What Do You Say to a Naked Lady (Original poster for the 1970 film)
by Allen Funt (director, screenwriter, producer, starring); Richard Roundtree, Laura Huston, Susanna Clemm, Joie Addison (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1970. Original one sheet US poster for the 1970 X-rated film. Distributor rubber stamp on the verso. Director Funt, notable for his "Candid" series of adult films, explores further the human psyche when confronted with nudity in unusual, candid situations. Richard "Shaft" Roundtree plays one-half of an interracial couple, in his film... Read More
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The Devil that Slumbers (First Edition)
by Warner Allen
London: John Hamilton, 1925. First Edition. First Edition. Rare in or out of jacket. Pulp thriller in which a journalist and a detective battle the Expropriation Society, a criminal organization whose ostensible goal is the establishment of a worldwide communist utopia. The Society's seemingly impossible crimes are the results of an insane doctor's careful use of post-hypnotic... Read More
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The Ride Back (Eight original photographs from the 1957 film)
by Allen H. Miner (director); Antony Ellis (screenwriter); Anthony Quinn, William Conrad, Lita Milan, Victor Millan (starring)
Los Angeles: The Associates and Aldrich Company, 1957. Eight vintage studio still photographs from the 1957 film. Texas lawman Chris Hamish (William Conrad), who feels himself as a failure, is sent into Mexico to retrieve the confident and charismatic Bob Kallen (Anthony Quinn) to stand trial for murder. Finding and arresting Kallen proves easy enough but the... Read More
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The Floating Light Bulb (First Edition)
by Woody Allen
New York: Random House, 1982. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in Near Fine lightly rubbed dust jacket.
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Archive of 7 original photographs of Alligator Records artists, circa 1970s
by [Alligator Records] Ed Williams, Lonnie Brooks, Maurice John Vaughn, and Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials (subjects)
Chicago: Alligator Records, 1970. Archive of seven vintage promotional photographs for Alligator Records recording artists, circa 1970s. Founded in 1970, independent blues label Alligator Records continues to release music to this day. Included are images of Ed Williams, Lonnie Brooks, Maurice John Vaughn, and Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials. 8 x 10 inches.... Read More
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Kingdom of Death (First Edition)
by Margery Allingham
Garden City: Doubleday, 1933. First American Edition. The seventh Albert Campion mystery. About Very Good lacking the dust jacket. Spine lean, some soil to the front board, an acceptable copy. Map endpapers as called for.
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Death of a Ghost (First Edition))
by Margery Allingham
Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. The sixth Albert Campion novel. Hint of a lean, else a solid Very Good copy with light wear and slight bending at the corners. Map illustrated endpapers as called for.
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Black'erchief [Blackerchief, Blackkerchief] Dick (First Edition)
by Margery Allingham
Garden City: Doubleday Page, 1923. First American Edition. Author's first novel, published when she was 19 years old. A seafaring, swashbuckling adventure, set on Mersea Island in the 17th century. Very Good plus, bound in brown cloth with bright gilt titles, in a solid Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight lean, page edges foxed, with... Read More
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Grace of My Heart (Original screenplay for the 1996 film)
by Allison Anders (director, screenwriter); Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz (starring)
N.p.: My Heart, Inc, 1995. Draft script for the 1996 film, copy with the manuscript marker annotation of copy number 73 on the title page. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Loosely inspired by the career of Carole King. Illeana Douglas stars as Edna Buxton, an aspiring singer/songwriter from Philadelphia who hopes to make it... Read More
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Short Circuit (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)
by Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens (starring); John Badham (director); Steven S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jay Tarses (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Final script for the 1986 film, with a marker annotation of copy number "197" on the title page. A prototype of a military robot is struck by lightning and gains sentience. Through a series of comedic events the lovable robot manages to thwart the soldiers looking for him, fake his own death, and live happily... Read More
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Scarecrow (Original photograph of Al Pacino and Gene Hackman on the set of the 1973 film)
by Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Eileen Brennan, Richard Lynch (starring); Jerry Schatzberg (director); Garry Michael White (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage reference photograph of actors Al Pacino and Gene Hackman on the set of the 1973 film. French press stamp on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Two drifters set out on a journey east from California towards Pittsburgh, hoping to start a business together when they arrive. A key film... Read More
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... And Justice for All (Original photograph of Al Pacino from the 1979 film)
by Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg (starring); Norman Jewison (director); Jack Harris and Muky Mukacsi (still photographers); Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1979. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1979 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Pacino, who was nominated for an Academy award for his performance, stars as a lawyer who must defend both his clients and his career. 8 x 10 inches. About Near... Read More
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Donnie Brasco (Original photograph of Johnny Depp and Al Pacino on the set of the 1997 film)
by Al Pacino, Johnny Depp (starring); Mike Newell (director); Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley (book); Paul Attanasio (screenwriter); Marcel Thomas (photographer)
Paris: Sipa Press, 1996. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1997 film, showing actors Johnny Depp and Al Pacino talking between takes, on the set. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1988 nonfiction book "Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia" by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley. An undercover FBI agent is unwittingly pulled... Read More
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Dog Day Afternoon (Original screenplay for the 1975 film, inscribed by Lance Henriksen)
by Al Pacino, John Cazale (starring); Sidney Lumet (director); Lance Hericksen, Charles Durning (starring); Patrick Mann (novel); P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore (article)
N.p.: N.p., 1974. Shooting script for the 1975 film. INSCRIBED on the first leaf by renowned character actor Lance Henriksen: "Eddie! Here's a show! / Lance Henrikson." In the film Henriksen plays Officer Murphy, the policeman hired to drive the film's doomed protagonists to Kennedy Airport. Shooting for the film took place between September 1974 and November... Read More
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Dog Day Afternoon (Original one sheet poster for the 1975 film)
by Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning (starring); Sidney Lumet (director); P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore (article); Patrick Mann (novel)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1975. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Based on the 1974 novel by Patrick Mann, in turn based on a true story published in "Life" magazine. An inexperienced robber and his friend attempt to rob a bank, largely in order for the robber's girlfriend, a preoperative transgender woman, to afford... Read More
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The Godfather (Original photograph of Al Pacino and Marlon Brando on the set of the 1972 film)
by Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Robert Duvall (starring); Mario Puzo (screenwriter, novel); Francis Ford Coppola (director, screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1972 film, showing actors Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. Based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola. Widely considered one of the finest films ever made, and an inescapable influence on the portrayal of organized crime in film and television.... Read More
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An American ABC (First Edition)
by [Alphabet Books] Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
New York: Macmillan, 1941. First Edition. First Edition. A patriotic children's book by prolific illustrators Maud and Miska Petersham, who would go on to win the Caldecott Medal for their 1945 book "The Rooster Crows." Near Fine in a Very Good, moderately toned dust jacket.
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The Sexploiters (Original photograph from the 1965 film)
by Al Ruban (director); Jerry Denby (screenwriter); Norma Berke, Bettina, Joann Brier, Gigi Darlene (starring)
Chicago: Esquire, 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. With the stamp of R.I.C. Productions in Brussels on the verso. A so-called modeling agency in New York City secretly operates as an undercover prostitution ring. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased and edgeworn.... Read More
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Al Taylor (First Edition)
by [Al Taylor] Ulrich Loock (text, interview)
Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1992. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern on May 9 through June 21, 1992. Text in German and English. Fine and unread in card wrappers in a Fine dust jacket.
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Homecoming (Signed First Edition)
by Julia Alvarez
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. First Edition of the author's first book. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket is extremely bright, with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends and corners.
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The Comedy Man (Original screenplay for the 1964 film)
by Alvin Rakoff (director); Douglas Hayes (author); Peter Yeldham (screenwriter); Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw (starring)
Buckinghamshire: British Lion Film Corporation, 1964. Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on the 1960 novel of the same title by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials. Set in... Read More
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The Amos 'n' Andy Show (Collection of 15 original photographs from the 1951-1953 television series)
by Alvin Childress, Spencer Williams, Tim Moore (starring); Charles J. Correll, Freeman F. Gosden (creators)
N.p.: N.p., 1953. Collection of 15 vintage reference and studio still photographs from the controversial and short-lived 1951-1953 television sitcom. Included in the set are five studio still photographs and ten reference photographs. 14 with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso, and all 15 with provenance stamps, including five representing the Cleveland Press. Based on the popular... Read More
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Prisoners of Inertia (Original theatrical premiere poster for the 1989 film at San Francisco's Roxie Cinema)
by Amanda Plummer, Christopher Rich, John C. McGinley (starring); Jeffrey Noyes Scher (director, screenwriter)
San Francisco: Roxie Cinema, 1989. Vintage poster for the theatrical premiere of the 1989 film at the Roxie Cinema, Friday February 23 through Thursday, March 1, 1989. Manhattan newlyweds, portrayed by Christopher Rich and Amanda Plummer, set out of New York for Hoboken, commencing a series of mishaps and misadventures. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus,... Read More
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Stargate SG-1: Fire and Water [Funeral for a Friend] (Original screenplay for the 1997 television episode)
by Amanda Tapping, Teryl Rothery, Richard Dean Anderson (starring); Allan Eastman (director); Katharyn Powers (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1997. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 12 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series, seen here under the working title "Funeral for a Friend." The episode originally aired on October 17, 1997, on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film, about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers... Read More
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Snowflake (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by A. Martin Zweiback, Stanley Shapiro (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An unsuccessful actress is led astray by Hollywood, forcing her down a rabbit hole of debauchery and seduction, culminating in a drug overdose and unplanned pregnancy. Set in Los Angeles. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Screen Treatment, with credits for screenwriters A.... Read More
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