The Super Cops: The True Story of the Cops Called Batman & Robin

by L.H. Whittemore

New York: Stein and Day, 1973. Boards. Very Good +/Very Good +. SIGNED BY BOTH OF THE "SUPER COPS", DAVE GRRENBERG AND BOB HANTZ. ALSO INSCRIBED BY DAVE GREENBERG SEPARATELY AND, FURTHER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR L.H. ("HANK") WHITTEMORE. All on the signatures on front free endpaper. A very solid copy to boot of the 1973 1st edition. Tight and VG+ (very light spotting to the panels) in a crisp, price-intact, VG+ dustjacket, with several small chips and... Read More

Offered by Appledore Books

BATMAN (1966 film) Photo archive

by Twentieth Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox. No binding. Fine. [Los Angeles]: 20th Century Fox, 1966. Set of 11 vintage original 8 x 10" (20 x 25 cm) black-and-white photos, fine. ... Read More

Offered by Walter Reuben, Inc.

HIS DARK MATERIALS ONE-VOLUME TRILOGY [NORTHERN LIGHTS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, THE AMBER SPYGLASS] [Signed]

by Pullman, Philip

London, UK: Scholastic Press, 2001. First UK Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Large Octavo, 1016 pages. In Very Good plus condition with a Very Good condition dust jacket. Black spine with a golden alethiometer design in the center and white and gold lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, has mild wear along spine tail edge, has a bend along the spine, and has mild finger-staining. Textblock has mild age-toning along edges. Contains a golden silk bookmark ribbon... Read More

Offered by Second Story Books

[Cover Proofs]: The Comic Book Price Guide No. 13

by OVERSTREET, Robert M.

Harmony Books, 1983. Unbound. Fine. Two printer's proofs, measuring 15" x 13" and 13" x 10", and one color guide measuring 6½" x 9". The color guide is on thick glossy paper, as is one the color printer's proof, which also has a semi-opaque overlay attached at the topedge by tape with hand-ruled lines on the overlay and with several printer's notes. The black and white printer's proof is on thinner paper but includes an image of the... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

The Phantom Gives Therapy (Original color lithographic print from the 2014 Printed Matter Los Angeles Art Book Fair)

by Lee Falk (creator); Carl Johan De Geer (artist)

New York: Boo-Hooray / Carl Johan De Geer, 2014. Original color lithographic print created for the Carl Johan De Geer exhibition at Printed Matter's 2014 Los Angeles Art Book Fair, showing Lee Falk's comic strip character The Phantom spanking various women in a collage format. SIGNED, titled, and numbered by De Geer along the bottom margin, noted in manuscript ink as No. 5 from an edition of 20 copies. Born in Montreal and raised in a... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

[Photo Album]: British Soldiers in Korea and Environs

Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malta, Aden, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. Large oblong octavo. String-tied red leather-grained cloth over boards. 84 gelatin silver snapshot images (and one commercial image) mounted from one to six to a page, rectos only, mostly captioned. Each page with glassine tissue guard. Images range mostly between 2" x 2.5" and 3" x 4.5". The photos are mostly fine, modest wear to the binding, but sound and very good. The captioned images indicate a sea... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Batman & Me

by Kane, Bob

Forestville, California, U.S.A.: Forestville, CA: Eclipse Books, 1989, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included. Published in Forestville, CA, by Eclipse Books in 1989. First edition. Copyright page states "First Printing." Book fine. DJ fine, except for 3/4 inch tear (bottom left corner of front side). SIGNED bookplate on front free endpage reads, "Of the first edition of Batman and Me, a limited number have been casebound and signed by the author, of which this is number 261/2500."... Read More

Offered by Bookbid Rare Books

[Scrapbook]: Gay Man's Scrapbook in the 1960s

by SAUPE, William

New Jersey, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. Quarto measuring 12" x 12.5". String-tied brown paper boards with "scrapbook" stamped in gilt on the front board. Slight mustiness and edgewear thus very good. A scrapbook kept by New Jersey native, William Saupe, during the 1960s. From the contents it seems Saupe identified as gay and often discusses his love for a man named Frank. The album contains letters, cards, drawings, photographs, and other ephemera from Saupe's life and his... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

The World's Greatest Superheroes. Daily comic strip, original artwork. [12/20, 12/21, and 12/22 1978]

by (D.C. Comics) Tuska, George; Vince Colletta

New York: D.C. Comics/C.T.N.Y.S., 1978. 17" x 6. Three single-sided strips of original artwork, black ink on Bristol board, dated in black ink on the upper left of each, and stamped in blue; some toning but overall fine. 17" x 6" Three successive days of D.C. Comics' syndicated Superheroes strip, featuring Batman and Black Lightning, who was the first African-American superhero to headline his own D.C. comic.

Offered by James Cummins Bookseller Inc.

ORDINARY PEOPLE CHANGE THE WORLD COLLECTION [I AM AMELIA EARHART, I AM ALBERT EINSTEIN, I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN, I AM ROSA PARKS, I AM LUCILLE BALL, I AM JACKIE ROBINSON, I AM HELEN KELLER, I AM MARTIN LUTHER KING, I AM JANE GOODALL, I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON, I AM JIM HENSON, I AM SACAGAWEA, I AM GHANDI, I AM HARRIET TUBMAN, I AM NEIL ARMSTRONG, I AM SONIA SOTOMAYOR, I AM BILLIE JEAN KING, I AM MARIE CURIE, I AM WALT DISNEY, I AM LEONARDO DA VINCI, I AM ANNE FRANK, I AM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, I AM FRIDA KALO, I AM T. M. PEI, I AM OPRAH WINFREY, I AM MALALA YOUSAFZAI, I AM MUHAMMAD ALI, I AM DOLLY PARTON, I AM TEMPLE GRANDIN, I AM JOHN LEWIS, I AM MISTER ROGERS, I AM RUTH BATER GINSBURG] [32 Volumes] [All Volumes Signed]

by Meltzer, Brad [Author] Eliopoulos, Christopher [Illustrator]

New York, NY: Dial Books for Young Readers/ Rocky Pond Books, 2014 - 2024. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 32 Volumes. In Near Fine condition with Near Fine condition dust jackets. Solid color spines with cream colored lettering outlined in black. Dust jackets are all wrapped in mylar coverings, Volume 3 has a pricing sticker adhesively attached to the rear cover, Volume 16 has a white "Autographed" sticker on the front cover and a grey stain on the... Read More

Offered by Second Story Books

The Bat". Screenplay

by Perelman, S.J. and Laura Perelman

Hollywood, 1940. First draft typescript (ribbon copy on Fidelity onion skin paper). 84 pages. Brad-fastened into textured paper covers from The Orsatti Agency, with typed cover label. Screen adaptation of the popular 1920 play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood, which itself was adapted from her 1908 classic mystery "The Circular Staircase". A silent version had been produced in 1926, and a 1930 version was entitled "The Bat Whispers" served as an inspiration to Bob Kane in the... Read More

Offered by Thomas A. Goldwasser Rare Books

The Rocketeer (Original screenplay for the 1991 film)

by Joe Johnston (director); Dave Stevens (graphic novel); Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, William Dear (screenwriter); Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Paul Sorvino (starring)

Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Pictures, 1988. Revised First Draft script for the 1991 film. Based on the 1982 graphic novel by Dave Stevens. In 1930s Hollywood, a stunt pilot comes into possession of a jet-pack after getting caught in the crossfire between FBI agents and a group of gangsters. He subsequently becoming the target of both FBI and Nazi agents who are after the jet-pack. An early entry in the superhero movie canon, following the success of... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Batman Begins (Original screenplay for the 2005 film)

by Christopher Nolan (director, screenwriter); Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy (starring); David S. Goyer (screenwriter)

N.p.: N.p., 2005. Draft script for the 2005 film. Copy belonging to an unidentified crew member, with their annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout, denoting props and indicating potential script revisions, and post-it tags on page fore-edges. Christopher Nolan's markedly darker, edgier reboot of the "Batman" cinema franchise, charting Bruce Wayne's transformation into the caped crusader. Followed by "The Dark Knight" (2008) and "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012). Set in Gotham City and Bhutan, shot... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

HEATHERS: An Original Screenplay

by Waters, Daniel

Los Angeles: [New World Pictures], 1987. Very good plus.. Original revised second draft for the classic 1989 teen film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, Kim Walker, and Penelope Milford. One of the greatest high school movies ever made, and one of the few really worthy Winona Ryder vehicles, HEATHERS not only anticipated the more satirical edge of '90s teen movies to come, it perhaps embodied better than even John Hughes the world-weary pose for... Read More

Offered by Type Punch Matrix

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (Original screenplay for the 1993 film, actor Dick Miller's working copy)

by Mark Hamill, Dana Delaney, Kevin Conroy, Stacy Keach (starring); Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm (directors); Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves (screenwriters)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1992. Revised Draft script for the 1993 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller, with his manuscript ink annotations underlining lines to several pages, and with a letter to Miller from casting and voice director Andrea Romano regarding the project. From the estate of Dick Miller. Based on the 1992-1995 television show "Batman: The Animated Series." The first original theatrical film produced by Warner Brothers Animation, and the first film in the DC... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

The Mothman Prophecies

by Keel, John; Frank Frazetta [Cover Art]

Avondale Estates, GA: IllumiNet Press, 1991. Near Fine. Signed by John Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed, "Hi -- glad your taste in books is improving." [xii], 275 pp. Bound in publisher's illustrated wraps. Near Fine with slight curling and edge wear to wraps, light offsetting at rear cover. Fortean investigator and author John Keel's best-known book, an engaging exploration of a series of hair-raising events in 1966 and 1967 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The... Read More

Offered by Burnside Rare Books

Batman (Original screenplay for the 1989 film)

by Tim Burton (director); Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger (starring); Sam Hamm (screenplay); Bob Kane (based on characters created by); Danny Elman (composer); Prince (songs)

Los Angeles: Warner Brothers, 1988. Third Draft script for the 1989 film. With metallic "bat" symbol stamped in metallic silver, black, red, and gold on the front wrapper. The first appearance of DC's legendary comic in a live-action major motion picture, still highly regarded nearly 40 years later. Set in the fictitious city of Gotham, shot at Pinewood Studios and on location throughout England. Goldenrod pictorial titled wrappers, dated February 29, 1988, noted as... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

The Mothman Prophecies

by Keel, John A.

New York: Saturday Review Press / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1975. First Edition. Very Good+/Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by John A. Keel on the front free endpaper and inscribed with Keel's usual whimsy: "To Jon -- The secret of the universe is on page 380." [xii], 269 pp. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over black spine cloth lettered in silver. Very Good+ with light edge toning to boards and modest staining to... Read More

Offered by Burnside Rare Books

Recording Script Archive of MGM Record Producer Herb Galewitz

1975. Very Good. A collection of original scripts, correspondence, and production material from the archive of record producer Herb Galewitz. The material includes more than 30 scripts used by voice actors during the recording sessions for various children's albums, featuring characters like Batman, Superman, Flash Gordon, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Smokey the Bear, as well as stories from the Brothers Grimm, Aesop, and Rudyard Kipling. The largest group of material relates to the recording of the album *You're... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Six Issues of EPIC

by MILLER, Frank

[Montpelier, Vermont: Frank Miller, 1972. Softcover. Near Fine. Six issues. Quartos. Side stapled spirit-duplicated leaves; the three later issues with cardstock covers. Each between 28pp. and 50pp. Overall near fine or better with some fading to some of the mimeograph covers, minor wear at the edges, a few tiny oxidation spots; and four with names on the covers. An amazing group of six issues of the mimeographed fanzines *EPIC*, drawn and edited by comic book legend Frank... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Three works bound together: I. The Shepheards Calender (1591); II. The Faerie Queene (1596); III. Colin Clouts Come Home Againe (1595)

by Spenser, Edmund (1552?-1559)

London: Various printers (details below). 1591-, 1596. A remarkable volume containing 3 separately-printed works, including the first editions of the second part (Cantos 4-6) of The Faerie Queene (1596) and Colin Clouts Come Home Againe (1595). Hardcover. Fine. Bound in 17th c. calf, the boards gilt-ruled in compartments with ornamental tools at the corners and a large stamp of the Tudor arms at the center of each board (hinges and endcaps restored, corners bumped, later label, lacking ties).... Read More

Offered by Liber Antiquus, Early Books & Manuscripts