Soligó: Más allá del Technicolor (First Spanish Edition)
by [Josep Soligó Tena] Terenci Moix (prologue); Paco Baena (author)
Barcelona: F.B.P., 2001. First Spanish Edition. Text in Spanish. Devoted to the work of Spanish film poster artist Josep Soligó Tena. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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L. Cappiello: Sa vie et son oeuvre (First Edition)
by [Leonetto Cappiello] Jean Cocteau (preface); Jacques Viénot (author)
Paris: Éditions de Clermont, 1946. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition, limited to 2975 copies, this being No. 1178. Text in French. Devoted to the work of Italian-French poster artist and painter Leonetto Cappiello, illustrated in color and black-and-white. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket spine lightly toned.
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Shebo (Original promotional poster for the serialized novel, circa 1920s)
by Louis Hanlon (artist); Jo Swerling and James Whittaker writing as Tiffany Wells (author)
N.p.: N.p., 1920. Vintage poster for the serialized novel "Shebo," circa 1920s. Featuring art by Pennsylvania illustrator Louis Hanlon. Jo Swerling enjoyed a lengthy career as a screenwriter for Columbia Pictures. His screenplays include "Ladies of Leisure" (1930), "The Pride of the Yankees" (1942), "Leave Her to Heaven" (1945), and "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946). He would... Read More
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L'âge d'homme [Manhood] (Limited Edition, one of 1040 copies)
by Michel Leiris (author)
Paris: Gallimard, 1946. Limited Edition, one of 1040 numbered copies (this being No. 971). Text in French. Very Good plus, with no dust jacket, with a slight lean.
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The Condor and the Serpent (Two Original screenplays for an unproduced film)
by Nick and Ben Roberts Davis Hurk (screenwriters); Hurk Davis (author)
n.p.: N.p., 1982. Two draft scripts for an unproduced film. Both have a flyer for the film laid-in, and are heavily notated with manuscript ink and pencil. Based on the 1968 novel "Legion of Outcasts" by Hurk Davis, the autobiography of Peter Reeves as told to Mr. Davis, who was a Dutchman living comfortably until he ran... Read More
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The Uninhabited: Selected Poems of Andre du Bouchet (First Edition, signed by Paul Auster)
by Paul Auster (translator); Andre Du Bouchet (author)
New York, 1976. First Edition. First Edition. One of 500 numbered copies. SIGNED by Auster who translates this collection by du Bouchet. Fine in wrappers with French flaps.
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The Wonderful Adventures of Little Prince Toofat (First Edition)
by Robert Lawson (illustrations); George Randolph Chester (author)
New York: James A. McCann, 1922. First Edition. Large quarto. First Edition. Illustrated throughout with six color plates. A children's book about Little Toofat and Himself, two young adventurers who travel to the fairy land of Looking Glass. The first book illustrated by Robert Lawson, who would go on to win the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery... Read More
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The Holy Land (Hardcover)
by David Roberts (illustrator); George Croly and Louis Haghe (authors)
London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin, 1889. Three parts in one, preceded by the original 4-volume folio edition published privately in the 1840s and the quarto editions that followed in the 1850s. 120 hand-colored lithographs after Roberts' drawings, with accompanying text by Reverend George Croly. Divided into 3 sections: I. Jerusalem and Galilee, II. Bethlehem, and III. Idumea and... Read More
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Iron Man: The Cinema of Shinya Tsukamoto (First UK Edition)
by [Shinya Tsukamoto] Takashi Miike (foreword); Tom Mes (author)
Surrey: FAB Press, 2005. First UK Edition, preceding all others. Near Fine in perfect-bound wrappers.
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Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home (First Edition, signed by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin)
by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin (authors)
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by both Julia Child and Jacques Pepin on the front flyleaf (see image). Copy belonging to producer-actor-director Tony Bill. A standalone book, but also a companion volume to the 22-part PBS television series that aired in 1999-2000, "Julia and Jacques: Cooking at Home." Fine in a... Read More
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MacTavish, MacWhiddie, and Araby (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by Unknown author
N.p.: N.p., 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Three men attempt to cash in on the tourism associated with Scotland by bringing in new kinds of entertainments that they hear have attracted tourists elsewhere in Europe, such as ballet. Problems begin to arise, however, when the men discover that they lack the necessary knowledge to promote... Read More
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Collection of 39 original photographs of the Fiat 128 including 16 of the Fiat 128 Rally, from Fiat's public relations division, circa 1973
by [Fiat] [Automobiles]
Turin, Italy: Fiat, 1973. Archive of 39 vintage borderless photographs of the Fiat 128, including 16 of the Fiat 128 Rally, from Fiat's Public Relations Management division, including a printed "Direzione Relazioni Pubbliche Fiat" card with an ink annotation on the bottom of "128 Rally," circa 1973. The 39 photographs in the collection include front, sides, rear, and... Read More
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Original vernacular photograph album documenting the vehicle ownership history of Greg Wildrick of Peru, Indiana, 1955-1966
by Greg Wildrick [Vernacular photography] [Automobile]
Peru, Indiana: N.p., 1967. Vintage stringbound vernacular photograph album documenting the vehicular obsessions of one Greg Wildrick of Peru, Indiana, who would ultimately kill four people in a motor vehicle accident and later die himself in the same manner while speeding. Approximately 150 black-and-white photographs and 50 color photographs, with manuscript ink annotations captioning most of the images. ... Read More
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Original flyer for a remote radio-controlled Ford Motors automobile event, 1934
by [Automobiles]
Pompton Lakes, NJ: Chivers Motor Company, 1934. Original flyer for a remote radio-controlled Ford Motors automobile event sponsored in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey on August 16, 1934. The event was sponsored by the Chivers Motor Company, featuring three Ford cars operated from a distance on the grounds of a local high school. "Magic car" or "phantom auto" shows... Read More
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Chilton Automobile Directory: October, 1917 (First Edition)
by [Automobile]
Philadelphia: Chilton, 1917. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good, with no dust jacket as issued.
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Original oversize photograph of four women employees at a Buick plant, circa 1940s
by [Automobiles]
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage jumbo oversize borderless photograph of four women workers at a Buick plant, posing on an in-process Buick on the assembly line, circa 1940s. As with many manufacturers, General Motors would convert a large percentage of their production lines to manufacture munitions for the military as a result of Franklin D. Roosevelt's establishment of the... Read More
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Archive of 62 vernacular photographs of Volkswagens shot in postwar Germany, largely of Type 1 Volkswagen Beetles, circa early 1960s
by [Photography] [Automobiles]
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Archive of 62 vernacular photographs, likely taken by an American GI stationed on a US base in postwar Germany, with 57 of those photographs depicting a fascination with Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle cars that borders on obsession. At least three different Beetles are depicted in the collection, including a myriad of artfully-shot close-up's of body... Read More
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Collection of nine original publicity photographs of the Studebaker Avanti, 1962
by [Studebaker] [Automobiles]
South Bend, IN: Studebaker, 1962. Collection of nine vintage publicity photographs of the Studebaker Avanti, including four double-weight color photographs and five black and white photographs, two of which are compilation photographs of the interior and details. The pool-side photograph, found in the collection, is of note as being from the same photo-shoot as the cover photograph of the... Read More
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Archive of two photo albums documenting Dean Van Lines racing team at the Indianapolis 500, 1955-1956
by [Auto racing] Jimmy Bryan, Al Dean (subjects)
Indianapolis: O'Dell and Shields Studios, 1956. Two vintage photo albums documenting Dean Van Lines Indy car team before, during, and after the Indianapolis 500 in 1955 and 1956, with legendary driver Jimmy Bryan at the helm. Several photographs stamped on the verso by the O'Dell and Shields Studios of Indianapolis, longtime contract photographers for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Read More
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The Bible... In the Beginning (Original photograph from the 1966 film)
by Ava Gardner, Alberto Lucantoni, Michael Parks, Peter O'Toole, George C. Scott (starring); John Huston (director); Christopher Fry (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1966. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1966 film, showing Ava Gardner embracing child actor Alberto Lucantoni. A religious epic, recounting 22 stories from the Old Testament, starting with Genesis and ending with the Binding of Isaac. Originally intended as the first film in a series presenting the entire Old Testament, although the other... Read More
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The Angel Wore Red (Original photograph from the 1960 film)
by Ava Gardner, Dirk Bogarde, Joseph Cotten, Vittorio De Sica (starring); Nunnally Johnson (director, screenwriter); Bruce Marshall (novel)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1960. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1960 Italian film. Based on Bruce Marshall's 1953 novel "The Fair Bride." A Catholic clergyman resigns from priesthood because of the church's support for the Nationalist rebels in the Spanish Civil War. When Loyalists begin attacking churches and clerics, the former priest... Read More
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Tam Lin [Devil's Widow] (Original vinyl 45 RPM record of radio spots for the 1970 film)
by Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Joanna Lumley, Sinéad Cusack (starring); Roddy McDowall (director); William Spier (screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: American International Pictures [AIP], 1970. Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record of two radio spot announcements for the 1970 film, seen here under the alternate title "Devil's Widow." A beautiful witch uses black magic to keep the attractiveness of her youth by literally sucking the life out of her young companions. Loosely based on the... Read More
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The Tall Dolores (Signed First Edition)
by Michael Avallone
New York: Henry Holt, 1953. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Author's first book and the first Ed Noon mystery. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Tape shadows to the boards, with light bruising and an ink annotation on the front endpaper. Jacket is lightly rubbed and soiled... Read More
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The Spitting Image (Signed First Edition)
by Michael Avallone
New York: Henry Holt, 1953. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Owner name and stamps on the front endpapers, evidence of earuse to same. Jacket is lightly chipped to the extremities, with a few short closed tears, and some light rubbing.
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Ah, Men! What Do Men Want?: A Panorama of the Male in Crisis—His Past Problems, Present Uncertainties, Future Goals (First Edition, inscribed)
by Burt Avedon
New York: A and W., 1980. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by author Burt Avedon on the front endpaper: "To Dick / A Wonderful Friend— / Hope you enjoy the time spent between these covers! Ah Men! / Warmly / Burt." A compendium of the beliefs and practices of the modern western man, featuring interviews with Gore... Read More
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