Henry VIII and His Six Wives (Original British poster for the 1972 film)
by Waris Hussein (director); Ian Thorne (screenwriter); Keith Mitchell, Donald Pleasence, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Asher (starring)
London: Anglo-EMI, 1972. Original British quad poster for the 1972 UK film. Printed in England by Lonsdale & Bartholomew. Film adaptation of the 1970 six-part television miniseries, "The Six Wives of Henry VIII." King Henry VIII (Mitchell) reminisces about his past marriages and their demise. Henry's wives were Catherine Parr (Barbara Leigh-Hunt), Catherine Howard (Lynne Frederick),... Read More
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Thank You All Very Much [A Touch of Love] (Three original British front-of-house cards from the 1969 film)
by Waris Hussein (director); Margaret Drabble (novel, screenwriter); Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Eleanor Bron (starring)
N.p.: Amicus Productions, 1969. Three vintage British front-of-house cards from the 1969 British film. Based on Margaret Drabble's 1965 novel "The Millstone." Produced by Amicus Productions, a company typically known for its blood-drenched horror films. Venturing into another genre, the studio produced this drama that follows Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a bookish doctoral candidate who is perpetually dodging... Read More
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Thank You All Very Much [A Touch of Love] (Original still photograph from the 1969 film)
by Waris Hussein (director); Margaret Drabble (novel, screenwriter); Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Eleanor Bron (starring)
N.p.: Amicus Productions, 1969. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1969 British film. Based on Margaret Drabble's 1965 novel "The Millstone." Produced by Amicus Productions, a company typically known for its blood-drenched horror films. Venturing into another genre, the studio produced this drama that follows Rosamund Stacey (Sandy Dennis), a bookish doctoral candidate who is perpetually dodging the... Read More
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Brushfire [Brushfire] (Two original British front-of-house cards from the 1962 film)
by Warner, Jack, Jr. (director, screenwriter); Irwin Blacker (screenwriter); John Ireland, Everett Sloane, Jo Morrow, Al Avalon (starring)
Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1962. Two vintage black-and-white British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1962 US film. A relatively unknown low-budget jungle film, the only film credit for director Jack Warner, Jr., son of the then-head of Warner Brothers Studios. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with one with pinholes at the... Read More
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Man About Town (Original screenplay for the 1932 film)
by Warner Baxter, Karen Morley, Conway Tearle, Alan Mowbray (starring); John Francis Dillon (director); Denison Clift (novel); Leon Gordon (screenwriter)
Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation, 1932. Final Shooting script for the 1932 film. Annotation in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper, noting the name of an unknown crew member. Based on the 1932 novel by Denison Clift. Government agent Stephen Morrow's boss and best friend is engaged to Morrow's former lover, a Hungarian woman under investigation for... Read More
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Bugsy (Five original photographs from the 1991 film)
by Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley (starring); Barry Levinson (director); James Toback (screenwriter)
Culver City, CA: Tri-Star [TriStar] Pictures, 1991. Five vintage reference photographs from the 1991 film, including four compilation photographs. A dramatization of the doomed love affair between famed mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and his moll, Virginia Hill. Nominated for ten Academy Awards, winning two. Shot on location throughout California. 10 x 8 inches. Generally... Read More
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Kaleidoscope (Original photograph of Susannah York from the 1966 film)
by Warren Beatty (starring); Jack Smight (director); Robert Carrington (screenwriter); Susannah York, Clive Revill, Eric Porter (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 British film, showing actress Susannah York. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso. 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, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti... Read More
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Town and Country (Original screenplay for the 2001 film, production coordinator's working copy)
by Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Andie MacDowell, Garry Shandling (starring); Peter Chelsom (director); Michael Laughlin, Buck Henry (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1998. Revised Production Draft script for the 2001 film. Copy belonging to New York production coordinator Shelley Houis, with her annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the title page and the verso of the final leaf. Script laid into a production binder belonging to Houis, containing approximately 85 pages of production documents, primarily cast and crew... Read More
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Dillinger (Original photograph from the 1973 film)
by Warren Oates, Michelle Phillips (starring); John Milius (director, screenwriter); Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman (starring)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1973. Vintage reference photograph from the 1973 film, showing actors Warren Oates and Michelle Phillips. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero, midwestern bank robber, and notorious mobster John Dillinger, best known for killing five FBI agents during a shootout in Kansas City. Hot on the heels of Arthur Penn's... Read More
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Dillinger (Original oversize photograph from the 1973 film)
by Warren Oates, Michelle Phillips (starring); John Milius (director, screenwriter); Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman (starring)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1973. Vintage oversize borderless color reference photograph from the 1973 film, showing actor Warren Oates and director John Milius between takes. Stamp of Rossel Films on the verso. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero, midwestern bank robber, and notorious mobster John Dillinger, best known for killing five FBI agents during... Read More
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Dillinger (Original photograph from a re-release of the 1973 film)
by Warren Oates, Michelle Phillips (starring); John Milius (director, screenwriter); Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman (starring)
Los Angeles: American International Pictures [AIP], 1979. Vintage studio still photograph from a 1979 re-release of the 1973 film, showing Warren Oates mid-holdup, with a nun looking on with judgment on the left. A dramatization of the crimes of folk hero, midwestern bank robber, and notorious mobster John Dillinger, best known for killing five FBI agents during a... Read More
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Reds (Original one sheet poster for the 1981 film)
by Warren Beatty (director, screenwriter, starring); Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson, Paul Sorvino (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1981. Vintage one sheet poster for the 1981 film. Director, screenwriter, and actor Warren Beatty's epic political drama, which follows a left-wing American journalist who becomes involved with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning three for Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Cinematography. 27 x 41 inches. Very Good... Read More
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Shampoo (Two original photographs from the 1975 film)
by Warren Beatty (starring, screenwriter); Hal Ashby (director); Robert Towne (screenwriter); Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant (starring)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1975. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film, showing actors Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing, money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant... Read More
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Heaven Can Wait (Original photograph from the 1978 film)
by Warren Beatty (director, screenwriter, starring); Buck Henry (director); Harry Segall (play); Elaine May (screenwriter); Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1978. Vintage studio still photograph of Buck Henry from the 1978 film. Mimeograph snipe on the verso on Claire Harrison Associates, Inc. letterhead and second mimeo snipe folded over bottom on Paramount Pictures letterhead. Warren Beatty stars as an NFL quarterback on his way to the Superbowl when he is almost killed in... Read More
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Shampoo (Five original photographs from the 1975 film)
by Warren Beatty (starring, screenwriter); Julie Christie, Goldie Hawn, Lee Grant (starring); Hal Ashby (director); Robert Towne (screenwriter)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1975. Five vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1975 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, and three with Columbia stamps on the versos. A New Hollywood satire about a womanizing, money-hungry hairdresser in Beverly Hills. Actress Lee Grant won her only Academy Award for her turn as one of... Read More
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Reds (Collection of material related to the production of the 1981 film)
by Warren Beatty (director, screenwriter, starring); Trevor Griffiths (screenwriter); Diane Keaton, Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosinski, Jack Nicholson (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Collection of materials related to post-production editing for the 1981 film, including notes on film reels and pages of proposed sequences for each reel. Director, screenwriter, and actor Warren Beatty's epic political drama, which follows a left-wing American journalist who becomes involved with the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Nominated for twelve Academy Awards, winning... Read More
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Crooks and Coronets [Sophie's Place] (Two original photographs of Warren Oates from the 1969 film)
by Warren Oates, Telly Savalas, Edith Evans, Cesar Romero (starring); Jim O'Connolly (director, screenwriter)
London: Warner-Pathe, 1969. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs of Warren Oates from the 1969 UK film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso of 1 still. Both stills feature the great Warren Oates. A comedy about two crooks hired to rob an old lady, but she proves to be too charming, and the robbers can't muster the guts... Read More
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Rip Van Winkle (Vintage script for an unproduced musical play)
by Washington Irving (based on the story by); Kermit Goell (lyrics, book); Janice Torre (book); Fred Spielman (music)
N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage script for an unproduced musical. Manuscript ink annotations to the title page, adding the address of composer Fred Spielman. A musical comedy based on the 1819 short story by Washington Irving, apparently never produced. Light green titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with lyrics credits to Kermit Goell, book credits to Goell... Read More
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Classic Wristwatches 2011-2012: The Price Guide for Vintage Watch Collectors (First Edition)
by [Watches] Stefan Muser, Michael Horlbeck
New York: Abbeville Press, 2010. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in perfect-bound wrappers.
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To the man reporter from the Denver Post (First Edition, inscribed by the author)
by Chocolate Waters
Denver: Self published, 1980. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the title page: "Love + Lust / Chocolate." Illustrations by Mary Alice Guthrie. A collection of erotic lesbian poetry. About Fine in saddle-stapled wrappers.
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Waterloo Must Go Forward (Original investment prospectus for downtown Waterloo, Iowa, circa 1956)
by [Waterloo, Iowa]
Waterloo, IA: Downtown Waterloo, Inc, 1956. Vintage seven-page promotional investment prospectus from Downtown Waterloo, Inc., a local non-profit consortium of local Iowa business owners, seeking investors for a campaign to modernize the city's downtown business district during the automobile boom of the 1950s, circa 1956. The seven pages of the prospectus includes: An introduction promoting "Centrally... Read More
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If You Follow Me (First Edition, inscribed to author Chris Offutt)
by Malena Watrous
New York: Harper Perennial, 2010. First Edition. First Edition, a trade softcover original. Association Copy, INSCRIBED on the title page to author Chris Offutt: "For Chris / with gratitude and affection / Malena Watrous." Offutt is the author of “Kentucky Straight” and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996, was named one of... Read More
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Understanding Rainer Werner Fassbinder: Film as Private and Public Art (First Edition)
by [Rainer Werner Fassbinder] Wallace Steadman Watson
Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1996. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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The Organ Music of Olivier Messiaen (First Edition)
by Stuart Waumsley
Paris: Alphonse Leduc, 1968. First printing of this edition, and first edition in English. A brief but intense study of Messiaen's organ music, aimed at an advanced audience, with illustrations of staves throughout. Small octavo. Small, neat owner name on the front wrapper (and again on the second leaf, containing the preface), else easily Very Good plus... Read More
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Play Rough! (First Edition)
by Rick Wayne
New York: Rainbow Books / Magazine Productions, 1952. First Edition. No. 113. First Edition, a paperback original. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a diagonal crease on the top right corner of the front wrapper, and lightly rubbed rear wrapper. Scarce. Holroyd, p. 497.
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