Further Adventures in the Erogenous Zone (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Albert E. Lewin, Norman Panama (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Draft script for an unproduced film. A young woman is torn between her estranged ex-husband, a rich man who is attempting to win her back, and the man she has been seeing ever since she and her husband split up, who also happens to be his lawyer. She will not commit to him, but subsequently will not let her ex back into her life. Set in New York City. Red... Read More
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L'Effondrement des Enseignes Lumineuses [The Collapse of Luminous Signs] (First Edition)
by Jean Michel Alberola
Paris: Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition held from March 3 through April 16, 1995, at Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain in Paris. Text in French. Fine, with no dust jacket as issued.
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Guendalina (Original photograph from the 1957 film)
by Alberto Lattuada (director, screenwriter); Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Jean Blondel (screenwriters); Jacqueline Sassard, Raf Mattioli, Sylva Koscina, Leda Gloria, Lili Cerasoli (starring)
N.p.: Lopert Pictures Corporation, 1957. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1957 film. A teenage girl vacations to Italy with her parents who are on the brink of divorce. She spends time on the beach fantasizing about a fairy tale romance with the lifeguard's son. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Tuscany. 8.25 x 7 inches, trimmed. Near Fine, with creasing at the corners.
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Mandragola (Original photograph from the 1965 film)
by Alberto Lattuada (director, screenwriter); Niccolo Machiavelli (novel); Luigi Magni, Stefano Strucchi (screenwriters); Rosanna Schiaffino, Philippe Leroy, Jean-Claude Brialy, Toto (starring)
Rome: Arco Films, 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 Italian film, showing actors Rosanna Schiaffino, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Romolo Valli, as well as several other cast members. With the stamp of The Silver Screen Archives to the verso. Based on Niccolo Machiavelli's 1518 play, about a man who schemes to sleep with an infertile man's wife by pretending to be a doctor. Set and shot on location in Italy. 8 x... Read More
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Sappho Darling (Original photograph from the 1968 film)
by Albert Zugsmith (director, screenwriter); Carol Young, Yvonne D'Angers, Alyn Darnay (starring)
N.p.: Cambist Films, 1968. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1968 film. Provenance stamp on the verso. Despite her boyfriend's best efforts, lovely young Sappho is intent on remaining a virgin until marriage, until she meets the gorgeous buxom hitchhiker Brigitte. Shot on location in Stockholm, Sweden. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Original photograph of Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield from the 1945 film)
by Albert Lewin (director, screenwriter); Oscar Wilde (novel); Angela Lansbury, George Sanders, Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Peter Lawford (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1945. Vintage reference photograph of actors Angela Lansbury and Hurd Hatfield from the 1945 film. Based on the 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde, about a man whose portrait magically takes on the ability to absorb the sins of his debauched life while he remains unaged. Nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Cinematography. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with some creasing at the corners.
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Mother (Original photograph of Albert Brooks from the set of the 1997 film)
by Albert Brooks (director, screenwriter, starring); Elliott Marks (photographer); Monica Mcgowan Johnson (screenwriter); Debbie Reynolds, Laura Weeks, Rob Morrow (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1996. Vintage photograph of Albert Brooks from the set of the 1997 film. Albert Brooks stars as a science-fiction novelist, who, after his second failed marriage, moves back in with his mother, Debbie Reyonds, hoping to find the cause of his relationship woes. "Mother" was Reynolds' first major film role in over 20 years. Shot on location in San Francisco and Los Angeles. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. ... Read More
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Stowaway in the Sky [Le voyage en ballon] (Archive of original photographs and ephemera from a press gala for the 1960 film)
by Albert Lamorisse (director, screenwriter, producer); Jean Jungmann (photographer); Andre Gille, Maurice Baquet, Pascal Lamorisse, Jack Lemon, Ole Neumann (starring)
Strasbourg, France: Jean Jungmann, 1960. Archive of 5 vintage single weight press photographs from a press gala for the 1960 French film, here under the original French title. All rubber-stamped on the verso, crediting photographer Jungmann, and all but one show director Lamorisse on-stage behind a microphone with an official from the gala, with one photo featuring smiling colleagues seated at a dining table. Housed in an original Jungmann mailing envelope, addressed to Maryse Martres in manuscript ink, with... Read More
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La Califfa (Original screenplay for the 1970 film)
by Alberto Bevilacqua (director, screenwriter); Romy Schneider, Ugo Tognazzi, Massimo Farinelli, Marina Berti (starring); Ennio Morricone (composer)
Rome: Fair Film, 1970. Draft script for the 1970 film. An English language script for consideration by US filmmakers, though the film was shot in Italian. Based on Alberto Bevilacqua's 1964 novel of the same name. The widow of a worker killed by police joins the militant strike against the factory owners, one of which falls in love with her and is forced to face his glaring conflicts of interest. Shot on location in Parma,... Read More
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The Pink Pussy: Where Sin Lives [Harassed] (Three original photographs of Libertad Leblanc from the 1964 film)
by Alberto Dubois (director, screenwriter); Libertad Leblanc, Eva Moreno, June Roberts, Alberto Álvarez (starring)
N.p.: Cambist Films, 1964. Three vintage studio still photographs of Libertad Leblanc from the 1964 film. A young would-be nightclub singer discovers that her new performing contract is controlled by a violent drug baron. Set and shot on location in Buenos Aires and Venezuela. 10 x 8 inches. NEear Fine.
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Carnal Circuit (Original photograph from the 1969 film)
by Alberto De Martino (director, screenwriter); Vincenzo Mannino, Lianella Carell, Carlo Romano (screenwriters); Dorothy Malone, Robert Hoffmann, Luciana Paluzzi (starring)
N.p.: Times Films, 1973. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1969 Italian-German giallo film. Photograph with two provenance stamps on the verso. Paolo, an Italian journalist newly arrived in Los Angeles, is attacked by two thugs looking for his childhood friend Giulio, who dies in a mysterious car accident the following day. Set in and shot on location in Los Angeles. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.
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A Woman in Love (Two original photographs from the 1968 film)
by Albert T. Viola (director, screenwriter); Jerrold Brody, Mathias Sebald, Joseph Sutherin (screenwriters); Audrey Campbell, Phillip R. Allen, Jon Viscounte (starring)
N.p.: New York Film Productions, 1968. Two vintage studio still photographs from the semi-experimental 1968 film. Both photographs with provenance stamps on the versos. ) Phil has relationship issues with his fiancee Bea, due largely to his unrealistic expectations. One day he finds comfort in letters he discovers in an abandoned cabin written by a man named Jon, who is even more dysfunctional and delusional than Phil. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
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Stowaway in the Sky [Le voyage en ballon] (Original French premiere invitation for the 1960 film)
by Albert Lamorisse (director, screenwriter, producer); Andre Gille, Maurice Baquet, Pascal Lamorisse, Jack Lemon, Ole Neumann (starring)
Paris: Films Montsouris, 1960. Original French premiere invitation for two people from the 1960 French film, here under the original French title. Illustration recalling the design of the film's posters, printed on card stock in orange, green and blue, noting the date and location of showing, Wednesday, September 14, 9 pm at the Marignan (theatre in Paris). The film was presented by Cinedis and Pathe Cinema, its distributors, with music credited to Jean Prodromides, and filmed in "Helivision: La... Read More
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The Scout (Original screenplay for the 1994 film, with rainbow revisions)
by Albert Brooks (starring, screenwriter); Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest (starring); Michael Ritchie (director); Andrew Bergman, Monica Johnson (screenwriters)
Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993. Revised Final Draft script for the 1994 film. Loosely based on a 1976 "New Yorker" article by Roger Angell, about a baseball scout who discovers a promising new player and successfully negotiates his signing with the Yankees, only to realize that the man is emotionally stunted after years of childhood abuse. Shot on location in Zempoala and Veracruz in Mexico, in Bracken County, Kentucky, and in New York. Self wrappers.... Read More
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Stowaway in the Sky [Le Voyage en ballon] (Original invitation to the premiere of the 1960 film)
by Albert Lamorisse (director, screenwriter); André Gille, Maurice Baquet, Pascal Lamorisse, Charles Bayard (starring)
Paris: Cinedis / Pathe Cinema, 1960. Vintage invitation to the French premiere of the 1960 film, seen here under the French title "Le Voyage en ballon," on September 14, 1960, at the Hotel Marignan in Paris. A young boy is very interested in his grandfather's hot air balloon. When the grandfather tries to take the the balloon on a demonstration flight, the little boy sneaks into the basket, joining the adventure. 8.25 x 6.5 inches.... Read More
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The Admiral Was a Lady (Original photograph from the 1950 film)
by Albert S. Rogell (director); John O'Dean, Sidney Salkow (screenwriters); Edmond O'Brien, Wanda Hendrix, Rudy Vallee (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1950. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from a re-release (presumed) of the 1950 film. Wanda Hendrix plays a WAVE officer endlessly pursued by ex-airman Edmond O'Brien (among others). However, she only has eyes for her boyfriend Dick Erdman, who is on the lam from vengeful millionaire Rudy Vallee. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, several creases, a few tiny tears, annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso.
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Charlie Bubbles (Original photograph of Albert Finney from the 1967 film)
by Albert Finney (director, starring); Shelagh Delaney (screenwriter); Colin Blakely, Billie Whitelaw, Liza Minnelli (starring)
London: The Rank Organization, 1967. Vintage reference photograph from the 1967 film, showing director-actor Albert Finney. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of The Rank Organization. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A wealthy, famous English writer with working class roots is forced to reconnect with his emotions and sense of humanity when he takes a trip to visit his estranged wife and son. Finney's... Read More
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Tom Jones (Original photograph of Albert Finney and Susannah York from the 1963 British film)
by Albert Finney, Susannah York, Hugh Griffith, Edith Evans (starring); Tony Richardson (director); Henry Fielding (novel); John Osborne (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1963. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1963 British film, showing actors Albert Finney and Susannah York. With manuscript ink annotations on the verso. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were... Read More
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The Dresser (Original photograph from the 1983 film)
by Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Sheila Reid (starring); Peter Yates (director); Ronald Harwood (screenwriter)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1983. Vintage reference photograph from the 1983 film, showing actor Albert Finney preparing for a turn as King Lear, with help from his dresser Tom Courtenay. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Based on the 1980 play by Ronald Harwood, loosely based on his own experiences as a personal dresser to Shakespearean actor and manager Donald Wolfit. The dresser and confidante of a faded veteran actor struggles to keep his employer's life... Read More
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Sex Kittens Go to College [The Beauty and the Robot] (Original banner poster for the 1960 film)
by Albert Zugsmith (director); Robert Hill (screenwriter); Mamie Van Doren, Tuesday Weld, Mijanou Bardot, Mickey Shaughnessy (starring)
Glendale, CA: Allied Artists Pictures, 1960. Vintage three-color banner poster for the 1960 film. Rare in this format. Collins College consults with the campus computer, "Thinko," in search for a new head of their science department, which suggests Dr. Mathilda West, who holds 13 degrees, speaks 18 languages, and is a disruptively attractive buxom blonde, played by Mamie Van Doren. Released in Europe with an additional nine-minute dream sequence featuring "Thinko" and four striptease dancers. 118.5 x... Read More
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Alberto Giacometti / Yves Klein: In Search of the Absolute (First UK Edition, complete in two volumes)
by [Alberto Giacometti, Yves Klein] Joachim Pissarro, Catherine Grenier, Daniel Moquay, Cecilia Braschi, Richard Calvocoressi (contributors)
London and New York: Gagosian Gallery / Rizzoli, 2016. Hardcover. First UK Edition. Complete in two volumes. Fine and unread, with no dust jackets as issued, housed together in publisher's slipcase. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. Oversize item, shipping billed at cost.
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Alessandro Albrizzi (Two original photographs, circa 1950s)
by [Alessandro Albrizzi]
Paris: William Morris Agency, 1950. ry Good Plus overall, with faint foxing and slight curling.
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That Certain Feeling (Original photograph of cartoonist Al Capp from the 1956 film)
by Al Capp [Alfred Gerald Caplin] (starring); Melvin Frank (director, screenwriter); Norman Panama (director); Eleanor Brooke (play); William Altman, I.A.L. Diamond (screenwriter); Bob Hope, Eva Marie Saint, George Sanders (starring)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1956. Vintage promotional reference photograph of Al Capp from the 1956 film. "Culver Pictures, Inc." and "131242" stamps and two later date "Culver Pictures, Inc." labels on verso. Based on the 1954 Broadway play "King of Hearts" by Jean Kerr. Al Capp, famed cartoonist for his long-running satirical comic strip "Li'l Abner," portrays himself in a cameo role, as well as providing promotional art for the film. Divorced comic strip cartoonist Francis... Read More
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Non-Stop (First UK Edition, agent's copy designated for first American rights)
by Brian Aldiss
London: Faber and Faber, 1958. First Edition. First Edition. Copy belonging to the author's British agent, E.J. Carnell in London, with their label on the front endpaper, reading "NON-STOP / by / Brian W. Aldiss / First American Rights" in manuscript manual type. Considered by many to be Aldiss' finest work. The American edition, for which this copy was ostensibly the template, was retitled "Starship," with many textual revisions. An exceptional copy of the author's third book in... Read More
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A Woman's Vengeance (Original photograph of Zoltán Korda and William Goetz on the set of the 1948 film)
by Aldous Huxley (novella, screenwriter); Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth (starring); Zoltán Korda (director); William Goetz (subject, producer)
Universal City: Universal-International, 1947. Vintage reference photograph of director Zoltán Korda talking with producer and head of Universal-International William Goetz on the set of the 1948 film noir. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on Aldous Huxley's 1922 short story "The Gioconda Smile," about an unfaithful husband who is wrongly charged with the murder of his first wife. 8 x 10 inches.... Read More
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