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2005rif. 148372N.p.: N.p. 2005. Draft script for the 2006 film. An intimate look at the British Royal family from May to September of 1997 following the death of Princess Diana on August 31 1977 and the struggle between Queen Elizabeth's Helen Mirren desire to treat it as a private affair and Prime Minister Tony Blair Michael Sheen and Prince Charles' Alex Jennings desire to quell the public's demand for a more overt and public expression of grief. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress for Mirren nominated for five others including Best Film Best Director and Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in England Scotland and France. Pink titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. Title page integral with first page with credits for screenwriter Peter Morgan. 106 leaves with last page of text numbered 106. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper light creasing to top right else Near Fine bound with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1969rif. 32344Chicago: Path Press 1969. First Edition. Octavo 23.5cm.; original cloth in brown pictorial dust jacket; 8349pp. General shelf wear to jacket extremities else Fine in the original dustwrapper unclipped priced $6.00 on front flap mildly rubbed at extremities Near Fine. Novel with a southern Illinois setting dealing with African-American civil rights labor and racism in the years just after WW2. The African-American author born in Marian Arkansas served in WW2 and worked as a farm hand mill worker dining car waiter and finally political organizer and labor union educator. A somewhat uncommon work and one of the first titles issued by the Path Press one of the first Black-owned trade publishers in the U.S. Path Press unknown books
1936rif. 169429New York: David Kemp 1936. First Edition. First Edition. Spine lean topstain faded a couple small splashes to the bottom page and board edges overall Very Good in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket with a vertical crease to the spine light and even fading to same and some light rubbing to the rear panel and flap folds. David Kemp unknown books
1660rif. 44488London: Printed for James Davis and are to be sold at the Grey-hound in St. Pauls Church-yard 1660. 1st Edition Abbott 1043; Wing G351. Later binding by Riviere & Son full red morocco triple gilt border rule to boards. AEG. Spine with elaborate gilt tooling five raised bands. Gilt stamped title to spine. Gilt dentelles. Very minor binding wear. Age-toning to eps & text paper. A handsome & pleasing VG - Nr Fine volume. 8 131 13 pp. A6 blank. 12 pages of bookseller offerings conclude volume. Engraved frontispiece restored lower corner. 12mo; A6 B - G12 A1 = Frontis. 5-1/2" x 3-1/4" 14 cm x 8.3 cm. Printed for James Davis, and are to be sold at the Grey-hound in St. Pauls Church-yard hardcover books
1933rif. 167804Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 film. Based on the 1926 novel by Lester Cohen who also wrote the screenplay. A widowed businessman hopes to bequeath his department store to his children after his death-only to realize that they are disinterested incompetent or simply unable to manage the business. Set in Chicago. 12 x 18 inches. Ten pages side-stapled. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1947rif. 162361Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing actors Hoagy Carmichael Dana Andrews and Merle Oberon. RKO Radio Pictures stamp specific to the film's French release on the verso. A beautiful socialite falls in love with a blind nightclub pianist deciding to fake her own blindness in order to get closer to him. Shot on location in New York San Francisco and San Bernardino. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1947rif. 164242Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing actors Merle Oberon and Hoagy Carmichael on the set with director John Cromwell. RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso crediting photographer Oliver Sigurdson. A beautiful socialite falls in love with a blind nightclub pianist deciding to fake her own blindness in order to get closer to him. Shot on location in New York San Francisco and San Bernardino. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1931rif. 165928Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1931. Two vintage reference photographs by still photographer Ray Jones from the 1931 film. 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. Paul Lukas stars as a foreign diplomat who is blackmailed by dirty cops into helping them frame prostitutes. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light edgewear and each with a tiny chip to the bottom left margin. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1951rif. 162385Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film showing actors Robert Mitchum and Ray Collins. Provenance stamp and annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Loosely based on the 1928 film directed by Lewis Milestone in turn based on the 1927 play by Bartlett Cormack about two cops who go up against a powerful crime syndicate. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus lightly toned with a crease at the bottom left corner. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Spicer US. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1939rif. 162797New York: N.p. 1939. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film showing actors Carole Lombard and James Stewart. PIX agency stamp on the verso crediting noted photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt as well as a Westport Public Library stamp. During the Depression an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered career the demands of his difficult mother and his life with his young wife and child. German-born photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt was one of the original staff photographers of "Life" magazine after it was purchased by "Time" founder Henry Luce in 1936. He published nearly 2500 photo stories for the magazine with 90 of his images used for the magazine's covers but is perhaps best remembered today for the iconic "V-J Day in Times Square" photograph. From the archive of the PIX Agency an American photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers as well as those still living in Europe and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. 10 x 8 inches archivally mounted in a white mat measuring 17 x 14 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1935rif. 159127Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1935. Vintage reference photograph from the 1935 film showing director Henry Hathaway and a camera crew capturing an outdoors scene. Mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Loosely based on Francis Yeats-Brown's 1930 autobiography. A group of British cavalrymen attempt to defend their headquarters from the rebellious Indians during the days of Crown rule in India. Nominated for seven Academy Awards. Shot on location in Lone Pine Malibu and the Iverson Gorge in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1934rif. 159596London: National Film Archive 1934. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1934 film one showing actors Bette Davis and Leslie Howard the other showing director John Cromwell and a camera crew capturing a scene with Kay Johnson and Howard. Both with the stamp of National Film Archive on the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1915 novel by W. Somerset Maugham. A sensitive clubfooted young man falls in love with a mercurial tearoom waitress. A breakout role for actress Bette Davis and the first of three adaptations of Maugham's novel followed by one in 1946 and one in 1964. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Archive unknown books
1947rif. 159907Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1947 film noir showing actors Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Printed mimeo snipe and Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. A paratrooper disappears en route to Washington DC after learning he will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. His partner is sent to search for him in his hometown on the Gulf coast uncovering a murder and a number of shadowy figures in the process. Shot on location in Pennsylvania New York Florida and Mississippi. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. Very Good lightly edgeworn with pinholes at the corners. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947rif. 159906Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1947 film noir showing actors Humphrey Bogart and Lizabeth Scott. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A paratrooper disappears en route to Washington DC after learning he will receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. His partner is sent to search for him in his hometown on the Gulf coast uncovering a murder and a number of shadowy figures in the process. Shot on location in Pennsylvania New York Florida and Mississippi. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus moderately age toned. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1936rif. 160188Beverly Hills CA: Selznick International / United Artists 1936. Four vintage borderless reference photographs and four corresponding negatives from the 1936 film. Each photograph and negative housed in a paper envelope presumably as issued. Based on the 1886 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. After a young boy's father dies he and his American mother go to England where his paternal grandfather was an Earl. Though the boy is the only heir to the title his mother is sent home until another young boy claims to be the true heir. The first film produced by Selznick International Pictures. Set in 1880s Brooklyn New York and England. Photographs 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Envelopes 5.25 x 4.25 inches. Selznick International / United Artists unknown books
1939rif. 158591Culver City CA: Selznick International 1939. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1939 film showing director John Cromwell and crew members watching as Carole Lombard and James Stewart rehearse a scene. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. During the Depression an ambitious lawyer finds himself torn between his high-powered career the demands of his difficult mother and his life with his young wife and child. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books
1939rif. 158589Culver City CA: Selznick International 1939. Two vintage photographs of Indian actor Sabu Dastagir commonly known only by his given name Sabu talking with British director John Cromwell on the set of Cromwell's 1939 film "Made for Each Other." Sabu who at that time was living in London was visiting Selznick International studios in Hollywood. Printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos of both photographs. Sabu's breakthrough performance in the 1937 British film "Elephant Boy" gained him an exclusive contract with film mogul Alexander Korda resulting in starring roles in "The Thief of Bagdad" 1940 "Arabian Nights" 1942 and "The Jungle Book" 1942. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books
1958rif. 154873Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1958. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1958 film. Screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky reportedly modeled the story on the lives of Marilyn Monroe and Ava Gardner with elements taken from the lives of Joan Crawford and Judy Garland. An in-depth character study of a girl who overcomes her traumatic and bleak childhood and attains her dream of being an adored film star only to find her personal life miserable and unfulfilled. Featuring an outstanding and primal performance by Kim Stanley in her first film role. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Shot on location in Ellicott City Maryland. 27 x 41 inches. Linen backed and rolled. Near Fine with some professional restoration and repair at the original folds. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1949rif. 151739N.p.: Vanguard Films 1949. Spotting List script for the 1949 re release of the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 novel by Margaret Buell Wilder. A family in the American Midwest struggle with their lives on the home front as the father is off at war. Set in the Midwest shot on location in Richmond Pasadena and Culver City California. Yellow titled wrappers noted as Spotting List for Recut Version on the front wrapper dated August 22 1949. Title page integral with third page dated August 22 1949 noted as Spotting List for Recut Version. 64 leaves with last page of text numbered 62. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two metal brads along the top edge. Vanguard Films unknown books
1930rif. 147544N.p.: N.p. 1930. First White script for the 1930 pre-Code film the first talking picture adaptation of Twain's novel. Screenplay divided into nine alphabetical Sequences A through J omitting I presumably as issued. The third screen adaptation of Mark Twain's 1876 classic coming-of-age novel and the first sound version. The top box office attraction of 1930 it prompted the studio to release "Huckleberry Finn" directed by Norman Taurog the following year with largely the same cast. In a custom quarter leather clamshell box. Wrapper integral with title page dated July 20 1930 noted as FIRST WHITE with credits for author Mark Twain screenwriters Sam Mintz Grover Jones and William Slavens McNutt star Jackie Coogan director John Cromwell and supervisor Louis D. Lighton. 143 leaves with last page of text numbered J-6. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good detached at the punch holes with closed tears and light soiling side stapled with three staples. N.p. unknown books
1947rif. 145729Culver City CA: RKO Radio Pictures 1947. Vintage photograph of songwriter-pianist Hoagy Carmichael from the 1947 film. With a mimeo snipe manuscript annotations and photographer and agency stamps on the verso. A beautiful socialite falls in love with a blind nightclub pianist deciding to fake her own blindness in order to get closer to him. Shot on location in New York San Francisco and San Bernardino. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown books
1933rif. 145456Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1933. Five vintage double weight internal studio photographs from the set of the 1933 pre-code film. Manuscript annotations on the verso of each. One photo shown. Please inquire to see others. High school students unite against a ruthless gang leader. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1961rif. 143496Los Angeles: Selznick International 1961. Post-production 16MM Combined Continuity script for the 1961 re-release of the 1936 film. Tall white self wrappers top-stapled dated April 21 1961 noting 4 16MM reels and 11 sections. Mimeograph duplication Near Fine. Selznick International unknown books
1949rif. 143179Los Angeles: Selznick International 1949. Dialogue & Cutting Continuity Draft script for the 1944 film. Based on the 1943 novel "Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife" by Margaret Buell Wilder. A unique and important screenplay for a classic American war film one that addressed the plight of the families left behind in the United States during the war rather than the more common portrayal of soldiers in the field. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and won Best Music Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. Set in Midwest shot on location in Los Angeles. Blue titled wrappers noted as Dialogue & Cutting Continuity on the front wrapper dated March 1949. 137 leaves with last page of text numbered REEL 8 PAGE 22. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads at the head. Selznick International unknown books
1914rif. 1239221914. Signed. CROMWELL Adelaide CROMWELL John Wesley. The Negro in American History. Men and Women Eminent in the Evolution of the American of African Descent. Washington: American Negro Academy 1914. Octavo original gilt-lettered green cloth. $3200.First edition of Cromwell's paramount African American history that ""broke fresh ground"" in its defining biographies of leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Phillis Wheatley a major biography of Reconstruction congressman Robert B. Elliot who crafted a core argument against the 1873 decision in the Slaughter-House Cases along with accounts of the lives and influence of Henry Highland Garnet Denmark Vesey Nat Turner and many more. This important association copy stands within that tradition in its owner signature of Cromwell's granddaughter historian and scholar Dr. Adelaide Cromwell co-founder of the African Studies program at Boston University.Born enslaved in 1846 Cromwell became a teacher before enrolling in Howard University's law school. Admitted to the bar in 1874 in 1876 he founded the newspaper People's Advocate and became a voice for Black education in all-Black schools founding the Bethel Literary and Historical Association and playing a vital role in establishing the American Negro Academy. Cromwell's early writings and leadership were quickly seen as crucial and in 1887 he was profiled in Simmons' Men of Mark alongside Frederick Douglass and Crispus Attucks. Simmons asserted: ""If you ask me for the best English scholar in the United States I would unhesitatingly refer you to John Wesley Cromwell"" Smithsonian. Cromwell's Negro in American History his ""first full-length monograph"" documents the ""history of African Americans from the slave trade through Reconstruction and its aftermath"" ANB. Early recognized as a ""very important work"" it features lengthy biographies of Phillis Wheatley Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington as well as figures such as Reconstruction attorney Robert B. Elliott ""who helped draft legislation to fight the KKK in the South"" Smithsonian. Negro in American History is especially significant in its attention to slave revolts as ""a constant menace to the safety and security of slavery."" Cromwell saw Denmark Vesey and Nat Turner as folk heroes and ""maintained that before the American Revolution along approximately 25 insurrections had occurred."" The work of Black historians such as Cromwell ""broke fresh ground by focusing on the slaves' responses to captivity"" and by evincing pride for a Black past that ""laid the foundation for Black protest"": raising questions and ""themes that did not become popular among historians until the 1960s"" Smith Different View of Slavery 303-4. In his life and writings Cromwell combined ""advocacy for the collective uplift of African Americans with a belief in educational advancement and intellectual achievement. His historical work placed him at the nexus of the pre-professional and professional milieus in African American scholarship"" ANB. First edition first printing. With frontispiece and eleven full-page illustrations. This distinctive association copy possesses the owner signature of Adelaide M. Cromwell the granddaughter of its author John Wesley Cromwell and the niece of Dr. Otelia Cromwell the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from Yale. Following in their footsteps Dr. Adelaide Cromwell also broke ground in African American history serving as a distinguished professor at Boston University and pivotal co-founder of its African Studies ProgramÑonly the second in the country. In addition to authoring major works on Black history she also became the first African American appointed Library Commissioner in Massachusetts.Interior quite fresh expert repair to rear inner hinge and a sopt at top of rear board. hardcover books
