The Golden Age of Comedy (Vintage film still from the 1957 film)
by Carole Lombard, Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Will Rogers (starring); Robert Youngson (director); René Clair (screenwriter)
London: Eros Films, 1957. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the British release of the 1957 US film. Compilation of scenes from classic silent films from the Mack Sennet and Hal Roach studios, with narration written by filmmaker René Clair (in cooperation with Youngson). 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.
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The Fallen Idol [The Lost Illusion] (Two original photographs of Carol Reed on the set of the 1948 film)
by Carol Reed (director); Graham Greene (screenwriter, story); William Templeton, Lesley Storm (screenwriters); Ralph Richardson, Michele Morgan (starring)
Buckinghamshire: London Film, 1948. Two vintage reference photographs of director Carol Reed on the set of the 1948 British film, one showing Reed with a camera crew on location, and the other showing Reed between takes with actors Ralph Richardson and Bobby Henrey. Both photographs with printed mimeo snipes affixed the versos, one with the stamp of photographer Leslie... Read More
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Return to Peyton Place (Original screenplay for the 1961 film, presentation copy belonging to producer Jerry Wald)
by Carol Lynley, Tuesday Weld, Jeff Chandler (starring); José Ferrer (director); Grace Metalious (novel); Ronald Alexander (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Revised Shooting Final script for the 1961 film. Specially bound copy belonging to Jerry Wald, with his name in gilt on the spine. 18 reference photographs from the film bound in variously among the script pages. Jerry Wald is best remembered for his long and successful association with Warner Brothers as both a screenwriter and... Read More
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Pete 'n' Tillie (Original photograph from the 1972 film)
by Carol Burnett, Walter Matthau, Rene Auberjonois, Geraldine Page (starring); Martin Ritt (director); Peter De Vries (novella); Julius J. Epstein (screenwriter)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1973. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1972 film. Based on Peter De Vries' 1968 novella "Witch's Milk." A soon-to-be spinster marries a ne'er-do-well despite his erratic, philandering behavior, feeling that she needs to settle down. Their relationship begins to break down after the sudden death of their nine-year-old son. ... Read More
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Finding Maubee (First Edition)
by A.H.Z. Carr
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1971. First Edition. First Edition. Winner of the 1972 Edgar Award for Best First Mystery, and basis for the 1989 film "The Mighty Quinn," starring Denzel Washington. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket.
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The Unicorn Murders (First Edition)
by Carter Dickson [John Dickson Carr]
New York: William Morrow, 1935. First US Edition, in illustrated boards as issued. Lacking the rare dust jacket. Very Good overall, red topstain unfaded. Slightest lean, some rubbing to the extremities and to the rear panel. With a contemporary stamp on the front pastedown noting that this copy came from "The library of Virginia House" (a private... Read More
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Absolute Friends (First UK Edition, signed)
by John le Carré
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2004. First UK Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Smiley's People (First UK Edition, signed)
by John le Carre
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. First UK Edition, preceding all others. INSCRIBED by the author on the dedication page, just below the printed dedication: "...and for Tigger / with all good wishes / John Le Carre." Basis for the 1982 BBC mini-series starring Alec Guinness. Near in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket.
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A Most Wanted Man (First UK Edition, signed by the author)
by John le Carré
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2008. First UK Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Basis for the 2014 film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman (in his final completed performance before his death), Rachel McAdams, and Willem Dafoe. Crown lightly bumped, else about Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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Side-Show and Animal Tricks: Tricks of the Side-Show Performer, Animal Tricks, Gambler's Tricks, Juggling Secrets, Stage Effects, Ventriloquism, Etc., Etc. (First Edition)
by Hereward Carrington
Kansas City, MO: A.M. Wilson / The Sphinx, 1913. First Edition. First Edition. A small pamphlet detailing tricks of the trade for magicians and performers, written during the height of the vaudeville era. Very Good in stapled wrappers. Stamp from the Magic House of Charles on the title page. Bruise on the front wrapper, with some light... Read More
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Death-Watch [Death Watch] (First Edition)
by John Dickson Carr
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1935. First Edition. First Edition. The fifth book in John Dickson Carr's Gideon Fell mystery series, preceded by "The Blind Barber" and followed by "The Hollow Man." About Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket.
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Matthew Carr (First Edition)
by [Matthew Carr]
London: Marlborough Fine Art, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Marlborough from November 26 through December 31, 2003. About Fine in perfect-bound wrappers with French flaps.
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass And What Alice Found There (Limited Edition, two volumes)
by Lewis Carroll
New York: Random House, 1946. First printing of this edition, complete in two volumes. With the classic illustrations by John Tenniel, colored by Fritz Kredel. Both volumes generally Near Fine, with no dust jackets as issued, in publisher's Near Fine paper slipcase. Spine cloth of "Alice's Adventures" lightly rubbed. "Looking Glass" has light offsetting from an old bookmark... Read More
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Young People's Library Edition)
by Lewis Carroll
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1897. First printing of this edition. Young People's Library Edition, with numerous black-and-white illustrations by John Tenniel and four color plates (including frontispiece). Very Good plus, with light offsetting to the endpapers, contemporary gift inscription on the front endpaper, and a numeric stamp on the rear pastedown.
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Station Six-Sahara (Original photograph from the 1963 film)
by Carroll Baker, Peter van Eyck, Ian Bannen (starring); Seth Holt (director); Jean Martet (play); Brian Clemens, Bryan Forbes (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing a scantily clad Carroll Baker. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil on the verso. Loosely based on the 1938 film "S.O.S. Sahara." Jealousy and competition quickly develop among the workers at a remote oil pipeline pumping station when a beautiful blonde woman is forced to take shelter... Read More
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Something Wild (Original photograph of Carroll Baker and Jack Garfein on the 1961 film)
by Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock (starring); Jack Garfein (director, screenwriter); Alex Karmel (novel, screenwriter); Fredric Franklin (photographer)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph of actress Carroll Baker talking with director Jack Garfein on the set of the 1961 film, with a rubber stamp crediting photographer Fredric Franklin on the verso. Based on Alex Karmel's 1958 novel "Mary Ann." A traumatized college student is held captive by a mechanic after he... Read More
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Something Wild (Two original photographs of Ralph Meeker and Carroll Baker from the 1961 film)
by Carroll Baker, Ralph Meeker, Mildred Dunnock (starring); Jack Garfein (director, screenwriter); Alex Karmel (novel, screenwriter)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1961. Two vintage reference photographs of Carroll Baker and Ralph Meeker from the 1961 film. United Artists stamp on the verso. Based on Alex Karmel's 1958 novel "Mary Ann." A traumatized college student is held captive by a mechanic after he witnesses her attempting to commit suicide on the Manhattan Bridge. ... Read More
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4 Painters (First Edition)
by [Carroll Dunham, Ralph Hilton, John Kohring, Carol Lindsley] Kathy Halbreich (text)
Cambridge: Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1981. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Hayden Gallery, Massachusetts Institute of Technology between March 14 and April 26,1981. Very Good plus in side stapled wrappers. Wrappers with light edgewear, light creasing and rubbing overall.
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The Last Hurrah (Original screenplay for the 1977 television movie, copy belonging to script supervisor Meta Wilde)
by Carroll O'Connor (screenwriter, starring); Dana Andrews, Mariette Hartley, Patrick Wayne (starring); Vincent Sherman (director); Edwin O'Connor (novel)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures Television, 1977. Final Draft script for the 1977 television movie, which originally aired on November 16, 1977 on NBC. Copy belonging to script supervisor Meta Wilde, with her annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor, about an aging, veteran politician who grows increasingly determined... Read More
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Death Finds a Foothold (First UK Edition)
by Showell Styles writing as Glyn Carr
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1961. First Edition. First Edition. The eleventh Abercrombie Lewker mountain mystery, set in Wales. Jacket design by Jenifer Armour. About Near Fine in a Very Good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Small, neat owner name on the front flyleaf. Jacket is Near Fine but for a triangular chip at the crown corner (titling not affected).... Read More
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North Winter (First Edition)
by Hayden Carruth
Iowa City, IA: The Prairie Press, 1964. First Edition. First Edition. Jacket spine lightly toned, else Fine in a Fine dust jacket.
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The New Theatre and Cinema of Soviet Russia (First Edition)
by Huntly Carter
New York: International Publishers, 1925. First Edition. First Edition. A comprehensive review of the first decade of Russian theatre under the Soviets, with sections on Left, Center, and Right leaning groups and movements. Quite scarce. Fine and unread in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Toning to the jacket spine, flap folds,... Read More
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Talking Peace: A Vision for the New Generation (Signed First Edition)
by Jimmy Carter
New York: Dutton Children's Books, 1993. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by President Jimmy Carter on the title page. Fine and unread in an about Fine dust jacket.
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Scrapbook: Photographs 1932-1946 (First Edition)
by Henri Cartier-Bresson
New York: Thames and Hudson, 2007. First American Edition, preceded by the German edition published by Steidl and the UK edition also published by Thames and Hudson, both in 2006. Issued in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Foundation HCB in Paris from September 21 to December 23, 2006 and at the International Center of Photography in New... Read More
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Destination Tokyo (Original photograph from the 1943 film)
by Cary Grant, Dane Clark (starring); Delmer Daves (director, screenwriter); Albert Maltz (screenwriter); John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely (starring)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1943. Vintage reference photograph from the 1943 film. A group of American soldiers are tasked with a secret mission to surveil the Japanese in preparation for a bombing of Tokyo. Set in the Pacific Ocean and at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, shot on location in Portuguese Bend, California and at... Read More
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