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...
London: Michael Joseph, 1949. First Edition. Basis for the 1950 British film noir, "Double Confession," starring Derek Farr, Joan Hopkins, and Peter Lorre. Rare in or out of jacket. Very Good plus in a bright, Very Good plus dust jacket. Book has a touch of foxing to the front endpaper, page edges, and front board, else clean. Jacket is nicked...
USA: Woodstock Editions, 2000. First Edition. One of 2000 numbered copies (1000 of which were destroyed prior to publication, according to the aritst) SIGNED by Hans Gissinger. Two volumes in a single slipcase, the first a collection of essays, the second a monograph of Gissinger's extraordinary meditations on the creation of food, from the grotesque to the sublime. Fine condition.
USA: Woodstock Editions, 2001. First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Hans Gissinger. Fine in decoratively-patterned boards and no dust jacket as issued. A fascinating monograph, the middle third of which is devoted to 60 photographs of a wildly divergent array of Italian salamis, all treated separately and very much in a style of portraiture. The first and...
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. The summer of 1942 brought Naval stalemate to the Pacific as the American and Japanese fleets stood at even numbers each waiting for the other to begin a renewed offensive. "Midway" tells the story of this historic June battle where a Japanese carrier force, in an attempt to...
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Paris: Mercure de France, 1970. First French Edition, preceding all others. Warmly INSCRIBED by Truffaut to French cinema historian and writer Maurice Bessy on the half-title page. Bessy is best known for various associations with Orson Welles, most notably his work with the director on "Mr. Arkadin." Truffaut's second book, containing his screenplays for the first four Antoine Doinel films...