Savinio, Alberto; Umberto Di Cristina; Designed by Franco Maria Ricci: John Shepley, TransBiblio.com
1979réf. 24438Milan/paris: F. M. Ricci. Fine with no dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Black cloth titled in gilt with pictorial onlay. First French translation from Italian. Limited edition # 319/ 3000 signed by Ricci to the colophon. Text in French. Hand made paper with tipped-in plates of art deco sculpture. Fine condition. Housed in publisher's lightly worn clamshell case. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Author . F. M. Ricci hardcover
1993réf. 133286Munich: Grauf Haufen and Frank Trebbin 1993. First Edition. First Edition. A minutely detailed examination of Spanish exploitation director Jess Franco's illustrious career divided into two sections: a photo-illustrated filmography that includes analysis and reproductions of country-of-origin posters and advertisements for each film and a set of interviews by Franco's contemporaries and Franco himself including Howard Vernon Jack Taylor William Berger and others. While firmly in the pit of the horror-exploitation tradition Franco distinguished himself by way of his colorful themes which included lesbian vampires women in prison surgical horror zombies nuns sadomasochism and cannibalism. He also incorporated elements of giallo crime fiction science fiction and comedy into his work. Thought of by many as something of a European Ed Wood Franco churned out an impossible number of films many under pseudonyms using a devoted circle of cast and crew members always working on a shoestring budget. An indispensable resource for the Francophile. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Grauf Haufen and Frank Trebbin unknown
1993réf. 133286Munich: Grauf Haufen and Frank Trebbin 1993. First Edition. First Edition. A minutely detailed examination of Spanish exploitation director Jess Franco's illustrious career divided into two sections: a photo-illustrated filmography that includes analysis and reproductions of country-of-origin posters and advertisements for each film and a set of interviews by Franco's contemporaries and Franco himself including Howard Vernon Jack Taylor William Berger and others. While firmly in the pit of the horror-exploitation tradition Franco distinguished himself by way of his colorful themes which included lesbian vampires women in prison surgical horror zombies nuns sadomasochism and cannibalism. He also incorporated elements of giallo crime fiction science fiction and comedy into his work. Thought of by many as something of a European Ed Wood Franco churned out an impossible number of films many under pseudonyms using a devoted circle of cast and crew members always working on a shoestring budget. An indispensable resource for the Francophile. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Grauf Haufen and Frank Trebbin unknown books
1962réf. 47367Long Island City NY: Scalamandre Silks 37-24 24th St. 1962. 76 sample cards 5.25 x 10.25 in. w/ 424 fabric & trim samples stapled & taped on thick card stock including silk fringes tassels decorative borders ribbons braids and more all in vibrant colours many with ink and pencil annotations indicating stock numbers quantity and prices. All of these are housed in the original sample case covered in green cloth with lid 7 x 15.25 x 13 in. brass handle on one end some wear & rubbing minor bumping & fraying to fore-edges still a VG- exampler. First edition thus of this stunning salesman sample case for silk trimmings used in interior design by the famed Franco Scalamandre’s designers. These samples include French Tufts Rosettes elaborate silk braids borders ribbons tassels and more many of them in traditional styles and colours for use in recovering and restoring furnishings draperies and other period pieces. Scalamandre d. 1988 established Scalamandre Silks in 1929 focused on supplying silk fabrics and trims to the growing movement of restoring historic houses and furnishings in the United States. His plant in Long Island City NY wove historic fabrics to match those acquired by Hearst for San Simeon. He established the Scalamandre Museum of Textiles which thrived until the late 1960s offering beautiful exhibits of historical documents and traditional textiles. His company helped with the restoration of Monticello and was perhaps best known for their reproductions and restorations of draperies wallpapers and upholstery for the Kennedy White House from 1961-1962 and has continued to supply historic fabrics to every administration since. Scalamandre Silks, 37-24 24th St., hardcover
1998réf. nm 4829Flammarion 1998 1998. 1st ed. 264p. Color photos. Very Oversize. As New/As New copy. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. Book. Flammarion, 1998 Hardcover
1962réf. 160548Oslo: Billed Sentralen 1962. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Francesco Rosi on the set of the 1962 Italian film. Distribution stamp on the verso along with a stamp crediting photographer Patrick Morin. Based on the true story of Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano who rose to prominence within the Mafia after the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Shot in nonlinear documentary style with Giuliano's character off-screen for most of the film Rosi's narrative today stands as an example of minimalist neo-realism at its finest. Shot on location in Sicily. 10.5 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the corners. Arrow Academy 970. Criterion Collection 228. Schrader 50. Billed Sentralen unknown
1962réf. 160548Oslo: Billed Sentralen 1962. Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of director Francesco Rosi on the set of the 1962 Italian film. Distribution stamp on the verso along with a stamp crediting photographer Patrick Morin. Based on the true story of Italian bandit Salvatore Giuliano who rose to prominence within the Mafia after the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily. Shot in nonlinear documentary style with Giuliano's character off-screen for most of the film Rosi's narrative today stands as an example of minimalist neo-realism at its finest. Shot on location in Sicily. 10.5 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased at the corners. Arrow Academy 970. Criterion Collection 228. Schrader 50. Billed Sentralen unknown books
1967réf. 162325N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 French anthology film showing director Jean-Luc Godard talking with actors Michèle Mercier and Enrico Maria Salerno. Telérama stamp on the verso. An anthology film exploring prostitution throughout the history of humanity starting with a cave-woman who makes up her face in order to attract a mate and ending with a futuristic space brothel. 9.25 x 7 inches. N.p. unknown
1967réf. 162325N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 French anthology film showing director Jean-Luc Godard talking with actors Michèle Mercier and Enrico Maria Salerno. Telérama stamp on the verso. An anthology film exploring prostitution throughout the history of humanity starting with a cave-woman who makes up her face in order to attract a mate and ending with a futuristic space brothel. 9.25 x 7 inches. N.p. unknown books
1979réf. 170652N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph of actress Lina Romay from the 1976 adult film. Labels affixed to versos noting the film's French title. Rare. A French sex film with a complicated history-even for Jess Franco. In Stephen Thrower's "The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco: Volume Two" the author notes that Jess Franco's "Julietta 69" was completed and actually had a 1976 French cinema release before becoming inaccessible. It is further speculated that Franco sold "Julietta 69" to an Italian production company and that D'Amato and Mattei were eventually commissioned by Franco Gaudenzi to make a much less coherent mashup titled "Justine and the Whip." Giovanni Susian atthemansionofmadness.blogpot.com. Note: erroneous manuscript annotations on the verso of the photograph refer to an unrelated film "Les Grandes Jouisseuses." 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. Bier 1012. Thrower "The Delirious Cinema of Jess Franco: Volume Two. N.p. unknown
1979réf. 170652N.p.: N.p. 1979. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph of actress Lina Romay from the 1976 adult film. Labels affixed to versos noting the film's French title. Rare. A French sex film with a complicated history-even for Jess Franco. In Stephen Thrower's "The Delirious Cinema of Jesus Franco: Volume Two" the author notes that Jess Franco's "Julietta 69" was completed and actually had a 1976 French cinema release before becoming inaccessible. It is further speculated that Franco sold "Julietta 69" to an Italian production company and that D'Amato and Mattei were eventually commissioned by Franco Gaudenzi to make a much less coherent mashup titled "Justine and the Whip." Giovanni Susian atthemansionofmadness.blogpot.com. Note: erroneous manuscript annotations on the verso of the photograph refer to an unrelated film "Les Grandes Jouisseuses." 9.5 x 7 inches. About Fine. Bier 1012. Thrower "The Delirious Cinema of Jess Franco: Volume Two. N.p. unknown books
1974réf. 172064N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1974 sexploitation horror film showing director Jess Franco during filming on location in Paris with Lina Romay and an unidentified woman to the left. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Franco began shooting his films in Paris in the early 1970s due to the country's increasingly liberal laws around sexual content. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Lightly faded else Fine. N.p. unknown
1974réf. 172064N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1974 sexploitation horror film showing director Jess Franco during filming on location in Paris with Lina Romay and an unidentified woman to the left. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Franco began shooting his films in Paris in the early 1970s due to the country's increasingly liberal laws around sexual content. 11.75 x 9.25 inches. Lightly faded else Fine. N.p. unknown books
1965réf. 150399N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni filming a scene with actress Soraya on the set of the 1965 Italian film. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's German release affixed to the verso. An anthology film with three short episodes following the experiences of various women all played by Soraya directed by Antonioni Mauro Bolognini and Franco Indovina. Antonioni's contribution "Il Provino" "The Preface" features Soraya as a former Iranian princess turned actress posing for a screen test. Shot on location in Sardinia and Lazio Italy and Athens Greece. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown
1965réf. 150399N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage borderless photograph of director Michelangelo Antonioni filming a scene with actress Soraya on the set of the 1965 Italian film. With a printed mimeo snipe specific to the film's German release affixed to the verso. An anthology film with three short episodes following the experiences of various women all played by Soraya directed by Antonioni Mauro Bolognini and Franco Indovina. Antonioni's contribution "Il Provino" "The Preface" features Soraya as a former Iranian princess turned actress posing for a screen test. Shot on location in Sardinia and Lazio Italy and Athens Greece. 9.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus overall. N.p. unknown books
1985réf. 155779N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1985 Italian film. Loosely based on the 1753 comedy play "La locandiera" by Carlo Goldoni. An innkeeper whose husband is lost in World War II enjoys a series of affairs with men in the small town where she lives. Director Tinto Brass is best known for his work in the adult and erotic film genre including "Salon Kitty" 1976 "Caligula" 1979 and "Così fan tutte" 1992. Set and shot on location in the Po Valley. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1983réf. 160492N.p.: N.p. 1983. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1983 film. All six with photographer labels on the versos. Based on Jun'ichirô Tanizaki's 1956 novel about a married middle-aged woman who undergoes a sexual awakening through a relationship with her daughter's fiancé. Tanizaki's novel was previously adapted by Kon Ichikawa for his film "Odd Obsession" 1959. Set and shot on location in Venice. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1983réf. 160492N.p.: N.p. 1983. Six vintage reference photographs from the 1983 film. All six with photographer labels on the versos. Based on Jun'ichirô Tanizaki's 1956 novel about a married middle-aged woman who undergoes a sexual awakening through a relationship with her daughter's fiancé. Tanizaki's novel was previously adapted by Kon Ichikawa for his film "Odd Obsession" 1959. Set and shot on location in Venice. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1985réf. 155779N.p.: N.p. 1985. Four vintage borderless studio still photographs from the 1985 Italian film. Loosely based on the 1753 comedy play "La locandiera" by Carlo Goldoni. An innkeeper whose husband is lost in World War II enjoys a series of affairs with men in the small town where she lives. Director Tinto Brass is best known for his work in the adult and erotic film genre including "Salon Kitty" 1976 "Caligula" 1979 and "Così fan tutte" 1992. Set and shot on location in the Po Valley. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1986réf. 3113960New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1555840221 . First American edition. INSCRIBED by director Franco Zefferelli on half-title page. Near fine in fine dust jacket. Top & bottom edges foxed. Card from individual who arranged the inscription to recipient laid-in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 358 pages . Weidenfeld & Nicolson. hardcover
2002réf. mon0003135225G.A.M. Edizioni Maggiore 2002T. paperback. Good. 0.5512 9.5276 6.7717. G.A.M. Edizioni Maggiore paperback
2002réf. mon0003135176G.A.M. Edizioni Maggiore 2002T. paperback. Very Good. 0.5512 9.5276 6.7717. G.A.M. Edizioni Maggiore paperback
2012réf. 2-1621007553Nova Science Pub Inc 2012. Hardcover. New. 355 pages. 10.25x7.25x1.25 inches. Nova Science Pub Inc hardcover
1868réf. 0012122Matanzas Cuba. Poor with no dust jacket. 1868. Non-Book. On offer is a relic of the Chinese Coolie Trade being an 1868 manuscript document written on behalf of a Cuban man who owns the contracts of several Chinese men working as bricklayers in his factory. This document is dated August 5 1868 and is signed by Don Jose Franco Diaz a Cuban man who owns the contracts of Chinese people who are in Cuba laying brick to build the factory he is funding on Calzada de Estevan possibly Esteban . In it Diaz informs the Governor of Matanzas that one of the Chinese men he has contracted Justo has committed several breaches of subordination and requests that Your Honor arrange for the said Asian Justo to be admitted to the correctional person where he will be assigned to public work for fifteen days. A response to the request is written and signed by what appears to be a government official on August 9th 1868. The Chinese coolie trade a system of indentured labor that targeted young poor Chinese men operated from 1847-1874. The coolie trade took place in large part between the shipping port in Macao now a part of China then under Portuguese rule and Havana Cuba then under Spanish control. Coolies were transported from China on ships many of which had formerly been used as African slave ships Yun & Laremont 2001. The coolie ships often had slave names eg Africano Mauritius or ironic names Dreams Hope Live Yankees Wandering Jew Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 110. Many did not survive the journey with approximately 16400 Chinese coolies dying on European and American coolie ships to Cuba during a 26-year period Yun & Laremont 2001 p. 111-112. This accounted for a mortality rate of 12-30% though on some voyages the death rate reached 50% as in the case of the Portuguese ship Cors in its 1857 sailing. These deaths were caused by violence rebellions thirst suffocation and sickness Yun & Laremont 2001. To learn more about the Chinese coolie trade and its importance in world history click here to read our in-depth research blog on the topic. This document provides insight into the interaction between Cuban owners of coolie contracts the men in Cuba on coolie contracts and the local government. The document measures approx 8.5x13 inches and is in Fair condition with age toning fraying at the edges small rips and tears and some small defects to the centre of the document that obscures approximately four words. The ends of about 6 words are obscured due to small tears at the side of the page. Overall Fair to Poor. ; Manuscripts; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 2 pages; Signed by Author . unknown
1996réf. Manohar-9780521562164Cambridge University Press 1996. Hardcover. New. Cambridge University Press hardcover
