‎Director‎

‎WILDER BILLY WRITER/DIRECTOR‎

‎The Front Page‎

‎MCA Universal. Videotape. Good condition. The ruthless managing editor of a Chicago newspaper Walter Burns Walter Matthau angrily learns his ace reporter Hildy Johnson Jack Lemmon plans to leave the paper to get marrid and enter the advertising busines. Non-stop action and snappy dialogue propel this classic comedy to its roaring conclusion. Co-stars Susan Sarandon and Carol Burnett. ISBN: 1558809449. MCA Universal unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 25930X1 ISBN : 1558809449 9781558809444

‎WIlder Gene director screenwriter starring; Madeline Kahn Marty Feldman starring‎

‎The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Original photograph from the 1975 film‎

‎Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1975. Vintage borderless photograph from the set of the 1975 film showing cinematographer Gerry Fisher behind the camera filming a scene between stars Gene Wilder and Madeline Kahn. Wilder's directorial debut from his own original script a musical comedy about Sigerson Holmes the younger brother of Sherlock investigating missing government documents with the aid of a Scotland Yard detective Marty Feldman and a deceitful musical hall singer Kahn. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 143326

‎Wilfrid Cantwell Smith Director Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard University‎

‎RELIGIOUS ATHEISM EARLY BUDDHIST AND RECENT AMERICAN THE CHARLES STRONG MEMORIAL LECTURE delivered before several Australian Universities July 1966‎

‎1966 Reprinted from MILLA wa-MILLA No.6 - 1966 stapled wraps light wearunmarked inscribed and signed by Author on front cover 30 pp. Inscribed by Authors. Soft cover. Very Good. paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 004507

‎Willan Anne; Wright Jeni Editorial Director‎

‎Perfect Chicken Dishes‎

‎London: Carroll & Brown Limited 1997 Book. Very Good . Soft cover. First American Edition Second Printing. A very nice copy. A collection of chicken recipes. Fully illustrated in color. 127 pages. Carroll & Brown Limited paperback‎

Bookseller reference : 044937 ISBN : 0789416689 9780789416681

‎Willard Huyck director screenwriter; Robert Grossbach novel; Elliott Marks and Laurie Ridley still photographers; Gloria Katz s‎

‎Best Defense Original photograph from the 1984 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1984. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the 1984 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso and folded to the recto. <br/><br/>Based on Robert Grossbach's 1975 novel "Easy and Hard Ways Out" about<br/>a lazy engineer whose employer is on the verge of bankruptcy until a mysterious disk from another engineer who suddenly dies helps save his job and his life. <br/><br/>8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 132525

‎Willcocks W. CMG. MInstCE. Managing Director of the Daira Land Company; Late Director General of Reservoirs with Introductio‎

‎Egyptian Irrigation‎

‎London & New York: E. & F.N. Spon Ltd. & Spon & Chamberlain 1899 Hardback 180mm x 260mm tall 7.25" x 10.25" approx. Pp xxviiii including Errata 485 50 maps plans and other plates several folding or multi-folding plus 34pp of advertisements many with engraved illustrations plus tipped-in an Errata slip and an Addendum slip. Minor rubs to edges & corners otherwise very good in the original black & gilt-decorated dark-blue cloth-covered boards/gilt titles & cartouches. Some additional postage will be required in respect of an overseas order for this heavy book. Second Edition. Gilt decorated Cloth. Very Good/No d/w. Large 8vo. E. & F.N. Spon, Ltd. & Spon & Chamberlain hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 006053

‎William Editorial Director. Gordon Swanborough Editor Green; illustrations ads Many‎

‎Flying Review International 1965-66: Volume 21 Numbers 1-12‎

‎Flying Review 1966. Hardcover. Good. B008GXOVI0 No dust jacket. This is a volume of twelve consecutive issues spanning from September 1965- August 1966. Red cloth boards are in good condition has a good binding quarter- sized stain on front board damp stain along spine no other marks or notations. lz Flying Review hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : SKU1021396

‎William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum; Wendell S. Hadlock Director‎

‎American Paintings and Drawings in the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Rockland Maine‎

‎Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 169 pages. Very good condition overall. Minimal wear. Pages are clean and tight. No writing or marking. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 1167

‎William A. Graham director; Dore Schary screenwriter; Art Carney John Daly Vic Damone Gogi Grant Pat Harrington Jr. Mahalia‎

‎Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties The Sound of The SixtiesOriginal screenplay for the 1961 television special‎

‎Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1961. Draft script for the 1961 television special. <br/><br/>A musical special in the form of a cultural forecast in anticipation of a changing world. The show addresses topics including: science technology politics entertainment and leisure. <br/><br/>Grey titled wrappers. 83 leaves with last page of text numbered 82. Mimeograph duplication with pink yellow and blue pages throughout. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 143878

‎William A. Graham director; Noah Dietrich Bob Thomas biography John Gay screenwriter; Tommy Lee Jones Ed Flanders James Hampt‎

‎The Amazing Howard Hughes Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Two original screenplays comprising the complete script for the 1977 television film‎

‎Studio City CA: EMI Television Programs 1976. Two Revised draft scripts Part I and Part II comprising the complete script for the 1977 television film which was broadcast in two parts on CBS on April 13 and 14 1977.<br/><br/>First script titled "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" on front wrapper and titled "'Howard The Amazing Mr. Hughes' Part I" on first page of script has several annotations on front wrapper. In holograph ink on top left is written "Prod Thur 11/18/76" center right is the name "Tommy Lee Jones" with phone number below not in Jones' hand and an "I" immediately following title as well as a "9" in holograph pencil on upper right corner. Script contains two title pages of two revisions first yellow page has the underlined name "Norma" preceded by an asterisk as well as two underlines below the text "REVISED" on lower left in red holograph ink. The second pink title page has "33" on the upper left and a "Part I" on top center left in holograph pencil. Four pages contain strikes in holograph ink. Script contains a few copied annotations on the first 3 pages of script revision date some action changes and a strike with date "Tues 12/21/76."<br/><br/>Second script "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Part II" has "33" on upper left of title page and "Part II" top center in holograph pencil. Three pages contain copied annotations revision date character direction and dialogue and a strike with date "Tues 12/21/76."<br/><br/>Based upon the 1972 Howard Hughes biography "Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" by Hughes' long-time associate Noah Dietrich and AP Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas. The first of several film depictions of Howard Hughes as an young obsessive perfectionist and an elderly hypochondriac. An early break through role for Tommy Lee Jones.<br/><br/>"Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes" script:<br/>Tan titled wrappers. Two title pages present one dated November 26 1976 the other dated November 16 1976 both noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter John Gay and authors Noah Dietrich and Bob Thomas. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 93. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink yellow and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/5/76 and 12-20-76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>"Howard: The Amazing Mr. Hughes Part II" script:<br/>Brown titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 16 1976 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter John Gay and authors Noah Dietrich and Bob Thomas. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 117A. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue pink and white revision pages throughout dated variously between 11/5/76 and 12/20/76. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. EMI Television Programs unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 147460

‎William A. Seiter director; Frank Wead Lewis Meltzer Borden Chase screenwriters; Edward G. Robinson Glenn Ford Marguerite Ch‎

‎Destroyer Original screenplay for the 1943 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1942. Final Draft script for the 1943 film. Copy belonging to actress Marguerite Chapman who played Mary Boleslavski in the film with her name on the front wrapper in holograph pencil. <br/><br/>A battleship in World War II tests very poorly in fighting tests and will not be allowed to engage in combat in the war. Instead it is assigned to mail duties carrying packages to Alaska. When it arrives it encounters Japanese troops and is forced into a defensive position.<br/><br/>Set in Pacific Ocean. <br/><br/>Housed in a standard black vinyl covered spring binder. Green titled wrappers noted as Final on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 166 dated October 29 1942. Title page present dated October 29 1942 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Lewis Meltzer and Borden Chase. 190 leaves with last page of text numbered 175. Mimeograph duplication with white blue yellow orange and pink revision pages throughout dated variously between November 11 1942 and December 31 1942. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good spring binder Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 140238

‎William A. Wellman director; Leopold Atlas Guy Endore Philip Stevenson screenwriters; Burgess Meredith Robert Mitchum Freddi‎

‎Story of G.I. Joe Original pressbook for the 1945 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1945. Vintage pressbook for the 1945 film. <br/><br/>Ernie Pyle Meredith is a journalist who enlists in the US Army during WWII. During his tour of duty in Africa and Italy he documents the effects of war on the human condition illuminating catastrophe the consequences of combat and new partnerships in times of crisis all from a first-person narrative. The real Pyle won a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for his war correspondence. <br/><br/>Nominated for four Academy Awards. <br/><br/>14x 21 inches. 22 pages and a laid-in ad sheet saddle stapled in monochrome wrappers folded horizontally as issued. Very Good plus with spine rubbing a few spine chips and light foxing overall. United Artists unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139955

‎William A. Wellman director; Robert Carson screenwriter; Fred MacMurray Ray Milland Louise Campbell starring‎

‎Men With Wings Original screenplay for the 1938 film‎

‎Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1938. Draft script for the 1938 film. With holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper. Included with the script are four pages of mimeographed notes regarding main title billing for the film.<br/><br/>Two aviators' friendship is tested when a love triangle forms between them and their shared childhood sweetheart. Another tribute to the glories of aviation by director and former WWI fighter pilot William A. Wellman best known for "Wings" 1927 the first film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.<br/><br/>White titled self wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 1156 and marked as production No. 1172 dated February 15 1938. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 144 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Mimeographed rectos only with white and blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 2-14-38 and 6-21-38. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 146054

‎William Archibald author taken from Henry James; Harold Pinter director‎

‎The Innocents the Turn of the Screw / THE PLAYBILL: Colonial Theatre / volume 13 issue 9 / September 1976 / starring Claire Bloom Pauline Flanagan Michael MacKay Sarah Jessica Parker et al‎

‎Boston Massachusetts: Playbill 1976. First Edition. Magazine. Very Good. This is the original Boston try-out preview edition of the revival production from 1950 which opened on Broadway Octover 21 1976 and closed October 30 after 12 performances. Octavo 9 " tall 30 pages wire saddle stitch pamphlet style magazine with stiff pictorial wraps. An original theatre program in very good condition over all generally clean but with minor edge wear and exterior staining. Contains many advertisements for current shows automobiles hotels etc. Playbill unknown‎

Bookseller reference : 43579

‎William Asher director; Leo Townsend and David P. Harmon screenwriter; Phil Carey Betty Garrett and John Barrymore Jr. starri‎

‎The Shadow on the Window Original pressbook for the 1957 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1957. Vintage pressbook for the 1957 film. <br/><br/>Betty Garrett plays a woman being held hostage by three thugs who have just killed her employer and whose son shocked catatonic by seeing his mother being terrorized helps lead her husband and the police to find her. <br/><br/>Eight pages saddle stapled 12 x 16 inches. Near Fine with a holograph ink notation to the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 125414

‎William Beaudine director; Adele Buffington screenwriter; Leif Erickson Donald Woods Rand Brooks Chuck Courtney starring‎

‎Born to the Saddle Original poster for the 1953 film‎

‎California: Elliott-Shelton Films 1953. Vintage US one-sheet poster for the 1953 film. <br/><br/>A young boy Courtney is befriended by a horse trainer Woods who has the boy train a new horse for an upcoming albeit fixed race. <br/><br/>Written for screen by Adele Buffington a major proponent of using original screenplays during the silent film era whose credits extend to over 100 Hollywood films. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded. A tiny tear else Near Fine. <br/><br/>Pitts 470. Elliott-Shelton Films unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 138531

‎William Beaudine director; Owen Davis Julien Josephson Harold Titus screenwriter; Dorothy Devore Matt Moore Ward Crane starr‎

‎How Baxter Butted In Original double weight photograph from the 1925 film‎

‎Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1925. Vintage double weight studio still photograph from the 1925 silent film. <br/><br/>Bumbling newspaper clerk Henry Baxter is helplessly in love with a coworker in this silent-era comedy. The subject of his longing barely acknowledges his existence. His unrequited love coupled with his manager's devious daily taunts makes work tortuous for the poor clerk. He begins to day dream about a better life and a less cowardly self. Footage from William Beaudine's 1925 film is believed to be lost. In the still we see a wide shot of the newspaper office in which Baxter works. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes toning overall and two holograph pencil annotations to the verso. Warner Brothers unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 140352

‎William Berke director; Carroll Young screenwriter; Johnny Weissmuller Buster Crabbe Anita Lhoest Rick Vallin starring‎

‎Captive Girl Original poster for the 1950 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1950. Vintage US insert poster for the 1950 film. Copy No. 50/306 rubber-stamped in red on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on Alex Raymond and Don Moore's 1934 comic strip and fourth in the series. The first three films featuring "Jim" are "Jungle Jim" 1948 "The Lost Tribe" 1949 and "Mark of the Gorilla 1950 all starring Weismuller who would go on to star in 12 more films of the series. <br/><br/>Jungle Jim Weissmuller fights a treasure hunter and a witch doctor while trying to save the lovely Joan Lhoest who has a pet tiger. <br/><br/>14 x 36 inches folded. Very Good with holograph pencil annotations on the verso pinholes a few tiny edge tears and two non-issue horizontal folds. Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 138527

‎William Castle director; Frederick Kohner screenwriter; Fred Brady screenwriter; Richard Conte Julia Adams Fred Clark starring‎

‎Hollywood Story Collection of four original photographs from the 1951 film‎

‎Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1951. Collection of four vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1951 film. <br/><br/>The story centers around a long unsolved murder case from the silent movie era. A young producer decides to make a film about the case and subsequently becomes tangled up in the once dormant mystery. <br/><br/>Set in Hollywood shot on location in California. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with a small closed tear to the top margin of image 1660-26AD. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Universal Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 139726

‎William Castle director; Robert Dillon screenwriter; Murray Hamilton Joyce Taylor Hugh Marlowe Khigh Dhiegh Norma Varden sta‎

‎13 Frightened Girls Collection of eight original photographs from the 1963 film‎

‎Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1963. Collection of eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1963 film. Stamped production No. 63-213 on the verso. <br/><br/>Several teenage daughters of diplomats help an intelligence agent uncover an international plot to sabotage the US. <br/><br/>Set in Switzerland shot on location in San Bernardino California. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly and evenly toned to the edges and one with a light crease to the center of the photograph. <br/><br/>Complete collation details available on request. Columbia Pictures unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 150651

‎William Desmond Taylor director; Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd novel; Frances Marion screenwriter; Mary Pickford Casson Ferguson starri‎

‎How Could You Jean Original photograph from the 1918 film‎

‎US: Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company 1918. Vintage borderless photograph from the 1918 film. With an identifying holograph notation on the verso. <br/><br/>Based on the 1917 novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd about a young socialite and a millionaire who meet and fall in love while pretending to be a cook and a hired hand respectively. No known prints of the film survive and it is considered lost. <br/><br/>8.75 x 7.75 inches irregularly trimmed. Very Good plus. Diagonal crease to the top corner with a short closed horizontal tear to one edge. Artcraft Pictures / Mary Pickford Company unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 143521

‎William Dieterle director starring; Charlotte Hagenbruch screenwriter; Lien Deyers Julius Brandt Elsa Wagner starring‎

‎Rustle of Spring Fruhlingsrauschen Collection of seven original oversize photographs from the 1929 German silent film‎

‎N.p.: N.p. 1929. Collection of seven vintage oversize double weight reference photographs four of William Dieterle and Lien Deyers two of Dieterle and one of Dieterle and Nikolai Malikoff from the 1929 German silent film. <br/><br/>Viola von Birkenfeld Deyers falls madly in love with the young Friedrich von Bornim Dieterle while he cares for her grandfather after an accident. Upon finding out Friedrich is married her grandfather seeks retribution for breaking his granddaughter's heart. <br/><br/>15.5 x 12 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 151068

‎William Dieterle director; Charles Martin playwright; Ginger Rogers Shirley Temple starring‎

‎I'll Be Seeing You Post-production Cutting Continuity script for the 1944 film‎

‎Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International 1949. Post-production Cutting Continuity script for the well-loved 1944 film mimeograph for the Selznick Studio files in 1949. <br/><br/>A woman in prison convicted of accidental manslaughter and a man in a VA hospital with PTSD are both given brief leave for the holidays and meet each other while on a train. In spite of each of their conditions the pair slowly realizes their feelings for each other. Starring Ginger Rogers Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple. <br/><br/>Yellow titled wrappers dated January 3 1944 rerun July 7 1949 noting 3 reels and footage of 3042 feet. Mimeograph duplication approx. 35 leaves. Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 135963

‎William Dieterle director; Nat Dallinger photographer; Walter Doniger John Paxton screenwriters Burt Lancaster Paul Henreid C‎

‎Rope of Sand Original photograph from the set of the 1949 film‎

‎New York: King Features Syndicate 1949. Vintage photograph of Burt Lancaster and Corinne Calvert on the set from the 1949 film noir. "Inside Hollywood by Nat Dallinger" mimeo snipe and "Mar 18 1949" stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>A noirish adventure about Paul Vogel Paul Henreid a sadistic police inspector stationed somewhere in Africa where he hopes to find a legendary lost diamond field. His only obstacle is jewel thief Mike Davis Lancaster who always evades Vogel's death traps. Corinne Calvet in her American film debut stars as the lone heroine Suzanne. <br/><br/>Set in South West Africa with the desert scenes shot on location in Yuma Arizona. <br/><br/>7 x 9 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy with two pinholes in bottom margin. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Olive Films 866. Selby US. Spicer US. King Features Syndicate unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 148412

‎William Dieterle director; Sheridan Gibney Pierre Collings screenwriters; Paul Muni Josephine Hutchinson Anita Louise Donald‎

‎The Story of Louis Pasteur Enemy of Man Original screenplay for the 1936 film Raymond Brown's copy‎

‎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 annotations to the verso of page 124 where a typescript page with similar narrative has been laid in. The script is composed of two parts each with respective distribution pages. <br/><br/>The Gibney-Collings screenplay concentrates on Pasteur's tireless efforts to find a cure for anthrax and rabies. Paul Muni stars as Pasteur the famed French scientist who is continually challenged and thwarted by his principal rival Dr. Charbonnet Leiber. Pasteur is forever searching for a cure-all to help his ailing daughter Louise and a rabies-infected youngster Dickie Moore<br/><br/>Winner of two Academy Awards Best Actor Best Writing and a top ten film in the National Board of Review for 1936. Paul Muni whose star was added to the Walk of Fame on Hollywood Boulevard in 1960 won his only Academy Award for this film. <br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 57. Distribution pages present with receipts removed dated 8/7/35 Part 1 and 8/17/35 Part 2. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Gibney and Collings. 132 leaves with last page of text numbered 127. Mimeograph duplication with a single typescript page laid in. Eye-rest gree revision pages throughout dated variously between 8/9/35 and 8/21/35. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books‎

Bookseller reference : 134774