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1938ref. 164549Universal City: Universal Pictures 1938. Vintage reference photograph of actor Larry J. Blake from the 1938 film with a mimeo snipe on the verso. 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. Based on the short story "If You Break My Heart" by Steve Fisher. Sally Eilers stars as a nurse whose brother shortly after being released from prison is shot and killed in a shootout between a criminal gang and the police. Larry J. Blake a police officer is accused of shooting him but knows he didn't do it and sets out to prove it both to clear his name and because of his feelings for Eilers. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal Pictures unknown books
1985ref. 166435Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox Television 1985. Revised Final Draft script for the third episode of the 1985 NBC series which aired on April 12 1985. Copy belonging to actor Nick Dimitri who played the uncredited role of the chauffeur with manuscript ink annotations relating to his character's dialog on two pages. "Half-Nelson" was an NBC detective comedy-drama series which aired for one season from March 24 to May 10 1985. Joe Pesci stars as Rocky Nelson a former New York cop trying to make it as an actor in Hollywood who works for a private security agency catering to Hollywood's elite until he gets his big break. In this episode Rocky attempts to break an auto theft ring after Kurt Bubba Smith and Beau Dick Butkus end up in jail. Shot on location in Los Angeles Beverly Hills and Southern California. Green titled wrappers noted as REVISED FINAL on the front wrapper dated March 18 1985. Title page present dated March 18 1985 noted as REVISED FINAL with credits for screenwriter Simon Muntner and Story by Janice Hendler. 71 leaves with last page of text numbered 59. Mimeograph duplication rectos only with green yellow and goldenrod revision pages throughout dated March 18 1985 and March 19 1985. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox Television unknown books
1972ref. 163717N.p.: N.p. 1972. Three vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1972 film candid images of actors Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd. Loosely based on Theodore Dreiser's 1925 novel "An American Tragedy" and on Bruce Jay Friedman's 1966 short story "A Change of Plan." A self-absorbed sporting goods salesman tires of his new bride on their honeymoon in Miami Beach instead deciding to throw himself at a perilously beautiful college student on vacation with her parents. Groundbreaking director Elaine May's second feature film following "A New Leaf" in 1971 and a classic of twentieth century comedy. Set in New York City and Florida shot on location in Minneapolis and Miami. 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1969ref. 163550Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1969. Vintage reference photograph from the 1969 film showing actor Gregory Peck. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Martin Caidin's 1964 novel. A crew of three astronauts are stranded in space with only 42 hours of oxygen remaining. On Earth NASA officials propose a rescue mission using an experimental untested spacecraft. Nominated for three Academy Awards winning one. Shot on location at Cape Canaveral in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1969ref. 164085N.p.: RAF Industries 1969. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of radio spot announcements for the 1969 film. Red label variant. Rare. An awkward young man makes a deal with the devil offering his soul for youth beauty and power-but all at a cost. 7 inches. Fine with nominal surface wear housed in a Fine brown paper sleeve. RAF Industries unknown books
1975ref. 82543Bagnols-sur-Ceze: Guy Chambelland 1975. First Edition. No. 23 of 150 copies on pur fil de Lana signed by Simon and Rougemont of a total edition of 163 copies. Quarto; paper-covered boards with unbound text laid-in as issued; slipcase; 328pp; illus. A fine copy in the original board slipcase gently sunned at extremities else fine. Artist's book comprised of Simon's text set within color-printed abstract designs by Rougemont; serigraphically printed by Michel Caza. Text entirely in French. Guy Chambelland unknown books
ref. 160845Burbank CA: Jerry Bruckheimer Films 1996. Draft script for the 1997 film. Copy belonging to an unknown cast or crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on the front wrapper and throughout noting scenes with special effects. A recently paroled ex-con finds himself traveling home on a prison transport plane also carrying a group of high-risk criminals to a supermax prison. Midway through the flight the prisoners escape their constraints and hijack the plane forcing the ex-con to work with police officers on the ground to lead the plane to safety. Shot on location in Elkhart and Goshen Indiana in Mill Canyon Moab Salt Lake City Ogden and Wendover Utah and in Las Vegas and West Wendover Nevada. Blue wrappers with title noted in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Title page present dated 5/9/96 with credit for screenwriter Scott Rosenberg. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Jerry Bruckheimer Films unknown books
1977ref. 160881New York: N.p. 1977. Vintage script for the American run of the 1975 British play. A publisher's quiet afternoon at home is repeatedly interrupted by his tenant his brother his friends and his wife whose disturbances gradually strip away his mild-mannered facade revealing his cruel nature in the process. Playwright Simon Gray is best remembered for his collaborations with director Harold Pinter beginning with the 1971 play "Butley." The play made its Broadway debut at the Plymouth Theatre in February of 1977 after running for two years at the Queen's Theatre in London. Winner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Blue titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers with credit for playwright Simon Gray. Title page present with credit for Gray. 76 leaves with last page of text numbered 2-33. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold screw brads. N.p. 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 books
2016ref. 66223Canberra AUS: The Univ. of Canberra 2016. First Edition. Stapled black and white wrappers; small 8vo. 22 pp. Signed by the poet on the title page. International Poetry Studies Institute chapbook no. 5. A long poem which would be the title poem of his 2017 collection. This issue by the newly installed British Poet Laureate seems to have had little distribution; certainly scarce signed. Fine. The Univ. of Canberra unknown books
1969ref. 161083N.p.: N.p. 1969. Vintage borderless double weight color reference photograph from the 1969 film showing Sammy Davis Jr. surrounded by groovy dancers. French agency stamps on the verso. Based on the 1966 musical which was loosely based in turn on Federico Fellini's 1957 film "Nights of Calabria." A happy-go-lucky taxi dancer dreams of romance but only meets jerks as a result of her sleazy job. Set and shot on location in New York. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. N.p. unknown books
1978ref. 159677Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1978. Vintage studio still photograph of actor Fernando Lamas from the 1978 film. With one provenance stamp on the verso. A parody of Humphrey Bogart films. A detective has to prove his innocence in the murder of his partner. He also has to recover a large egg-shaped diamond. Set in San Francisco shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus. Grant US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1947ref. 159803Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1947. Vintage reference photograph from the 1947 film showing screenwriters Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer visiting director S. Sylvan Simon and actors Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone on the set. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of photographer Irving Lippman. A newly married man is suspected of murdering an inventor who has recently come up with two groundbreaking formulas. The man's wife helps allay suspicions ultimately providing the testimony that will save his life. 10 x 8 inches. About Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1983ref. 159735Burbank CA: National Broadcasting Company NBC 1983. Vintage reference photograph from the 1983 television series. With manuscript ink annotation and mimeo snipe on the verso advertising the series' weekly broadcast on Wednesday nights. The series was very short-lived lasting only four episodes and followed a group of fake news anchors as they satirized weekly stories. 7 x 9 inches. Fine. National Broadcasting Company [NBC] unknown books
1982ref. 147593Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1982. Four vintage studio still photographs from the 1982 film. Based on the 1979 play following a Hollywood screenwriter who abandoned his family 16 years earlier now pursued by his teenage daughter who desires his help in securing an acting career. Set in Los Angeles. Three 8 x 10.5 inches with one 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
ref. 160435N.p.: N.p. 2017. Archive of two Draft scripts for the 2020 film one undated and with the ownership name of screenwriter Christ Zois on the title page-this being from Zois' archive collection-with Zois' extensive annotations in manuscript ink throughout the other dated June 27 2017. From the archive of Christ Zois Abel Ferrara's frequent co-screenwriter. The sixth collaboration between actor Willem Dafoe and director Abel Ferrara a psychological thriller heavily based on the work of Carl Jung about an American living a largely solitary existence in Siberia. Undated script: Self wrappers. Title page present undated. 33 leaves with last page of text numbered 32. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Very Good plus unbound. June 27 2017 script: Self wrappers. Title page integral with first page of text dated June 27 2017. 37 leaves with last page of text dated 37. Pages Very Good plus partially bound with a single binder clip on the top left corner. N.p. unknown books
1934ref. 160349N.p.: Franco-American Film Company 1934. Vintage Spanish magazine advertisement for the 1934 film here under the Spanish title "El lago de las damas." Based on the 1929 novel "Grand Hotel" by Vicki Baum. A young man starts a summer job at a lake resort where he falls in love. Their situation is complicated by the tomboy who lives across the lake and his ex girlfriend showing up. 9.5 x 13 inches. Very Good with creasing along the right edge and at the top right corner as well as four small tears at the right edge presumably from creasing. Franco-American Film Company unknown books
1977ref. 158139Universal City: Universal Studios 1977. Final Shooting Draft for the 1978 film. A New Hollywood neo-noir based on Simon's 1973 novel. Moses Wine Dreyfuss is a 1960s radical-turned-private eye who is hired by Lila Anspach to investigate a smear campaign against a popular political candidate. The investigation soon becomes a murder case involving a hippie leader whose values like Wine's have been compromised over the years. Set in California shot on location in southern California. Red titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 02111 dated October 19 1977. Title page present noted as Final Shooting Draft with credits for screenwriter Roger L. Simon. 121 leaves with last page of text numbered 120. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Grant US. Spicer US. Universal Studios unknown books
1936ref. 61130New York: Press of the Pioneers Inc 1936. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo 23.5cm; red cloth with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; xvi2333pp; illus. Early owners inscription to front endpaper old bookseller's description clipped and tipped onto front pastedown with some offsetting to pastedowns from binders glue; Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $3.75 sunned at spine and panels modest wear with several shallow losses and small tears; Very Good. Press of the Pioneers, Inc unknown books
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 books
1968ref. 158766Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1968. Three vintage reference photographs from the 1968 film. On the back of one photograph is the stamp of the Silver Screen Archives in New York. Photographs housed in a brown paper envelope as issued. Based on Evelyn Waugh's debut novel "Decline and Fall" 1928. A man is unjustly dismissed from Oxford University for indecent behavior and finds employment at a boys' private school in Wales where he meets a young woman. The two are set to married until he is arrested for involvement in her white slavery operation. Set and shot on location in Hertfordshire and London. Two photographs are 8 x 10 inches and one photograph is 10 x 8 inches. Two photographs Fine one photograph Near Fine with brief wear along the right edge. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1978ref. 158774Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1978. Collection of nine vintage reference photographs and one vintage color studio still photograph from the 1978 film. One photograph with a mimeo snipe on the verso. A satirical comedy and spoof of the 1940s detective genre about a San Francisco private detective who attempts to prove his innocence in the murder of his partner's wife as well as search for a lost treasure. Robert Moore and Neil Simon's follow-up to their 1976 film "Murder by Death." Set in San Francisco CA shot on location in Los Angeles CA. Five photographs 8 x 10 inches five photographs 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1970ref. 158722London: Mediarts 1970. Revised Draft script for the 1971 British film. Copy belonging to an unknown crew member with their annotations in manuscript ink on seven leaves noting deletions. Based on the 1958 radio drama by Giles Cooper about a boarding school teacher who begins to suspect his predecessor of having been murdered by the students. OCLC locates no holdings. AMPAS shows one holding. Set in Cornwall and shot on location in Llandudno Wales and in Sonning Berkshire. Missing front wrapper with pink rear wrapper. Title page present dated May 1970 noted as REVISED with credits for playwright Giles Cooper and screenwriter Simon Raven. 151 leaves with last page of text numbered 132. Xerographic duplication rectos only with blue revision pages laid in throughout dated August 7 1970. Pages Poor wrapper Poor with moderate dampstaining affecting the last 60 leaves and rear wrapper bound with a silver prong. Mediarts unknown books
1979ref. 158872N.p.: El Imán Cine y Televisión S.A. 1979. Vintage reference photograph from the 1979 film. With a production release stamp in Spanish and a stamp crediting photographer Federico Grau on the verso. A Spanish film. An English scholar investigating the death of an ancient scholar in the Adalusian mountains learns of the legend of a dragon woman associated with the mountains. Set in Andalucia shot on location in Andalucia Madrid and Toledo Castilla-La Mancha Spain. 7 x 4.75 inches. Near Fine. El Imán Cine y Televisión S.A. unknown books
1979ref. 157103Universal City: Universal City Studios 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film showing actor Richard Pryor behind the camera. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A cynical ex-convict is hired to drive a group of orphaned special needs children and their schoolteacher across the country from Philadelphia to Seattle growing closer to the group in the process and gaining a new outlook on life. Set in Philadelphia and Washington shot on location in Carnation Ellensburg and Snohomish Washington. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Universal City Studios unknown books
