Derriere le Miroir. No. 16, Janvier 1949

Paris: Maeght editeur, 1949. Good, some soiling and bend strees marks on the sheets from not being treated with respect. Best thought of as a utility copy.. Folded sheet then folded again, to give 8 panels. Front panel has a color lithograph after Hans Hofmann, as does the inside when you open it, spread across both panels. OPen to the top for the inside 4 panels. Includes text by Tennessee Williams, Peter ZNegoe, Charles Estienne. A mix of... Read More

Offered by Mullen Books, Inc.

RADITZER

by MATTHIESSEN, Peter

New York: The Viking Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Two tiny stains to fore-edge of text block. Near Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with very minor rubbing to the spine tips and corners. His third novel, fourth book. INSCRIBED for------ "with best wishes" and SIGNED by the author on the front free endpaper in 1963. An uncommon early inscription.

Offered by Charles Agvent

THE HORSE TRADE

by HURD, Peter

Lubbock, TX: Baker Gallery Press, 1953. Prints. Very minor crease at corners, long but not severe vertical creases in image. Still Near Fine, large image. A color print (26" x 19-1/2"; image size 22-1/2" x 16") from an original painting signed in the image and SIGNED in pencil at the lower right by the artist. Peter Hurd (1904-1984) was raised in Roswell, New Mexico, and returned later in life to New Mexico where he drew inspiration from the... Read More

Offered by Charles Agvent

It Should Happen to You (Original photograph taken on the set of the 1954 film)

by Judy Holliday, Peter Lawford, Jack Lemmon (starring); George Cukor (director); Garson Kanin (screenwriter)

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1954. Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film, showing actress Judy Holliday in the bath, surrounded by crew members. Columbia Pictures stamp on the verso. A young woman finds herself famous overnight after she appears on six billboards through an advertising fluke. An early appearance by Jack Lemmon, then best known for his work in television. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches.... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Recueil de ranz-des-vaches et chansons nationales Suisses, notées d'après leurs airs connus ou sur de nouvelles mélodies: avec accompagnement de Piano-Forte. Troisième Édition, corrigée et considérablement augmentée

by [SWISS SONGS - Early 19th Century]. Wyss, Johann Rudolf, ed. 1782-1830

Berne: J. J. Burgdorfer, 1818. Oblong quarto. Original publisher's mid-green printed wrappers. 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 1f. ("Inhalt"), [v-x] ("Préface de la seconde édition"), xi-xxiv ("Avant-propos de la troisième édition"), 126 (music), 127-131 ("Worterklärungen"), 132-133 ("Traduction Interlinèaire du Ranz des Vaches d'Appenzell, p. 24"), 134-135 ("Verbesserungen in der Musik."), 136 ("Verbesserungen.") pp. 55 songs in German/Swiss dialects, with the exception of those to pp. 107-122 in French. Preface by Johann Rudolf Wyss, noted Swiss editor, writer,... Read More

Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians LLC

J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens; Retold by May Bryon for Little People with the Permission of the Author

by Barrie, J.M. (Original Story); Byron, May ("Retold By"); Rackham, Arthur (Illustrator)

London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited, 1929. Hardcover. Near fine/very good +. Rackham, Arthur. Octavo size, 123 pp. With Ex-Libris of J.M. Barrie which apparently is not unique, there being one other copy online as of this writing with the same plate. The ink looks genuine but the signatures are the same; interestingly, the library bookplates are tipped onto different pages. We can come up with several scenarios for the existence of these bookplates, but since the bibliographies are... Read More

Offered by Swan's Fine Books

Star Wars [Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope] (Four original photographs from the 1977 film)

by George Lucas (director, screenwriter); George Whitear (photographer); Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness (starring)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977. Four vintage film still photographs from the 1977 film. One photograph with a label with inventory number "#6208" and photography credit for "Geo. Whitear" on the verso. The film that started a multibillion dollar media empire (pun intended) which now includes ten additional live action films, animated shows, novels, comic books, video games, and countless tons of officially licensed merchandise, with no signs of slowing down. Winner of six Academy Awards, nominated for... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope (Original photograph from the set of the 1977 film)

by George Lucas (director, screenwriter); Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Peter Mayhew (starring)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977. Vintage studio still photograph from the set of the 1977 film, showing director George Lucas sitting with actor Alec Guinness while shooting on location. A breakaway, blockbuster space epic, the first entry in what would eventually become an ongoing series of films and an even larger, monolithic franchise. Winner of six Academy Awards, and nominated for four others including Best Picture and Best Director. Set a long time ago, in... Read More

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The Old Man and the Sea (Original photograph of Spencer Tracy on the set of the 1958 film)

by Ernest Hemingway (novel); John Sturges (director); Jack Woods (photographer); Peter Viertel (screenwriter); Spencer Tracy, Harry Bellaver, Don Diamond (starring)

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1958. Vintage photograph of a camera crew capturing a shot of actor Spencer Tracy and child actor Felipe Pazos on the set of the 1958 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a stamp crediting Warner photographer Jack Woods. Based on the Pulitzer Prize winning 1952 novel by Ernest Hemingway. Winner of an Academy Award, and nominated for two more, including Best Actor for Spencer Tracy, one of nine nominations... Read More

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Bushman's Honeymoon; A Love Story With Detective Interruptions

by Sayers, Dorothy L.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1938. First Cheap Edition, Third Issue. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first "Cheap" edition of Bushman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers.. Octavo, 446pp, [1]. Blue cloth. Stated "Third Impression (first cheap edition) July 1938" on copyright page. Internally clean. In the publisher's scarce dust jacket, light soiling to yellow covers, retail price on cover, short closed tears, solid hinges. Dorothy L. Sayers was an English crime writer and poet, best known for her mysteries,... Read More

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Topkapi (Collection of 16 lobby cards from the 1964 film)

by Jules Dassin (director); Eric Ambler (novel); Monja Danischewsky (screenwriter); Melina Mercouri, Peter Ustinov, Maximilian Schell (starring)

Beverly Hills, CA: Filmways Pictures / United Artists, 1964. Collection of 16 vintage lobby cards from the French release of the 1964 US film. Based on the 1962 novel by Eric Ambler, about a con man forced to help a group of thieves steal a jeweled dagger from an Istanbul museum. Peter Ustinov won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the film. 9 x 11.75 inches. Near Fine.

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The Grapes of Wrath (Original teleplay script for an unproduced television film)

by John Steinbeck (novelist); Christopher Knopf (screenwriter); Nunnally Johnson (playwright)

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974. First Draft script for an unproduced television movie. Based on John Steinbeck's 1939 novel of the same title and adapted from the screenplay by Nunnally Johnson for the 1940 film. During the Great Depression and dustbowl era, a family of tenant farmers living and suffering in Oklahoma and forced to move west, abandoning their home. They end up in California, with many other "Okies" like them, searching for a new future. ... Read More

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Jaws (Original photograph of Steven Spielberg, Richard Zanuck, and David Brown on the set of the 1975 film)

by Steven Spielberg (director); Peter Benchley (novel, screenwriter); Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter); Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss (starring)

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1975. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1975 film, showing director Steven Spielburg talking with producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. The film that basically invented the concept of the summer blockbuster, forever changing how movies were greenlit and marketed, and, along with "Star Wars" two years later, effectively signaling the end of the New Hollywood Cinema. Based on the 1974 novel... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Jaws (Original photograph of Steven Spielberg and crew on location for the 1975 film)

by Steven Spielberg (director); Peter Benchley (novel, screenwriter); Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter); Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss (starring)

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1975. Vintage photograph from the set of the 1975 film, of Spielberg and crew in wetsuits, filming waist deep in the Atlantic Ocean. "Movie Star News" stamp on verso. The film that basically invented the concept of the summer blockbuster, forever changing how movies were greenlit and marketed, and, along with "Star Wars" two years later, effectively signaled the end of the New Hollywood Cinema. Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.... Read More

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Dancer in the Dark (Seven original photographs from the 2000 film)

by Lars von Trier (director, screenwriter); Bjork (starring, composer); Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare (starring)

Denmark: Zentropa Entertainments, 2000. Collection of six vintage color still photographs and one borderless photograph of director Lars von Trier on the set of the 2000 film. From the Tele Cine Documentation archive, and later the collection of Daniel Bouteiller, with respective stamp and label to the verso of four of the stills. A tragic and uncommon take on the classic Hollywood Musical, Icelandic pop singer Bjork plays a Czechoslovakian immigrant looking to make a better life... Read More

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Six Plays: Madame Butterfly, Du Barry, The Darling of the Gods, Adrea, The Girl of the Golden West, The Return of Peter Grimm (First Edition, Association Copy, inscribed to George Middleton)

by David Belasco

Boston: Little, Brown, 1928. First Edition. First Edition. Association Copy, INSCRIBED in the year of publication by the author on the front endpaper to playwright George Middleton: "To George Middleton / with affectionate regards / David Belasco / October 1928." Middleton's nephew David's ownership stamp on the front pastedown. New Jersey-born playwright, director, and producer George Middleton served as president of the Dramatists Guild of America from 1927 to 1929. He is perhaps best remembered... Read More

Offered by Royal Books, Inc.

Peter Parley to Penrod

by Jacob Blanck

R.R.Bowker Company, 1938. Book. Fine. Cloth. Presentation By Author. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine copy.1/500 Rare Presentation Copy."For Edward Lazare with regards from Jake Blanck G.A.B. & C0 3 W 46st NYC July 18, 1938." Signed in Year of Publication.Classic on Children's Literature. Comes with Scribner's Overleaf offering A Remarkable Collection of First Editions of Best loved American Juveniles from 1818 to 1929. Rare Copy..

Offered by Jeffrey Bergman Books

Rev. Edward Mitchell

by MAVERICK, Peter

New York: Peter Maverick, 1820. Print. Engraving. Image measures 8 1/2" x 7" Finely engraved portrait of Reverend Edward Mitchell (1769-1834), a printer and minister born in Ireland and based in New York. He published several religious texts -- including hymn books, sermons, and pamphlets -- for the Society of United Christian Friends. This print was engraved by Peter Maverick after a painting by Waldo & Jewett, a portrait studio led by American painters Samuel Lovett Waldo and... Read More

Offered by Argosy Book Store

Day of Paris

by KERTESZ, Andre

New York: J.J. Augustin, 1945. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Kertesz' first book to be published in the U.S. Produced with the assistance of photo historian Peter Pollock and legendary graphic designer and photographer Alexey Brodovitch. With their help this book has become a high spot of 20th century photography books and a consensus pick on all of the "best of lists.' An about fair copy in cloth boards with the front and rear endpapers missing, a long... Read More

Offered by Jeff Hirsch Books

Run For Your Life: Night Train from Chicago (Original screenplay for the 1966 television episode)

by Robert Bloch (screenwriter); Ben Gazzara, Brock Peters, Louise Sorel, Val Avery (starring); Richard Benedict (director)

Universal City: Universal Television, 1966. Revised Draft script for Season 1 Episode 27 of the 1965-1968 television series, which originally aired on April 11, 1966, on NBC. The series followed Paul Bryan, who, after being told he has only months left to live, embarks on a series of adventures to make the most out of his remaining time alive. In this episode, Bryan searches for a mysterious nun, and is thereby dragged into a murder mystery linked... Read More

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Superstar (Original script for an unproduced play)

by Ruth Wolff (playwright)

New York: International Famous Agency, 1969. Draft script for an unproduced play from noted playwright and screenwriter Ruth Wolff. From the estate of actress Monique van Vooren. Wolff, a prolific and successful playwright since the late 1950s, is best known for her historical and biographical plays about famous women. "The Abdication," one of Wolff's most regarded plays, was first produced at the Theatre Royal Bath in 1971, which she adapted for film in 1974, under the direction... Read More

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Night Chills

by KOONTZ, Dean R.

New York: Atheneum, 1976. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Fine in a clean, near fine dustwrapper with the usual bleeding to the pink ink used on the jacket (a printing blunder). Cheekily Inscribed by Koontz: "To Peter – Don't worry, I'm sure that subliminal suggestion doesn't work [written upside down] read Koontz books [right-side up] and that it's really not [written upside down] buy Koontz books [right-side up] a major influence in our lives. Best, Dean R. Koontz,... Read More

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Spartacus

by FAST, Howard

New York: The Author, 1951. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Corners 9 a bit bumped, very good in worn, about good dust jacket with several tears and some staining on the rear panel. Signed by the author. Because of growing concern over his Communist sympathies, Fast was unable to find a commercial publisher for this book and finally published it himself. In the midst of the Red Scare this study of the eternal quest for freedom, and of... Read More

Offered by Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.

Which Way to Mecca, Jack?

by Blatty, William Peter

First edition, first printing (so stated). Octavo. Illustrated by Gil Miret. Original red cloth over tan boards gilt stamped. Dust jacket ($3.95 price on flap; few nicks). Very good. 256 pages.Author's first book, signed and inscribed by Blatty on front free endpaper: "For Nick Barnett – May your life never be like this camel's back! (see p. 14) Best Bill Blatty."

Offered by Houle Rare Books & Autographs

1981 United States Chess Championship and Zonal Qualifier (Score Sheets)

by Peters, John (1951- ) signed

Complete set of original score sheets in John Peter's hand, including the award winning "most interesting game" between him and Lein. Octavo (8 1/2" x 5 1/2) All games signed by all his opponents exceipt the game with Kudrin.The 28th U S Championship and Zonal Qualifier was a hard fought contest which ended with a tie for first place and two co-champions, Grandmasters Walter Browne and Yasser Seirawan. Since the top three finishers automatically qualify for the Zonal, a playoff... Read More

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