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1961ref. 160655N.p.: N.p. 1961. Five vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1961 film. Printed labels affixed to the versos. Considered overly sympathetic to the newly formed communist government the documentary was banned in France for two years. An early effort by director Chris Marker one of the French New Wave's few film essayists. 12 x 9.5 inches. Very Good with moderate edgewear. N.p. unknown books
1970ref. 153963N.p.: N.p. 1970. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1970 film both attributed to the film's photographer Chris Marker. One photograph shows director Costa-Gavras the other a crew member with a clapboard. Based on the 1968 memoirs of Czechoslovak communist Artur London a defendant in the violent antisemitic show trial against 14 members of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in 1952. Reference photographs taken by Costa-Gavras' friend and colleague Chris Marker who would go on to become an important figure in the French New Wave in his own right directing "A Grin Without a Cat" 1977 and "Sans Soleil" 1983. Shot on location in Nord Alpes-Maritimes and Pas-de-Calais France. 9 x 6.25 inches. About Fine. Criterion Collection 759. N.p. unknown books
1972ref. 164079N.p.: Camelot Entertainment 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1972 Blaxploitation film. Two enslaved African-American brothers-one albino one non-albino-discover a treasure map on their enslaver's plantation and decide to run away to hunt for the treasure. Director and actor Chris Robinson is best remembered today for his roles in soap operas in the later half of the twentieth century including "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "General Hospital." Shot on location in Hobe Sound Florida. 27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus lightly toned along the creases. Camelot Entertainment unknown
1972ref. 164079N.p.: Camelot Entertainment 1972. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1972 Blaxploitation film. Two enslaved African-American brothers-one albino one non-albino-discover a treasure map on their enslaver's plantation and decide to run away to hunt for the treasure. Director and actor Chris Robinson is best remembered today for his roles in soap operas in the later half of the twentieth century including "The Bold and the Beautiful" and "General Hospital." Shot on location in Hobe Sound Florida. 27 x 41 inches folded as issued. Very Good plus lightly toned along the creases. Camelot Entertainment unknown books
1968ref. 149656Paris: Les Films Corona 1968. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph of actress Ewa Aulin from the set of the 1968 film showing director Christian Marquand with a hand-held camera getting a close-up shot of Aulin sitting fully clothed and soaking wet on the floor of a shower. With a gold foil title label from the film's French release on the verso. Based on the 1958 novel co-written by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg following the psychedelic frequently involuntary erotic experiences of a teenager named Candy. Set in New York and California shot on location in New York. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light creases to the corners. Les Films Corona unknown
1956ref. 158433N.p.: Passing Parade Films 1956. Draft script for the twelfth episode of season two of the 1956-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations on the front wrapper. A French immigrant arrives in California to cash in on the gold rush but discovers more money can be made by planting orchards. Originally aired on December 9 1956 on CBS. Housed in a brown card folder with a label noting the script title affixed to the front. Beige titled wrappers dated September 4 1956 noted as production No. 9588. Title page present noted as production No. 9588 with credit for screenwriter Joseph Landon. 35 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Good with moderate dampstaining and soil overall wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Passing Parade Films unknown
1968ref. 149656Paris: Les Films Corona 1968. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph of actress Ewa Aulin from the set of the 1968 film showing director Christian Marquand with a hand-held camera getting a close-up shot of Aulin sitting fully clothed and soaking wet on the floor of a shower. With a gold foil title label from the film's French release on the verso. Based on the 1958 novel co-written by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg following the psychedelic frequently involuntary erotic experiences of a teenager named Candy. Set in New York and California shot on location in New York. 9.25 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with pinholes and light creases to the corners. Les Films Corona unknown books
1967ref. 148099Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1967. Vintage photograph from the 1967 film. A promotional headshot of Dean Jagger in character as Lt. Col. E.J. Baseman. Sole survivor from his squad at Guadalcanal Sergeant Jack Connell Chad Everett returns home a hero awarded the Metal of Honor and trains recruits only to request a return to active duty on the front lines. Shot on location at Bell Ranch Santa Susana California Africa USA Park Boca Raton Florida and Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1956ref. 158433N.p.: Passing Parade Films 1956. Draft script for the twelfth episode of season two of the 1956-1958 anthology television series. Copy belonging to child actor Johnny Crawford with his annotations on the front wrapper. A French immigrant arrives in California to cash in on the gold rush but discovers more money can be made by planting orchards. Originally aired on December 9 1956 on CBS. Housed in a brown card folder with a label noting the script title affixed to the front. Beige titled wrappers dated September 4 1956 noted as production No. 9588. Title page present noted as production No. 9588 with credit for screenwriter Joseph Landon. 35 leaves with last page of text numbered 33. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Good with moderate dampstaining and soil overall wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Passing Parade Films unknown books
1956ref. 143253Paris: Les Films Ariane 1956. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the set of the 1956 French film here under the original French title "Si tous les gars du monde." Featured are images of the caste and crew on the fishing boat seen in the film including director Christian-Jaque and cast family members. All crediting photographer "le grand" on the recto housed in an original French Kodak paper envelope with annotations on the front of the envelope in manuscript ink. A poignant postwar imagining of collaborating countries beliefs and religions about twelve fishermen out on the North Sea. Most of them eat spoiled ham and food poisoning incapacitates all but one a Muslim who abstains from eating pork. The crew manages to send an S.O.S. using a radio before all of them succumb. Photographs 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine overall slight curling. Envelope Near Fine. Les Films Ariane unknown
1958ref. 144613Paris: Cinedis 1958. Four original single weight black-and-white press photographs from a premiere of the 1958 French-Italiam film. Starring actor Toto is seen with mistress and colleague Franca Faldini cavorting with fans and Toto with the host of the event. Photographer Traverso's rubberstamp numerical notation in manuscript pencil and film title in manuscript ink on the verso. Housed in an original Cinedis manila envelope with French film title in manuscript pencil on the front. In an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France a French customs agent Fernandel watches every move of an Italian smuggler Toto who eventually discovers that the agent is Italian not French. Faldini did not appear in this film but collaborated with Toto on eight earlier films including "Toto and the Women" 1952 and "Dov'e la liberta." 1954. Shot on location in Italy. Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival in 1958. 5 x 7 inches. Light curling else Near Fine. Cinedis unknown
1966ref. 150913N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of director Christian-Jaque and Michele Mercier on the set of the 1966 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil "APIS" stamp and photographer "Jean Guyaux" stamp on verso. Based on the 1961 French novel by Jean Laborde. The married renowned lawyer Pierre Montant becomes infatuated and has an affair with the young student Nathalie a dancer in a discotheque working her way through medical school. When she breaks up with him unable to bear the clandestine affair he threatens her at gunpoint. 11 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus with mild creasing and edgewear. N.p. unknown
1956ref. 143915Paris: Les Films Ariane 1956. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the set of the 1956 French film here under the original French title "Si tous les gars du monde." Featured are images of the cast and crew on the fishing boat seen in the film including director Christian-Jaque and cast family members. Photographer "le grand" credited on the recto in the bottom right corner. A poignant postwar imagining of collaborating countries beliefs and religions about twelve fishermen out on the North Sea. Most of them eat spoiled ham and food poisoning incapacitates all but one a Muslim who abstains from eating pork. The crew manages to send an S.O.S. using a radio before all of them succumb. Photos 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine overall slight curling. Envelope Near Fine. Les Films Ariane unknown books
1956ref. 143253Paris: Les Films Ariane 1956. Eight vintage black-and-white still photographs from the set of the 1956 French film here under the original French title "Si tous les gars du monde." Featured are images of the caste and crew on the fishing boat seen in the film including director Christian-Jaque and cast family members. All crediting photographer "le grand" on the recto housed in an original French Kodak paper envelope with annotations on the front of the envelope in manuscript ink. A poignant postwar imagining of collaborating countries beliefs and religions about twelve fishermen out on the North Sea. Most of them eat spoiled ham and food poisoning incapacitates all but one a Muslim who abstains from eating pork. The crew manages to send an S.O.S. using a radio before all of them succumb. Photographs 7 x 9.25 inches. Near Fine overall slight curling. Envelope Near Fine. Les Films Ariane unknown books
1958ref. 144613Paris: Cinedis 1958. Four original single weight black-and-white press photographs from a premiere of the 1958 French-Italiam film. Starring actor Toto is seen with mistress and colleague Franca Faldini cavorting with fans and Toto with the host of the event. Photographer Traverso's rubberstamp numerical notation in manuscript pencil and film title in manuscript ink on the verso. Housed in an original Cinedis manila envelope with French film title in manuscript pencil on the front. In an imaginary village on the border between Italy and France a French customs agent Fernandel watches every move of an Italian smuggler Toto who eventually discovers that the agent is Italian not French. Faldini did not appear in this film but collaborated with Toto on eight earlier films including "Toto and the Women" 1952 and "Dov'e la liberta." 1954. Shot on location in Italy. Entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival in 1958. 5 x 7 inches. Light curling else Near Fine. Cinedis unknown books
1966ref. 150913N.p.: N.p. 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph with bottom margin of director Christian-Jaque and Michele Mercier on the set of the 1966 film. Layout annotations in manuscript pencil "APIS" stamp and photographer "Jean Guyaux" stamp on verso. Based on the 1961 French novel by Jean Laborde. The married renowned lawyer Pierre Montant becomes infatuated and has an affair with the young student Nathalie a dancer in a discotheque working her way through medical school. When she breaks up with him unable to bear the clandestine affair he threatens her at gunpoint. 11 x 8.25 inches. Very Good plus with mild creasing and edgewear. N.p. unknown books
1982ref. 146960N.p.: N.p. 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. The discount section of an unfashionable department store is staffed by a motley crew of social misfits. Set in Manhattan. White lacking titled wrappers. Title page present dated November 24 1982 with credits for screenwriters Christopher Koseluk and Steven L. Kravitz. 10 leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light rust from a paper clip to the top edge of the verso of the last leaf bound with one staple at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
ref. 167968N.p.: N.p. 2005. Draft script for the 2005 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout denoting props and indicating potential script revisions and post-it tags on page fore-edges. Christopher Nolan's markedly darker edgier reboot of the "Batman" cinema franchise charting Bruce Wayne's transformation into the caped crusader. Followed by "The Dark Knight" 2008 and "The Dark Knight Rises" 2012. Set in Gotham City and Bhutan shot on location in Iceland the United Kingdom and Chicago. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credit for screenwriter David Goyer. 150 leaves with last page of text numbered 149. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus lightly dampstained on several leaves bound with two gold brads. N.p. unknown
ref. 2616London 23 November 1970. English playwright screenwriter and director born 1946. 4 pages folio bifoliate. On yellow paper. Stain at head of first page and somewhat creased but in good condition overall. The contract is printed for Anthony Blond Limited by Frank Rook Ltd. The relevant passages are filled in in manuscript including a description of the work to be published as a 'selection of poetry written by the author for inclusion in a volume provisionally entitled Blondbooks Poetry 2'. There does not appear to be any record of this book in the British Library catalogue nor is playwright Christopher Hampton known for original poetry. [London,] 23 November 1970. unknown
1972ref. 160079Burbank CA: Hammer Films / Warner Brothers 1972. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1972 film. With manuscript pencil annotation on the verso identifying the film and actors Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beachum. In 1872 Dracula is killed by a professor with a stake through his heart and then buried by his servant. In present day 1972 the great grandchildren of the professor and the servant accidentally resurrect Dracula and he wants revenge. Set in London shot on location in Hertfordshire and London. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with some small creasing at the corners. Weldon 1983. Hammer Films / Warner Brothers unknown
1977ref. 150559N.p.: Charles Band 1977. Four vintage matte-finish studio still photographs from the 1977 film. A NASA research scientist accidentally uncovers a supernatural plot to take over Earth by aliens from the planet Utopia. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Charles Band unknown
1978ref. 141100N.p.: N.p. 1978. Draft script for an unproduced film. The travels of John Slade a transient hard-fighting and hard-drinking man. Told over two films Slade is followed through childhood and into adulthood when he is employed as the muscle behind a frequently attacked stage coach operation in the Old West. Set in American West. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present dated 1978 with credits for screenwriter Christopher Swider. 309 leaves with last page of text numbered 306. Xerographic duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine spiral bound. N.p. unknown
1982ref. 146959N.p.: N.p. 1982. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. With a blank memo note on the letterhead of screenwriter Craig Kellem attached to the first leaf with a paper clip. A consumer safety manager and a madcap inventor try to hide their marriage from the toy company where both work. Set in downtown Los Angeles. White lacking titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 7 1982 with credits for screenwriters Christopher Koseluk and Steven L. Kravitz. 14 leaves with last page of text numbered 13. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus with light rust from a paper clip to the top edge of the first leaf bound with one staple at the top left corner. N.p. unknown
ref. 153631N.p.: N.p. 1983. Final Draft script belonging to actor Ron Travis with his ownership name in manuscript ink on the title page and his manuscript ink annotations throughout. Bound in after the script are a substantial number of call sheets cast and crew lists and production memos many with Travis' manuscript ink and pencil annotations. Based on the 1981 novel by Ernest K. Gann and written for the screen by Marc Norman who along with Tom Stoppard won the Oscar for Best Screenplay in 1998 for "Shakespeare in Love." A curmudgeonly pilot who finds himself stranded in the wilderness with his sole passenger a wealthy sixteen-year-old girl after crash-landing on a remote mountain ridge populated by ravenous wolves. Shot on location in Yugoslavia Croatia and Slovenia. Generic report wrappers mylar front wrapper and blue plastic rear wrapper as housed by Travis on the set. Title page present dated 22 October 1983 noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Marc Norman and novelist Ernest K. Gann. 108 leaves with last page of text numbered 103. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good pages lightly soiled and edgeworn throughout bound internally with a single gold prong. N.p. unknown
1975ref. 141402Prague: Filmove studio Barrandov 1975. Revised Draft script for the 1975 film seen here under the working title "Assassination at Sarajevo." The story of a group of Yugoslav rebels who inadvertently begin World War I through their assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Set in Sarajevo. Mustard titled wrappers. Title page present dated March 4 1975 noted as Revised Script with credits for screenwriters Paul Jarrico Stevan Bulajic and Vladimir Bor and director Veljko Bulajic. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Filmove studio Barrandov unknown
