![The Beginner [Into the Spirit of Times, Past and Present] (Original screenplay for the 1985 German film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/214/263/1590263214.0.m.jpg)
The Beginner [Into the Spirit of Times, Past and Present] (Original screenplay for the 1985 German film)
by Sigi Rothemund (director); Mike Kruger, Thomas Gottschalk (screenwriters, starring); Anja Kruse, Gerd Baltus (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Draft script for the 1985 German film, here under the English title "Into the Spirit of Times, Past and Present." With annotations in manuscript pencil on the first three pages regarding casting, noted as copy No. 112 in manuscript ink on the title page. Text and titles in English. The fourth and final entry in... Read More
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Half Moon Street (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)
by Sigourney Weaver, Michael Caine, Patrick Kavanagh (starring); Bob Swaim (director, screenwriter); Paul Theroux (novel); Edward Behr (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1984. Second Draft agency script for the 1986 film. From the collection of novelist William Hjortsberg, who worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood between 1977-1985. Hjortsberg is best known for the film adaptation of "Angel Heart" (1987), based on his 1978 novel. Based on the 1984 novel "Doctor Slaughter" by Paul Theroux. An American... Read More
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Alien (Four original photographs from the 1979 film)
by Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton (starring); Ridley Scott (director); Dan O'Bannon, Walter Hill, David Giler (screenwriters); H.R. Giger (effects)
N.p.: N.p., 1979. Four vintage color reference photographs from the 1979 film, all four showing actress Sigourney Weaver along with others in the cast. One of the greatest science fiction/horror films ever made, a franchise so rich in themes and expandability that it has generated three sequels and two prequels. Returning home from a mission, the... Read More
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The Unlikely Spy (Signed First Edition)
by Daniel Silva
New York: Villard Books / Random House, 1996. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author and dated 1/25/1997 on the half-title page. The author's first book, a World War II mystery. About Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Yohko Hashimoto: One Moment Now (First Edition, inscribed)
by [Yohko Hashimoto] Arturo Silva
Paris: Galerie Enrico Navarra, 1991. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page by the artist: "To Mr. Chris / Ms. Geri Dark / with big kiss / Yohko Hashimoto," accompanied by the artist's seal. Text in English, Japanese, and French. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Art Jonction International, Fair of Contemporary Art, Palais... Read More
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Loot (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
by Silvio Narizzano (director); Joe Orton (play); Ray Galton, Alan Simpson (screenwriters); Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo O'Shea, Roy Holder (starring)
London: Performing Arts Ltd, 1969. Final Draft script for the 1970 film. Director Silvio Narizzano's broad, frenetic, and cheeky adaptation of Joe Orton's viscously farcical 1965 play, wherein two gay lovers, Hal and Dennis, successfully rob a bank and stash the loot in Hal's mother's coffin in the funeral parlor next door. A decidedly queer spin on... Read More
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![As of Tomorrow [Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich] (Original photograph from the 1976 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/689/835/1664835689.0.m.jpg)
As of Tomorrow [Ab morgen sind wir reich und ehrlich] (Original photograph from the 1976 film)
by Silvia Dionisio, Curd Jürgens, Carroll Baker, Arthur Kennedy (starring); Franz Antel (director); Willy Pribil, Sauro Scavolini (screenwriters)
Frankfurt: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1976 German film, showing actress Silvia Dionisio. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, with text in German. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars,... Read More
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Blue (Original screenplay for the 1968 film)
by Silvio Narizzano (director); Ronald M. Cohen, Meade Roberts (screenwriters); Terence Stamp, Sally Kirkland (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1967. Revised Preliminary script for the 1968 film. A Mexican bandit follows his father on a raid into the United States and falls for a beautiful woman, leaving his life of crime to be with her. Set in Mexico and the American West, shot on location in Utah. Green titled wrappers with... Read More
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![Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete [The Minotaur] (Six original photographs from the 1960 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/643/534/1434534643.0.m.jpg)
Minotaur, the Wild Beast of Crete [The Minotaur] (Six original photographs from the 1960 film)
by Silvio Amadio (director); Gian Paolo Callegari, Sandro Continenza (screenwriters); Bob Mathias, Rosanna Schiaffino, Alberto Lupo, Rik Battaglia (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1960. Six vintage studio still photographs from the 1960 Italian film. Based on the Greek legend of Theseus, a hero from Athens who is said to have slain the Minotaur, a deadly, godlike beast living inside a labyrinth on the island of Crete. A rare film appearance of American Olympic gold medalist... Read More
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![Fanatic [Die! Die! My Darling!] (Original photograph of Tallulah Bankhead on the set of the 1965 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/137/318/1423318137.0.m.jpg)
Fanatic [Die! Die! My Darling!] (Original photograph of Tallulah Bankhead on the set of the 1965 film)
by Silvio Narizzano (director); Elizabeth Linington writing as Anne Blaisdell (novel); Richard Matheson (screenwriter); Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Peter Vaughan (starring)
London: Hammer Films, 1965. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Tallulah Bankhead during filming on location for the 1965 Hammer film, while to the right a camera crew captures the shot. Provenance stamp to the verso. Based on the 1961 novel "Nightmare" by Elizabeth Linington writing as Anne Blaisdell, about a woman who is stalked and terrorized... Read More
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The Sacrifice (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1956. First UK Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket has a small dampstain on the upper right corner of the rear panel.
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![The Thirteen [13] Culprits [Les treize coupables] (First French Edition)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/414/126/1673126414.0.m.jpg)
The Thirteen [13] Culprits [Les treize coupables] (First French Edition)
by Georges Simenon
Paris: Arthème Fayard, 1932. First French Edition, preceding all others. Text and titles in French. Very Good in perfect-bound, photographically illustrated wrappers. Book is square but with creasing to the spine panel and a small chip at the top left corner of the front wrapper. Rare. Queen's Quorum 85.
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Maigret In Exile (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
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Maigret's Rival (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket.
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![The Neighbours [Neighbors] (First UK Edition)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/490/054/1674054490.0.m.jpg)
The Neighbours [Neighbors] (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1968. First UK Edition. Very Good plus in a Good dust jacket. Jacket has an annotation in manuscript ink on the front flap, amending the price, and a dampstain at the heel.
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The Glass Cage (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1973. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket.
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Maigret and the Toy Village (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1978. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine, lightly spine-faded dust jacket.
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The Others (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine, very lightly edge-toned dust jacket.
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Magnet of Doom (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: George Routledge and Sons, 1948. First UK Edition. Basis for the 1963 Jean-Pierre Melville film "L'aîné des Ferchaux," starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Charles Vanel. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Text block moderately foxed. Jacket spine and flap folds lightly toned. Otherwise a bright and only lightly worn copy.
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Maigret in New York (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1979. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine, lightly spine-faded dust jacket.
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A Sense of Guilt (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1955. First UK Edition. Slight lean, else Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket.
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The Magician (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1974. Hardcover. First UK Edition. About Fine in a Fine dust jacket. A lovely copy.
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Maigret and the Flea (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1972. First UK Edition. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Book and jacket both have tide marks along the bottom edges (see images).
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Maigret and the Ghost (First UK Edition)
by Georges Simenon
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1976. First UK Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. A fresh, crisp copy.
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![The 13 Enigmas [Les 13 Énigmes] (First French Edition)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/984/482/1677482984.0.m.jpg)
The 13 Enigmas [Les 13 Énigmes] (First French Edition)
by Georges Simenon
Paris: Arthème Fayard, 1932. First French Edition, preceding all others. Text and titles in French. Very Good in perfect-bound, photographically illustrated wrappers. Slight lean, with contemporary dealer labels on the spine and the bottom right corner of the front wrapper.
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