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1944réf. 53972New York: Atlantic Little Brown 1944. First Edition. First Printing. Whiteoak Edition. Octavo 19.5cm; green cloth boards titled in gilt on the spine; blindstamp to the front cover; dustjacket by Lee Thayer; 366pp.; spine ends gently pushed Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 with chipping and short tears along the extremities; Very Good. Ninth book in the Jalna series first book chronologically- "In her new novel Miss De La Roche goes back to 1850.Here is a story which breathes with the spaciousness and beauty of uncut Canada. Here are the skating parties and the swimming and here are the mosquitoes big as dragons." from the dustjacket. Atlantic, Little Brown unknown books
1941réf. 53898Boston: Little Brown & Co 1941. First American Edition. First Printing. White Oak Edition. Octavo 19.5cm; light green cloth covered boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket by Lee Thayer; 406pp. Minor toning inside covers; spine endds gently nudged; Near Fine. The duatjacket is unclipped priced $2.50 with short closed tear to lower rear panel and tiny nicks to the extremities; spine is a shade toned; Very Good or better. Eighth book in the Whiteoak Saga- "On his arrival in London Renny sees at once that Wakefield has fallen in love with a young actress. There is something about the girl that troubles Renny and the course of Wakefield's love affair which also involves Renny becomes the centre of this moving story." from the dustjacket. Little, Brown & Co unknown books
1946réf. 53899Boston: Little Brown & Co 1946. First American Edition. First Printing. White Oak Edition. Octavo 19.5cm; light green cloth covered boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket by Lee Thayer; 462pp. Spine ends gently pushed; mild offsetting inside covers; faint foxing to top of textblock; Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.75 with toning to the spine; tiny nicks along extremities; Very Good or better. Book thirteen in the Whiteoak Saga- "The Whiteoak family reunites after a year of separation. Piers Renny and Wakefield return in 1943 during the Second World War. Finch has been off on a concert tour and Maurice has come home from Ireland. Fifteen-year-old Adeline returns from school and is now the stunning reflection of her namesake. It's a time of change and strain but the family remains united against all others." from the publisher. Little, Brown & Co unknown books
1960réf. 53897Boston: Little Brown & Co 1960. First American Edition. First Printing. White Oak Edition. Octavo 19.5cm; light green cloth covered boards titled in gilt on spine; dustjacket by Charles Lofgren; 298pp. Spine ends are gently pushed; minor offsetting on free front endpaper; Near Fine. The dustjacket is price-clipped with a small hole in DJ flap from price sticker removal; tiny tear upper front panel; minor soil lower rear panel; Very Good. First book in the "Whiteoak Saga"- "During the Civil War there was excitiment everyehere in America even at Jalna the estate of the Whiteoaks in Canada.The visitors with their negro servants their clandestine callers and Lucy sinclair's flirtatious ways create confusion in Jalna's smoothly running household.Among the new characters are the children's kind and cynical tutor Lucius Madigan; the shrewed half-breed Titus Sharrow- "Tite"- who has acquired half an education; and Tites master Willmott." from the dustjacket. Little, Brown & Co unknown books
1960réf. 150186Universal City: Universal Pictures 1960. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actor Rock Hudson signing autographs on the set of the 1961 Western film here under the working title "The Day of the Gun." With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with the stamp of still photographer Shirley Clarke not to be confused with the filmmaker of the same name. Based on the 1957 novel "Sundown at Crazy Horse" by Howard Rigsby under the pseudonym Vechel Howard. While on the run from the law a cowboy travels to visit an old lover in Mexico only to find her married to a drunk. Set in Texas and Mexico and shot on location in Mexico. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the edges. Pitts 2237. Universal Pictures unknown books
1965réf. 150349N.p.: N.p. 1965. Vintage oversize borderless reference photograph from the 1965 film showing actor Rock Hudson wrapped in a lacy sheet. With the stamp of photographer Leo Fuchs on the verso along with the stamp of Vista Photos and several holograph pencil and ink annotations regarding layout. A well-to-do American businessman and a free-spirited Italian woman meet in London and impulsively marry but soon realize they have little in common and truly dislike each other. 11 x 14 inches with a wide right margin. Very Good with light wear to the edges and cropping annotations in pencil on the right edge. N.p. unknown books
1926réf. 152280Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1926. Vintage program for the 1926 silent film. Based on the 1821 epic poem by Lord Byron about legendary womanizer Don Juan. The first feature-length film to use the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system to provide a musical soundtrack and sound effects but not spoken dialogue. 12 x 9 inches. Six leaves side stapled. Near Fine with light fading to the edges of the wrappers. Warner Brothers unknown books
1963réf. 175465Chicago IL: Choice Magazine 1963. First edition. Softcover. The third issue of this terrific journal. Features photographs by Rodney Galarneau and Steffens Lienwohl. Includes poems by Marvin Bell Robert Bly Paul Carroll Carolyn Kizer Paul Roche James Wright and others. Also features a long tipped in foldout poem by Paul Goodman in the rear that has some creases. A close to near fine copy in wrappers with some minor wear. Choice Magazine unknown books
1983réf. UROCAME00fpDevin-Adair 1983. Very Good. Roche George. America By The Throat: The Stranglehold of Federal Bureaucracy. Old Greenwich CT: Devin-Adair 1983. 190pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Very good. Edges lightly rubbed and short closed tear on back top edge. White areas of cover slightly yellowed. Devin-Adair hardcover books
1962réf. 151990Paris: les Films du Carrosse 1962. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Henri Serre painting a moustache on Jeanne Moreau from the 1962 film. Based on the 1953 novel by Henri-Pierre Roche. One of the founding films of the French New Wave examining a long relationship between two men and an impulsive young woman before during and after the First World War. Shot on location throughout France. 7 x 9.25 inches. Small crease on far bottom left corner else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 281. Ebert II. Schrader Canon Fodder 27. les Films du Carrosse unknown books
1963réf. 151796Universal City: Universal Pictures 1963. Vintage reference photograph of Paula Prentiss Howard Hawks and Maria Perschy on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Based on the short story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away" by Pat Frank published in the July 1950 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Roger Willoughby Rock Hudson esteemed author and expert on fishing has never fished and when outspoken and unshakable PR agent Abigail Page Prentiss enters him into a fishing tournament mayhem and possibly romance ensues. Howard Hawks' homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s particularly his' own 1938 classic "Bringing Up Baby" starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant who he tried unsuccessfully to get to reprise their roles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard Histoires du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
1978réf. 151600Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1978. Revised Final Shooting script for the 1978 film here under the working title "Stingray." A teenage boy Mark Hamill heads to Las Vegas determined to track down his high school shop class' stolen project car a tricked-out Corvette. Set and shot on location in southern California and Nevada. Goldenrod titled wrappers noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 506 dated March 4 1977 with credits for director Matthew Robbins and screenwriter Hal Barwood. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 129 leaves with last page of text numbered 115. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 3-14-77 and 9-2-77. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two gold brads. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1970réf. 151354N.p.: N.p. 1970. Archive of 32 vintage photographs documenting the October 20 1970 collision of two trains along the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line in Raytown Missouri. Also included in the archive is a single broadside reward poster offering $5000 for information pertaining to the accident. According to a contemporary newspaper article which appeared in nearby Jackson County's Independence Examiner the accident was believed to have been caused by juvenile vandalism to a nearby track switch. The collision and subsequent derailment resulted in the death of one engineer whose partial body is visible in several photographs. The photographs in the archive range from close-up shots of the mangled train cars and tracks to distance views of the surrounding woods. Frequently displayed in the images is a small handwritten police chalkboard noting the date location and case numbers. A vivid and interesting look at investigative photography and railway disasters in the late twentieth century. Photographs 10 x 8 inches housed in a manila envelope with the logo of Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Co. on the top left corner. Reward poster 9 x 12 inches. Poster and photographs generally Near Fine envelope Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1962réf. 150812N.p.: N.p. 1962. Collection of eight vintage borderless reference studio still photographs five with bottom margins from the 1962 film. One with cropping annotation in blue and red holigraph pencil and remainder of label since removed on verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Henri-Pierre Roche. One of the founding films of the French New Wave examining a long relationship between two men and an impulsive young woman before during and after the First World War. Shot on location throughout France. One photograph 9.25 x 7 inches the other seven photographs 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Criterion Collection 281. Ebert II. Schrader Canon Fodder 27. N.p. unknown books
1956réf. 145758Universal City: Universal Pictures 1956. Vintage studio still photograph of Douglas Sirk and Lauren Bacall on the set of the 1956 film standing in the middle of stairway that endures much use in the course of the narrative. Mimeo snipe on verso. Based on the 1945 novel by Robert Wilder a fictionalized account of a real-life scandal involving torch singer Libby Holman and her husband Zachary Smith Reynolds heir to a tobacco fortune. A rich playboy Robert Stack impulsively marries a secretary Bacall at his father's office unaware that his best friend Rock Hudson is in love with her with tragic results. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Dorothy Malone nominated for two more including Best Supporting Actor for Stack. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Light edgewear else Near Fine. Criterion Collection 96. Ebert I. Godard Histoiries du Cinema. Universal Pictures unknown books
1980réf. 148840Paris: C. Darmon 1980. Collection of 16 vintage color French lobby cards from the 1980 French theatrical release of the 1980 US television miniseries. First broadcast in three parts on NBC on January 27 through 29 1980 in the US released theatrically in France. Based on the 1950 novel by Ray Bradbury. A three-episode miniseries which imagines a future world punctuated by catastrophes wherein humans land on Mars encounter a race of Martians whom they attempt to colonize unwittingly begin a global nuclear war on Earth and ultimately cause the mass devastation of life on both planets. Set on Earth and Mars shot on location in the US Spain and the UK. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Near Fine. C. Darmon unknown books
1963réf. 146639London: John Calder 1963. First UK Edition and first in English. Preceded by the 1953 French edition. Basis for Francois Truffaut's 1962 film. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slight lean with the fore edge corners of the rear board very slightly bumped. Jacket is lightly foxed to the verso and rear flap with a faintly toned spine. John Calder unknown books
1998réf. 146028Hollywood: Propaganda Films 1998. Shooting Script for the 2000 film with rainbow revisions and a set of storyboards. Copy belonging to the costume supervisor with a sticker noting the title appearing on several pages and a few holograph annotations in pencil and highlighter throughout. Included with the script are three sets of storyboards for the film with brief holograph ink annotations throughout. A Kansas City waitress who enjoys watching a sappy hospital soap opera witnesses the violent murder of her husband and as a result of her ensuing post-traumatic stress begins to believe that she is a character in that soap opera. Received an award for Best Screenplay at Cannes and nominated for the Palme d'Or. Shot on location in California Arizona and Rome. Yellow untitled wrappers as issued. Title page present with credits for screenwriters John C. Richards and James Flamberg. 255 leaves with last page of text numbered 135. Xerographic duplication rectos only with rainbow revision pages throughout dated variously between 1/4/98 and 3/9/99. Pages Near Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Propaganda Films unknown books
1961réf. USOPOED00AGGMentor 1961. Very Good. . The Oedipus Plays of Sophocles. Roche translator Paul. NY: Mentor 1961. 223pp. Glossary. Mass Market. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped and rubbed edges. Mentor paperback books
1976réf. 165588Paris: La Photo Galerie 1976. First edition. Small softcover. Text in French. Essay by Denis Roche. Includes 17 black and white images by Bravo along with a chronology. A fine copy in stapled wrappers. Uncommon. La Photo Galerie unknown books
réf. UGONISL00AFAlcaiz Fresno. Fine. Gonzalez Carlos Roca. Islandwana: The Bitter Zulu Victory Wars and Battles No 2. Valladolid Spain: Alcaiz Fresno ND. 72pp. Illustrated. Bibliography. Small 4to. Paperback. Book condition: Near fine. Alcaiz Fresno paperback books
2000réf. RHIGYEL00EFCreative Editions 2000. Fine. Highet Alistair. The Yellow Train. Roca Francois. Mankato Minnesota: Creative Editions 2000. 1st edition. 36pp. Illustrated. Folio. Hardcover. Book condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with gently bumped edges. Creative Editions hardcover books
1992réf. 162257London: Mimar Publications Concept Media Ltd 1992. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. 183 pages. A look at Argentinian architect Text by Brian Brace Taylor and with an essay by Miguel Angel Roca. Includes numerous color illustrations and black and white architectural drawings. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket. Mimar Publications Concept Media Ltd unknown books
2006réf. UROCJUL00AFMarion Boyars 2006. Very Good. Roche Henri-Pierre. Jules et Jim. Evans Translator Patrick; Truffaut Essay Francois. London: Marion Boyars 2006. 251pp. 12mo. Paperback. Book condition: Very good with lightly bumped and rubbed wraps. Marion Boyars paperback books
1971réf. 144465Paris: Les Films du Carrosse 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of director Francois Truffaut and actors Jean-Pierre Leaud and Stacey Tendeter on the set of the 1971 film. With agency rubber stamps and holograph annotations on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel of the same name by Henri-Pierre Roche. Set in 1902 in Paris. Claude Jean-Pierre Leaud meets Anne Brown Kika Markham the daughter of an old friend of his mother's. She invites him to spend the summer with her family on the coast of Wales where he becomes close with her and her sister Muriel Stacey Tendeter whom he falls in love with. 7 x 5 inches. Near Fine. Les Films du Carrosse unknown books