to the front and rear endpapers. read more about The War the Infantry Knew, 1914-1919: A Chronicle of Service in France and Belgium with the...
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938. Two vintage hand-tinted still photographs from the 1938 US film. De Lesseps (Tyrone Power) conceives the idea for the Suez Canal, but when Napoleon (Leon Ames) is unimpressed, the British show interest. A film with great production value and little historical accuracy. A story set in Egypt, shot in California and Arizona. 8 x 10... read more about Suez (Two original photographs from the 1938 film)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1938. Final Script for the 1938 film. Loosely based on the events surrounding the construction of the Suez Canal, the film stirred controversy upon its release when the descendants of main characters Matthieu and Ferdinand de Lesseps unsuccessfully sued the studio for libel. With all the elaborate costuming, special effects, and production costs typical of a.... read more about Suez (Original screenplay for the 1938 film)
New York: Basic Books / Perseus Books Group, 2006. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "To Vic / Who has been in the fight longer than I / Thomas B. Edsall." Fresh insights and rock-solid reporting, Edsall reshapes our understanding of modern politics. A stray ink mark on the front endpaper (likely from the time of inscription)... read more about Building Red America: The New Conservative Coalition and the Drive for Permanent Power (Signed...
Baton Rogue: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. First Edition. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. read more about Mystic Chords of Memory: Civil War Battlefields and Historic Sites Recaptured (First Edition)
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)
Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC], 1978. Final Draft script for the season one, episode seven of the 1979 television mini-series, originally broadcast on February 24, 1979 on ABC. Ribbon copy Master typescript, from which all other copies of this draft were made. In the final installment of this epic tale, Alex, along with his family gather in Henning, Tennessee... read more about Roots: The Next Generations: Show #7 (Original teleplay script for the 1979 television episode)
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)
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)
Los Angeles: Orion Pictures, 1984. Vintage French petite poster for the 1984 US film. Winner of eight Academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and both Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. Adapted from Peter Shaffer's 1979 play of the same name, the film presents a fictionalized account of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life, as well as that... read more about Amadeus (Original French poster for the 1984 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)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975. Collection of 7 lobby cards for the 1975 historical adventure/comedy film, based on the novel by George McDonald Fraser. Lacking card #1. In the story, von Bismarck talks Flashman into impersonating a prince, with screwy results. An international co-production between the US and the UK, this the only feature film ever made based on Fraser's... read more about Royal Flash (Collection of 7 lobby cards from the 1975 film)
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1919. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper. Photo-illustrated throughout. Written by a lieutenant in the British Navy, an official firsthand account of the Allied naval expedition to northern Germany immediately following the end of WWI to report on the condition of the German people and infrastructure. Near Fine in a Very Good... read more about To Kiel in the "Hercules" (Signed 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: Lewis Colby, 1845. First Edition. Compilation of a series of letters debating the institution of slavery between two Baptist preachers. Richard Fuller was one of the founders of the Southern Baptist Convention, which had split from the main Baptist church the previous year over the issue of slavery. Francis Wayland, then president of Brown University, was pastor of... read more about Domestic Slavery Considered as a Religious Institution (First Edition)
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. REVIEW COPY with laid-in postcard and a slip noting publication date: "Mar. 13, 1952." The Canadian economist and former "Fortune" editor's second work, a concise work on the applications of price controls, beginning with those utilized during World War II, and continuing to date to determine efficient methods of using economic resources... read more about A Theory of Price Control (First Edition, review copy)
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "To John D. Black / Affection and regards / Ken." Dr. John D. Black was a pioneer of agricultural economics and amongst the most prominent figures in the field from 1920 to 1950. He accepted a professorship at Harvard in 1927, and seven years... read more about A Theory of Price Control (Signed First Edition)
Rome, Italy: Produzione Gallone / Filmsonor, 1951. Original souvenir program, printed in Italy, for the 1951 Italian-French-Spanish film. These programs saw popularity beginning in the 1960s and continued to be produced until the early 1980s and the ever-growing VHS market, with a particularly high distribution in Asian countries. This example features several full-color illustrations of Roman warriors and women, and... read more about The Affairs of Messalina [Messalina] (Original Italian Souvenir Program for the 1951 film)
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)
London: Michael White Productions, 1974. Final Draft script for the 1975 film. Reproduction, not vintage, for reading or research purposes only. The first Monty Python feature film, and Terry Gilliam's and Terry Jones' directorial debuts, and a cult classic from the start. A butchered retelling of King Arthur and his Knights, who happen to be searching for the Holy Grail... read more about Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Screenplay for the 1975 film)
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)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1964. Original Pressbook for the 1964 film. Unique for a pressbook, with a folding front page and a coloring contest (to have been used as a herald by distributors). Based on Jean Anouilh’s 1959 play. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Screenplay, and nominated for 11 more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and twice for Best... read more about Becket (Original Film Pressbook)
Paris: Ludovic Baschet, 1878. First Edition. Half bound in maroon leather with gilt lettering. Very Good plus. Rubbing and soiling overall, with moderate bruising to the edges of the front and rear boards. Chipped to the heel. read more about Les Jeunes Peintres Militaires (First Edition)
Santa Monica: Home Box Office (HBO), 1986. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1986 television movie. This television movie follows the infamous newsman Edward R. Murrow, whose frank condemnation of McCarthy helped put an end to the senator's "witch-hunts." Shot on location in New York and London. 8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm). Very... read more about Murrow (Original photograph from the 1986 television film)
Paris: Dargaud Films, Circa 1976. Draft script for the 1976 French-British film. Based on the "Asterix" comic book series by writer Goscinny and illustrator Uderzo, a series that began in 1959, serialized in Pilote magazine, and ran until Goscinny's death in 1977, afterwards written by Uderzo until 2009. The series has spawned thirteen films, four of them live-action, games, and... read more about The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (Original screenplay for the 1976 film)
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. A photographic look at the early days of John F. Kennedy's presidency, including documents, cabinet members, the "First Family," and the American public. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner stamp on the front pastedown. Board edges lightly faded, with a half inch bruise on the front board. Jacket... read more about The First 100 Days of the Kennedy Administration: Let Us Begin (First Edition)
Vercelli, Italy: White Star Publications, 1999. Folio. First Edition. Light rubbing, toning, and smudging overall, else Near Fine and unread lacking the dust jacket. Color and black-and-white photographs throughout, this volume illustrates most Grand Prix races worldwide, past winners, and a bibliography and index. read more about Motor Racing: The Drivers and Their Machines (First Edition)
London: Harvill, 1947. First Edition. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket and yellow belly band. Spine slightly cocked, with light offsetting to the endpapers. Jacket has a half inch chip to the top of the spine, with light rubbing at the spine ends and corners, and a half inch closed tear at the top of the... read more about Maze of Justice (First Edition)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1967. Original British quad poster for the 1967 British film. Based on Hardy's 1874 novel. Bathsheba (Christie) is a young heiress who is relentlessly pursued by Sergeant Troy (Stamp), William (finch) and Gabriel (Bates). Nominated for an Academy Award. 29.5 x 39.75 inches (75 x 100.75 cm), folded four times as issued. Very Good, with... read more about Far from the Madding Crowd (Original British poster for the 1967 film)
London: Oxford University Press, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Light tonight to page edges; jacket has a short closed tear at the bottom of the front panel, mild soil, and a hint of rubbing at the spine ends and corners. read more about Portraits of Russian Personalities Between Reform and Revolution (First Edition)
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, 1955. Draft script for the 1955 film, seen here under the working title "Sir Walter Raleigh." Academy Award nominated historical drama centered around the pseudo-romantic and somewhat volatile relationship between Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh, played by Bette Davis and Richard Todd respectively. "The Virgin Queen" marks Bette Davis' second appearance as Elizabeth I.... read more about The Virgin Queen [Sir Walter Raleigh] (Original screenplay for the 1955 film)
New York: D. Appleton, 1914. First Edition. Color illustrations throughout by classic French illustrator Jacques Marie Gaston Onfroy de Breville (Job). Very Good plus lacking dust jacket. Owner book plate on the front pastedown, slight split along hinge, and light dampstain on the rear panel. read more about Washington: The Man of Action (First Edition)
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)
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1967. First Edition. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is rubbed along the hinge folds and a lightly frayed at the crown. An attractive copy. read more about Yale: A Pictorial History (First Edition)
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1942. First Edition. INSCRIBED by President Herbert Hoover on the front endpaper to Alvan Markle, Jr., and additionally signed by the book's co-author Hugh Gibson (in the same ink) just below Hoover's inscription, which reads: "To Alvan Markle, Jr. / With good wishes of Herbert Hoover and [signed separately] Hugh Gibson." Markle's ownership signature and date... read more about The Problems of Lasting Peace (First Edition, Signed by Hoover and Gibson)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1952. Final White script for the 1953 film. A loose adaptation of the popular 1925 silent film directed by James Cruze, retelling a largely fictionalized account of the formation of the US mail system. Charlton Heston plays a gritty Buffalo Bill Cody and Forrest Tucker plays Wild Bill Hickock. In reality, however, Wild Bill Hickock never... read more about Pony Express (Original screenplay for the 1953 film)
Hollywood: Westgate, 1987. Draft script for the 1987 television film. Copy belonging to host and narrator Telly Savalas, with his autograph on the title page, and his notations throughout in holograph ink and pencil. A live television event broadcast in 1987, featuring the latest footage of the sunken vessel, shot via a French submarine expedition. The event was highly publicized... read more about Return to the Titanic -- Live (Original screenplay for the 1987 television film)
New York: Hotel Astor, 1936. Original lunch menu from the Times Square Hotel Astor in New York City, dated Wednesday October 7, 1936. The successor to the Astor family's Waldorf-Astoria hotel, an essential element of Times Square's growth into an entertainment location, and a widely-known bar for pickups, the Hotel Astor notably encouraged gay men to frequent the bar for pickups... read more about Lunch menu for the Hotel Astor, Times Square, New York City, Wednesday October 7, 1936
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)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951. First Draft Continuity script for the 1952 film. AFI Catalog notes that the film went into production on December 26, 1951, making this a draft that was probably an iteration or two short of the shooting script. Notable adaptation of Hugo’s 1862 novel, with Michael Rennie as Jean Valjean and Debra Paget as Cosette. Debra Paget... read more about Les Miserables (Original screenplay for the 1952 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)
London: Anglo-EMI, 1972. Original British quad poster for the 1972 UK film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. Film adaptation of the 1970 six-part television miniseries, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." King Henry VIII (Mitchell) reminisces about his past marriages and their demise. Henry's wives were Catherine Parr (Barbara Leigh-Hunt), Catherine Howard (Lynne Frederick), Anne of Cleves (Jenny... read more about Henry VIII and His Six Wives (Original British poster for the 1972 film)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974. Draft script for the 1976 film. With an autograph note signed in holograph ink from Lloyd Ritter to Hollywood agent Paul Kohner fastened to the front wrapper. Created by the National Park Service and The Department Of The Interior for the US bicentennial celebration. The film is part of a series of educational productions intended... read more about Independence (Original screenplay for the 1976 film)
Kent, UK: Harry Margary, 1981. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Slightly cocked; jacket has light toning to the spine and extremities, with light rubbing and a few tiny closed tears to the spine ends and corners, else Fine. A reproduction of John Rocque's map, originally published in 1747, including an extensive index. read more about The A to Z of Georgian London (Hardcover)
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)
N.p. Mafilm, 1977. Dialogue script for the 1979 Hungarian film "Allegro Barbaro." The second of Jancso's two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century to World War II, as told by the conflicted son of a wealthy landowner. Shot on location in Hungary. Gray titled wrappers, dated 1977. Title page not present, presumably as issued. 122 leaves... read more about Allegro Barbaro (Original screenplay for the 1979 film)
N.p. Objektiv Film, 1977. Studio Dialogue script for the 1979 Hungarian film, seen here under the Hungarian title "Magyar rapszodia." Text in Hungarian. The first of Jancso's two-part dramatized history of Hungary, from the turn of the century to World War II, as told by the conflicted son of a wealthy landowner. Nominated for the 1979 Palme d'Or at Cannes... read more about Hungarian Rhapsody (Original screenplay for the 1979 film)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1969. First Draft script for the 1971 film. Anatevka is a fictional shtetl in prerevolutionary Russia where Tevye works as a dairyman, obsessed with tradition and providing for his family, both of which come under fire as great changes come to his small village. Based on the stories from "Tevye the Dairyman" from Yiddish writer... read more about Fiddler on the Roof (Original screenplay for the 1971 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)
Minneapolis, MN: Dillon Press, 1969. First Edition. Softcover quarto, blue printed wrappers. Robert Kilbride (1924-1998) was an artist who attended the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris in 1949. Following his studies in Europe, he taught art in and around the Minneapolis area, including the Minneapolis School of Art and the Walker Art School. While teaching, he was partner... read more about The Potboiler Quiz (First Edition)
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