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1981ref. 170362London: ITC Films 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing actress Jessica Lange. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. Along with "The Verdict" a film that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. ITC Films unknown
1981ref. 164216N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage reference photograph of director Bob Rafelson and actor Jack Nicholson on the set of the 1981 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. Along with "The Verdict" a film that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. N.p. unknown books
1981ref. 161079Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1981. Vintage borderless studio still photograph taken on the set of the 1981 film showing director Bob Rafelson actors Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange cinematographer Sven Nykvist and other crew members gathered around a monitor. Partial provenance label and annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. One of the gems of late 1970s cinema along with "The Verdict" that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 9.75 x 8 inches. Very Good plus. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1981ref. 170362London: ITC Films 1981. Vintage reference photograph from the 1981 film showing actress Jessica Lange. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain. Along with "The Verdict" a film that brought writer David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. ITC Films unknown books
1979ref. 137104Los Angeles: Columbia Broadcasting System CBS 1979. Two Draft scripts for the 1981 film. One is a Second Draft script dated December 1979 the other is an Agency script in generic Agency wrappers undated. Directed by Bob Rafelson and based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain "Postman" was one of the gems of early 1980 cinema along with "The Verdict" and neo-noir and brought David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. Mamet's grim update of Cain's classic hard-boiled novel was largely panned on release but is today held in high regard and is considered a major influence on the genre. Shot on location in Santa Barbara California. 1979 script: Red titled wrappers. Title page present dated December 1979 noted as SECOND DRAFT with credits for screenwriter Mamet and novelist Cain. 123 leaves with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographically reproduced. Pages and wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Undated script: Black titled pictorial wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriter Mamet and novelist Cain. 118 leaves with last page of text numbered 117. Xerographically reproduced. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus perfect-bound. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Broadcasting System [CBS] unknown books
1980ref. 134735London: Granada Television 1980. Two borderless photographs from the 1981 film. One photo with a snipe attached to the verso. Directed by Bob Rafelson and based on the 1939 novel by James M. Cain "Postman" was one of the gems of late 1970s cinema along with "The Verdict" and brought David Mamet to the attention of the filmmaking world leading to his working not only as a screenwriter but an important director. Mamet's grim update of Cain's classic hard-boiled novel was somewhat panned on release but is today held in high regard and is considered a major influence on the genre. Photographs 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Silver Classic Noir. Spicer US. Granada Television unknown books
1942ref. 130419Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1942. Final script for the 1942 film. A lighthearted drama centering on a female stamp collector obsessed with a government mail sack of undelivered letters that has turned up after missing for 50 years. The AFI Catalog notes that all the title cards for the film's opening credits are handwritten on envelopes postmarked 1889. A studio press release asserted that producer Ralph Dietrich got the idea for the film from a newspaper story concerning "the discovery in Philadelphia some months ago of a mail bag apparently the loot of a robbery some seventy-five years before." The story reported that the mail would be delivered by the post office to the addressees or their heirs. Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 70 and production No. 768 dated April 1 1942. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page present dated April 1 1942 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Braus. 122 leaves mimeograph duplication with blue revision pages throughout dated variously between 4/1/42 and 5/1/42. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
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
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 books
1966ref. 152256N.p.: N.p. 1966. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotations on the front wrapper noting the title and "First Draft" as well as annotations to the bottom right corner of the title page noting "first draft" and the name of screenwriter Johnny Crawford. Note that this script bears no relationship at all to the "Predator" action film series that began in the 1980s. Housed in a white envelope with manuscript ink annotations noting the title date and draft and crediting Crawford and story writer Ernest Haycox. Based on the 1948 story "Dead-Man Trail" by Ernest Haycox. A man carrying a large shipment of gold dust tries to shake bandits off his trail on his way from California to The Dalles Oregon. Blue card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 152190N.p.: N.p. 1966. Archive of material for an unproduced Western film including two draft scripts two xerographically duplicated copies of Ernest Haycox's story with manuscript ink annotations four pages of handwritten notes for the screenplay and an original draft for the script containing a mix of typescript and xerographically duplicated leaves. First Draft script with a brief typed note from screenwriter Johnny Crawford clipped to the title page introducing the script and a single manuscript ink annotation to page 16 noting an editorial revision. Based on the 1948 story "Dead-Man Trail" by Ernest Haycox. A man carrying a large shipment of gold dust tries to shake bandits off his trail on his way from California to The Dalles Oregon. First Draft: Blue titled card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Draft script: Blue titled card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. All other ephemera generally Very Good plus. N.p. unknown
1966ref. 152190N.p.: N.p. 1966. Archive of material for an unproduced Western film including two draft scripts two xerographically duplicated copies of Ernest Haycox's story with manuscript ink annotations four pages of handwritten notes for the screenplay and an original draft for the script containing a mix of typescript and xerographically duplicated leaves. First Draft script with a brief typed note from screenwriter Johnny Crawford clipped to the title page introducing the script and a single manuscript ink annotation to page 16 noting an editorial revision. Based on the 1948 story "Dead-Man Trail" by Ernest Haycox. A man carrying a large shipment of gold dust tries to shake bandits off his trail on his way from California to The Dalles Oregon. First Draft: Blue titled card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. Draft script: Blue titled card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. All other ephemera generally Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1966ref. 152256N.p.: N.p. 1966. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With manuscript ink annotations on the front wrapper noting the title and "First Draft" as well as annotations to the bottom right corner of the title page noting "first draft" and the name of screenwriter Johnny Crawford. Note that this script bears no relationship at all to the "Predator" action film series that began in the 1980s. Housed in a white envelope with manuscript ink annotations noting the title date and draft and crediting Crawford and story writer Ernest Haycox. Based on the 1948 story "Dead-Man Trail" by Ernest Haycox. A man carrying a large shipment of gold dust tries to shake bandits off his trail on his way from California to The Dalles Oregon. Blue card wrappers. Title page present dated December 1966 with credits for screenwriter Johnny Crawford and story credits to Ernest Haycox. 31 leaves with last page of text numbered 30. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
1979ref. 144562Los Angeles: Essex Productions 1979. Final Draft script for the 1984 horror film. Copy belonging to makeup artist John Carl Buechler with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and two Polaroid photographs laid in. Six friends are stalked and murdered while on a camping trip. Shot on location in Idyllwild California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 28th 1979 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter and director Edwin Scott Brown. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated Oct. 7th and white undated revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine clip binding. Thrower Nightmare USA. Essex Productions unknown
1979ref. 144562Los Angeles: Essex Productions 1979. Final Draft script for the 1984 horror film. Copy belonging to makeup artist John Carl Buechler with his name in manuscript ink on the title page and two Polaroid photographs laid in. Six friends are stalked and murdered while on a camping trip. Shot on location in Idyllwild California. Green titled wrappers. Title page present dated September 28th 1979 noted as Final Draft with credits for screenwriter and director Edwin Scott Brown. 101 leaves with last page of text numbered 98. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages dated Oct. 7th and white undated revision pages. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine clip binding. Thrower Nightmare USA. Essex Productions unknown books
1956ref. 164798Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage publicity photograph from the 1956 film showing actress Merle Oberon. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The owner of a dog track is framed for two murders and must work to exonerate himself. One of Oberon's few unsympathetic roles. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1 1901 Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935 where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Spicer US. Universal Pictures unknown books
1957ref. 120919Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1957. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1957 British film. Based on screenwriter Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production which forms the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark "The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000 the later sharing the title of the 2011 film based on the memoirs directed by Simon Curtis and starring Michelle Williams as Monroe. Set and shot in London. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus with restoration at the folds. Archivally backed on linen and rolled. Warner Brothers unknown
1957ref. 171355Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film both featuring Laurence Olivier. Based on Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production forming the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark-"The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000-the latter sharing the title of the 2011 film. Set and shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
1957ref. 171356N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Based on Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production forming the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark-"The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000-the latter sharing the title of the 2011 film. Set and shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded to the right portion of the image else Near Fine. N.p. unknown
1957ref. 120919Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1957. Vintage one sheet poster for the US release of the 1957 British film. Based on screenwriter Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production which forms the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark "The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000 the later sharing the title of the 2011 film based on the memoirs directed by Simon Curtis and starring Michelle Williams as Monroe. Set and shot in London. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good plus with restoration at the folds. Archivally backed on linen and rolled. Warner Brothers unknown books
1957ref. 171356N.p.: N.p. 1957. Vintage reference photograph from the 1957 film showing Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Based on Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production forming the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark-"The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000-the latter sharing the title of the 2011 film. Set and shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Lightly faded to the right portion of the image else Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1957ref. 171355Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1957. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film both featuring Laurence Olivier. Based on Terence Rattigan's 1953 play "The Sleeping Prince" about the visiting prince of a small fictional Balkan nation who falls in love with an American showgirl while in London. A notoriously difficult production forming the basis for two behind-the-scenes memoirs by Marilyn Monroe's personal assistant Colin Clark-"The Prince the Showgirl and Me" 1996 and "My Week with Marilyn" 2000-the latter sharing the title of the 2011 film. Set and shot in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown books
1975ref. 159695London: National Screen Service 1975. Vintage British quad poster for the 1975 American film. Rare in this format. Based on screenwriter Neil Simon's 1971 Broadway play. In the midst of a recession a heat wave and a prolonged garbage strike a middle-aged couple must try to cope with each other after the husband is fired from his advertising job. Set and shot on location in New York City. 40 x 30 inches folded. Near Fine. National Screen Service unknown
1973ref. 158655Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1973. Vintage reference photograph of Jack Lemmon on the set of the 1975 film. Lemmon is seen here between takes in front of the Manhattan Savings Bank at Vanderbilt Avenue and 45th Street. The photograph is dated as 1973 in the Warner Brothers attribution on the bottom border although IMDB notes the production as taking place between August and October 1974. Based on screenwriter Neil Simon's 1971 Broadway play. In the midst of a recession a heat wave and a prolonged garbage strike a middle-aged couple must try to cope with each other after the husband is fired from his advertising job. Set in and shot on location in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Warner Brothers unknown
ref. 146853N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Based on Leo Tolstoy's 1872 novella about two Russian soldiers who are kidnapped by rival militia. Screenwriter Eugene Lourie was best known as an art director but also had success in screenwriting "Revolt in the Big House" 1958 and "The Giant Behemoth" 1959 and in directing "The Colossus of New York" 1958 and "Gorgo" 1961. Set in the North Caucasus. Green titled card wrappers with credit for screenwriter E. LOURIE. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Eugene Lourie and novelist Leo Tolstoy. 11 leaves with last page of text numbered 9. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
