Titles starting with 2 from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Long and Smith, 1932. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Near Fine, minimally restored, dust jacket. Jacket is very bright, with some very minor professional restoration, mostly to the corners and not affecting text or design. Warden Lawes' seminal non-fiction title on the travails of his years at Sing Sing Prison. Basis for the 1940 film, Castle on the Hudson, starring John Garfield. ... more information

New York: Long and Smith, 1932. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine lacking dust jacket. Spine ends bumped and very faint scuffing to rear board, else Fine. Warden Lawes' seminal non-fiction title on the travails of his years at Sing Sing Prison. Basis for the 1940 film, Castle on the Hudson, starring John Garfield. ... more information

Milan: Electa, 2005. Later printing. First published in English by Electa in 2003. Near Fine in obling self wrappers. Light rubbing to the corners, else Fine. ... more information

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1938. First Edition. First American Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is exceptional for this easily-worn title, with light wear and rubbing at the extremities. The first American edition of Powell's first book, an account of the making of his 1937 film, "The Edge of the World." A bright, clean copy. ... more information

London: Faber and Faber, 1938. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus, price-clipped dust jacket. Book is slightly cocked and foxed at the page edges, with minute fray at the heel and a single, very small stain to the front board; jacket shows light use at the corners, but no chips and only one short closed tear (with a small associated mend at the verso). Legendary British film director Michael Powell's first book, a diary-like account of the making of his classic 1937 film... more information

New York: New American Library (NAL), 1968. First Edition. First Edition. First state dust jacket with price of $4.95 and NAL printed in red at the foot of the spine. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket has only a couple of the tiniest closed tears, else Fine. An uncommon first edition, basis for (and released simultaneously with) Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction classic, the standard by which all science fiction films since have been judged. ... more information

New York: New American Library (NAL), 1968. First Edition. First Edition. First issue, with price of $4.95 and NAL printed in red at the foot of the spine. Near Fine in a Near Fine, price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket has a couple of tiny, nearly undetectible closed tears, else a lovely copy. An uncommon first edition, basis for (and released simultaneously with) Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction classic, written for the screen by Kubrick and Clarke based on Clarke's short story, "The Sen... more information

New York: New American Library (NAL), 1968. First Edition. First Edition. Fine in a bright, Near Fine dust jacket. First state dust jacket with price of $4.95 and NAL printed in red at the foot of the spine. Jacket is extremely sharp for this title, with only some faint tanning along the top edge and a small crimp at the crown to note.An uncommon first edition, basis for (and released simultaneously with) Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction classic, the standard by which all science fiction films... more information

New York: Harper, 2010. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Spine ends lightly bumped, else Fine and unread in a Fine dust jacket. ... more information

Rome: La Sist, 1967. Original program for the premiere of Lina Wertmuller's 1967 play, "2+2 non fa piu' 4" ("Two and Two Are No Longer Four"), the production that essentially launched her career as a filmmaker. Wertmuller's first work was as a production assistant on Fellini's "8-1/2," followed by her first first two films. These two efforts fared poorly at the box office, and she decided to return to theater and television. She directed her friend, the popu... more information

Desertina, Switzerland: Lomonosov Porcelain Manufacture Co, 1994. First Edition. First Edition. Boards slightly bowed and a couple of thin scratches to two leaves, else Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Russia's first porcelain factory, the Lomonosov. Beautifully produced, with color photographs throughout. ... more information

New York: Carroll and Graf, 2000. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated January 2001 (which as far as we know was the month of publication). About Fine in an about Fine or better dust jacket. Basis for the overlooked and much-deserving 2002 film, "25th Hour," directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ... more information

New York: Carroll and Graf, 2000. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. About Fine in an about Fine or better dust jacket. Basis for the overlooked and much-deserving 2002 film, 25th Hour, directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ... more information

New York: Carroll and Graf, 2000. First Edition. First Edition. About Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Basis for the overlooked and much-deserving 2002 film, 25th Hour, directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman. ... more information