Filmex / The Los Angeles International Film Exposition -- a complete set of its catalogues (1971-1985)
Los Angeles: Filmex / The Filmex Society. Very Good+. 1971-1985. First Edition. Softcover. (all 14 catalogues in printed wraps; the first six are staple bound) [overall the set is rated VG+, although with only a few exceptions the condition of individual items is generally Near Fine; the exceptions are 1972 (with some notable wear along the spine),... Read More
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Catalogue of Light Carriages Made by Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.
South Bend IN/Chicago: Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.. Very Good+. 1883. Unstated ed. Printed wraps. [quite a decent copy, with small tears/splits at both ends of spine, some uneven age-toning and light soiling to front cover, but no other significant wear]. (B&W engraved illustrations) 26-page booklet illustrating the various types of horse-drawn carriages made by Studebaker,... Read More
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The Book of the Bench; with thirty-nine reproductions in colour from paintings by "Spy" and other cartoonists
London: James Mackenzie Limited. Very Good. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. (embossed royal blue cloth; no dust jacket) [front hinge cracked but holding, otherwise a good sound copy; moderate wear to cloth at extremities, one-inch tear in cloth at top rear hinge, another tiny tear in cloth at top of spine; internally quite clean, with all plates present... Read More
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Soviet Film Posters in the Silent Era: The Catalog of "Ippei Fukuro Collection" of National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. [very light surface wear to front cover, slight bump to base of spine]. (color reproductions) Color reproductions of more than 140 film posters. The text is entirely in Japanese, which detracts not one little bit from the pleasure of the graphic art on... Read More
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Stars of the Movies and Featured Players
Hollywood: The Hollywood Publicity Company, Inc.. Poor. (c.1927). First Edition. Softcover. [pretty beat-up, suitable for reference/research use only; rear cover detached, paper loss at corners of front cover and also corners of first few pages, water-staining to the rear endpapers (and affecting to some degree the last one-third or so of the book); on the bright side,... Read More
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![The TV Collector (May-June 1991 issue) [cover: Natalie Schafer]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/661/780/1362780661.0.m.jpg)
The TV Collector (May-June 1991 issue) [cover: Natalie Schafer]
Easton MA: Stephen W. & Diane L. Albert. Very Good+. 1991. (Vol. 2, No. 54). Magazine. [minor handling wear, rear cover has subscriber's address label and an array of vintage postage stamps affixed]. (B&W photographs) Small-format (8-1/2" x 5-1/2") TV collectors' fanzine, with two primary features in this issue: the cover story, a tribute to the recently-deceased... Read More
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![Steve McQueen 2009 Calendar [good for 2026]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/831/802/1604802831.0.m.jpg)
Steve McQueen 2009 Calendar [good for 2026]
Woburn MA: Graphique de France. Near Fine. [2008]. First Edition. Calendar. [unused wall calendar, virtually as-new with only a touch of handling wear]. (B&W photographs) A trilingual (English/French/German) wall calendar, approx. 12"x12", illustrated with twelve beautifully-reproduced photos of the King of Cool, most of which are candid or on-location/off-camera shots. And here's the best... Read More
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![Men Only (issue of June 1957) [cover: Gina Lollobrigida]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/954/987954751.0.m.jpg)
Men Only (issue of June 1957) [cover: Gina Lollobrigida]
London: Proprietors, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.. Very Good+. 1957. (Vol. 65, No. 258). Magazine. [creasing and light wear to edges of covers due to slight overlap of text block; spine slightly turned, light external soiling]. (B&W photographs, cartoons, ads) Digest-sized publication, issued monthly for the amusement and titillation of the British male. Contains a mixture... Read More
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The Producer Prince: A Celebration of David Oliver Selznick - University of Southern California, April 6, 1975
[Los Angeles]: Friends of the USC Libraries. Fine. 1976. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [nice clean copy with no discernible wear]. (B&W photo frontispiece) 43-page booklet, a transcript of an event held in David O. Selznick's honor at USC. The moderator was Collier Young, and the participants (most of whom contributed just a single anecdote, if that)... Read More
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"There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described...": Photographs 1840-1998, from the Collection of Arlette & Gus Kayafas
Brockton MA: Fuller Museum of Art. Near Fine. 1998. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [minor smudging to a couple of pages, otherwise as new]. (B&W photographs) Catalogue for an exhibition at the Fuller Museum of Art in Brockton, Massachusetts, from March through June of 1998. Apart from a one-page explanation about the collection, the publication is... Read More
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![[John Wayne - The Champion of Western Play, Legend of the Live American]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/589/253/1446253589.0.m.jpg)
[John Wayne - The Champion of Western Play, Legend of the Live American]
(Japan): [Haga Bookstore]. Near Fine. [1975]. First Edition. Softcover. 4826100337 . [very slight surface- and edge-wear to covers only]. (Cine Album 33) Series Trade PB (B&W and color photographs) Nice, slick-paper album -- essentially a Japanese version of a "Films of" volume (albeit in smaller format) -- with hundreds of photos of the Duke (mostly film stills,... Read More
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Het Lumineuze Beeld / The Luminous Image
Amsterdam: Gary Schwartz in cooperation with the Stedelijk Museum. Very Good+. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. [some edgewear to covers, otherwise a nice solid copy, internally clean]. (B&W and color photographs, graphics) Catalogue issued in conjunction with an exhibition of video art presented at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum in September and October of 1984; all text is in... Read More
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Walt Disney: The Magic Gallery
Verona: Edizione Mondadori. Fine in Very Good+ dj. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. [a nice clean book with no discernible wear; the jacket has a number of scuff marks near the top of the rear panel]. (color illustrations) An interesting little book, which (its English-language title notwithstanding) appears to have been published only in Italy, with an... Read More
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American Horror Story: Freak Show
[Los Angeles]: FX. Near Fine. [2008]. First Edition. Hardcover. (in Near Fine slipcase) [book itself is unworn, but slightly blemished on rear endpapers from removal of spot of sticky substance; slipcase shows some external surface-rubbing]. (color photographs and graphics) Large-format (approx. 9"x13") promotional book (in slipcase), issued in advance of the premiere of the fourth... Read More
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![Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory / 2 (Fall 1977) [cover: Tippi Hedren in MARNIE]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/309/929/1650929309.0.m.jpg)
Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory / 2 (Fall 1977) [cover: Tippi Hedren in MARNIE]
Berkeley CA: Camera Obscura Collective. Near Fine. 1977. (Issue 2). Journal. [faint external soiling and light handling wear only]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) An early issue of this groundbreaking journal. Contained herein: "The Avant-Garde and Its Imaginary," by Constance Penley; "Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg's 'Accompaniment for a Cinematographic Scene'"; "Hitchcock, the Enunciator," by Raymond Bellour; two... Read More
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Jerry Lewis; a man in motion
(n.p.): Pisani Printing Company. Very Good+. [ca.1967]. Stapled wraps. [moderate wear at corners, a few horizontal stress lines adjacent to spine]. (B&W photographs, graphics) A remarkable piece of self-sycophancy, uncredited (except for some of the individual pieces, as noted) but pretty obviously issued with the full cooperation of Lewis himself. Dozens of photographs showcase... Read More
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A Celebration of Moss Hart - University of Southern California, 12 April 1970
[Los Angeles]: Friends of the Libraries. Very Good+. 1970. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [nice clean copy with only minor edgewear to covers, some minor discoloration to the front cover]. (B&W photo frontispiece) 43-page booklet, a transcript of a tribute to the memory of playwright Moss Hart (1904-1961) at USC. There was quite a star-studded list of... Read More
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Photographs of Clarence H. White
Lincoln: University of Nebraska. Near Fine. 1968. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [small stain (from sticker removal?) at lower left corner of rear cover, otherwise unblemished]. (Monographs on American Art, No. 2) Series (B&W photographs) Catalogue for an exhibition shown at the University of Nebraska Art Galleries in February/March 1968; limited to 500 copies. Contents... Read More
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![Federico Cantú: Obra Realizada de 1922 a 1948 [limited edition, with original print]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/315/758/1011758315.0.m.jpg)
Federico Cantú: Obra Realizada de 1922 a 1948 [limited edition, with original print]
Mexico City: Editorial Asbaje. Very Good. 1948. First Edition. Softcover. [moderate browning to edges of covers and spine, minor creasing along top edge]. (B&W art reproductions) Catalogue of the early work of this Mexican painter, engraver and sculptor (1907-1989). Contains: brief introductions in Spanish (by Salvador Toscano) and English (by Luis Cardoza y Aragon);... Read More
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Italian Film Stars
Roma: Unitalia Film. Very Good. 1957. First Edition. Softcover. [bumped at lower right corner, small tear in binding at top front hinge, light external soiling]. (B&W photographs) Full-page portrait photographs, accompanied by one-page biographies, for approximately 125 actors and actresses -- primarily Italian-born, although I spotted at least exception: Ingrid Bergman. .
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The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly (March 1953)
Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California. Very Good+. 1953. (Vol. XXXV, No. 1). Journal. [light browning to spine, no other significant wear, old price sticker (with information blacked-out) on front cover]. (B&W photographs) Contents: "Drought, Lawlessness and Smallpox," by Robert Glass Cleland; "The Gabilan Peak Campaign of 1846," by Richard H. Dillon; "El Alisal: The... Read More
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![Ramsey Lewis [promotional booklet]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/853/743/1445743853.0.m.jpg)
Ramsey Lewis [promotional booklet]
Irvington NJ: Gil Kravette. Very Good+. [1966]. Stapled wraps. [modest edgewear to covers, slight indentation crease at bottom edge of front cover]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) Promotional booklet (11" x 11"; 12 pages including covers) for the jazz pianist and his then-group, the second iteration of the Ramsey Lewis Trio (the other members being Cleveland Eaton and... Read More
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Photo-Eye Booklist -- 6 issues (2003-2005)
Santa Fe NM: Photo-Eye Books & Prints. Near Fine. 2003-2005. (see notes). Periodical. [all issues are in Near Fine or better condition, with minor edgewear and occasional scuffing to covers; one-time subscriber's name & address printed on rear covers]. (color/B&W photographs, ads) Sixissues of this "international publication for fine-art photography books," mostly devoted to brief... Read More
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![Baby Peggy's Own Story Book [*SIGNED*]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/660/355/1523355660.0.m.jpg)
Baby Peggy's Own Story Book [*SIGNED*]
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1924. 2nd printing before publication. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [worn copy, both hinges cracked but holding, front endpaper removed, rubbing/bumping at most corners, surface wear to covers, long-ago child owner's name and address in pencil on front pastedown]. (6 color plates) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Diana Serra Cary/"Baby Peggy" ... Read More
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The Hollywood Reporter (March 30, 1935, Section 2): 4th Annual Writers Number 1935
Hollywood: The Wilkerson Daily Corp., Ltd.. Near Fine. 1935. (Vol. XXVI, No. 23). Periodical. [minor edgewear to covers, slight fading along bottom edge of front cover]. (advertisements) This special "Writers Number" of the erstwhile Hollywood trade paper features 22 short pieces of various types -- stories, playlets, mini-essays, anecdotes, humorous jibes, etc. -- contributed by... Read More
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