Ordinary Heroes (Signed First Edition)
by Scott Turow
New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux [FSG], 2005. First Edition. First Edition. Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. SIGNED by the author on the title page.
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The Bold and the Innocent (First Edition)
by Larry Tuttle
Fresno, CA: Saber Books, 1964. First Edition. No. SA-60. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with light wear on the spine, faint foxing on the top edge of the front panel, and a tap on the rear panel. Holroyd, p. 502.
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The Doctor and the Devils (Eight British front-of-house cards from the 1985 film)
by Twiggy (starring) Freddie Francis (director); Tom Hilton (photographer); Dylan Thomas, Ronald Harwood (screenwriters); Timothy Dalton, Jonathan Pryce, Julian Sands, Stephen Rea (starring)
Culver City, CA: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985. Eight vintage color British front-of-house cards from the 1985 film, a US-UK co-production. Inspired by the Burke and Hare case of 1828, a story of two graverobbers who dig up corpses, and eventually begin to commit murder in order to provide an ongoing supply of bodies for a doctor who teaches... Read More
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How to Solve the Mystery of Rashomon (Original pamphlet)
by [Akira Kurosawa] Parker Tyler
New York: Cinema 16, 1952. Original pamphlet distributed by Amos and Marcia Vogel's Cinema 16, "How to Solve the Mystery of Rashomon" (1952), an essay by novelist and film critic Parker Tyler. Few foreign language films have made such a lasting impact on American audiences as Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" (1950), a revolutionary film in style and substance... Read More
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Your Place is Empty (Signed Limited Edition, Deluxe Issue)
by Anne Tyler
Concord, NH: William B. Ewert, 1992. First Edition. First Edition. One of 40 deluxe copies (this being No. 25) SIGNED by the author. Fine in cloth binding, with lovely handmade paper covered boards and just about Fine tissue dust jacket as issued. First separate publication of this story, which originally appeared in the New Yorker.
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The Mississippi Gambler (Original photograph from the 1953 film)
by Tyrone Power, Piper Laurie, Julie Adams as Julia Adams, John McIntire (starring); Rudolph Maté (director); Seton I. Miller (screenwriter)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1953. Vintage reference photograph from the 1953 film. With manuscript ink annotation identifying the title of the film on the verso. A man boards a river boat heading towards New Orleans with the intention of gambling. He wins a very expensive diamond necklace, not realizing it is a family heirloom to the... Read More
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Zbigniew D ubak: Pracezlat [Works] 1965-1971 (First Edition)
by [Zbigniew D ubak]
Warsaw: Centrum Sztuki Wspó czesnej, 1992. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Text in Polish. Produced in conjunction with an exhibition which ran from March through April, 1992, at the Centrum Sztuki Wspó czesnej (Center for Contemporary Art) in Warsaw. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers, with loss at the crown.
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Goldflocken (Original photograph of Bulle Ogier from the 1976 film)
by Udo Kier, Christine Kaufmann, Bulle Ogier, Andréa Ferréol (starring); Werner Schroeter (director, screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1976. Vintage borderless satin-finish reference photograph from the 1976 film, showing actress Bulle Ogier topless, in bed. Stamp of photographer Roswitha Hecke on the verso, along with layout annotations in manuscript ink. A collection of four stories dealing with erotic obsession. The first film directed by Werner Schroeter to feature Ogier, followed by "Weiße Reise" (1980),... Read More
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Lee Ufan (First French Edition)
by [Lee Ufan]
Paris: Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, 1997. Softcover. First French Edition. Text in French. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the work of South Korean painter and sculptor Lee Ufan, held at the Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume from November 13, 1997, through January 4, 1998. Near Fine in lightly scuffed, perfect-bound wrappers with... Read More
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UFA Film Annual 1940-1941
by [Universum Film AG] [UFA]
N.p.: UFA, 1941. First Edition. First Edition. Hungarian film annual for German films released between 1939 and 1941, containing full page advertisements for 31 films, several with stunning illustrated transparency overlays. Bound in printed wooden boards, as issued. The majority of the films were released by UFA, although Terra-Filmkunst and Wien Film are also represented among the... Read More
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Cattivi pensieri [Evil Thoughts] (Original photograph of Edwige Fenech and Yanti Somer from the 1976 Italian film)
by Ugo Tognazzi (director, screenwriter, starring); Antonio Leonviola (screenwriter); Edwige Fenech, Yanti Somer, Paolo Bonacelli (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1976. Vintage borderless reference photograph of Edwige Fenech and Yanti Somer from the 1976 Italian film. A jealous lawyer suspects his wife of hiding her lover in their utility closet, and becomes obsessed with catching her in the act. Set and shot on location in Rome and Milan. 7 x 4.75 inches.... Read More
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The Bait (First Edition)
by Dorothy Uhnak
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1968. First Edition. First Edition. Author's first novel, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery in 1969, and basis for the 1973 television movie starring Donna Mills. Followed by two sequels, "The Witness" (1969) and "The Ledger" (1970). Dorothy Uhnak's first book, "Policewoman," was an autobiographical account of her work... Read More
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The Charlatans [The Charlatans UK] (Archive of early promotional materials introducing the band and their first album "Some Friendly" to the US market, 1989-1990)
by The Charlatans [The Charlatans UK]
N.p.: N.p., 1990. An archive of early promotional materials introducing the band and promoting their upcoming first album "Some Friendly" to the US market, 1989-1990. The archive includes: - A cardboard placard for a record store CD box display for their first album, "Some Friendly," with BMG Music, Beggars Banquet, and RCA logos along the bottom graphic.... Read More
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Changing [The Change] (Original manuscript for the 1978 memoir)
by Liv Ullmann
N.p.: N.p., 1975. Early Draft manuscript for the 1978 memoir, seen here under the working title "The Change." Title in manuscript ink on the front wrapper, and a single manuscript annotation in pencil on the title page, noting "Pg. 65 is missing." The ruminations and experiences of noted actress Liv Ullmann. Brown titled wrappers. Title... Read More
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True Confessions (Original photograph from the 1981 film)
by Ulu Grosbard (director); John Gregory Dunne (novelist, screenwriter); Joan Didion (screenwriter); Robert DeNiro, Robert Duvall (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1981. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1981 film. Using the famed "Black Dahlia" murder as a platform, this film weaves an intricate plot of corruption and deception across Los Angeles. The script was cowritten by novelist Joan Didion and her husband John Gregory Dunne. Shot on location in California.... Read More
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Straight Time (Original photograph of Dustin Hoffman and Ulu Grosbard on location for the 1978 film)
by Ulu Grosbard (director); Edward Bunker (novel, screenwriter); Alvin Sargent, Jeffrey Boam (screenwriters); Dustin Hoffman, Harry Dean Stanton, Theresa Russell (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1978. Vintage borderless studio still photograph of director Ulu Grosbard and actor Dustin Hoffman on location for the 1978 film. Based on Edward Bunker's 1972 novel, about a recently paroled ex-con who struggles to adapt to the outside world, written during Bunker's own time in prison in San Quentin. A masterful neo-noir and... Read More
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The Truth About Cats and Dogs (Original screenplay for the 1996 film)
by Uma Thurman, Janeane Garofalo, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx (starring); Michael Lehmann (director); Audrey Wells (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995. Draft script for the 1996 film. Script incomplete, ending on page 124, lacking the final page(s), likely as issued. Loosely based as a modern gender-reversal of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play "Cyrano de Bergerac." Janeane Garofalo stars as a veterinarian and radio show host who has her beautiful neighbor, Uma Thurman, impersonate her when... Read More
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Pulp Fiction (Original press kit for the 1994 film, including 13 original photographs and a gathering of publicity material)
by Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis (starring); Quentin Tarantino (director, screenwriter); Roger Roberts Avary (writer)
Los Angeles: Miramax, 1994. Vintage press kit for the 1994 film, including 13 black-and-white studio still photographs and a 21-page gathering of promotional material issued by Miramax in conjunction with the film's release. Arguably Quentin Tarantino's masterpiece, a noirish series of three stories told together in cutup style, each with one violent narrative folding in on the next.... Read More
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Umberto Boccioni (First Italian Edition)
by [Umberto Boccioni] Maurizio Calvesi, Alberto Dambruoso (editors)
Milan: Allemandi, 2016. Hardcover. First Italian Edition. Catalogue raisonné, updating and expanding editor Maurizio Calvesi's decades of study into the artist. Text in Italian. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. In the publisher's Near Fine cloth slipcase. Oversize volume, shipping billed at cost.
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Sacrifice! [Man from the Deep River] (Three original photographs from the 1972 film)
by Umberto Lenzi (director); Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Sulallewan Suxantat, Song Suanhud (starring); Francesco Barilli, Massimo D'Avak (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1972. Three vintage color reference photographs from the 1972 film. One with annotations in manuscript ink noting the film's alternate title, "Man from the Deep River," on the verso. A British photographer is captured by a cannibal tribe, but is spared thanks to the affections of the chief's daughter. Hot on the heels of mondo... Read More
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Man Who Causes a Storm [Stormy Man] (Two original photographs from the 1957 Japanese film)
by Umetsugu Inoue (director, screenwriter); Dai Nishijima (screenwriter); Yujiro Ishihara, Mie Kitahara, Izumi Ashikawa, Nobuo Kaneko (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1957. Two vintage double weight reference photographs from the 1957 Japanese film. With the stamp of International Films in Brussels on the verso, along with manuscript ink and pencil annotations. An angry young drummer who has recently been released from prison works his way through Ginza clubs and wins a drumming contest, but cannot win the... Read More
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Archive of 63 photographs of the crash of United Airlines Flight 173
by [United Airlines Flight 173]
Portland, OR: N.p., 1978. Archive of 63 vernacular color photographs of the scene of the crash of commercial United Airlines Flight 173 that occurred on December 28, 1978, in suburban Portland, Oregon. Likely shot by an investigator or airline employee, the photographs in this archive present a comprehensive survey of the scene of the crash, including images... Read More
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Hit Parade of 1954 (Vintage Pressbook, 1954)
by [United French Film, Ltd.]
Hong Kong: United French Film, 1954. Vintage film pressbook featuring French films for the year 1954. Printed in Hong Kong by the United French Film distribution company in Paris, with lavish faux suede maroon wrapper, gilt titles, and all leaves with a mounted color still photograph. Each leaf presents a different film, a French medal and ribbon border crediting... Read More
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Collection of 17 original photographs from a promotional film about the British General Post Office
by [General Post Office] [GPO Film Unit]
N.p.: N.p., 1950. Collection of 17 vintage reference photographs from promotional films about the British General Post Office (GPO), likely produced by the GPO Film Unit. 15 with stamps specific to a film's UK release on the verso, 5 with mimeo snipes, and several with handwritten ink annotations. From the collection of noted British film producer John... Read More
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Stanford University: Joseph Brodsky and Circulation of Poetry: A Colloquium (Original Poster)
by [Joseph Brodsky] [Stanford University
Stanford, CA: Stanford University, 2001. Poster advertising a colloquium on Joseph Brodsky at Stanford University on Friday February 23, 2001. Topics include "Joseph Brodsky and the Russian Tradition" and "Joseph Brodsky and the Anglo-American Tradition." Glossy black and white card stock. 11 x 14 inches. Fine.
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