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1984ref. 186999London: Lorrimer Publishing 1984. Second printing. Softcover. 150 pages. Edited and with an introduction by Jay Leyda and translated by Diana Matias. Includes the film script credits and numerous black and white stills. A clean very near fine copy in wrappers. Lorrimer Publishing unknown books
1981ref. 14969New York: Pocket Books 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Timescape 83335. Inscribed on the title page by Phyllis Eisenstein. About Very Good. Wraps bumped at the edges creased down the spine. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean clean internally. Pocket Books hardcover books
1958ref. 1249441958. San Francisco: Larry Jordan c. 1958. Oblong 12mo with a b/w frontispiece drawing by Eisenstein and 31 black and white photographs of scenes from the film. Original buff printed wrappers browned and with the bottom wrapper trimmed below the imprint possibly removing an inscription or mark of ownership. § Limited to 100 copies printed in San Francisco by Larry Jordan born 1934 the renowned California experimental filmmaker known for his use of animation. His most famous film was Our Lady of the Sphere which followed a boy a deep-sea diver and a mystical lady with an orbital head on a surrealist dream-like journey. Ivan the Terrible 1944 was a two-part biopic of Ivan IV of Russia starring Nikolay Cherkasov. It was Eisenstein's final film and was said to have been commissioned by Joseph Stalin who admired and identified with Ivan. Part 1 was released in 1944; Part 2 should have been released in 1946 however Stalin was so displeased by the depiction of Ivan that he banned the film and it did not appear until 1958 years after Stalin's death. Part I has the uncommon accolade of have been included in both The Fifty Worst Films of All Time by Medved and Lowell and Scheider's 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. This tribute by Larry Jordan is further testament to the film's cult status. unknown books
1985ref. 60022NY: Ungar 1985. First US edition. 59 pp. Pressure bumps to front cover sticker scar and distribution sticker to rear. In all very good plus in illustrated wrappers. Edited with an introductory note by Jay Leyda. Notable too for reproducing Samuel Beckett’s 1936 application letter for admission to the Moscow State School of Cinematography. NY: Ungar unknown books
1993ref. 36184Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois 1993. First US edition. x 262 pp w/index. Very near fine in fulll cloth. No dust jacket. Urbana & Chicago: University of Illinois hardcover books
2013ref. RMICCOR00tpmAlfred A. Knopf 2013. Fine. Michaels Anne. Correspondences. Eisenstein illustrator Bernice. NY: Alfred A. Knopf 2013. Illustrated. 8vo. Accordion with gray cloth boards in paper slipcase. Book condition: Near fine. A single page has a short pen mark. Slipcase is very good with rubbed extremities. Alfred A. Knopf hardcover books
1950ref. 10848New York: King's Crown Press Columbia University 1950. 1st. Cloth. Collectible; Fine. The 1950 1st edition of this facinating study of pre-War Jewish education in Poland. Tight and Near Fine in its light-blue cloth. Octavo 112 pgs. King's Crown Press (Columbia University) unknown books
1974ref. 437310New York: Icon Editions 1974. Softcover. Very Good. First American edition wrappered issue. Octavo. 189pp. Edited by Jay Leyda. Illustrated from photographs. Translated by Diana Matias. Neat owner's name on front fly wrappers toned and with some light staining along the spine not affecting the textblock a very good copy with the interior clean. Material on Battleship Potemkin October and Alexander Nevsky "based on various manuscript and published sources. Icon Editions unknown books
1960ref. 3093New York: Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation Inc 1960. Staplebound wraps. Good. Staplebound wraps. 10" X 6 7/8". 31pp. Moderate edgewear to printed staplebound wraps with light scattered rubbing and dust soiling. Crease to center of text block and wraps. Binding is sound. Small smudge to page 6 else unmarked. An attractive copy of this issue of The Reconstructionist which includes a hard-to-find essay on the Beats by Max Gartenberg who would later author several books on the subject. Jewish Reconstructionist Foundation, Inc unknown books
2000ref. 65417Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2000. stiff paper wrappers. tall 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xiv 297 pages. Reprint of the first edition. Exlibrary copy with markings. A reading copy. Many illustrations. This is an abridgement of Eisenstein's important book The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. Divided into two parts; the shift from script to print in Western Europe and the relationship between this shift in communications and other changes occurring in Europe at the same time. Cambridge University Press unknown books
1983ref. 123781Cambridge London ET AL: Cambridge University Press. Near Fine. 1983. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 0521277353 . A first Edition/First Printing that is Nearly Fine and bears some general wear to the volume from life on the shelf and page edge soiling; The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe tells the story of how the printing press transformed European society in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It explains how the press facilitated the spread of new knowledge and ideas and helped to create a more dynamic and open society.; 8vo; 297 pages . Cambridge University Press paperback books
1928ref. 54894Berlin: Film-Kurier/ Prometheus-Film 1928. First edition. Softcover. vg- to near fine. Quarto 11 3/4 x 9". 8pp. Original photo-illustrated wraps with white lettering on cover protected by modern mylar. A scarce issue of Illustrierter Film-Kurier the of the photo-illustrated promotional supplement to the German weekly Film-Kurier issued to coincide with the Berlin premiere of the influential Soviet film "October: Ten Days That Shook The World" directed by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov. Profusely illustrated throughout with fine b/w photogravure images showing striking scenes from the film. Limited crew and studio credits on the interior front cover with text in German. The film which depicts the 1918 October Revolution had a screenplay by developed by Eisenstein and Alexandrow based on John Reed's book of the same title 1919. Through his work in the film Sergei Eisenstein was able to further develop and refine his technique and theory montage. The film was produced by Sovkino in Russian and distributed in Germany by Prometheus-Film having its German premiere in April of 1928. Wrappers with minor to light rubbing to extremities. Light folding creases. Library ink stamp at the top of the back cover. Wrappers in very good- interior in very good to near fine condition overall. Protected in modern mylar. Quite scarce. Alternate title: 10 Tage Die Die Welt Erschütterten. Film-Kurier/ Prometheus-Film unknown books
1961ref. 40419Zürich: Sanssouci Verlag 1961. First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Duodecimo. 86pp. Original photo-illustrated boards with black and green lettering on cover black on spine. Edited by Clemens Witt and foreign text translated by Ursula von Wiese and Boris Hellin. 41 pages with thoughts of Serge Eisenstein on Chaplin his traits and movies e.g. 'The Kid' Chaplin's eyes 'Modern Times' and others. Part two of the book contains 'confessions' and memories relating to the 'friend Chaplin' by G. Kosintzew Tucholsky Marcel Marceau René Clair Max Eastman Jean Cocteau Jean Renoir Albert Einstein and Oona Chaplin. Illustrated with intriguing b/w reproductions of film stills and illustrations. Text in German. Binding slightly rubbed. Inked name on front free endpaper partially covered with whiteout. Bind in overall good interior in very good condition. Sanssouci Verlag hardcover books
1949ref. 348782New York: Harcourt 1949. 1 Film Forum 278p paperback; minor stain to top edge of textblock otherwise in very good condition. 2 Film Sense 288p paperback; minor stain to top edge of textblock otherwise in very good condition. Film Forum consists of 12 essays written between 1928 and 1945. "The Film Sense" draws on Eisenstein's filmmaking experience through 5 of his films concluding with Eisenstein analyzing a sequence from his own "Alexander Nevsky. Harcourt unknown books
1974ref. 18986BOOK CONTRACT FOR NOVEL TO BE ENTITLED FIRST CHANCE Bantam Books 1974 first edition fine 3 stapled leaves SIGNED by the author and witness Lynne Aronson. Alas to the best of our knowledge this book was never published. It would have been her first novel if so. Along with 2 carbons of same. Along with a TYPED LETTER SIGNED dated 2/14/74 to editor Fred Pohl about 110 words enclosing outline for her novel FIRST CHANCE apologizing for the delay to contact her agent Virginia Kidd if need be a finished chapter; Along with a TYPED LETTER SIGNED to Virginia Kidd her agent dated 6/11/74 2 pages about 650 words stipulating her desired contract. And finally a carbon reply from editor Fred Pohl detailing why her desired contract won't work which ended up killing publication. Bantam Books unknown books
1942ref. 13636The Film Sense Harcourt Brace 1942 first edition fine in just about fine dust-wrapper. Illustrated. A must for those interested in Cinema. Harcourt, Brace unknown books
1938ref. 02342THE CINEMA AS A GRAPHIC ART ON THE THEORY OF REPRESENTATION IN THE CINEMA Newnes ca. 1938 first English edition vg in worn but still most pleasing dust-wrapper. Over 200 photographs and illustrations. Newnes 1938 unknown books
1978ref. 03352BORN TO EXILE Arkham House 1978 first edition fine in like full color pictorial dust-wrapper. The authors first book and INSCRIBED to prominent Canadian fan Michael Glicksohn dated at time of publication. Arkham House unknown books
2010ref. 45945Berlin: Sternberg Press 2010. Very Good -. Berlin: Sternberg Press 2010. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's white pictorial card wrappers; 253pp.; illus. throughout. Moderate wear and waviness to wrappers light soil else About Very Good and sound. Collaboration between the Kunsthal Antwerpen; the Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp; the Kunsthalle Bern; the Generalie Foundation Vienna; and the House of World Culture Berlin. Contents include essays on Disney by two different filmmakers Sergei Eisenstein and Oksana Bulgakowa sometimes spelled Bulgakova. Sternberg Press unknown books
1978ref. 71362Sauk City WI: Arkham House 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 202pp. Duodecimo 19cm. Black boards; title stamped in gilt on spine. Corners gently bumped. "A haunting tale of mystery and adventure of witchcraft and sorcery of love and longing. and of a wandering minstrel who remained an outsider in his own world." Lovecraft-inspired bookplate of the James Strand estate on the front pastedown. After James Strand passed in 2023 his home was looted and much of his impressive and valuable collection was taken. This title was fairly and honestly acquired. Arkham House hardcover books
1984ref. 238961Boston: G.K. Hall & Co 1984. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback. Very good in wrappers. Paperback lightly rubbed at spine ends and corners. G.K. Hall & Co unknown books
1984ref. 138448MA: Hall 1984. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback. Paperback Very good in wrappers. Very light wear along edges. Hall unknown books
1970ref. 57760NY: Simon & Shuster; 1970. First Edition first printing. Includes the script of the unfinished Einstein film plus essays by Rostislav Yurenyev and Mikhail Romm; interview with Stalin by Nikolai Cherkasov. Originally published in France in 1965 under title: Ivan Le Terrible;. 8vo. pictorial wraps; 264 pages. Illustrated. Very Good notes in pencil in contents. Simon & Shuster; unknown books
1951ref. 25675London & Dublin: Vision 1951. First Edition. 8vo pp. 89. With an Introduction by Ernest Lundgren curator of the National Film Library in London. 36 illustrations. VG copy in torn D/J. Story of Eisenstein and Upton Sinclair and the drama of creating the great Russian's director's incomplete film. Vision unknown books
1939ref. 541371Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House 1939. Softcover. Near Fine. First English language edition. 24mo. 39 1pp. Illustrated. Stapled illustrated wrappers. A nice near fine copy. Foreign Languages Publishing House unknown books
