![27a. Mostra Internazionale Del Nuovo Cinema [27th Pesaro International Film Festival of New Cinema] (Original poster for the 1991 film festival)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/029/011/696011029.0.m.jpg)
27a. Mostra Internazionale Del Nuovo Cinema [27th Pesaro International Film Festival of New Cinema] (Original poster for the 1991 film festival)
by Various
Rome, Italy: Altocontrasto / Furutra Grafica, 1991. Original photobusta poster for the 1991 Italian film festival. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. 26.5 x 37.75 inches, rolled. About Near Fine.
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![Le cinéma en URSS [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] (First French Edition)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/380/714/1685714380.0.m.jpg)
Le cinéma en URSS [Union of Soviet Socialist Republics] (First French Edition)
by Varvara Stépanova, Alexander Rodtchenko (illustrations); A. Aroseff (editor)
Moscow: Voks, 1936. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Text in French. Complete with the Chinese shadow portrait of Stalin printed in silver on transparent paper and the fold-out plate giving a panoramic fold-out view of the interior of a cinema, as issued. With illustrations and photographs by noted Constructivist husband-and-wife designer Alexander Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova. ... Read More
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Z (First French Edition, inscribed to William Styron)
by Vassilis Vassilikos
Paris: Gallimard, 1967. First French Edition, preceded by the Greek edition published by Editions Themelion in 1966. Association copy, inscribed by Vassilikos to author William Styron and his wife: "For Rose and Bill / With all my happiness for the success of the book / Love and nostalgia / from Mimi and Vassilis." The prolific author's best known... Read More
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Fragments from an Unwritten Autobiography, Volumes I and II (First Edition, inscribed to screenwriter Anita Loos)
by Carl Van Vechten
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1955. First Edition. First Edition, two volumes bound in red cloth housed in a black cloth covered slipcase. Issued for Carl Van Vechten's 75th birthday. Warmly INSCRIBED by Van Vechten on the front endpaper of the first volume to noted screenwriter Anita Loos: "For Anita with admiration and love from Carl / Christmas, 1955... Read More
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Jean Prouvé: The Poetics of the Technical Object (First Edition)
by [Jean Prouvé] Alexander Von Vegesack
Weil am Rhein: Vitra, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Text in English. Devoted to the work of twentieth century architect and designer Jean Prouvé, profusely illustrated with black-and-white and color illustrations and photographs. Fine, with corrugated aluminum boards and no dust jacket as issued, and the publisher's transparent plastic wraparound band. Oversize volume, shipping... Read More
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Les Archives de L'Impressionnisme: Lettres de Renoir, Monet, Pissarro, Sisley, et Autres. Mémoires de Paul Durand-Ruel. Documents.: Vol. 1 (First French Edition)
by Lionello Venturi
New York and Paris: Durand-Ruel, 1939. Softcover. First French Edition. Volume 1. Text in French. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.
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Original mailer for two performances by Dizzy Gillespie's Dream Band at the Avery Fisher Hall on February 16, 1981
by Dizzy Gillespie's Dream Band (artists); Avery Fisher Hall (venue)
New York: Avery Fischer Hall, 1981. Vintage fold-out mailer for two performances by Dizzy Gillespie's Dream Band, at the Avery Fisher Hall, on February 16, 1981. Stamped on the bottom of the verso from Universal Jazz Coalition, Inc., to noted jazz photographer Jeffrey Kliman (J.G. Kliman), and postmarked February 12, 1981. The legendary concerts at Avery Fisher Hall... Read More
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White Christmas (Original publicity photograph from the 1954 film)
by Vera-Ellen, Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney (starring); Michael Curtiz (director); Norman Krasna, Norman Panama, Melvin Frank (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film, showing actress Vera-Ellen. A holiday classic, about two war buddies turned stage performers who fall in love with a pair of sisters while attempting to save a struggling inn in Vermont. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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![One Exciting Night [You Can't Do Without Love] [Music in the Night] (Original screenplay for the 1944 British film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/823/021/1702021823.0.m.jpg)
One Exciting Night [You Can't Do Without Love] [Music in the Night] (Original screenplay for the 1944 British film)
by Vera Lynn, Donald Stewart, May Clare, Frederick Leister (starring); Walter Forde (director); Peter Fraser, Howard Irving Young (screenwriters)
London: Columbia British Productions, 1944. Final script for the 1944 British film, copy belonging to Art Director George Provis, here under the working title "Music in the Night," with a single manuscript ink annotation of the year "1944" on the title page. Also released under the title "You Can't Do Without Love." Provenance available upon request. Not... Read More
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On Your Toes (Original screenplay for the 1939 film, presentation copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald)
by Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale (starring); Ray Enright (director); Richard Rodgers (music, book); Lorenz Hart (lyrics, book); George Abbott (book); Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1939. Final script for the 1939 film. Specially bound copy belonging to screenwriter Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the front board. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce" (1945), "Humoresque" (1946),... Read More
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On Your Toes (Six original photographs from the 1939 film)
by Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale (starring); Ray Enright (director); Richard Rodgers (music, book); Lorenz Hart (lyrics, book); George Abbott (book); Jerry Wald, Richard Macaulay (screenwriters)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1939. Collection of five vintage studio still photographs and one borderless reference photograph from the 1939 film. One with a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on Rodgers and Hart's 1936 Broadway musical. A former vaudeville star is forced to join a ballet company, whereupon he becomes romantically involved with the... Read More
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Marie-Francoise Verneuil (Original photograph, circa 1957)
by [Verneuil, Marie-Francoise]
France: N.p., 1957. Vintage photograph of Marie-Françoise Verneuil, down at the docks in white high heel shoes, circa 1957. This promotional photograph presumably floated between talent agencies for film and modeling. Notations in manuscript ink on the verso, including Verneuil's name and address. 7 x 9.25 inches. Very Good plus, with moderate curling and light... Read More
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Johnny You're Wanted (Original British front-of-house card from the 1956 film)
by Vernon Sewell (director); Maurice McLaughlin, Frank Driscoll, Michael Leighton (screenwriters); John Slater, Alfred Marks, Garry Marsh, Christine Halward (starring)
London: Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors, 1956. Vintage black-and-white British front-of-house card from the 1956 UK film. A truck driver picks up a lady hitchhiker, drop her off at her request, and she is subsequently murdered. The police suspect Johnny, the truck driver, as he was the last to see the woman alive. 8 x 10 inches.... Read More
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![The Unholy Rollers [The Leader Of The Pack] (Original screenplay for the 1972 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/756/622/1161622756.0.m.jpg)
The Unholy Rollers [The Leader Of The Pack] (Original screenplay for the 1972 film)
by Vernon Zimmerman (director, screenwriter); Howard R. Cohen (screenwriter); Claudia Jennings, Louis Quinn, Betty Anne Rees, Roberta Collins (starring)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1972. Draft script for the 1972 film. With actor Betty Anne Rees' first name and phone number in manuscript ink on the front wrapper. Karen (Claudia Jennings) quits her job at a cannery and joins a roller derby team. She quickly clashes with Mickey (Betty Anne Rees), the star skater, and stirs... Read More
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The Boy's Book of Whalers (First Edition)
by A. Hyatt Verrill
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1922. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good. Spine toned, with light soil to the boards, and light foxing to the page edges and endpapers.
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![Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White [Margaret Bourke-White] (Original screenplay for the 1989 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/093/901/1405901093.0.m.jpg)
Double Exposure: The Story of Margaret Bourke-White [Margaret Bourke-White] (Original screenplay for the 1989 film)
by Vicki Goldberg (book, screenwriter); Lawrence Schiller (director); Marjorie David (screenwriter); Farrah Fawcett, Frederic Forrest (starring)
Sherman Oaks, CA: The New Ingot Company, 1988. Revised Draft script for the 1989 television film, which originally aired on April 24 on Turner Network Television. A dramatization of the life of noted twentieth century photographer Margaret Bourke-White, best remembered as the first Western photographer permitted to take photographs of Soviet industry in the 1930s. Shot on... Read More
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Tortilla Flat (Five original photographs from the 1942 film)
by Victor Fleming (director); John Steinbeck (novel); John Lee Mahin, Benjamin Glazer (screenwriters); Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1942. Five vintage studio still photographs from the 1942 film. Snipe typed to the verso of one image. John Garfield plays a Mexican-American named Danny whose grandfather leaves him two houses as inheritance. Unfortunately Danny's friends quickly move in to Danny's newfound homes, and Danny must struggle to find employment and get... Read More
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The Wet Parade (Original photograph from the set of the 1932 film)
by Victor Fleming (director); Upton Sinclair (novel); John Lee Mahin (screenwriter), Dorothy Jordan, Lewis Stone, Myrna Loy, Neil Hamilton (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1932. Vintage reference photograph from the set of the 1932 film, with a printed snipe on the verso. Based on the novel by Upton Sinclair. Victor Fleming directs Dorothy Jordan and Lewis Stone in an early scene from his pre-Code epic about Prohibition. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.... Read More
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![Escape from Devil's Island [Song of the Damned] (Original publicity photograph of Norman Foster, Florence Rice, and Victor Jory from the 1935 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/949/193/1702193949.0.m.jpg)
Escape from Devil's Island [Song of the Damned] (Original publicity photograph of Norman Foster, Florence Rice, and Victor Jory from the 1935 film)
by Victor Jory, Florence Rice, Norman Foster (starring); Albert S. Rogell (director); Earle Snell, Fred Niblo Jr. (screenwriters); Ray Jones (photographer)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1935. Vintage publicity photograph of Norman Foster, Florence Rice, and Victor Jory from the 1935 film, with a two stamps on the verso, including one stamp crediting photographer" Ray Jones, and a mimeo snipe under the working title "Song of the Damned," on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer... Read More
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![Joan of Arc [Joan of Lorraine] (Original screenplay for the 1948 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/836/876/789876836.0.m.jpg)
Joan of Arc [Joan of Lorraine] (Original screenplay for the 1948 film)
by Victor Fleming (director); Andrew Solt (screenwriter); Ingrid Bergman, Francis L. Sullivan, J. Carrol Naish, Ward Bond (starring)
Culver City, CA: Sierra Pictures / RKO Radio Pictures, 1948. Draft script for the 1948 film, "Joan of Arc," here under its working title, "Joan of Lorraine." Original scripts from Fleming's films are rarely seen on the market. Based on Maxwell Anderson's play, "Joan of Lorraine." Anderson's play debuted on Broadway in 1946, ran for 199 performances... Read More
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Beloved (Original double weight photograph from the set of the 1934 film)
by Victor Schertzinger (director); Paul Gangelin, George O'Neil (screenwriters); John Boles, Gloria Stuart, Morgan Farley, Ruth Hall, Albert Conti (starring)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1934. Vintage double weight photograph of director Victory Schertzinger and actors Gloria Stuart, John Boles, and members of the crew on the set of the 1934 musical. Mimeo snipe on the verso. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
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Green Dolphin Street (Original screenplay for the 1947 film, Van Heflin's working copy)
by Victor Saville (director); Samson Raphaelson (screenwriter); Elizabeth Goudge (novel, "Green Dolphin Country")
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1946. Draft script for the 1947 film. Copy belonging to actor Van Heflin, with his manuscript signature on the front wrapper and his annotations throughout. A miscommunication leads to an ill-fated marriage in Victor Saville's 1946 film. Starring Lana Turner, Van Heflin, and Donna Reed, and winner of one Academy Award. ... Read More
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Last Frontier (Original screenplay for the 1955 Western film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)
by Victor Mature, Guy Madison, Anne Bancroft (starring); Anthony Mann (director); Philip Yordan, Russell S. Hughes (screenwriters); Richard Emery Roberts (novel)
N.p.: N.p., 1955. Third Revised Final Draft script for the 1955 Western film. Specially bound copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and producer of a number of notable films, including "Mildred Pierce"... Read More
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![Herr über Leben und Tod [Man in Life and Death] (Original program for the 1955 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/393/238/1496238393.0.m.jpg)
Herr über Leben und Tod [Man in Life and Death] (Original program for the 1955 film)
by Victor Vicas (director); Frederic Grendel (screenwriter); Maria Schell, Ivan Desny, Wilhelm Borchert (starring)
N.p.: Gloria Filmverlein, 1955. Vintage program for the 1955 German film. Text and titles in German. A doctor reflects on his troubled marriage, remembering their disabled child, his wife's pain at feeling abandoned in their life together, and her eventual affair with another doctor. Shot on location in Berlin and Brittany. 7.25 x 10.5... Read More
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![Loves of a Dictator [The Dictator] (Original photographic prints of concept art for posters and magazine clippings related to the 1935 film)](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/028/558/1563558028.0.m.jpg)
Loves of a Dictator [The Dictator] (Original photographic prints of concept art for posters and magazine clippings related to the 1935 film)
by Victor Saville (director); Benn W. Levy, Jan Lustig, Hans Wilhelm (screenwriters); Clive Brook, Madeline Carroll, Emlyn Williams, Helen Haye, Frank Cellier (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1935. Two vintage photographic prints of conceptual art for poster advertisement relating to the 1935 film. One photographic print of actors Clive Brook and Madeline Carroll. One photographic print of Brook and Carroll and actor Emlyn Williams. Two magazine clippings from Ecran magazine dated September 17 1935 advertising the 1935 film, one under the title "El Dictador"... Read More
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