Paris: Gallimard Serie Noire No. 185, 1953. First French Edition, preceding all others. Basis for the classic 1955 French heist film, "Rififi," one of the classics of noir, directed by Jules Dassin. Extremely scarce in the original hardcover binding, much more so in dust jacket. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket has a medium-size chip at.....
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1958. Original one sheet poster for the 1958 crime film, based on the 1956 novel by Ed McBain. The second of three films based on McBain's first three 87th Precinct novels. Near Fine condition, on archival linen, with some professional mends at the folds. 27 x 41 inches.
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1949. Draft script for the 1949 British film, "Christopher Columbus," based on the novel by Rafael Sabatini and starring Fredric March. Copy belonging to film editor Peter Hunt. Peter Hunt began his career in the UK film industry as an editor, working on several of the best-known early James Bond films ("Dr. No," "From Russia.....
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963. Final shooting script for the 1965 film, "Morituri," based on the novel by Werner Joerg Luedecke and starring Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, and Trevor Howard. One of the most underrated war films of the 1960s, in which a German living in India during World War II is blackmailed by the English to impersonate an SS.....
New York and Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown, 1961. First Edition. An advance review copy, issued with a different jacket than the trade edition, featuring lavish praise from the publisher on the front and rear panels, including an excerpted blurb by Alfred Kazin. Basis for the Academy award nominated 2008 film, directed by Sam Mendes and reuniting Leonardo.....