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1977ref. 197301977. Lucas George. Star Wars: A New Hope 1977 reshaped American cinema through its synthesis of mythic storytelling science fiction and commercial spectacle establishing the modern blockbuster model. The film follows a young protagonist drawn into an interplanetary conflict integrating archetypal narrative structures with advanced visual effects. Its unprecedented global commercial success becoming the first film to surpass $500 million in worldwide revenue contributed to a reorientation of studio production toward franchise development merchandising and serialized storytelling supporting research into late twentieth-century media economics and popular culture. George Lucas's Star Wars: A New Hope. Los Angeles: 20th Century Fox 1977. Archive of 6 original vintage silver gelatin photographic stills. Glossy black-and-white prints measuring approximately 7.5 x 10 inches. The images depict staged scenes from the film including the trash compactor escape sequence with principal characters in confined mechanical space and the closing award ceremony featuring formal assembly and costumed figures. Additional compositions include appearances by Mark Hamill Harrison Ford Carrie Fisher and Alec Guinness shown in character within spacecraft interiors battle environments and ceremonial settings. The photographs emphasize costume design spatial staging and group dynamics central to the film's visual identity. Produced during a period of transition in the American film industry Star Wars contributed to the emergence of effects-driven storytelling and long-form franchise planning. Its influence extended across subsequent science fiction and fantasy productions shaping visual expectations and narrative scope in global cinema. Light handling wear with minor surface marks; overall very good condition. A cohesive group of early production stills from the first installment of a major cinematic franchise. unknown books
ref. 51-4257San Remo: 25 février 1902. . Menteuse par amour. Nouvelle. San Remo 25 février 1902. 29 feuillets in-4°. S Corrections manuscrites.Sgned as Maris Star. Apparently complete.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. San Remo,: 25 février 1902. unknown
ref. 51-425629 décembre 1902. - Chaînes de fleurs. Paris Gazette des Beaux-Arts 1902. In-8 3 f. 32 p. bon à tirer sommairement broché qq. rousseurs. Corrections manuscrites.Provenance: Bibliothèque Rohan-Chabot.Fonds Jean Stern et Maria Star.Birthdate:December 08 1854;Birthplace:Trieste Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italia Italy;Death: May 07 1926 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur France;Immediate Family: Daughter of Leone Hierschel and Clementina de MinerbiWife of Baron Louis Stern.Mother of Jean Stern; Lucie Ernesta Henriette Girot de Langlade; Pierre Charles Ernest Louis Stern; Marie Louise Fanny Clémentine Thérèse de Chasseloup Laubat and Léon Stern.Sister of Gioacchino / Joachim van Hier / Hierschel de Minerbi; Graf Caleb Filippo Oscar Hierschel-Minerbi; Oscar Hierschel de Minerbi; Elodia Rachele Hulda Claudia de Hierschel and Clara Zoe Lea de Morpurgo. Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 known under the pseudonym Maria Star was a French woman of letters and philanthropist. She held a salon in her private mansion at 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré reputed to be one of the most brilliant in Paris before the First World War: she hosted Marinetti and Marcel Proust among others. It is there that she wrote many tales and stories of Venetian inspiration. In 1874 she married banker Louis Stern 1840-1900; from this union was born Jean Stern 1875-1962 who also became a banker but also owner-breeder of racehorses; a remarkable fencer he was also the author of historical works as well as many pieces of circumstance that have become rare.P.Ernesta Stern 1854-1926 connue sous le pseudonyme de Maria Star est une femme de lettres et une philanthrope française. Elle tient un salon dans son hôtel particulier du 68 rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré réputé l'un des plus brillants de Paris avant la Première Guerre mondiale : elle y accueille notamment Marinetti ou Marcel Proust. C'est là qu'elle écrit de nombreux contes et récits d'inspiration vénitienne. Elle épouse en 1874 le banquier Louis Stern 1840-1900 ; de cette union naîtra Jean Stern 1875-1962 qui devint également banquier mais également propriétaire-éleveur de chevaux de course ; remarquable escrimeur il fut aussi l'auteur d'ouvrage historiques ainsi que de nombreuses pièces de circonstances devenues rares. 29 décembre 1902 unknown
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1938Very Good Turkish First and only edition of this very rare 20th century Turkish-Americana, and the first book written to introduce the world of Hollywood to the Turkish audience, by the first Turkish society reporter. Turan Aziz Beler was a modern pioneer of magazine journalism in Turkey. Beler was born in Istanbul in 1912. He started his literary career as a journalist. His first novel "Sevda" [i.e. Love] also stands out but "Türedi Ailesi" [i.e. Türedi Family] brought him fame. According to Beler's foreword in the book, the purpose of his travel is to clarify all things known incorrectly about Hollywood in Turkey. He spent three and a half years in Hollywood with many celebrities and interviewed American stars. He examined the conditions under which American popular cinema was formed. According to his own statement, he expressed the witty language that he was grateful to Hollywood for not having gotten married or gotten beaten He has very interesting and funny wording in this 1930s Hollywood travel memoirs. This book caused him to be sentenced to two years in prison in Turkey according to contemporary sources. Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18,5 cm). In Turkish. 213, [3] p., many b/w plates.
1964ref. 151602Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage press kit for the 1964 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 20 black and white photographs and one gathering of promotional reading material. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
1964ref. 151602Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1964. Vintage press kit for the 1964 film here called an "editor's portfolio." Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing 20 black and white photographs and one gathering of promotional reading material. Based on Tennessee Williams' 1961 play. An alcoholic former priest finds himself caught between the attentions of three women while leading a failing tour of Puerto Vallarta. Nominated for four Academy Awards winning one. Set and shot on location in Mismaloya and Puerto Vallarta Mexico the latter of which became a popular tourist destination after the film's release. Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970ref. 159131N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 experimental film showing actress Verity Bargate. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. "Times For" was the first of Dwoskin's longer films and notably included a performance by performance artist and filmmaker Carolee Schneemann with a soundtrack by experimental musician Gavin Bryars. 10 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1970ref. 159131N.p.: N.p. 1970. Vintage reference photograph from the 1970 experimental film showing actress Verity Bargate. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso regarding cropping. Director Stephen Dwoskin was an experimental filmmaker who produced work based on themes of perception disability and sexuality. He was a cofounder of the London Film-Makers' Co-op in 1966 and the film collective Spectre in 1980. "Times For" was the first of Dwoskin's longer films and notably included a performance by performance artist and filmmaker Carolee Schneemann with a soundtrack by experimental musician Gavin Bryars. 10 x 7.25 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1940ref. 219737Order of the Eastern Star 1940. First Edition. Paperback. The certificate is in a very good to near fine condition with some minor marks and edge dulling. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; One life membership certificate for the Order of the Easter Star a Freemasonry-related fraternal organization est. in Boston 1850. The certificate is awarded to Clyde E. Hadley and dated 10 June 1940. It is signed by Amanda Christian Worthy Matron; L. C. Hamilton Worthy Patron and Goldie Sherwood Secretary. Also includes invoice and membership card. Certificate dimensions: 30 x 22cm. In original envelope with Order of Eastern Star printed label. Order of the Eastern Star paperback
2009ref. Scientific-9788536700830Artes Medicas 2009. New. Artes Medicas unknown
2009ref. Scientific-9788536700830Artes Medicas 2009. New. Artes Medicas unknown
1972ref. 34881972 aucune reliure 25 x 16,9 cm et 25 x 16,8, tirages gélatino-argentiques d'époque, sans autre mention qu'un "F" au verso de la main du tireur.
1910ref. 636711 vol. in folio reliure pleine toile grise, format 42 x 33 cm, blason collé au premier plat avec devise "Dieu et mon droit", Album Souvenir des Funérailles du Roi Edouard VII. Recueil de Journaux et Documents - Souvenir Album of the Funeral of King Edward VII. Collection of Newspapers and Documents : The Daily Mirror. N°2048 20 May 1910, 16 pp. : The Kaiser arrives - Evening Standard and St James Gazette n°26794 May 19, 1910 : Kaiser's arrival, 20 pp. ; Official Programme of the Funeral Procession of his late Majesty King Edward VII, Friday May 20th 1910, 4 ff. ; ; The Sketch Double number May 11 1910. The Death of King Edward VII ; The Graphic Specla Number 2110A May 11, 1910, The Life of King Edward VII ; The Graphic. An illustrated weekly newspaper. Saturday May 14, 1910. King George V driving to St James's Palce to hold his first council ; The Sphere, n° 538, May 14, 1910 : Edward VII 1841-1910 ; The Illustrated London News double number. May 14, 1910, n° 3708 ; The Graphic. An illustrated weekly newspaper. n° 2112 Saturday May 21, 1910 : King Adward last sleep at Buckingham Palace ; Black & Whit May 21st 1910. A Nation in Mourning. In Memoriam ; The Graphic 2112A May 24 1910. Funeral of Edward VII ; The Sphere. n° 540 May 28, 1910 : Funeral Number. Edward the Peacemaker
1918ref. 2092902141501773Isseidoshoten 1918. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 46 size Isseidoshoten paperback
ref. BN66271Die Star Wars Chroniken in Schuber Fine Deborah unknown
1966ref. 900209Johannesburg: The Star 1966 A clean and tightly bound book. A pictorial record of early Johannesburg to commemorate the city's 80th year. Wrinkling at IFC and flyleaf. The Star hardcover
2026ref. x-1032993111Routledge 2026. Hardcover. New. 352 pages. 9.18x6.12x9.61 inches. Routledge hardcover
2000ref. x-0415145759Routledge 2000. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 496 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.25 inches. Routledge hardcover
1953ref. 148513Universal City: Universal Pictures 1953. Vintage photograph of director Budd Boetticher and Julie Adams relaxing in a tree from the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. An early Technicolor Western from seminal American director Budd Boetticher. Gringo miner Gallager Van Heflin is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-1911 when corrupt administrator Ruiz George Dolenz appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life of guerilla leader Raquel Adams then finds there's a price on his head. Set in Mexico shot on location in the Simi Hills and the Ray Corrigan Ranch Simi Valley California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing near the edges. Universal Pictures unknown
1953ref. 148513Universal City: Universal Pictures 1953. Vintage photograph of director Budd Boetticher and Julie Adams relaxing in a tree from the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. An early Technicolor Western from seminal American director Budd Boetticher. Gringo miner Gallager Van Heflin is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-1911 when corrupt administrator Ruiz George Dolenz appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life of guerilla leader Raquel Adams then finds there's a price on his head. Set in Mexico shot on location in the Simi Hills and the Ray Corrigan Ranch Simi Valley California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing near the edges. Universal Pictures unknown books
1968ref. 145862Hollywood: M.J. Frankovich Productions 1968. Final Draft script for the 1969 film. Single manuscript notation on the title page. The story of two West Coast couples as they navigate the changing social and sexual climate of the late 1960s. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay. Set and shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 5 1968 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between September 9 1968 and October 17 1968. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. M.J. Frankovich Productions unknown
1968ref. 145862Hollywood: M.J. Frankovich Productions 1968. Final Draft script for the 1969 film. Single manuscript notation on the title page. The story of two West Coast couples as they navigate the changing social and sexual climate of the late 1960s. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Original Screenplay. Set and shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 5 1968 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with blue and yellow revision pages throughout dated variously between September 9 1968 and October 17 1968. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. M.J. Frankovich Productions unknown books
193952 pages. Features: Fantastic cover illustration of a TCA aircraft above the Rockies by Eric Aldwinckle; Gorgeous colour ad for International Trucks inside front cover shows a Cleveland, Ohio emergency mobile patrol vehicle (van); Nice full-page ad for Red Star Line and their cruises to Europe; A damning editorial of Hitler and his "Mein Kampf", quoting liberally from the book; The Woman's Place (fiction); Canada Flies - article with various Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA) photos of the company's startup; All Bets As Usual (fiction); Exit Doctor's Bills - Ontario's first voluntary health insurance association provides medical care at a cost of 5 and one third cents per day - Associated Medical Services (A.M.S.); Beverley Baxter in London writes a column on the Chamberlain-Hiterl Duel; A Drug on the Market (fiction); Gordon Dunstan's Seventh Quiz; African Holiday to Kenya's Serengeti Park; Deep Waters (fiction); Secret Pool - fishing at Yuculta Rapids; Incredible Lifebuoy soap ad features photo and cartoons of a romantic couple separated by B.O. (Body Odour!); Nice full-page two-colour ad for Moffat Electric Ranges; Colour photo ad for McLaughlin-Buick on back cover shows a little girl buying flowers; and more. Page 47/48 missing. Page 47 contained recipes. Small clipping from top of page 49 appears not to have removed any meaningful content. Average wear. Unmarked. A nice vintage issue. Book
1947A very rare and wonderful find! Take a trip down memory lane with this complete issue of the (Toronto) Star Weekly from March of 1947. Includes five separate components. Magazine Section Number One (16 pages) includes: Harvest in Springtime, by Mary Brinker Post; Tall Tales of the Rattler, by J. Frank Dobie; article entitled 'Arctic Becomes Frontier in New U.S. Strategy'; Trouble in the Desert, by Chester Chatfield; Article - Swing to Nationallization - in which Emil Lengyel describes how various European countries are nationalizing their industries; Article - England's Under Ground - in which Harold A. Albert writes of English Archaeology; Article by Benjamin Waife describes Einstein's contention that two-thirds of people might be killed in nuclear war; Go-Getting Granby, Quebec - nice article with photos; Article - Argentina's 'Little Eva' Bids for More Power; 'Mart, I Know Women!', by Sven Skaar; King of the Clarinet - Barry Ulanov writes of Benny Goodman - includes photos; Moshin Ali writes about 'Opening Up a Forbidden Land' in Nepal; 'Jap Children Learn a New Way', in which Richard Hughes writes about children in the 'bomb-blackened' suburbs of Tokyo; Boxing's 'Uncle' Mike Jacobs; Article on scientific study of the sun by Charles Greeley Abbot; Article - Bombay to Cut Booze by States; Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma has invented a Global Alphabet - article by Mario A. Pei; Claws and Effect, by Clifford L. Walters; plus various black and white ads. Magazine Section Number Two (12 pages) contains: Superior Moustrap, by Travis Ingham; The Sobbing Wind, by Keith Edgar; Monkey-Shines in Zooland, by William M. Mann; News article with the headline "German Divorce a Bargain at $40 - Free if Poor; Britain's Land Revolution, in which Matthew Halton of the CBC describes progress with Britain's Town and Country Planning Bill; Plant Sleuth, by Leigh Henry; Lost Lode - Third Instalment; Your Easter Bonnet, with photos; Variety in the Lenten Menu; The 'Cheesecake' Industry - How Hollywood celebrities spend much of their time posing for publicity photos - includes colour photos of Patricia White and Frances Gifford; Colour half-page cartoon entitled 'Right Around Home' by Dudley Fisher on the theme of 'We Do Our Banking - Such as it is'. The third section is 'Rimrock Red' - a Star Weekly Complete Novel (15 pages) by Lytle Shannon. Page 16 of this section is a cartoon called Vignettes of Life on the theme "Spring is Near". Next we have a twenty-page colour cartoon section - "Canada's Best" - including offerings of: Jane Arden; Thimble Theatre - Starring Popeye; Winnie Winkle; The Lone Ranger; Steve Canyon; Ella Cinders; Invisible Scarlet O'Neil; Dick Tracy;Tarzan; Blondie; Little Orphan Annie; Superman; Napoleon; Flash Gordon; Moon Mullins; Pepsi and Pete (Pepsi cartoon/ad); Mandrake the Magician; Bringing Up Father; Li'l Abner; Terry and the Pirates; Little Lulu; Abbie and Slats. Please note there are fore-edge tears to some of these cartoon pages. Finally we have the 26-page Star Weekly magazine which features a colour cover illustration by Anderson of a boy preparing cough medicine for his sick pooch in front of the pot-bellied stove. The magazine contains dozens of black and white photos on themes including: The Far East's Colorful Highways and Byways (including a most primitive scene scene of stilt fishing huts in the Kalang River near Singapore's civil airport); The Transit Twins and Trolley Triplets - the children of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Macatee of Philadelphiago through 420 diapers weekly!; Life with the world's largest fishing fleet of Norway; Nice full-page colour Campbell's Soup ad; British Folk Dances; Rebirth of Monte Cassino; Colour Bovril ad. Barbara Ann Scott; Lois Maxwell; Gale Robbins; Colour centerfold ad for Rogers Bros. Silverplate; Nice colour Kellogg's All-Bran ad (with beige stain in upper corner; Michele and Mikey Morgan; Stewart Granger with son James; Grandson of Rin Tin Tin; Colour ad for Lipt Book
