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ref. 149056New York: Greenwich Film Productions 1985. Draft script for the 1985 film. With manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Text titles and annotations in Japanese. Based on Shakespeare's play "King Lear." An elderly warlord in medieval Japan divides his vast empire among his three sons. The power corrupts them and turns them on each other as well as their father. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director for Kurosawa winning one. Set in medieval Japan shot on location in Kumamoto Shizuoka Himeji Oita Aichi Yamagata and Tokyo Japan. Bright blue titled wrappers. Title page present. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 176. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a lightly faded spine perfectly bound. Greenwich Film Productions unknown books
ref. 149056New York: Greenwich Film Productions 1985. Draft script for the 1985 film. With manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Text titles and annotations in Japanese. Based on Shakespeare's play "King Lear." An elderly warlord in medieval Japan divides his vast empire among his three sons. The power corrupts them and turns them on each other as well as their father. Nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Director for Kurosawa winning one. Set in medieval Japan shot on location in Kumamoto Shizuoka Himeji Oita Aichi Yamagata and Tokyo Japan. Bright blue titled wrappers. Title page present. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered 176. Xerographic duplication printed on rectos and versos. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with a lightly faded spine perfectly bound. Greenwich Film Productions unknown
1985ref. 168171Los Angeles and New York: Tri-Star TriStar Pictures 1985. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1985 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The second entry in the successful "Rambo" series in which Rambo is released from prison in order to document prisoners of war in Vietnam. Shot on location in Guerrero Mexico and in Thailand. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures unknown books
1958ref. 145701Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1958. Vintage press photograph of Joan Collins from the 1958 film. Based on Max Shulman's 1957 novel of the same name. A missile base is scheduled to be built in the suburban town Putnam's Landing. Grace Joan Woodward joins a group organizing to prevent the base from being built while her husband Harry Paul Newman is appointed as a liaison for the military. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1958ref. 145701Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1958. Vintage press photograph of Joan Collins from the 1958 film. Based on Max Shulman's 1957 novel of the same name. A missile base is scheduled to be built in the suburban town Putnam's Landing. Grace Joan Woodward joins a group organizing to prevent the base from being built while her husband Harry Paul Newman is appointed as a liaison for the military. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown
1961ref. 132359London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 1961. Two vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1961 UK film. A group of students at an elite music school decide to share a flat in order to cut their living costs and have somewhere to practice together. 8 x 10 inches. Light creasing to the extremities else Near Fine. Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors unknown books
1987ref. 150243Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1987. Vintage reference photograph of Joel Coen behind the camera on the set of the 1987 film. Joel and Ethan Coen's slapstick madcap second film was as far removed from their first the 1984 neo-noir "Blood Simple" as is conceivable but equally as brilliant firmly establishing them as one of the most distinctive filmmakers to come out of the 1980s. Recidivist criminal H.I. Nicolas Cage and police officer Ed Holly Hunter fall in love over time as Ed photographs H.I.'s many mugshots. The couple marry but can't have children and when they hear about the famous "Arizona Quints" they figure the family can spare one. Featuring one of the most memorable chase sequences in film history. Shot on location throughout Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very faint dampstaining to top margin else Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1956ref. 141567Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1956. Vintage film still photograph of Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint from the 1956 film nominated for four Academy Awards and based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. A graduating poetry teacher played with aplomb by Clift falls in love with a Southern woman Taylor but the woman's past and the Civil War begin to cause problems. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with black manuscript ink annotations to the verso and hole punches to the margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1956ref. 141567Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1956. Vintage film still photograph of Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift and Eva Marie Saint from the 1956 film nominated for four Academy Awards and based on the 1948 novel by Ross Lockridge Jr. Paper snipe affixed to the verso. A graduating poetry teacher played with aplomb by Clift falls in love with a Southern woman Taylor but the woman's past and the Civil War begin to cause problems. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with black manuscript ink annotations to the verso and hole punches to the margin. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown
ref. 146574N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Included with the bound script are five xerographically duplicated copies of the script individually partially bound with one staple to the top left corners and two unbound copies of the title page. A series centering the adventures and exploits of the members of a women's rodeo association. Yellow untitled generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency card wrappers. Title page present noted as Format for an action series for Television with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 19 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall with a small dampstain on the front wrapper's bottom edge bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown books
ref. 146574N.p.: N.p. Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. Included with the bound script are five xerographically duplicated copies of the script individually partially bound with one staple to the top left corners and two unbound copies of the title page. A series centering the adventures and exploits of the members of a women's rodeo association. Yellow untitled generic Paul Kohner-Michael Levy Agency card wrappers. Title page present noted as Format for an action series for Television with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 19 leaves with last page of text numbered 17. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus overall with a small dampstain on the front wrapper's bottom edge bound internally with three gold brads. N.p. unknown
1987ref. 170992Universal City: Mirage Productions 1987. An early "Rewrite" Draft script for the 1988 film dated fourteen months prior to the beginning of production. An internally duplicated copy in production company wrappers with copied hole punches as issued and copied annotations on 37 pages. A selfish yuppie learns that the inheritance he expected to gain after his father's passing has instead gone to his estranged brother an autistic savant. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning four including Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Director. Set in Los Angeles Las Vegas and Cincinnati shot on location in various locations throughout Ohio Nevada Kentucky Indiana Oklahoma and California. Blue untitled Mirage Production wrappers. Title page present dated February 24 1987 noted as Rewrite with credits for screenwriter Ronald Bass. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mirage Productions unknown books
1987ref. 170992Universal City: Mirage Productions 1987. An early "Rewrite" Draft script for the 1988 film dated fourteen months prior to the beginning of production. An internally duplicated copy in production company wrappers with copied hole punches as issued and copied annotations on 37 pages. A selfish yuppie learns that the inheritance he expected to gain after his father's passing has instead gone to his estranged brother an autistic savant. Nominated for eight Academy Awards and winning four including Best Director Best Screenplay and Best Director. Set in Los Angeles Las Vegas and Cincinnati shot on location in various locations throughout Ohio Nevada Kentucky Indiana Oklahoma and California. Blue untitled Mirage Production wrappers. Title page present dated February 24 1987 noted as Rewrite with credits for screenwriter Ronald Bass. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 134. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound internally with two gold brads. Mirage Productions unknown
1953ref. 132090Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1953. Two vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1953 US film. A true pirate adventure a low-budget and campy B-film. With such a high-quality list of B-grade stars it's difficult to deny the enthusiasm. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists unknown books
ref. 171961Universal City: Medway Productions 1981. Draft script for the 1981 film. Dated June 3 1979 a full two years prior to its release. A well-loved homage to the serialized Saturday matinee films of the 1930s and 1940s "Raiders" is the first entry in the lauded Spielberg/Lucas high-adventure trilogy starring Harrison Ford as roguish archaeology professor Indiana Jones. Still one of the highest grossing films of all time. Winner of five Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture. Set in Peru Egypt Nepal and Washington DC shot on location in England France Tunisia California and Hawaii. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Registry. Ebert II. Medway Productions unknown books
1981ref. 150245Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures 1981. Vintage borderless reference photograph with left margin of Steven Spielberg on the set of the 1981 film. An homage to the serialized Saturday matinee films of the 1930s and 40s "Raiders" is the first in the well-loved Spielberg/Lucas high-adventure trilogy starring Harrison Ford as roguish archaeology professor Indiana Jones. Still one of the highest grossing films of all time. Winner of five Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture. Set in Peru Egypt Nepal and Washington DC shot on location in England France Tunisia California and Hawaii. 8 x 9.75 inches. Near Fine. National Registry. Ebert II. Paramount Pictures unknown books
ref. 171961Universal City: Medway Productions 1981. Draft script for the 1981 film. Dated June 3 1979 a full two years prior to its release. A well-loved homage to the serialized Saturday matinee films of the 1930s and 1940s "Raiders" is the first entry in the lauded Spielberg/Lucas high-adventure trilogy starring Harrison Ford as roguish archaeology professor Indiana Jones. Still one of the highest grossing films of all time. Winner of five Academy Awards and nominated for four others including Best Picture. Set in Peru Egypt Nepal and Washington DC shot on location in England France Tunisia California and Hawaii. Self wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. 103 leaves with last page of text numbered 102. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine bound with two gold brads. National Registry. Ebert II. Medway Productions unknown
1971ref. 139741Universal City CA: Universal Pictures 1971. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film. American B-movie set during WWII and originally intended for television. Starring Richard Burton. Shot on location in Arizona and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and manuscript annotations to the verso. Universal Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 162132Hollywood: Fine Productions 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Provenance stamp on the verso of each. Little known sexploitation film from 1969 now likely lost. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Fine Productions unknown books
1969ref. 162132Hollywood: Fine Productions 1969. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1969 film. Provenance stamp on the verso of each. Little known sexploitation film from 1969 now likely lost. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Fine Productions unknown
1970ref. 170874Rome: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Italian 4-Fogli poster for the 1969 film designed by Italian poster artist Manfredo Acerbo. Based on director and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 55 x 78 inches. Printed in two panels and folded as issued. Near Fine with modest toning and starting to some of the folds. Warner Brothers unknown books
1970ref. 170874Rome: Warner Brothers 1970. Vintage Italian 4-Fogli poster for the 1969 film designed by Italian poster artist Manfredo Acerbo. Based on director and screenwriter Gordon Parks' semi-autobiographical 1963 novel. The first major studio production directed by an African American and one of few dramas of the period to focus exclusively on Black life in America depicting the life of a teenager in late 1920s Kansas who grows up quickly as he experiences events related to racial and economic injustice in his community. Set and shot on location in Kansas. 55 x 78 inches. Printed in two panels and folded as issued. Near Fine with modest toning and starting to some of the folds. Warner Brothers unknown
1939ref. 152799N.p.: N.p. 1939. Vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photograph from the 1939 film showing actors David Niven and Olivia de Havilland. A man-about-town and master burglar falls in love with an old school friend with gambling debts leading him to plan and execute his most daring robbery. 10.25 x 13.75 inches. Very Good with a short closed tear to the top edge and a small chip to the bottom left corner see image. N.p. unknown books
1987ref. 150950Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures Corporation 1987. Vintage reference photograph of Woody Allen cinematographer Carlo Di Palma and crew on the set of the 1987 film. Allen's love letter to the Golden Age of Radio wherein narrator Joe a Jewish-American New Yorker reminisces about growing up in the 1930s and 1940s in Rockaway Queens initiating a series of vignettes of radio personalities intertwined with the life of Joe's working class family. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Orion Pictures Corporation unknown books
1987ref. 150950Beverly Hills CA: Orion Pictures Corporation 1987. Vintage reference photograph of Woody Allen cinematographer Carlo Di Palma and crew on the set of the 1987 film. Allen's love letter to the Golden Age of Radio wherein narrator Joe a Jewish-American New Yorker reminisces about growing up in the 1930s and 1940s in Rockaway Queens initiating a series of vignettes of radio personalities intertwined with the life of Joe's working class family. Nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Screenplay. Set in and shot on location in Manhattan Brooklyn and Queens New York. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Orion Pictures Corporation unknown
