London: Mallard Productions 1973. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1973 UK release of the 1973 English-Canadian film. Mimeograph snipe and cropping annotations on the verso. Oliver Reed stars as a satanic butler who kills his lord's son during his acid trip. 8 x 10 inches. Some toning and tiny corner creases else Near Fine. Mallard Productions unknown
Santa Monica CA`: AMCO Entertainment Group Inc. Offered is the two-part separately bound as Part One and Part Two complete screenplay of what was to become the television film of the same name airing in 2001. Either a preliminary or final draft at this point in writing it was not a shooting script and does not contain numbered scenes Part One contains 114 pages and Part Two contains 109 pages machine-copied loose leaf pages measuring 8-1/2" by 11" printed on one side three-hole punched with red front and rear covers all bound together with upper middle and lower brass brads. In addition to the lengthy script Part One contains a one-page Shaka Zulu: The Citadel containing genre location Executive Producers Producer Director Writer Budget Status Pre-Production brief Synopsis; a three-page Author's Brief Reflection on Shaka: The Citadel; Joshua Sinclair's two-page production credits resume from the Annette Van Duren Agency; and a nine-page Shaka Publicity Notes; in addition to the lengthy script Part Two contains acting and production resumes for Hope Holiday Gabriella Cristiani Alec Mills Graham Walker and Anna Galiena for production consideration. . Fine. Script. 1997. AMCO Entertainment Group, Inc. unknown
N.p.: Timon Productions 1972. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. The film stars Elizabeth Taylor Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton in their only role together. Taylor was only available for three days of filming and received $10000 for her part. Shot on location in Wales UK. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with extensive holograph ink and graphite annotations to the verso. Complete collation details available on request. Timon Productions unknown
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. Used - Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear and may have some markings on the inside. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers unknown
Bookseller reference : GRP108878863 ISBN : 0742516385 9780742516380
U.S.A.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2002. F First Edition Used. H Hardcover. Very Good. In black boards 8vo 272pp. Uncommon in Hardcover. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0815611 ISBN : 0742516385 9780742516380
Juni 1898. Kristiania 1898 Bogtrykkeri. Hardcover.4to. In Norwegian. 176p. 2 billeder og 4 plancher. Lovely gilt patterned end papers. Maroon cloth with full and bright gilt lettering and decoration covering front panel and spine. Norwegian technical school. VG hinges tight; minor wear on cover edges and corners. No ownership marks. . hardcover
Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1965. Two vintage black-and-white reference studio still photographs from the 1965 film. Sex intrigue infidelity and murder all stir up this beach-based melodrama. When an ex lover washes up on shore of Acapulco wealthy aging Kit and her beach-boy husband become prime suspects. Shot on location in Acapulco Mexico. 8 x 10 inches and 10 x 8 25.5 x 20.5. Very Good plus. Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown
Himachal Pradesh.: Printed by the Manager Govt. of India Press Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. 1976. Maps folding and non-folding; 115pp paper-covered cloth binding foxed and worn endpapers browned a good reading copy otherwise. . Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. hardcover
Himachal Pradesh.: Printed by the Manager Govt. of India Press Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. 1976. Maps folding and non-folding; 95pp paper-covered cloth binding foxed and worn endpapers browned a good reading copy otherwise. . Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. hardcover
Himachal Pradesh.: Printed by the Manager Govt. of India Press Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. 1979. Maps folding and non-folding; 75pp paper-covered cloth binding foxed and worn endpapers browned a good reading copy otherwise. . Printed by the Manager, Govt. of India Press, Shimla for the Controller of Print. and Stationery. hardcover
Rubbed. Corner creased. Just Good. 15pp map & photoplates Bihar Controller of Publications Delhi 1989 orig.wrappers 29x21cm vi5515 pp Series: Census of India 1981 Pt. X-C Series 4. Socio-economic stody of a village in Palamu district Bihar. Printer's colophon on rear cover: "PRG 25.81 Bihar/300-1989 DSK. II" ie: published in an edition of 300 copies. Controller of Publications unknown
Munich: Bavaria Atelier 1984. Draft script for Season 1 Episode 3 of the 1986 series titled here under the working title "Joint Venture: Part III: Politics- 1932-1939." Set in Germany a few years into the global economic crisis. The Nazis rise to power and work deals with the IG Group to shed their dependence on oil imports and develop warfare technologies. Clear plastic front wrapper and blue plastic back wrapper. Title page present dated March 14 1984 with credits for screenwriter Bernhard Sinkel. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 152. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine prong binding. Bavaria Atelier unknown
Universal City CA: Republic Pictures / Pax Films / Universal Pictures 1961. Forrest J. Ackerman's copy of scripts from two key science fiction films bound together including original front wrappers in red buckram with Ackerman's name in gilt at the bottom right corner of the front board. "The Lady and the Monster": Shooting script for the 1944 film. The first of three adaptations of Curt Siodmak's classic 1942 novel in which an honest hard-working scientist preserves a dead man's brain only to be remote-controlled by it. Shot by the legendary John Alton at the very peak of his work in the mid-1940s. Yellow front studio wrapper noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT at the top right dated October 13 1943 a penciled notation of the working title "The Lady and the Monster" just below the printed title noted as production No. 1194 and with credits for associate producer George Sherman and Republic Studios at the bottom. Two-page cast of characters with the actors' names added in ribbon copy type just below the character names. Title page present with credits for director Sherman and novelist Siodmak. 94 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue yellow green and pink revision pages leaves dated variously between 10/18/43 and 11/8/43. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine. "The Day the Earth Caught Fire": An early and apparently abandoned draft by director Val Guest to film his screen story for Pax Films as a five-part British serial. Guest ultimately directed the story as a feature-length movie for Pax one of the most understated and intelligent science fiction films ever made. Light green wrappers both front and rear wrappers present. The front wrapper reads: "A Five Part Serialisation of / THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE / A Val Guest Production." Just below in holograph ink and in what we would assume is Guest's hand is written "Dedicated to Brian Aldiss." We think it likely that the script was gifted to the very connected Ackerman by Guest though the provenance beyond Ackerman's ownership is unknown. 41 pages divided into five parts each beginning with a two-color memo on PAX stationery describing what will happen in the following section. Pages and wrapper about Near Fine. Buckram binding containing the two scripts is Very Good with some light scuffing and soil. Martin 413. Republic Pictures / Pax Films / Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1949. Vintage studio still photograph from the seminal 1949 film noir. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1944. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1944 film. Siodmak's first Hollywood noir and one of the finest in the canon. Based on Cornell Woolrich's first novel written under the William Irish pseudonym in 1942 about a secretary who searches for the titular lady to clear her boss' name before he is executed for murdering his wife. The first film produced by Joan Harrison a former Oscar nominated screenwriter for Alfred Hitchcock "Rebecca" "Foreign Correspondent" and Universal's first female executive. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Complete collation details available on request. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1943. Vintage publicity photograph of Lon Chaney Jr. and Louise Allbritton from the 1943 film. Mimeo snipe and "Photofest" label obscuring a "Carlos Clarens Collection" stamp on the verso. The third Dracula film from the Universal Classic Monster series preceded by "Dracula" 1931 directed by Tod Browning starring Bela Lugosi and "Dracula's Daughter" 1936 directed by Lambert Hillyer starring Otto Kruger and Gloria Holden. Count Dracula's son Count Alucard Chaney is invited to the Louisiana swamps by the young heiress of the "Dark Oaks" estate Katherine Allbritton and secretly marry much to the dismay of her long time love Frank Robert Paige. Lon Chaney Jr.'s first and only time portraying a vampire. Set in the swamps of Louisiana. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with closed tear on bottom repaired with paper tape on verso slightly wavy. Complete collation details available on request. Weaver and Brunas Universal Horrors 1931-1946. Universal Pictures unknown
Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1952. Vintage hand-tinted still photograph from the 1952 UK release of the 1952 US film. Burt Lancaster stars as a pirate who gets involved in a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A swashbuckler with enough swordplay and acrobatics to satisfy even the most discerning enthusiast. A story set in the Caribbean shot on location in Italy. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases to one corner else Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage photograph showing director Robert Siodmak meeting star Ava Gardner and her then-husband band leader Artie Shaw on the set of the 1946 film. With a fold-over mimeo snipe on the verso. A breakthrough role for Gardner as well as the screen debut of Burt Lancaster the film follows Hemingway's story closely for the first 20 minutes then explores both what led to the killing and its aftermath. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director and Best Screenplay. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with some light soil and shallow diagonal creasing to the corners. National Film Registry. Arrow Academy 1024. Criterion Collection 176. Grant US. Lee The Heist Film. Penzler 101. Selby Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard 1954. One sheet poster for a circa 1954 rerelease of the 1945 film. Based on the 1933 novel "Some Must Watch" by Ethel Lina White. One of the best "old dark house" noirs with Hitchcockian touches both in terms of being a thriller and in terms of featuring multiple insidious characters all placed in the expert care of director Robert Siodmak who in another Hitchcockian touch has an uncredited appearance in the film: he plays "the killer's eye". 27 x 41 inches. Near Fine with a tear to the top margin light toning and pin holes. Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard unknown
Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard 1945. Original US pressbook for the 1945 film. One of the best "old dark house" noirs with Hitchcockian touches both in terms of being a thriller and in terms of featuring multiple insidious characters all placed in the expert care of director Robert Siodmak who has a scene in the film: he plays "the killer's eye". Saddle-stitched wrappers black white and green throughout. 16 pages 12 x 18 inchescm. Very Good plus three horizontal folds as issued light rubbing and creasing and a name label on the front. Grant US. Hardy The BFI Companion to Crime. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures / Vanguard unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1946. Vintage photograph of star George Sanders demonstrating the use of a telescope to costar Ella Raines and director Robert Siodmak during a break from filming on the set of the 1946 film. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1942 Broadway play "Uncle Harry" by Thomas Job about a middle aged man whose two sisters try to sabotage his engagement to a young co-worker leading to murder and deceit. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Grant US. Olive Films 962. Selby Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage black-and-white studio still photograph from the set of the 1945 film. Director Robert Siodmak shown in conversation with Geraldine Fitzgerald. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby Canon US. Silver Classic Noir. Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1945. Vintage photograph on the set of the 1944 film noir showing director Robert Siodmak conferring with star Stanley Ridges while some extras relax behind them. With a mimeo snipe and date stamp of "12 Apr 1945" on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald about an unhappily married man who falls in love with a younger woman only to be investigated by a Scotland Yard detective when his wife dies in what appears to be an accident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light diagonal creasing to the corners and a slight curl. Grant US. Selby US. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures. Post-production Draft script for the 1944 film noir. Based on the 1939 novel "This Way Out" by James Ronald. Complete representing nine reels of film. One of the great noirs of the early 1940s a high point for actor Charles Laughton and the third of a trilogy of masterpieces by Robert Siodmak beginning with "Phantom Lady" and "Christmas Holiday" all made unbelievably in 1944. Brad-bound self wrappers. Mimeograph duplication. Pages supple Very Good to Very Good plus with the top leaf having sustained a bit more wear though complete. Brads and a single paper clip are rusted. Grant US. Selby US. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown
Campbelltown City Art Gallery. 1994. First Edition; First Printing. Stapled wraps. 1875199101 . Book condition is Very Good in wraps. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated in color and b/w throughout. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 56 pages . Campbelltown City Art Gallery paperback
Bookseller reference : 13499 ISBN : 1875199101 9781875199105
County Press Newport Isle Of Wight UK 1924. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Sir Frederick W Black: Birth: 1864 -- Isle of Wight Death: 7 June 1930 Age 66 -- Frimley Green Surrey. 'The Lady Isabella the last direct descendant of the Norman family of de Redvers was born about 1236 and married about 1248 to William de Fortibus who was a widower and much her senior in years. Isabella survived all her five children three sons and two daughters of whom one son and one daughter Amicia died in their father's lifetime. She remained a widow and devoted herself to the duties that devolved upon her through her great inheritance. Through her own family and her husband's became one of the wealthiest women in England living mainly in Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight which she owned. On her deathbed in 1293 the Lady Isabella executed a deed of sale of the lordship of the Isle of Wight and some of her other estates to King Edward I for the sum of 6000 marks. This deed was afterwards contested unsuccessfully in the Courts in Edward II's reign in a transaction that has ever since been considered questionable.' Book - in Good paper covers - some wear to the spine but professionally repaired so now nice and neat and tight minor loss to the extreme corners and minor wear and bumping to the extreme bottom edge of the back cover some browning to the covers. Contents some spotting/browning to the end papers title page and the first and last few pages otherwise clean and tightly bound. A Scarce Title & a Must for Any Collector of Isle of Wight Books Size: 7 inches tall by 5 inches. xvi 118 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 201-750 grams. Category: Poetry; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 7026. County Press paperback
Curtis Books/ The Curtis Publishing Company 1968. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks our motto is: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Curtis Books/ The Curtis Publishing Company hardcover
Philadelphia PA & New York: Curtis Books/The Curtis Publishing Company 1968. Copyright � 1968 . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo or 8� Imperial Octavo: 8� x 11�" tall. 159 pp. Tightly bound copy with clean and crisp pages. Minimal external wear save for lightly bumped corners and slight fraying on spine cover ends. Damage to bottom of spine. No dust jacket. Over-sized and/or over weight book; may require additional postage. Please note that large and/or heavy items may incur extra shipping charge for both domestic and/or international shipments. <br/> <br/> Curtis Books/The Curtis Publishing Company hardcover
Jaguar Cars Limited Coventry England 1958-01-01. Ring-bound. Very Good. A very clean plastic comb bound copy issued in Jaguar-supplied card-cover binding. Cover indicates see scan "Publication J.8 . Published October 1950.1958 reprint. Lightest bit of toning but not handled by dirty or greasy hands ever a very presentable copy. Please email for photos. Jaguar Cars Limited (Coventry, England) unknown
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1958. Collection of 8 vintage full-color still photographs from the UK country of origin release of the 1958 film. Based on Erich Maria Remarque's 1954 novel about a company of German soldiers on the Russian front during WWII. One of the soldiers is sent home where finding his home bombed he struggles for his sanity and survival with the help of the daughter of a political prisoner. Set on the Russian front and in Germany during World War II shot on location in Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. Faint creases else Near Fine. Masters of Cinema 65. Davenport p. 358. Hyams p. 129. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
Universal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Second Revised Final Draft script for the 1957 film. Presentation copy belonging to producer Ross Hunter bound in navy full calf with gilt titles on cover and spine with Hunter's name on the front board. Based on the 1956 autobiography of the same name by Colonel Dean E. Hess a real-life United States Air Force fighter pilot in the Korean War. Hess was a technical advisor for the film and the gold flying helmet Rock Hudson wears was his personal possession. A poster for "Battle Hymn" appears outside the movie theater in the 1959 pilot episode of The Twilight Zone "Where Is Everybody" Set in 1950s Westhampton Ohio and Seoul shot on location in Seoul South Korea and Nogales AZ. Navy full calf binding without paper wrappers as issued. Title page present noted as Second Revised Final with credits for screenwriter Charles Grayson. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 123-A. Mimeograph duplication with pink blue white revision pages throughout dated variously between 2/29/56 and 4/23/56. Pages Near Fine presentation binding Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1957 film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Anna Kashfi Marlon Brando's wife for two years 1957-1959 stars as a Korean school teacher who organizes an orphanage with and American bomber pilot trying to atone for past mistakes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with a couple of light creases and an ink notation to the verso. Universal Pictures unknown
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1955. Vintage hand-tinted still photograph from the 1955 UK release of the 1955 US film. Based on W. R. Burnett's little-known 1954 novel about a member of an Irish revolutionary society forced to become an outlaw. In Dublin he meets a famous rebel named "Captain Thunderbolt" and becomes his second-in-command "Lightfoot." A story set and shot on location in Ireland. 8 x 10 inches. Two tiny bruises else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1958. Two vintage photographs of director Douglas Sirk working on the set of the 1958 World War II film. In one photograph Sirk works with actress Lilo Pulver misspelled "Lisa" on the recto in a camera setup with production assistants present. In the other Sirk holds a bound script and discusses a scene with Pulver and lead actor John Gavin with all three dressed for the cold German weather. Shot on location in West Berlin. 8 x 10 inches. First photo with a mimeograph snipe on the verso the other with unusual printed black titles inside the image at the lower margin. Both photos about Near Fine. Davenport p. 358. Hyams p. 129. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1959. Vintage photograph of director Douglas Sirk and producer Ross Hunter working on the set of the 1959 film discussing a scene with actress Lana Turner. With a mimeograph snipe on the verso. Set on Coney Island in New York but shot on location in Los Angeles with notable spots including the Aquarius Theater on Sunset Boulevard and Long Beach representing Coney Island and the New York City docks. In a custom museum-quality frame archivally mounted with UV glass. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
New Brunswick: Rutgers. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1991. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0-8135-1644-7 . Close to fine in lavender-colored cloth without dust jacket as issued. Faint hint of offsetting at upper edge of cloth. Screenplay for Douglas Sirk's film. G; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 346 pages . Rutgers. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3112468 ISBN : 0813516447 9780813516448
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1935. Original British film program for the seminal 1954 film. Photo-illustrated throughout. A program that reflects the completely surreal aura of what many consider to be Sirk's masterpiece of technicolor melodramatic fantasy. Self wrappers 8 pages not inclusive of wrapper. Near Fine with some rubbing at the fore-edge of the wrapper. Criterion Collection 457. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Unviersal International Pictures 1953. Revised Final script for the 1954 film. A few typeovers throughout indicating starring actors and actress at their inclusion. Similar to the Italian Peplum sword-and-sandal epics this film centers a Roman centurion's Jeff Chandler attempts to prevent Attila the Hun Jack Palance from conquering Rome. Also features Rita Gam and a bit part by Frank Gifford. Salmon titled wrappers noted as FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper dated November 14 1953. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Lyndon. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication with blue and whte revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/14/53 and 11/23/53. Lacking rear wrapper else pages and wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
London: Unviersal International Pictures 1954. Collection of 7 vintage full-color still photographs from the 1954 UK release of the 1954 US film. Similar to the Italian Peplum sword-and-sandal epics this film centers a Roman centurion's Jeff Chandler attempts to prevent Attila the Hun Jack Palance from conquering Rome. A story set in Eastern Europe shot at Universal Studios in California. 8 x 10 inches. Light creases overall else Near Fine. Unviersal International Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1957. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the US release of the 1957 film. Based on the 1935 novel "Pylon" by William Faulkner. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown
Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage French film program from the 1956 US film. Based on Robert Wilder's 1946 novel of the same name. Based on the 1945 novel by Robert Wilder itself a fictionalized account of a real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband Zachary Smith Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. A rich playboy impulsively marries a secretary at his father's office unaware that his best friend is in love with her with tragic results. Winner of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Dorothy Malone and nominated for two more including Best Supporting Actor for Robert Stack. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Light wear to the margins and pin holes else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 96. Ebert I. Godard Histoirs du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown
Ring Binder / Loose Leaf Pages: Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart 1973 Thomas J. Connolly DD JCD Bishop of Baker Oregon 3 ring binders. Volumes 1 2 and 3. Flex cover ring binders. Includes lessons lesson plans and reprodueable illustrations to share with children learning about God and Jesus Christ. Each volume has about 100 pages. Binders show some minor soil but interior pages are clean. Ring Binder / Loose Leaf. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Completely Illustrated. R: Religious Material /study. Education for Children. Society Devoted to the Sacred Heart 1973 Thomas J. Connolly DD JCD Bishop of Baker Oregon
Worcester PA: Vision Video 1990. VHS. Very Good/Very Good. VHS in excellent condition in original paperboard sleeve; sleeve has some light wear; Director Raul Carrera's religious drama The Radicals tells the story of Michael and Margaret Sattler two real life figures 16th century figures whose conceptions of religion threatened not only the Catholic Church but Protestants as well leading to the pair's execution. Centuries later many of the concepts they championed have become commonplace. Perry Seibert Rovi Vision Video unknown
Los Angeles: Artists Alliance 1948. Draft script for the 1948 film. With a single holograph pencil notation to the front wrapper. A modern take on the Pygmalion myth based on the 1943 Broadway hit musical with music by Kurt Weill lyrics by poet Ogden Nash and a book co-written by Nash and S.J. Perelman. An amorous window dresser at a department store kisses a decorative statue of Venus unwittingly causing the statue to come to life. Green textured titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Harry Kurnitz. 119 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Olive Films 654. Artists Alliance unknown
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Revised White script for the 1939 film seen here with the title "I Robbed a Bank" which has been stricken through on the title page. <br/><br/>A gang attempts a bank robbery only to find that one of the gang member's sisters works there. The gang abducts her and a truck driver while attempting their getaway and the hostages must secretly try to help the cops find the fugitives. <br/><br/>Written by well loved humorist S.J. Perelman and his wife Laura Perelman "Ambush" marks a significant but entertaining departure from their best-known works such as their co-writing work on Marx Brothers films "Monkey Business" and "Horse Feathers." <br/><br/>White side-stapled titled wrappers dated December 13 1938 noted as production No. 1198 and copy No. 0038. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 115 eaves with last page numbered D-28. Mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated between 10-10-38 and 10-21-38. Very Good plus lacking rear wrapper. Paramount Pictures unknown books
New York: Grove Press 1969. Collection of six vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 US release of the 1967 Swedish film. Vilgot Sjoman's controversial erotic drama utilizing both dramatic and documentary filmmaking techniques stars Sjoman's then lover actress Lena Nyman as a young theater student examining the social and political mores of 1960s Sweden and her own sexuality. Parallel is the plot of the actors and filmmakers reacting as themselves to the film they are in the process of making. Seized by customs upon entry to the US and banned from numerous US cities for sexually explicit scenes it was found in 1969 not to be obscene by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit opening the door to more frank and explicit subject matter in American film. The companion to Sjoman's 1968 film "I Am Curious Blue" which was initially intended to be combined with "I Am Curious Yellow" as one three and a half hour film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine most with very slight even fading. Complete collation details available on request. Criterion Collection 180. Vogel Film as a Subversive Art. Grove Press unknown
Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1924. Vintage publicity photograph for the 1924 film showing star John Gilbert relaxing with a book at his home. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1914 Russian play by Leonid Andreyev first published in English in 1922. The first film put into production under the newly formed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the first to feature Leo the Lion although it was not the first film released by the studio. The second film directed by Sjostrom known as "the father of Swedish cinema" after his move to Hollywood at the behest of Louis B. Mayer and a breakthrough picture for him as well as stars Chaney Shearer and Gilbert. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
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