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1971ref. 151283N.p.: N.p. 1971. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 French sexploitation film. A provincial French woman falls down an elevator shaft and survives but finds herself uncontrollably addicted to sex following the incident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Bier 934. N.p. unknown
1971ref. 151283N.p.: N.p. 1971. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 French sexploitation film. A provincial French woman falls down an elevator shaft and survives but finds herself uncontrollably addicted to sex following the incident. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus overall. Bier 934. N.p. unknown books
1974ref. 163967N.p.: N.p. 1974. Collection of 13 vintage oversize borderless color reference photographs from the 1974 French erotic film. Typed labels affixed to the recto corners noting the film's French title and an over-18 rating. A taxi driver falls for a seductive passenger and follows her to an erotic club where he enjoys a series of sexual encounters with various women. Director Max Pécas worked as a screenwriter director and producer through the late twentieth century and while he is today best remembered for directing "La main noire" 1968 and "Felicia" 1975 much of his filmography has been recently restored and released by the curated label Cult Epics in the US and 88 Films in the UK resulting in a wave of renewed interest. 9.25 x 12 inches. Near Fine. 88 Films. Pitts pp. 189-190. N.p. unknown books
1975ref. 161837N.p.: Group 1 Int. Dist. Org 1975. Three vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1974 French film. Two photographs with provenance stamps on the versos one of which also has a label obscuring a previous provenance stamp. A beautiful woman undresses in the back of Marcel's taxi and proceeds to take him to the "Private Club" a sex club where he can live out his wildest sexual fantasies unfortunately Marcel's mind is on Lisa a girl he met in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus one with a wax pencil annotation on the top right of the recto. Group 1 Int. Dist. Org unknown books
1970ref. 161818N.p.: Rochambeau Films 1970. Five vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1970 French film. Greta a Swedish student arrives in Paris and finds refuge from dogged men in the arms of Claude a rich possessive lesbian. But she soon feels oppressed and begins falling for Jean a bisexual lover of a celebrated gay artist. Set in and shot on location in Paris. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. 88 Films. Rochambeau Films unknown books
1927ref. 141367Russia: Mezhrabpom-Rus 1927. Vintage German program for the 1926 Russian silent film. Photo-illustrated throughout. The only cinema paper dating from the decade of release we have encountered for the film. Based on the 1906 novel by Maxim Gorky about a woman's struggle to free her son from a Czarist prison camp during the Russian Revolution of 1905. The first film in Pudovkin's "revolutionary trilogy" followed by "The End of St. Petersburg" 1927 and "Storm Over Asia" 1928 and a key film in the development of montage techniques in film although in contrast to his colleague Eisenstein Pudovkin tended to use montage to capture individual character rather than mass movements. Six pages in self wrappers. Manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Presenting as Very Good with light chipping and a few short closed tears. Disbound binding repaired with cello tape. Mezhrabpom-Rus unknown
1927ref. 141367Russia: Mezhrabpom-Rus 1927. Vintage German program for the 1926 Russian silent film. Photo-illustrated throughout. The only cinema paper dating from the decade of release we have encountered for the film. Based on the 1906 novel by Maxim Gorky about a woman's struggle to free her son from a Czarist prison camp during the Russian Revolution of 1905. The first film in Pudovkin's "revolutionary trilogy" followed by "The End of St. Petersburg" 1927 and "Storm Over Asia" 1928 and a key film in the development of montage techniques in film although in contrast to his colleague Eisenstein Pudovkin tended to use montage to capture individual character rather than mass movements. Six pages in self wrappers. Manuscript pencil annotations on the front wrapper. Presenting as Very Good with light chipping and a few short closed tears. Disbound binding repaired with cello tape. Mezhrabpom-Rus unknown books
1973ref. 147708N.p.: Alfa Film 1973. Collection of ten vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 film. Six photographs shown. Please inquire to see the others. After being involved in a deadly car accident a wealthy German businessman finds himself the subject of extreme scrutiny by the media who uncover his past criminal dealings during World War II. Set in Germany shot on location in Jaffa Israel and Germany. Six photographs 8.25 x 9.5 inches three photographs 7.5 x 10 inches one photograph 8 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine with faint edgewear. Alfa Film unknown books
1974ref. 159196N.p.: Alfa Film 1974. One vintage studio still photograph one vintage color studio still photograph one vintage reference photograph and two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1973 film. After being involved in a deadly car accident a wealthy German businessman finds himself the subject of extreme scrutiny by the media who uncover his past criminal dealings during World War II. Set in Germany shot on location in Jaffa Israel and Germany. Three photographs 10 x 8 inches one photograph 7.5 x 9.75 inches one photograph 9.5 x 7.5. Near Fine. Alfa Film unknown books
1960ref. 141312N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Maxwell Anderson's 1952 novel a loosely autobiographical account of his childhood on a Pennsylvania farm where he was surrounded by sexual and physical abuse. Screenplay by Anderson's daughter Hesper author of the 2000 memoir "South Mountain Road." Set in Pennsylvania. Black and white illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for author Maxwell Anderson and screenwriter Hesper Anderson. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. N.p. unknown
1960ref. 141312N.p.: N.p. 1960. Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Maxwell Anderson's 1952 novel a loosely autobiographical account of his childhood on a Pennsylvania farm where he was surrounded by sexual and physical abuse. Screenplay by Anderson's daughter Hesper author of the 2000 memoir "South Mountain Road." Set in Pennsylvania. Black and white illustrated titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for author Maxwell Anderson and screenwriter Hesper Anderson. 148 leaves with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two staples. N.p. unknown books
ref. 170959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1978. Draft script for the 1982 television movie seen here under the working title "Sisters" Originally aired on June 7 1982 on NBC. Rare. One of only two original feature-length original screenplays written by Maya Angelou the other being the 1972 television movie "Georgia Georgia". In a small town in North Carolina a young schoolteacher's life is upended with the arrival of her younger sisters who challenge her straitlaced ultra-moral attitude towards life. Filmed in 1979 but not aired until 1982. Set in North Carolina and shot on location in Montgomery and Opelika Alabama. Blue titled wrappers dated June 12 1978 and noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1978 noted as REVISED FINAL with credit for screenwriter Maya Angelou. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown
ref. 170959Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1978. Draft script for the 1982 television movie seen here under the working title "Sisters" Originally aired on June 7 1982 on NBC. Rare. One of only two original feature-length original screenplays written by Maya Angelou the other being the 1972 television movie "Georgia Georgia". In a small town in North Carolina a young schoolteacher's life is upended with the arrival of her younger sisters who challenge her straitlaced ultra-moral attitude towards life. Filmed in 1979 but not aired until 1982. Set in North Carolina and shot on location in Montgomery and Opelika Alabama. Blue titled wrappers dated June 12 1978 and noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper. Title page present dated June 12 1978 noted as REVISED FINAL with credit for screenwriter Maya Angelou. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 116. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1973ref. 62975Los Angeles and New York 1973. Postcard and note paper 4 x 5 inches total of approximately 100 words both signed "Terrence." Accompanied by a simple illustrated program for "Whisky" and a snapshot of one of the friends dated 1969. Among McNally's many awards are an Emmy and four Tonys. All very good. 9740. unknown
1973ref. 62975Los Angeles and New York 1973. Postcard and note paper 4 x 5 inches total of approximately 100 words both signed "Terrence." Accompanied by a simple illustrated program for "Whisky" and a snapshot of one of the friends dated 1969. Among McNally's many awards are an Emmy and four Tonys. All very good. 9740. unknown books
1974ref. 166113N.p.: N.p. 1974. Five vintage transparencies from the 1974 film. Mel Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African-American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A satire on the racism and misogyny inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. 5 x 4 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 161048N.p.: N.p. 1974. Vintage reference photograph of Cleavon Little talking with director Mel Brooks on the set of the 1974 film. Brooks' slapstick homage to the Western in which an escaped African American railroad construction worker becomes the sheriff in an all-white town and must protect it from politicians and railroad tycoons looking to raze it. A satire on the racism and misogyny inherent in Hollywood's depiction of the American West among many other targets. Nominated for three Academy Awards. Set in the fictional frontier town of Rock Ridge shot on location in California. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
ref. 160816N.p.: Crossbow Productions 1980. Three vintage oversize printed set illustrations and one original graphite set illustration from the 1981 film. Two printed illustrations stamped with a Crossbow Productions title block crediting production designer Harold Michelson and art director Norm Newberry on the bottom right corners of the rectos. The oversize printed illustrations depict two grand designs for the Roman Empire sequence and one for the French Revolution sequence while the graphite illustration depicts a design for the Temple of Eros sequence. An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and "Jacques le gar on de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space." Printed illustrations: 42.5 x 26 inches to 44.25 x 28.25 inches. Folded horizontally and vertically. About Near Fine overall. Graphite illustration: 16.5 x 11.75 inches. Very Good plus with a chip at the top left corner. Rosenbaum 1000. Crossbow Productions unknown
1981ref. 139023London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Original British "bus stop" poster for the 1981 US film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and Jacques "Jacques le garcon de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space." 40 x 60 inchesfolded folded as issued. Faint foxing and brief annotations in ink and pencil to the verso light creasing else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1974ref. 169578N.p.: N.p. 1974. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 film. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown
1974ref. 168007Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle as Dr. Frankenstein and his monster respectively during the famous "Puttin' on the Ritz" dance sequence. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1974ref. 168007Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1974. Vintage reference photograph from the 1974 film showing Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle as Dr. Frankenstein and his monster respectively during the famous "Puttin' on the Ritz" dance sequence. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 10 x 8 inches. Fine. National Film Registry. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1974ref. 169578N.p.: N.p. 1974. Seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1974 film. Widely considered Mel Brooks' finest comedy and surely the peak of his powers as a director. One of the few modern film comedies in the National Film Registry joined by two of Brooks' other masterpieces "The Producers" 1968 and "Blazing Saddles" 1974. Nominated for two Academy Awards. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine to Fine. National Film Registry. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 147573N.p.: Brooksfilms 1981. Two vintage color double weight studio still photographs of Gregory Hines and one vintage black and white studio still photograph of Mel Brooks and Gregory Hines from the 1981 film. An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. In the film Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and Jacques "Jacques le garcon de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space." Gregory Hines screen debut as Ethiopian slave Josephus. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Brooksfilms unknown books
1981ref. 139023London: Twentieth Century-Fox 1981. Original British "bus stop" poster for the 1981 US film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. An ambitious sprawling historical farce made by Mel Brooks in the heat of his success as a film director. Brooks plays Moses Tomas de Torquemada King Louis XVI and Jacques "Jacques le garcon de pisse." Part I begins of course with the Dawn of Man and covers The Old Testament The Roman Empire The Spanish Inquisition and The French Revolution ending with a "preview" of Part II never made in keeping with Sir Walter Raleigh who was beheaded before he could write his Part II. The preview includes Hitler on Ice a Viking funeral and "Jews in Space." 40 x 60 inchesfolded folded as issued. Faint foxing and brief annotations in ink and pencil to the verso light creasing else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
