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1977ref. 175722Tokyo / New York / San Francisco: Kodansha International 1977. Limited. Hardbound. New copies from old storage. White / Blue / Other color linen cloth with gilt embossed design and title contained within a bluish cloth clamshell box. various paginations all with numerous mounted color plates and small bw reproductions. From the original limited edition of 300 numbered copies for each volume. Non-matching numbers. Each volume contained in a cloth clamshell box and in it's original shipping container and box. "Three hundred copies of this limited international edition have been printed. A stunning production from the first limited run of this series. Text is in English and Japanese. The majority of works illustrated and dicussed ar featured in this work are Chinese and Japanese but there are also Korean and Islamic ceramics. This is the complete set of these first editions which focus on the following institutions: s: v. 1. Tokyo National Museum -- v. 2 National Museum of Korea Seoul -- v. 3. Museum Pusat Jakarta -- v. 4 Iran Bastan Museum Teheran -- v. 5. The British Museum London -- v. 6. Victoria & Albert Museum London. - v. 7. Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art London -- v. 8. Musée Guimet Paris -- v. 9. Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities Stockholm -- v. 10. The Freer Gallery of Art Washington D.C. -- v. 11. Museum of Fine Arts Boston -- v. 12 The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. Shipping at cost. Kodansha International hardcover books
ref. 6120Unbound. No Jacket. Signed by Author. A Framed photograph of Marilyn Monroe In Negligee VG SIGNATURE GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. Signed by Author. Unbound. paperback
ref. 114025Rare original 1957 Woodbury Savings Bank financial statement signed by both Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in the beginning of their five-year marriage. One page partially printed the statement is dated September 9 1957 and lists the couple's joint annual income as $50000 total expenses as $30000 or - and amount of life insurance as $50000. The preparer has also listed Monroe as self-employed and President of Marilyn Monroe Production with a suit pending against the company as a corporation. Monroe and Miller's ages are also listed respectively as 31 and 41. Signed at the conclusion of the document "Arthur Miller" and "Marilyn Monroe Miller." In very good condition. Accompanied by a mimeograph of the loan agreement for $35000 for which the statement was prepared. After filming for The Seven Year Itch wrapped up in November 1954 Monroe left Hollywood for the East Coast where she and photographer Milton Greene founded their own production company Marilyn Monroe Productions MMP. Monroe asserted that she was no longer under contract to Fox as it had not fulfilled its duties such as paying her the promised bonus beginning a year-long legal battle between her and Fox in January 1955. After founding MMP Monroe moved to Manhattan and spent 1955 studying acting where she began dating actor Marlon Brando and playwright Arthur Miller. On June 29 Monroe and Miller were married at the Westchester County Court in White Plains New York; two days later they had a Jewish ceremony at the home of Kay Brown Miller's literary agent in Waccabuc New York. With the marriage Monroe converted to Judaism which led Egypt to ban all of her films. Due to Monroe's status as a sex symbol and Miller's image as an intellectual the media saw the union as a mismatch as evidenced by Variety's headline "Egghead Weds Hourglass." Monroe and Miller separated after the filming of Lets Make Love in 1960 after both carried on extramarital affairs Monroe with her co-star Yves Montand and Miller with set photographer Inge Morath. unknown
ref. 2537Los Angeles: 7410 Publishing Company 1990. First edition. Original box. Very Good. LIMITED DELUXE EDITION PHOTO-BOOK DOCUMENTING THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF MARILYN MONROE; WITH TWO SIGNED ORIGINAL PRINTS; COPY A OUT OF ONLY 26 LETTERED COPIES. Front-page news across the US and Europe the death of Marilyn Monroe on Saturday 4 August 1962 shocked all who had come to know and love the star over her dramatic rise to fame in the proceeding decade. Just as Monroe has captured the public's imagination in her lifetime her unexpected passing launched a flurry of media attention riddled with everything from conspiracy theories involving the Kennedys to critiques of ever-invasive paparazzi. Photojournalist Leigh Wiener 1926-1993 was there the morning of Sunday 5 August on assignment for Life Magazine to cover the unfolding dramatic aftermath. In his career Wiener documented a wide array of public and private events featuring celebrities of all walks of life including every US President from Truman to Reagan. As noted in Prospectus for his Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell virtually all of Hollywood were barred from Monroe's funeral service making Wiener's documentation of Monroe's death singular and unmatched: "Wiener is the only person to have photographed the actress during her life the scenes of her death at her Brentwood home photographed her at the Los Angeles County Morgue and to have witnessed with a camera her controversial funeral. These circumstances guarantee that there can never again be a book like A Hollywood Farewell." WIENER LEIGH. Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell. Los Angeles: 7410 Publishing Company 1990. Limited Deluxe First Edition one of 26 lettered copies of which this is Letter A. Signed on limitation page by Leigh A. Wiener and Richard B. Stolley. . Housed in publisher's original platinum-grey cloth box stamped in gold and black. Laid in as published: two 11 x 14 silver-print photographs from the book printed on Ektalure paper and signed by Wiener original publication prospectus. Fine condition scarce we not aware of another copy of this limited deluxe edition having been on the market. 7410 Publishing Company unknown
ref. 2537Los Angeles: 7410 Publishing Company 1990. First edition. Original box. Very Good. LIMITED DELUXE EDITION PHOTO-BOOK DOCUMENTING THE PUBLIC RESPONSE TO THE DEATH OF MARILYN MONROE; WITH TWO SIGNED ORIGINAL PRINTS; COPY A OUT OF ONLY 26 LETTERED COPIES. Front-page news across the US and Europe the death of Marilyn Monroe on Saturday 4 August 1962 shocked all who had come to know and love the star over her dramatic rise to fame in the proceeding decade. Just as Monroe has captured the public's imagination in her lifetime her unexpected passing launched a flurry of media attention riddled with everything from conspiracy theories involving the Kennedys to critiques of ever-invasive paparazzi. Photojournalist Leigh Wiener 1926-1993 was there the morning of Sunday 5 August on assignment for Life Magazine to cover the unfolding dramatic aftermath. In his career Wiener documented a wide array of public and private events featuring celebrities of all walks of life including every US President from Truman to Reagan. As noted in Prospectus for his Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell virtually all of Hollywood were barred from Monroe's funeral service making Wiener's documentation of Monroe's death singular and unmatched: "Wiener is the only person to have photographed the actress during her life the scenes of her death at her Brentwood home photographed her at the Los Angeles County Morgue and to have witnessed with a camera her controversial funeral. These circumstances guarantee that there can never again be a book like A Hollywood Farewell." WIENER LEIGH. Marilyn: A Hollywood Farewell. Los Angeles: 7410 Publishing Company 1990. Limited Deluxe First Edition one of 26 lettered copies of which this is Letter A. Signed on limitation page by Leigh A. Wiener and Richard B. Stolley. . Housed in publisher's original platinum-grey cloth box stamped in gold and black. Laid in as published: two 11 x 14 silver-print photographs from the book printed on Ektalure paper and signed by Wiener original publication prospectus. Fine condition scarce we not aware of another copy of this limited deluxe edition having been on the market. 7410 Publishing Company unknown books
1992ref. SBBIH-LWRX5SWLFX3BOxford University Press 1992. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Oxford University Press paperback
1980ref. SBBIH-AD6BLDXEJ6UYFutura Publications 1980. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Futura Publications paperback
1962ref. 151448London: Jonathan Cape 1962. First edition of the ninth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series. Octavo original black cloth. Boldly signed by eleven cast members of the 1977 film adaptation on the title page and facing page including: Roger Moore Caroline Munro Olga Bisera Sue Vanner Shane Rimmer Eva Rueber-Staier Marilyn Galsworthy Valerie Leon Edward de Souza Vernon Dobtcheff and director John Glen. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light toning and rubbing. Written with Vivienne Michel. Jacket design by Richard Chopping. A unique example. In light of the novel's immense presence as a classic thriller it's amusing to learn that it was at first poorly received. The novel was banned in several countries due to its heightened sexual writing. The reception was so bad that Fleming wrote to Michael Howard of the Jonathan Cape publishing company to explain why he wrote the book: "I had become increasingly surprised to find my thrillers which were designed for an adult audience being read in schools and that young people were making a hero out of James Bond . So it crossed my mind to write a cautionary tale about Bond to put the record straight in the minds particularly of younger readers . the experiment has obviously gone very much awry" Chancellor 2005. Upon Fleming's request no reprints were made until after his death in 1964. It was the basis for the tenth film in the James Bond series starring Roger Moore Barbara Bach and Curt Jürgens. It was directed by Lewis Gilbert and the screenplay was written by Christopher Wood and Richard Maibaum. Jonathan Cape hardcover
ref. 3092New York: The Neikrug Press 1981. First edition. Original linen clamshell box. Very Good. THE RARE STUNNING COMPLETE PORTFOLIO OF 10 LARGE ICONIC SILVER GELATIN PRINTS OF MARILYN MONROE BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN. EXTREMELY RARE ARTIST PROOF: From the collection of John Springer one of Monroe's press representatives. This portfolio was given to Springer by Yvonne Halsman at the time of publication. Nine of the prints are from Halsman's famous 1952 shoot at Monroe's apartment for LIFE Magazine including the cover shot for the April 7 1952 issue; one "Marilyn Jumping" from his 1959 "Jumpology" series. Halsman explained the circumstances of the 1952 shoot: "I drove to the outskirts of Los Angeles where she lived in a two-room apartment. What impressed me in the living room was the obvious striving for self-improvement. I saw a photograph of Eleanora Duse and a multitude of books that I did not expect to find there like the works of Dostoevsky Freud the history of Fabian socialism etc. On the floor were two barbells." Philippe Halsman website. In addition to the LIFE cover photograph and "Marilyn Jumping" the portfolio includes: "Portrait of Marilyn 1952"; "Marilyn with Barbells 1952"; "Marilyn Entering the Closet 1952"; "Marilyn Flirting 1952"; "Marilyn at the Drive-In 1952"; "Marilyn Listening to Music 1952"; "The True Marilyn 1952"; "Marilyn-Mao 1952". Limitation signed by Yvonne Halsman Philippe Halsman died two years before the portfolio was issued and with artist's proof designation "a/p". Each photograph with hand-stamped copyright on the reverse and the limitation number left blank indicating the artist's proof. Size: 11x14 inch prints; archivally fastened and matted onto 16x20 inch Museum Rag Board. Note: Two of the original mattes have recently been replaced with nearly indistinguishable archival matte boards. New York: The Neikrug Press 1981. Large portfolio. Prints loose as issued in linen clamshell box with title label. Some soiling to box as often; photographs fine. Over the years many sets have been broken up and the prints sold individually; complete sets are now very rare. The Neikrug Press unknown
ref. 3092New York: The Neikrug Press 1981. First edition. Original linen clamshell box. Very Good. THE RARE STUNNING COMPLETE PORTFOLIO OF 10 LARGE ICONIC SILVER GELATIN PRINTS OF MARILYN MONROE BY PHILIPPE HALSMAN. EXTREMELY RARE ARTIST PROOF: From the collection of John Springer one of Monroe's press representatives. This portfolio was given to Springer by Yvonne Halsman at the time of publication. Nine of the prints are from Halsman's famous 1952 shoot at Monroe's apartment for LIFE Magazine including the cover shot for the April 7 1952 issue; one "Marilyn Jumping" from his 1959 "Jumpology" series. Halsman explained the circumstances of the 1952 shoot: "I drove to the outskirts of Los Angeles where she lived in a two-room apartment. What impressed me in the living room was the obvious striving for self-improvement. I saw a photograph of Eleanora Duse and a multitude of books that I did not expect to find there like the works of Dostoevsky Freud the history of Fabian socialism etc. On the floor were two barbells." Philippe Halsman website. In addition to the LIFE cover photograph and "Marilyn Jumping" the portfolio includes: "Portrait of Marilyn 1952"; "Marilyn with Barbells 1952"; "Marilyn Entering the Closet 1952"; "Marilyn Flirting 1952"; "Marilyn at the Drive-In 1952"; "Marilyn Listening to Music 1952"; "The True Marilyn 1952"; "Marilyn-Mao 1952". Limitation signed by Yvonne Halsman Philippe Halsman died two years before the portfolio was issued and with artist's proof designation "a/p". Each photograph with hand-stamped copyright on the reverse and the limitation number left blank indicating the artist's proof. Size: 11x14 inch prints; archivally fastened and matted onto 16x20 inch Museum Rag Board. Note: Two of the original mattes have recently been replaced with nearly indistinguishable archival matte boards. New York: The Neikrug Press 1981. Large portfolio. Prints loose as issued in linen clamshell box with title label. Some soiling to box as often; photographs fine. Over the years many sets have been broken up and the prints sold individually; complete sets are now very rare. The Neikrug Press unknown books
1956ref. 151580Garden City New York: Doubleday & Company Inc 1956. First edition in book form of the famed actress's ghostwritten piece for Pageant magazine often considered the closest thing to an autobiographical work published during her lifetime. Octavo original cloth illustrated with 43 photographs. Signed by Marilyn Monroe on the front free endpaper. Although Monroe was an avid reader—as demonstrated by the celebrated 1999 Christie’s sale of her personal library—books bearing her signature are exceptionally rare. The present volume is the only work published during her lifetime that was directly derived from her own words as recorded in contemporaneous interviews. Her only formal autobiography My Story was issued posthumously in 1974. From the library of critic photographer and artist Paul McMahon who served as a stage manager for Marlene Dietrich for more than thirteen years. McMahon obtained Monroe’s signature in person at a 1957 theatrical performance in New York City having learned in advance that she would be in attendance with her then-husband Arthur Miller. Monroe was not known to sign books and did so only rarely; on this occasion however she appears to have been taken by surprise by McMahon’s request and nevertheless obliged reportedly despite Miller’s evident irritation. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket photograph of Marilyn Monroe by Topix. Jacket design by Sydney Butchkes. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Accompanied by a full Letter of Authenticity from JSA. Exceptionally rare no signed copy of any comparable biographical work has appeared at auction in the past half century. Authored by Pete Martin 1901–1980 a longtime Hollywood reporter and noted ghostwriter of celebrity narratives Will Acting Spoil Marilyn Monroe is presented in the form of a semi-fictionalized dialogue in which a group of interlocutors including Monroe herself alternately reflect upon her life and career. The text is based on a series of extensive interviews conducted by Martin with Monroe between 1955 and 1956 during the period in which she was studying method acting under Lee Strasberg. The resulting work conveys a notable degree of intimacy between writer and subject and captures Monroe’s reflections on fame vulnerability artistic ambition and her persistent desire to be regarded as a serious actress. It is within this text that several of her most frequently cited remarks first appeared including “I think people need human warmth even when they're asleep and unconscious” “Those who know me better know better” and in reference to her nude calendar “I'm saving a copy of it for my grandchildren.” Although Martin undoubtedly shaped the material into a coherent narrative the voice that emerges remains recognizably Monroe’s own. Doubleday & Company, Inc hardcover
1962ref. 69202New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc 1962. MONROE Marilyn; STERN Bert. STERN Bert. The Last Sitting. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs as Photographed by Bert Stern New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc. 1962. Full Description: MONROE Marilyn. STERN Bert photographer. "The Last Sitting". A Portfolio of Ten Photographs as Photographed by Bert Stern. New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc. 1962 i.e 1978. The very rare limited edition portfolio of "The Last Sitting" of Marilyn Monroe photos taken just six weeks before her death. Limited to 250 numbered copies. The limitation page is unnumbered but each photo is numbered 141/250 on the bottom left corner and signed by Stern in black ink at the bottom right corner. With Limitation page a poster with small reproductions of each photo and a title caption for each one and ten chromogenic prints. The prints are on glossy paper and sized 24 x 20 inches. Each print is matted in black. All photos and leaves are housed together in original red-orange cloth portfolio. Portfolio size is 27 x 25 inches. The plastic handle on the portfolio is snapped off but present. Still an about fine set of this scarce item. Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books complied this portfolio in 1978. The titles of the photographs include 'Feeling Good' 'Playful' 'What's It All About' 'Flirtatious' 'Teasing' 'I Beg of You' 'Aroused' 'Rhythm' 'Here's to You' and 'Not Bad For 36.' "Ten color photographs made from the original transparencies as photographed by the renowned photographer Bert Stern in 1962 six weeks before her tragic death. An Edition of 250 portfolios numbered from 1 to 250. Twenty artists proofs numbered I to XX. Twenty lettered sets A to T for publishers. Portfolios are available in glossy finish or matte. Odd numbers are on glossy paper even numbers are on matte paper. Size of image is 19 x 18 1/2 inches 48.5 x 47 cm on 20 x 24 inch 51 x 61 cm paper. All prints are matted and handsomely boxed. Original transparencies have been donated to a museum so that no further prints can be made." From the Colophon "Bert Stern was an American photographer best known for his iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe. With a photo shoot that took place in 1962 just weeks before the actress' death Stern later compiled his image into the photobook Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting first published in 1982. Born on October 3 1929 in Brooklyn NY Stern taught himself how to take photographs as a youth. Over the course of his career Stern changed the landscape of fashion and advertising photography by creating dynamic stand-alone images that no longer existed simply to serve the text. He emerged alongside Richard Avedon Mark Shaw and Irving Penn as a pioneer of this new confrontational style. Stern died at the age of 83 on June 26 2013 in New York NY. Notable exhibitions of his work include "I Wanna Be Loved By You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe" shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and "The Last Sitting" at the Musée Maillol in Paris." HBS 69202. $22500. Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc unknown
1962ref. 69202New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc 1962. MONROE Marilyn; STERN Bert. STERN Bert. The Last Sitting. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs as Photographed by Bert Stern New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc. 1962. Full Description: MONROE Marilyn. STERN Bert photographer. "The Last Sitting". A Portfolio of Ten Photographs as Photographed by Bert Stern. New York: Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc. 1962 i.e 1978. The very rare limited edition portfolio of "The Last Sitting" of Marilyn Monroe photos taken just six weeks before her death. Limited to 250 numbered copies. The limitation page is unnumbered but each photo is numbered 141/250 on the bottom left corner and signed by Stern in black ink at the bottom right corner. With Limitation page a poster with small reproductions of each photo and a title caption for each one and ten chromogenic prints. The prints are on glossy paper and sized 24 x 20 inches. Each print is matted in black. All photos and leaves are housed together in original red-orange cloth portfolio. Portfolio size is 27 x 25 inches. The plastic handle on the portfolio is snapped off but present. Still an about fine set of this scarce item. Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books complied this portfolio in 1978. The titles of the photographs include 'Feeling Good' 'Playful' 'What's It All About' 'Flirtatious' 'Teasing' 'I Beg of You' 'Aroused' 'Rhythm' 'Here's to You' and 'Not Bad For 36.' "Ten color photographs made from the original transparencies as photographed by the renowned photographer Bert Stern in 1962 six weeks before her tragic death. An Edition of 250 portfolios numbered from 1 to 250. Twenty artists proofs numbered I to XX. Twenty lettered sets A to T for publishers. Portfolios are available in glossy finish or matte. Odd numbers are on glossy paper even numbers are on matte paper. Size of image is 19 x 18 1/2 inches 48.5 x 47 cm on 20 x 24 inch 51 x 61 cm paper. All prints are matted and handsomely boxed. Original transparencies have been donated to a museum so that no further prints can be made." From the Colophon "Bert Stern was an American photographer best known for his iconic portraits of Marilyn Monroe. With a photo shoot that took place in 1962 just weeks before the actress' death Stern later compiled his image into the photobook Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting first published in 1982. Born on October 3 1929 in Brooklyn NY Stern taught himself how to take photographs as a youth. Over the course of his career Stern changed the landscape of fashion and advertising photography by creating dynamic stand-alone images that no longer existed simply to serve the text. He emerged alongside Richard Avedon Mark Shaw and Irving Penn as a pioneer of this new confrontational style. Stern died at the age of 83 on June 26 2013 in New York NY. Notable exhibitions of his work include "I Wanna Be Loved By You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe" shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and "The Last Sitting" at the Musée Maillol in Paris." HBS 69202. $22500. Shorewood Atelier for Woodbine Books Inc unknown books