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1962ref. 151511Paris: Lux Film 1962. Vintage pressbook for the 1962 French film noir. Laid in with the pressbook is a xerographically duplicated cast list and synopsis of the film. Text in French. A failed journalist in southern Germany befriends a young married couple but the friendship begins to deteriorate when he takes compromising photographs of the wife with another man. A key Chabrol film predecessor to his thrillers made later in the decade. Set and shot on location in Germany and France. 12 x 9.5 inches. Two leaves folded vertically and bound with two staples. Very Good plus with light edgewear creasing and pinholes to the corners. Grant France. Selby France. Spicer France. Lux Film unknown
1970ref. 147294N.p.: N.p. 1970. Draft script for an unproduced film. Text in English. A wealthy British woman's orderly life is disrupted by her sudden marriage to a handsome unstable Sicilian man. As their relationship begins to degrade the woman suspects the marriage may have been one of convenience for her boorish new husband leading her to take violent and drastic measures to persuade him to change his misogynistic ways. Screenwriters Cesare Frugoni and Tonino Cervi were best known for their collaborations in Italian film in the late 20th century including "La nottata" 1975 "Chi dice donna dice donna" 1976 "Nest of Vipers" 1978 and "L'avaro" 1990. Set in London and rural England. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriters Cesare FRUGONI and Tonino CERVI. 210 leaves with last page of text numbered 207. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with perfect binding. N.p. unknown
1988ref. 170390Tokyo: Nikkatsu 1988. Three vintage borderless reference photographs and a folded program for the 1988 Japanese film. Text in Japanese. A modern sexually explicit take on the Cinderella story about a young woman who discovers a pair of red shoes that give her luck and unstoppable sexual prowess. Photographs 4.25 x 6 inches. Fine. Program approximately 28 x 7 inches folded four times and measuring 5 x 7 inches folded. Near Fine. Nikkatsu unknown
1930ref. 166622Paris: Studio 28 1930. Vintage review-program for Luis Buñuel's 1930 surrealist masterpiece created for the film's public premiere at Studio 28 cinema in Montmartre. Program in two parts bound dos-a-dos. Text in French. The first section of the review-program is dedicated to "L'Age d'or" presenting the film's scenario alongside subtitles and dialogue accompanied by a manifesto on surrealism and a catalog of 20 works by Max Ernst Salvador Dalí Man Ray and others which were exhibited alongside the film's screenings at Studio 28. The second part of the program is an overview of film programs at Studio 28 with stills from films by Epstein Ivens Melies and others. The violence of the uproar "L'Age d'Or" created remains almost as shocking as the film itself: days into the first screenings at Studio 28 on December 3 1930 the theatre was stormed by fascist youths enraged at the film's perceived anti-patriotic and anti-Christian message. Demonstrators threw ink at the screen shouted antisemitic death threats smashed the theatre windows and completely destroyed the exhibition of surrealist books and artwork in the foyer. In response the Board of Censors re-reviewed the film and on December 10 the film was banned from further public showings in France. The film's producers subsequently withdrew "L'Age d'or" from commercial distribution and public exhibition for more than 40 years although three years later in 1933 the film was privately exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Page edges faintly foxed else about Near Fine in perfect-bound gold wrappers with a single annotation in manuscript ink censoring a line relating to one of the film's characters and Jesus Christ. Lacking the errata slip. Studio 28 unknown
1966ref. 167688Los Angeles: Olympic International Films 1966. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1966 Japanese pink film. Modified by the distributor with red shorts drawn onto the body of the female figure in red pencil in order to dissuade censors. In a futuristic world young girls are abducted and transformed into Love Robots living sex dolls available for sale. Pink film auteur Koji Wakamatsu was one of the most successful Japanese filmmakers of the 1960s directing a number of notable erotic politically charged films including "Go Go Second Time Virgin" 1969 and "Ecstasy of the Angels" 1972 as well as producing Nagisa Oshima's controversial film and today an international classic "In the Realm of the Senses" 1976. 27 x 41 inches folded. About Near Fine. Olympic International Films unknown
ref. 165393London: HandMade Films 1982. Archive of material from the 1982 British film including two screenplays and multiple production documents as well as a manuscript costume design book with fabric samples and notes regarding costuming. Archive belonging to assistant costume designer Jane Hamilton with her name in manuscript ink on the title page of one script. Archive includes several production documents including a list of revisions to the script call sheets a directory and location contact sheet a map a shooting schedule and production memos. After a decade of missionary work in Africa an Anglican priest returns to London and attempts to adjust to his new assignment: ministering to the city's prostitutes. Set in turn-of-the-century London and shot on location in London Hampshire and Surrey England. Script dated 2nd February 1982: Script housed in a three-ring binder. Purple untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present dated 2nd February 1982 with credit for screenwriter Michael Palin. 133 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine. Script dated 22nd February 1982: Script housed in a titled three-ring binder. Title page present dated 22nd February 1982 with credit for Palin. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 122. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated variously between March 8 and 9 1982. Pages Near Fine. Costume design book and production documents generally Very Good plus to Near Fine. Costume design book has several fabric samples detached from leaves having been originally attached with cello tape. HandMade Films unknown
1991ref. 167974N.p.: N.p. 1991. Draft script for the 1993 American-German-Dutch film. Single numeric annotation in manuscript pencil on the title page. Text in English. A struggling jazz musician provides music lessons to make ends meet although his students are ambivalent at best while maintaining a romance with a bartender at a local Irish bar. One of two feature films directed by Sara Driver known for producing the first two films of her longtime partner director Jim Jarmusch. Shot on location in Hamburg. Mylar front wrapper black rear wrapper. Title page present dated 1991 with credits for screenwriter Ray Dobbins and story writer Sara Driver. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 90. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a black Velo binding. N.p. unknown
1951ref. 059095Hollywood: House-Warven Publishers 1951. First Edition 1st Printing. Brown Cloth. Very Good/Good Dustjacket. 57 Illustrations By the Author. 360 Pp. Brown Cloth Gilt. Brown Endpapers. First Printing With 1951 Date On Title Page .Near Fine A Clean Solid Book Small Rubs At Corners. Dust Jacket Priced $5.50Some Wear At Edges With Small Losses And Lower 2 1/2' Of Spine Entirely Chipped Away. Inscribed By Author To Screenwriter Albert De Pina. Bookplate Of Southwest Museum Archaelogist Bruce Bryan House-Warven, Publishers hardcover
1978ref. 160490N.p.: N.p. 1978. Collection of vintage international promotional materials for the 1974 film. Included in the collection are: - 1974 Japanese Film Program handbill printed on recto and verso text in Japanese. An Israeli Orly Theater flyer for a week of screenings of the film in 1977 text in Hebrew. - French film festival card recto and verso for the film text in French. - Bi-fold promotion for a special preview screening of the film on March 19 1974 a week before the April 27 1974 premiere at the Lowes State I theater in New York with an enclosed ticket stub. Based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic 1925 novel. While the film received a mixed reception from critics it was nevertheless praised for its lavish costumes and decadent set design. Winner of two Academy Awards. Set in New York shot on location in New York Rhode Island and in England. Japanese Program 7 x 10 inches printed on recto and verso. Very Good plus. Israeli Orly Theater flyer 12.5 x 7.25 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing and edgewear. French Film Festival card 5 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Lowes State I Special Preview promotion 3.25 x 6.25 inches Bi-fold. Near Fine with a Near Fine ticket stub. N.p. unknown
1984ref. 153832N.p.: N.p. 1984. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a letter from Kodiak Films producer Wolf Schmidt to agent Walter Kohner declining to produce the film. A group of scientists accidentally create a deadly chemical compound which is promptly stolen by a rival scientist who threatens to kill thousands of people with the compound unless he is given one billion dollars. Two spies from the mysterious Sub Rosa agency are sent to retrieve the chemical. Blue card wrappers with a printed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present dated 1984 with credits for screenwriter R. Delano Brown. 99 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with a silver prong. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 141752Rome: Ciesi 1975. First Draft script for the 1976 Italian film here under the working title "Scandal." Text in English. From the archive of longtime producer-agent Paul Kohner. In wartime France a married pharmacist begins a passionate affair with her assistant. Their relationship sours however as he begins to demand more and more from her-including access to her daughter. Shot on location in Italy. Title page present dated 1975 noted as First Draft with credits for screenwriters Ottavio Jemma and Salvatore Samperi. 324 leaves with last page of text numbered 322. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine lacking wrapper unbound. Housed in a typewriter box. Ciesi unknown
1972ref. 141740Munich: InterTel Television 1972. Draft script for an unproduced television film. Text in German. Based on the 1972 novel by Peter Handke about a young Austrian who travels across the United States to search for his estranged wife. Set in California. Red titled wrappers. Title page present with credit for screenwriter Bernhard Wicki. 89 leaves with last page of text numbered 87. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with a gold prong binding. InterTel Television unknown
1978ref. 162067N.p.: N.p. 1978. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the German release of the 1977 Italian film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso with text in German. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars Lou Reed Allen Ginsberg Patti Smith Salvador Dali and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1976 novel by Cesare Lanza about an orphaned 15-year-old white girl's sexual relationship with a local mixed-race boy. Set in postwar Italy. 7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus with a single cropping annotation in manuscript pencil on the far right edge of the recto. N.p. unknown
1950ref. 149951N.p.: N.p. 1950. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Walter D. Edmonds' 1942 novel which follows a young man who moves to New York in the early 19th century where he seeks employment in an importing/exporting business. Screenwriter Leonard Lee was best known for his espionage crime and action films in the 1940s and 1950s including "Whispering City" 1947 "Spy Hunt" and "Wyoming Mail" 1950 "Smuggler's Island" 1951 and "The Glass Web" 1953. Green textured faux-leather wrappers with a label affixed to the front wrapper with credits for screenwriter Leonard Lee and novelist Walter D. Edmonds. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Leonard Lee and novelist Walter D. Edmonds. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two silver brads. N.p. unknown
1978ref. 152294Rome: Excelsior 1978. English-language treatment script for an unproduced Italian film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to page 2 noting an editorial revision. Laid in with the script is a xerographically duplicated cost estimate sheet in both English and Italian noting the name of cinematographer Pasqualino de Santis dated July 1978. A middle-aged newlywed nobleman feels trapped in his marriage to his young wife a beautiful but avaricious middle-class woman and is led to increasingly bizarre measures in order to escape her clutches. Ostensibly intended as a follow-up to "Divorce Italian Style" 1961 co-written by screenwriter Alfredo Giannetti and "Marriage Italian Style" 1964. Set in Sicily. Green wrappers with a title label and credits for screenwriter A. Giannetti affixed to the front wrapper. Missing title page presumably as issued. 8 leaves with last page of text numbered 6. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine with perfect binding. Excelsior unknown
1985ref. 147014Venice CA: Moritz Borman Productions / Mutoskop Film 1985. Draft script for the 1989 film here under its working title "The Artisan." Text in English. Based on Stephen Sheppard's 1986 novel "The Artisan" which was in turn based on the true story of Johann Georg Elser a quiet German carpenter who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939. Set and shot on location in Hungary Germany and Austria. Brown generic International Creative Management wrappers. Title page present dated June 1985 with credits for screenwriter Stephen Sheppard. 114 leaves with last page of text numbered 113. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good wrapper Very Good with a light tide mark on the front and rear wrappers and page edges and accompanying dampstaining to the final leaf bound with two gold brads. Moritz Borman Productions / Mutoskop Film unknown
1985ref. 147293N.p.: N.p. 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Text in Spanish. A seven-part television series exploring the cultural heritage of Mexico using noted director John Huston's reflections on his time spent in Puerto Vallarta Mexico as a reference. Set in Mexico. White untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1985 noted as Treatment and Images with credits for screenwriters. Approximately 50 leaves not numbered. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good with a light partial circle stain on the front wrapper and bottom edges bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1972ref. 146825Rome: N.p. 1972. Treatment script for the 1975 film. Text in English. A young Italian priest is sent to New York where he becomes involved with a group of hippies that declare their plan to publicly commit mass suicide as a protest against modern society. Set in Italy and New York. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated June 1972 with credits for screenwriters MARIO CHIARI SUSO CECCHI D'AMICO MICHELE SAKKARA and translator MELTON S. DAVIS. 91 leaves with last page of text numbered 90. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with light offsetting on the front wrapper bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
2021ref. 161053Paris: Assouline 2021. First Edition. Hardcover in slipcase. First Edition. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. Publisher's description: Written and directed by Academy Award winner and Palme d'Or recipient Jane Campion The Power of the Dog is a haunting western set in 1920s Montana adapted from Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name. With a star-studded cast featuring Benedict Cumberbatch Jesse Plemons Kirsten Dunst and Kodi Smit- McPhee the story focuses on a charismatic rancher Phil Burbank Cumberbatch who inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. The film earned Campion the Silver Lion award for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival. This book offers an in-depth look at the making of the movie including film stills set photography and quotes from the cast and filmmakers. Every aspect of production and post-production is explored from acquiring the book rights to writing the screenplay from casting to finessing the score. The layers are peeled back to reveal how Campion and her team were able to create such a complete and believable world. Founded in Paris in 1994 by Prosper and Martine Assouline Assouline is the first luxury brand on culture. It began with the desire to create a new contemporary style of book using the couple's experienced eye for visually rich stories and compelling narratives. Guided by their passion for knowledge culture and travel the Assoulines have since expanded their vision to 1700 titles in three main collections along with special editions and unique library accessories-a grand oeuvre of inspiring creations. Throughout the last quarter of a century the brand has established a network of international boutiques in prominent locations across the globe. Assouline has also inaugurated a curated library service working closely with clients to visualize design and develop bespoke one-of-a-kind libraries. 304 pages. 280 illustrations. 31.3 x 26.9 x 5.8 cm. Fine in linen-covered boards and a Fine illustrated paper-covered slipcase with titles stamped in gilt. Shipping billed at cost outside the US. Assouline unknown
1982ref. 160814Tokyo: Wakamatsu Production 1982. Original Japanese B2 poster for the 1982 Japanese film. Text in Japanese. A married railway ticket puncher starts sedating women with chloroform in order to invade their houses. His cruelty escalates and he grows bolder in his desires. A late release by controversial pink film director and producer Kôji Wakamatsu. 20.5 x 28.75 inches Folded as issued. Very Good with light edgewear and creasing along the folds. Wakamatsu Production unknown
1976ref. 141725Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1976. First German Edition. Text in German. A companion book for the 1976 film illustrated with photographs. Near Fine in silver titled wrappers. Paramount Pictures unknown
1991ref. 146863Munich: Radiant Film 1991. Agency Draft script for the 1991 film here seen under its original title "Du Bist Marriott" or "The Plastic Nightmare." Text in German. Based on Richard Neely's 1971 novel "The Plastic Nightmare." A man emerges from a bloody car accident with amnesia and begins to suspect foul play as he delves further into the details of the crash. Director Wolfgang Petersen was best known for directing the Academy Award-winning World War II epic "Das Boot" 1982 and for the thrillers "In the Line of Fire" 1993 "Outbreak" 1995 and "Air Force One" 1997. Set in northern California shot on location in Oregon and California. Clear Mylar front wrapper with an orange rear wrapper. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Wolfgang Petersen and novelist Richard Neely. 125 leaves with last page of text numbered 123. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a silver prong binding. Radiant Film unknown
1971ref. 147059Rome: Vogue Film 1971. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in with the script is a two-page typed summary dated 2-17-72. Text in English. A married lawyer travels to Tehuantepec to seek the extradition of a vicious killer to Italy. He falls in love with a beautiful Mexican woman and decides to leave his wife and children in the US to live with her unaware that a darker fate awaits him. Set in Tehuantepec Mexico. Black untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1971 noted as film treatment with credits for screenwriters GIROGIO BONTEMPI and MIGUEL SABIDO. 47 leaves with last page of text numbered 43. Carbon typescript rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Vogue Film unknown
1987ref. 161007New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1987. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the half-title page by screenwriter Michael Herr to noted bookseller Ken Hubner: "18 February / For Ken Hubner / Best / Michael Herr." A hint of toning overall else about Fine in illustrated wrappers. Alfred A. Knopf unknown
1967ref. 146864N.p.: N.p. 1967. Treatment script for the 1967 film seen here under its French title "Peau d'Espion." With a few small annotations in manuscript ink throughout. Incomplete as issued. Text in English. Based on screenwriter Jacques Robert's 1967 novel "Peau d'Espion" wherein an playboy writer becomes involved in a communist plot. Housed in a titled manila folder. Title page present with credits for director Edouard Molinaro and screenwriter Jacques Robert. 12 leaves with last page of text numbered 11. Typescript on onionskin stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly creased bound with a staple and a paperclip at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
