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1793réf. 1415163London: John Stockdale 1793. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo two volumes. Very Good condition. Rebacked with the original spine only in half brown leather and marbled boards. Light wear to corners. Small loss of marbled paper on the top and bottom edges. Spine has gilt decorations and lettering with five raised bands. Spine ends are lightly worn. Marbled end papers. Text block is trimmed and gilt on the top edge with the side and bottom having deckled edges. Some occasional foxing. Offsets of prints on all facing pages. Bound without the tissue guards. Shelved in Room X Glass Case 2. 12 plates by William Blake. This was published at the same time as a companion to Stockbridge's Aesop Fables that was also released in 1793. Volume I - xi 225 pages. Volume II - vii 176 pages. Missing the List of Subscribers page 176 in Volume II. Also missing the advertisement for a two-volume set of Aesop's Fables by the same publisher after the List of Subscribers. 1415163. Special Collections - Downstairs. John Stockdale hardcover books
1973réf. 626997New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition first printing. Octavo. 333pp. Touch of wear at the spine ends else fine in near fine dust jacket with non-color-breaking creases at the edges and wear on the spine ends. Advance Review Copy with the publisher's slip laid in. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich hardcover books
1936réf. 70872NY: Harper and Brothers 1936. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. First Edition. Foxing to prelims previous owner's ink name and date on front free endpaper two glue stains and red crayon circle on rear endpaper extremities just lightly worn else very good in publisher's blue cloth. The author's second novel featuring the return of detective Nigel Strangeways published in the UK as 'Thou Shell of Death'. Harper and Brothers hardcover books
1940réf. 8042San Francisco: The Colt Press 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. One of 500 copies. Small quarto. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches.4 115pp. Frontis portrait. Half linen over batik boards paper spine label. Bookplate on inner cover. Offsetting to front free endpaper as usual. Edges of cover slightly faded else a near fine copy. In 1938 Jane Grabhorn in partnership with W. M. Roth and Jane Swinerton set up The Colt Press. With the advent of the War the partnership was dissolved and from 1941 all Colt Press books while designed by Jane were printed by the Grabhorn Press. We believe this title to be the last published and printed by the "original" Colt Press. The frontispiece portrait of Omai is from the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. "The Polynesian Omai was a great success in London - he seemed to embody Jean Jacques Rousseau's concept of the 'noble savage' much in vogue at the time of Omai's arrival in England. For two years Omai was the darling of society" Hill. Hill Pacific Voyages new version: 301. The Colt Press hardcover books
1813réf. 018448London: J. Johnson 1813. Second Edition. Hardcover. Occasional light small stain but very clean overall. Near Fine with minor wear. Two quarto 8-1/2" x 10-1/2" volumes bound in early calf-backed marbled boards with calf corners contrasting gilt-lettered morocco spine labels marbled endpapers top edges gilt rebacked. A graphic account of the slave rebellion in Dutch Guiana 1772- 1777 illustrated with 81 engravings including 3 folding maps after drawings by the author by William Blake 13 with an additional 3 attributed to him Bartolozzi Benedetti Barlow and others. Sabin 91075 called this "one of the richest contemporary accounts of a plantation society in the Americas." According to the DNB Stedman's narrative is "one of the most vivid indictments of slavery that have been penned." Stedman also depicts the social and natural history of the area in detail and many of the engravings illuminate his writings on these subjects. Blake's work among the finest that he did for hire are primarily powerful portraits of slaves. J. Johnson hardcover books
1973réf. 016228Cambridge: Limited Editions Club 1973. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. William Blake. Quarto 6-1/2" x 10-5/8" bound in quarter black morocco leather and mulberry-color linen boards with the front board embossed with a portrait of Blake 340 pages. Selected edited and introduced by Aileen Ward; designed by John Dreyfus. Illustrated with twelve designs engraved and colored by Blake for the original editions of his poems faithfully reproduced from the originals. Of an edition of 1500 copies printed and bound at the University Printing House this copy belonged to the publisher of the Club during most of the 1970s Gordon Carroll and is lettered "G. C." rather than numbered and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. Issued unsigned. Monthly Letter laid in. Limited Editions Club hardcover books
1928réf. 009416New York: MacMillan 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in a moderately soiled still Very Good dustwrapper. Selected and illustrated by Pamela Bianco. Small chips at head of spine and minor edgewear. MacMillan hardcover books
1982réf. 171906N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages. Based on the 1977 François Truffaut film about a middle-aged man whose single-minded obsession with sex and beauty disrupts his life and eventually leads to his downfall. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 1982 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriters Blake and Geoffrey Edwards. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1987réf. 171907N.p.: N.p. 1987. Draft script for the 1988 film. Copy belonging to stunt coordinator Joe Dunne with his annotations in manuscript ink on several pages indicating stunt sequences. Crew contact list and eight white revision pages bound in at the rear of the script. Based on an unpublished novel by Rod Amateau. In Hollywood during the transition to sound film US Marshal Wyatt Earp and Western actor Tom Mix team up to solve a murder involving a violent gangster. The second film in which James Garner portrayed Wyatt Earp following "Hour of the Gun" in 1967. Cream titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present dated March 20 1987 with credits for Amateau and screenwriter Blake Edwards. 138 leaves with last page of text numbered 133. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 3/27/87 and 3/30/87 respectively. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus extremities lightly toned bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1988réf. 171904N.p.: N.p. 1988. Revised Draft script for the 1988 television movie aired as part of the revamped 1988-1990 Disney television anthology series. With two annotations in manuscript ink to two pages of the script noting prices. The ghost of a private eye teams up with an out-of-work dancer to find the woman he believes to be responsible for his death. Originally aired on May 15 1988 on ABC. White titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present dated January 14 1988 noted as Revised with credits for screenwriters Blake and Jennifer Edwards. 113 leaves with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication rectos only with undated blue revision pages throughout. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1984réf. 171899N.p.: Blake Edwards Entertainment 1984. Draft script for the 1984 film seen here under the working title "Mickey and Maude." With rainbow revisions. A tabloid television reporter is torn between his wife and his girlfriend both of whom have recently announced that they are pregnant. Ann Reinking's final film performance. Silver generic Blake Edwards Entertainment wrappers. Title page present dated March 7 1984 with credit for screenwriter Jonathan Reynolds. 128 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between March 7 and 22 2984. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads. Blake Edwards Entertainment unknown books
1967réf. 170505Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1967. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1967 film showing writer Truman Capote talking with director Richard Brooks and cinematographer Conrad Hall on location in Kansas. Brooks' unflinching and unsentimental documentary style made for a visualization that matched the power of Capote's most famous book and remains one of the great meditations on violence in America. Nominated for four Academy Awards. 7.5 x 10 inches. About Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert II. Criterion Collection 781. Penzler 101. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1981réf. 147287N.p.: N.p. 1981. Draft script for the 1983 film here under the working title "Double Down." A woman with an innate talent for blackjack joins up with a seasoned gambler and the pair start to rake in the cash-before the casino catches wise. Screenwriter Michael Blake's debut film and the first of two collaborations between Blake and actor Kevin Costner followed by the Oscar-winning 1990 film "Dances with Wolves." Set in Reno Nevada shot on location in San Francisco and Reno. Black non-standard titled wrappers. Title page present dated 1981 with credits for screenwriter Michael Blake. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good plus with a light dampstain to the first few leaves and wrapper bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1970réf. 147351N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Nicholas Blake's 1968 novel "The Private Wound" about the struggles of a young Irish writer to resist seduction by the wife of the hot-tempered local squire. Set in West Ireland. Black titled faux-leather wrappers. Title page present dated June 1970 with credits for screenwriter Clifford Hanley and novelist Nicholas Blake. 104 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
réf. 172336N.p.: N.p. 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. The fifth installment in the much-loved "Pink Panther" series and the fourth to star Peter Sellers in which Inspector Clouseau faces off against former Chief Inspector Dreyfus who has just been released from long-term confinement in a psychiatric hospital. Dreyfuss plans to destroy England by launching nuclear missiles from a castle in Bavaria where he is in hiding. Shot on location in London Surrey Munich and Paris. White titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards and Frank Waldman. 142 leaves with last page of text numbered 140. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrappers Very Good plus bound with two silver screw brads. N.p. unknown books
1957réf. 172407Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film noir. Based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Mickey Spillane. A private investigator notices a ring missing from the finger of a dead woman and unveils a gang of jewelry smugglers. Shot on location in Long Beach and Los Angeles CA. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Lyons US. Selby US. Spicer US. Weldon 1983. United Artists unknown books
1979réf. 170886Madison WI: Madison Film Production Co 1979. Three vintage studio still photographs from the 1979 documentary each with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso and one photograph with blue wax pencil cropping annotations on the recto. Archival footage combined with contemporary interviews with participants of the Madison Wisconsin anti-war movement during the Vietnam War. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. Shot on location in Madison Wisconsin. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Madison Film Production Co unknown books
1980réf. 168211Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1980. Vintage borderless studio still photograph from the 1980 film showing Dyan Cannon and Michael Lerner. A woman escapes from a mental institution in New York and hitches a ride with a trucker to California where she plans to avenge her wrongful institutionalization by her unethical husband. Shot on location in Stockton California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1975réf. 168134Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1975. Vintage borderless color studio still photograph from the 1975 film. The fourth entry in the "Pink Panther" series and Peter Sellers' return to the series after declining to appear in "Inspector Clousseau" 1968. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
1983réf. 167921N.p.: Titan Productions 1983. Ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1983 film. The eighth film in the Pink Panther series and the second film in the series after actor Peter Sellers' death. David Niven's final film appearance. Shot on location in New York Nice Valencia and Ibiza. 8 x 10 inches. One photo with an annotation in manuscript ink on the bottom recto margin else about Fine. Titan Productions unknown books
1957réf. 164746Universal City: Universal-International 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film both showing actor Tony Curtis. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one. An opportunistic busboy at a resort gambles his way into high society where he falls in love with a wealthy but disinterested young heiress. Director Blake Edwards' third directorial effort. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in Wisconsin shot on location at Lake Arrowhead and Lake Tahoe California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Universal-International unknown books
1982réf. 169091N.p.: N.p. 1982. Final Draft script for the 1983 film. Blake Edwards remake of Francois Truffaut's 1977 film about sculptor David Fowler Burt Reynolds whose obsessive love of women leads to his eventual death told from the perspective of his analyst and eventual lover Marianna Julie Andrews. Shot on location in Texas New York and California. Front wrapper integral with title page dated October 1982 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Blake Edwards Geoffrey Edwards Milton Wexler. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue and pink revision pages throughout dated 11/2/82 and 2/23/83. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1938réf. 164624Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1938 film showing actors Beryl Wallace and Dick Purcell. Printed mimeo snipe on the verso along with the credit stamp of studio photographer Ray Jones. Two discharged Marine pilots sign on as airborne policemen for a dictator of a small South Sea island eventually finding themselves at odds over their shared affection for a beautiful woman. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 9.25 x 7.75 inches. Very Good plus. Universal Pictures unknown books
2006réf. 167248N.p.: N.p. 2006. Revised Draft script for the 2007 neo-noir film. Copy belonging to actor Scott Patrick Green with his annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves pertaining to dialogue for his character "Scratch." With an extended postscript ending that goes slightly beyond the ending of the released film. Based on the 2006 young adult novel by Blake Nelson about a teenage skateboarder who is drawn into a murder investigation after his involvement in the accidental death of a security guard. The film's extras as well as several of the lead roles were cast through an open casting call on MySpace. Set and shot on location in director Gus Van Sant's hometown of Portland Oregon. Self wrappers. Title page present dated October 10 2006 with credits for Nelson and Van Sant. 59 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages throughout dated 10/10/06. Pages Very Good plus lightly soiled on a couple of leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown books
2011réf. 167782Universal City: Universal City Studios / Paqu Films 2011. Draft script for the 2012 film. Copy belonging to still photographer François Duhamel with his name watermarked on several script pages. Based on the 2010 novel by Don Winslow about two cannabis growers in Southern California who work together to confront the enforcers of a powerful Mexican drug cartel. Shot on location in the Pacific Palisades. Housed in a generic black three-ring binder. Title page present dated 05/01/11 noted as production No. 00K64 with credits for Winslow and screenwriters Shane Salerno and Oliver Stone. 156 leaves with last page of text numbered 129. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between July 7 and September 6 2011. Pages about Fine binder Near Fine. Universal City Studios / Paqu Films unknown books
