MAVO: Japanese Artists and the Avant-Garde, 1905-1931 (First Edition)
by Gennifer Weisenfeld
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Gang Girl (First Edition)
by Joe Weiss
New York: Beacon Books, 1957. First Edition. No. B155. First Edition, a paperback original. Not to be confused with the 1964 paperback original by Joan Ellis. Very Good plus in wrappers, with a slight lean. Holroyd, p. 149.
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Hate Alley (First Edition)
by Martin L. Weiss
New York: Ace Books, 1957. First Edition. No. D-214. First Edition, a paperback original. Spine lightly rubbed, else about Fine in wrappers. Holroyd, p. 37.
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Hate Alley (First Edition)
by Martin L. Weiss
New York: Ace Books, 1957. First Edition. No. D-214. First Edition, a paperback original. Near Fine in wrappers, with faint soil on the verso. Holroyd, p. 37.
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Avantgardefilm [avant-garde film] (First Swedish Edition)
by Peter Weiss
Stockholm: Wahlstrom and Widstrand, 1956. First Swedish Edition, preceding all others. Number seven in the "Svenskt filmbibliotek" series. Film critic Weiss tackles notable figures of avant-garde filmmaking, including Luis Bunuel, Cocteau, Jean Vigo, Mario Peixoto, Eisenstein, Carl Dreyer, and more, with brief filmographies for each. Black-and-white photographs throughout. A few short tears and creases, with... Read More
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Jene Highstein (First Edition)
by [Jene Highstein] Marjorie Welish
Winston-Salem, NC: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Jene Highstein's work which ran from February 10 to April 21, 1996. Fine in wrappers.
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The Guilt of Janet Ames (Original photograph from the set of the 1947 film)
by [Welles, Orson] Levin, Henry (director); Lenore Coffee (story); Louella MacFarlane, Allen Rivkin, Devery Freeman (screenwriter); Rosalind Russell, Melvyn Douglas, Sid Caesar, Betsy Blair (starring)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1947. Vintage photograph of director Charles Vidor and stars Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas speaking to Orson Welles on the set of the 1947 film. Welles was directing the classic Columbia Pictures film, "The Lady from Shanghai" at the same time. Mimeo snipe and agency stamps on the verso. Janet Ames (Rosalind Russell)... Read More
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Photographic portrait of Orson Welles by Jane Bown
by [Welles, Orson] Bown, Jane (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage oversize black-and-white double weight photograph of Orson Welles by British photographer Jane Bown. Photographed during the same shoot as one of the most iconic Welles portraits of all time, the renowned director is seen here in a simple suit and tie. The photo was taken during his period of self-imposed European exile, after... Read More
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Technique of the Mystery Story (First Edition)
by Carolyn Wells
Springfield, MA: Home Correspondence School, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. A study of the theory and form of the mystery story by author Carolyn Wells, best known for the Fleming Stone series. Very Good in a Good example of the rare dust jacket. Front hinge starting, with faint owner name on the front endpaper and a corresponding... Read More
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Little Altars Everywhere (First Edition)
by Rebecca Wells
Seattle: Broken Moon Press, 1992. First Edition. First Edition, a trade softcover original. Fine condition. Author's scarce first book, winner of the Western States Book Award. Her later book, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," was published to considerable success and collectors' interest.
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Mokey (Original double weight photograph from the set of the 1942 film)
by Wells Root (director, screenwriter); Jennie Harris Oliver (novel); Jan Fortune (screenwriter); Dan Daily, Donna Reed, Robert Blake, Cordell Hickman (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1942. Vintage double weight photograph of director Wells Root and actor Dan Dailey on the set of the 1942 film. Mimeo snipe, manuscript annotations and an studio stamp on the verso. Based on a series of short stories by Jennie Harris Olver, published in the 1930s. Mokey (Robert Blake), an eight... Read More
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The Golden Apples (First Edition)
by Eudora Welty
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Slight lean, with light rubbing to the corners of the front and rear boards. Jacket with toning to the spine and flap folds, slight wear to the crown and heel, with some modest loss to the front flap fold.... Read More
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Country Churchyard (Limited Edition, in slipcase)
by Eudora Welty
Jackson, MS: University of Mississippi Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition, limited to 150 hand-numbered copies. Some foxing to the page edges and frontis photo, else Near Fine in a Very Good plus example of the publisher's slipcase. Requisite publisher's printed card laid in.
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Laughing Anne (Two British front-of-house cards from the 1953 film)
by Wendell Corey, Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker (starring); Joseph Conrad (novel); Herbert Wilcox (director); Pamela Bower (screenwriter); Ronald Shiner (starring)
London: Republic Pictures, 1953. Two vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1953 UK film. Based on Joseph Conrad's "Between the Tides," about a singer with a memorable laugh, working in a Parisian night club, whose life entwines with both a pugilist and a sea captain. 8 x 10 inches. A few faint creases, else... Read More
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Babes: All Bummed Out (Five original screenplays for the 1991 television episode)
by Wendie Jo Sperber, Susan Peretz, Lesley Boone (starring); Howard Murray (director); Stephen Sustarsic, David Silverman (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1990. Five scripts for Season 1 Episode 13 of the 1990-1991 television series, including one First Draft, one Second Draft, one Table Draft, and two Final Drafts. Included with the scripts are several production materials, including two treatments for the episode, The short-lived sitcom followed a trio of single sisters sharing a dumpy one-bedroom apartment... Read More
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Wings Over Honolulu (Original publicity photograph from the 1937 film)
by Wendy Barrie, Ray Milland, William Gargan, Polly Rowles (starring); Isabel Dawn, Boyce DeGaw (screenwriters); Ray Jones (photographer); H.C. Potter (director); Mildred Cram (short story)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1937. Vintage publicity photograph featuring Ray Milland, Wendy Barrie, Polly Rowles, and William Gargan from the 1937 film, with a studio stamp, crediting photographer Ray Jones, and a mimeo snipe on the verso. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for... Read More
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Tannhauser (Three original photographs of Werner Herzog in rehearsals for the 2000 opera)
by Werner Herzog (subject, director); Richard Wagner (opera); Jeffrey Kliman (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 2000. Three vintage photographs of director Werner Herzog, taken by noted jazz photographer Jeffrey Kliman during choir rehearsals for his staging of Richard Wagner's "Tannhäuser," held at The Lyric Opera House in Baltimore in March, 2000. These prints are unique, struck from the original negative by the photographer. Full provenance available. 8 x 10... Read More
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Two photographs of French director and film critic Noël Simsolo Werner Herzog, and Jean Marie Straub, respectively
by Werner Herzog, Jean Marie Straub, Noël Simsolo (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1980. Two vintage borderless photographs showing French actor, film critic, and novelist Noël Simsolo with directors Werner Herzog and Jean-Marie Straub, respectively. Two photographs glossy, and one matte-finish. Two with annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso, and one with annotations in manuscript ink. In addition to enjoying a successful career as a director and... Read More
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Fitzcarraldo (Original photograph from the set of the 1982 film)
by Werner Herzog (director, screenwriter); Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy (starring)
Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, 1982. Vintage borderless studio photograph of Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski and Claudia Cardinale on the set of the 1982 film. Francois Frederic stamp on the verso. Herzog's brilliant, bold and audacious "Fitzcarraldo," the story of the early 20th century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (the ever manic Kinski) intent on building an opera... Read More
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Nosferatu the Vampyre (Original photograph from the set of the 1979 film)
by Werner Herzog (director, screenwriter); Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Bruno Ganz (starring)
Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, 1979. Vintage borderless reference still from the 1979 German film showing director Werner Herzog and actor Bruno Ganz, along with some extras, on the set between takes. Herzog's highly interpretive remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic, "Nosferatu," and the second of five films Herzog made with actor Klaus Kinski. 9.25... Read More
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Fitzcarraldo (Four original photographs from the set of the 1982 film)
by Werner Herzog (director, screenwriter); Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Four vintage reference photographs from the set of the 1982 film, including three borderless and one bordered. One with a snipe on the verso crediting photographer Maureen Gosling, and three with the printed labels of Photofest. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the... Read More
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Woyzeck (Original poster for the 1979 film)
by Werner Herzog (director, screenwriter); George Buchner (play); Klaus Kinski, Eva Mattes, Wolfgang Reichmann (starring)
New York: New Yorker Films, 1979. Original US promotional window poster for the 1979 German film, issued in small numbers by New Yorker Films, who distributed Herzog's film in the US. From the collection of noted film historian Amos Vogel. Full provenance available. 11 x 17 inches, folded as issued. Near Fine.
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Fitzcarraldo (Original photograph from the set of the 1982 film)
by Werner Herzog (director, screenwriter); Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Jose Lewgoy (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1982. Vintage borderless reference photograph of director Werner Herzog with actors Klaus Kinski, Grande Otelo, and Miguel Angel Fuentes on the set of the 1982 film. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso. Early twentieth century rubber baron Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald funds his dream to build an opera house in the Peruvian Amazon... Read More
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Original photograph of Stan Brakhage and Werner Herzog, circa 1979
by Werner Herzog, Stan Brakhage (subjects); Ed Lachman (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1979. Vintage borderless photograph of filmmakers Stan Brakhage and Werner Herzog in conversation. Manuscript ink annotations on the verso of the photograph, identifying both men and noting photographer Ed Lachman. Lachman is best known for his work as a cinematographer, collaborating with a variety of prominent directors throughout his long career, including Wim Wenders, Shirley Clarke,... Read More
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Strassenserenade [Street Serenade] (Original program for the 1953 West German film)
by Werner Jacobs (director); Helmut Weiss (screenwriter); Vico Torriani, Sybin Werden, Otto Gebühr, Ellinor Jensen (starring)
N.p.: Neue Filmverleih, 1953. Vintage program for the 1953 West German film. Text and titles in German. While suffering from voice problems, a famous singer hires a street singer to record songs in his place. 7.25 x 10.5 inches. Bifold. About Near Fine.
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