Mr. Campion's Clowns: The Third Allingham Omnibus (First UK Edition)
by Margery Allingham
London: Chatto and Windus, 1967. First UK Edition. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Slightly cocked, with moderate foxing to the page edges, and light offsetting to the endpapers. Jacket toned to the extremities, with light wear (but no loss) at the spine ends.
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More Work for the Undertaker (First UK Edition)
by Margery Allingham
London: William Heinemann, 1948. First UK Edition, preceding all others. The 13th Albert Campion mystery. Light foxing to the text block, generally Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Jacket moderately edgeworn and rubbed, with cello tape reinforcements to the verso (see image), and evidence of erasure to the front flap.
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Black'erchief [Blackerchief, Blackkerchief] Dick (First Edition)
by Margery Allingham
Garden City: Doubleday Page, 1923. First American Edition. Author's first novel, published when she was 19 years old. A seafaring, swashbuckling adventure, set on Mersea Island in the 17th century. Very Good plus, bound in brown cloth with bright gilt titles, in a solid Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket. Slight lean, page edges foxed, with light offsetting and a touch of foxing to the endpapers. Jacket spine lightly toned with some chipping at the crown... Read More
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Take Two at Bedtime (First UK Edition)
by Margery Allingham
Kingswood: The World's Work, 1950. First UK Edition, preceded by the First American Edition published the same year, under the title "Deadly Duo." Comprises two mystery novellas: "Wanted: Someone Innocent" and "Last Act." Boards warped, slight lean, backstrip dampstained, generally Very Good in a Very Good, price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket has an old price stamp just above the price-clip, a hole at the top left corner of the rear panel, and closed tears affecting the rear flap... Read More
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The Oaken Heart (First Edition, Association Copy, inscribed to the publisher)
by Margery Allingham
London: Michael Joseph, 1941. First UK Edition, preceding all others. Association Copy, INSCRIBED by the author to Robert Lusty, the co-founder of Michael Joseph (along with Joseph), accompanied by Lusty's decorative bookplate on the front pastedown. The inscription reads: "Bob (Best Publisher on Earth) Lusty / Margery Allingham / 1941." A nonfiction account of the first year of the Blitz on England, told from the viewpoint of the residents of Tolleshunt D'Arcy, the author's home village (called... Read More
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The Beckoning Lady (First UK Edition)
by Margery Allingham
London: Chatto and Windus, 1955. First UK Edition. A Mr. Campion and Inspector Luke mystery. Jacket art by Youngman Carter. Faint foxing to the top and bottom page edges, generally Very Good plus in a bright, Very Good plus or better dust jacket, with a lightly toned spine and some rubbing to the rear panel.
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Grace of My Heart (Original screenplay for the 1996 film)
by Allison Anders (director, screenwriter); Illeana Douglas, Matt Dillon, Eric Stoltz (starring)
N.p.: My Heart, Inc, 1995. Draft script for the 1996 film, copy with the manuscript marker annotation of copy number 73 on the title page. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Loosely inspired by the career of Carole King. Illeana Douglas stars as Edna Buxton, an aspiring singer/songwriter from Philadelphia who hopes to make it in the music industry in the early 1960s. After changing her name to Denis Waverly and moving to New York,... Read More
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All Creatures Dark and Dangerous (Limited Edition, one of 200 copies signed by the author)
by Doug Allyn
Norfolk: Crippen and Landru, 1999. Limited Edition, one of 200 hand-numbered copies (this being No. 116) SIGNED by the author. Separate pamphlet, titled "Saint Margaret's Kitten," laid in, as called for. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. Pamphlet Fine and unread.
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Short Circuit (Original screenplay for the 1986 film)
by Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens (starring); John Badham (director); Steven S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jay Tarses (starring)
N.p.: N.p., 1985. Final script for the 1986 film, with a marker annotation of copy number "197" on the title page. A prototype of a military robot is struck by lightning and gains sentience. Through a series of comedic events the lovable robot manages to thwart the soldiers looking for him, fake his own death, and live happily ever after with one of his creators. Set in Oregon, shot on location in Washington, Oregon, and California.... Read More
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Scarecrow (Original photograph of Al Pacino and Gene Hackman on the set of the 1973 film)
by Al Pacino, Gene Hackman, Eileen Brennan, Richard Lynch (starring); Jerry Schatzberg (director); Garry Michael White (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage reference photograph of actors Al Pacino and Gene Hackman on the set of the 1973 film. French press stamp on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript ink and pencil. Two drifters set out on a journey east from California towards Pittsburgh, hoping to start a business together when they arrive. A key film from the New Hollywood era and one of the best proletarian-minded works of the 1970s. Winner of the Palme d'Or.... Read More
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... And Justice for All (Original photograph of Al Pacino from the 1979 film)
by Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg (starring); Norman Jewison (director); Jack Harris and Muky Mukacsi (still photographers); Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson (screenwriters)
Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1979. Vintage black-and-white still photograph from the UK release of the 1979 US film. Mimeograph snipe affixed to the verso. Pacino, who was nominated for an Academy award for his performance, stars as a lawyer who must defend both his clients and his career. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine.
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Donnie Brasco (Original photograph of Johnny Depp and Al Pacino on the set of the 1997 film)
by Al Pacino, Johnny Depp (starring); Mike Newell (director); Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley (book); Paul Attanasio (screenwriter); Marcel Thomas (photographer)
Paris: Sipa Press, 1996. Vintage borderless color photograph from the 1997 film, showing actors Johnny Depp and Al Pacino talking between takes, on the set. Mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1988 nonfiction book "Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia" by Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley. An undercover FBI agent is unwittingly pulled into the Bonanno crime family, and begins to rise in the family's ranks, angering the older hitman who brought him... Read More
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Dog Day Afternoon (Original one sheet poster for the 1975 film)
by Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning (starring); Sidney Lumet (director); P.F. Kluge, Thomas Moore (article); Patrick Mann (novel)
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1975. Vintage US one sheet poster for the 1975 film. Based on the 1974 novel by Patrick Mann, in turn based on a true story published in "Life" magazine. An inexperienced robber and his friend attempt to rob a bank, largely in order for the robber's girlfriend, a preoperative transgender woman, to afford gender confirmation surgery. Director Sidney Lumet's masterpiece, a snapshot of New York invoking queer politics, city politics, police politics, personal... Read More
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The Panic in Needle Park (Two original photographs from the set of the 1971 film)
by Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright (starring); Jerry Schatzberg (director); James Mills (novel); Joan Didion, John Gregory Dunne (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1971. Two vintage reference photographs from the 1971 film, one borderless and satin-finish, the other bordered and glossy, both showing director Jerry Schatzberg on the set. Provenance stamps on the versos. Al Pacino's first starring feature role. A bleak and stark portrayal of heroin addiction on the streets of New York City, told through the love story between a drug dealer and a woman who is drawn into heroin use through her relationship with him.... Read More
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The Godfather (Original photograph of Al Pacino and Marlon Brando from the 1972 film)
by Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, James Caan, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall (starring); Mario Puzo (screenwriter, novel); Francis Ford Coppola (director, screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1972. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1972 film, the final outdoor scene with Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. Annotations in manuscript ink in French on the verso. Based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola. Widely considered one of the finest films ever made, and an inescapable influence on the portrayal of organized crime in film and television. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning for... Read More
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An American ABC (First Edition)
by [Alphabet Books] Maud Petersham, Miska Petersham
New York: Macmillan, 1941. First Edition. First Edition. A patriotic children's book by prolific illustrators Maud and Miska Petersham, who would go on to win the Caldecott Medal for their 1945 book "The Rooster Crows." Near Fine in a Very Good, moderately toned dust jacket.
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The Sexploiters (Original photograph from the 1965 film)
by Al Ruban (director); Jerry Denby (screenwriter); Norma Berke, Bettina, Joann Brier, Gigi Darlene (starring)
Chicago: Esquire, 1965. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1965 film. With the stamp of R.I.C. Productions in Brussels on the verso. A so-called modeling agency in New York City secretly operates as an undercover prostitution ring. Set and shot on location in New York. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly creased and edgeworn.
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Al Taylor (First Edition)
by [Al Taylor] Ulrich Loock (text, interview)
Bern: Kunsthalle Bern, 1992. First Edition. First Edition. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at Kunsthalle Bern on May 9 through June 21, 1992. Text in German and English. Fine and unread in card wrappers in a Fine dust jacket.
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Maria e. van Regteren Altena (Original catalog for a 1949 exhibition)
by [Marie e. van Regteren Altena]
Amsterdam: Stedelijk Museum, 1949. Vintage catalog for an exhibition held in January of 1949 at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. Illustrated in black-and-white. Text in Dutch. 5.25 x 8 inches. Very Good in saddle-stapled wrappers, with ink marks and light soil to the wrappers.
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Homecoming (Signed First Edition)
by Julia Alvarez
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985. First Edition. First Edition of the author's first book. SIGNED by the author on the title page. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Jacket is extremely bright, with a touch of rubbing at the spine ends and corners.
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The Comedy Man (Original screenplay for the 1964 film)
by Alvin Rakoff (director); Douglas Hayes (author); Peter Yeldham (screenwriter); Kenneth More, Cecil Parker, Dennis Price, Billie Whitelaw (starring)
Buckinghamshire: British Lion Film Corporation, 1964. Draft script for the 1964 film. Based on the 1960 novel of the same title by Douglas Hayes. A middle-aged stage actor moves from a conservative life in the provinces to the very center of Swinging London and tries to revitalize his career by performing in commercials. Set in London, shot on location there. Black untitled wrappers with a die-cut title window in the British style. Title... Read More
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Hot Money Girl (Original photograph from the 1959 film)
by Alvin Rakoff (director); Jack Andrews (screenwriter); Eddie Constantine, Dawn Addams, Marius Goring (starring)
N.p.: United Producers, 1963. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1959 British/German film. Also known by the alternative titles "The Treasure of San Teresa," "Long Distance," and "Rhapsody in Blue." An former US spy returns to Europe after World War II in search of a cache of jewels hidden in Czechoslovakian convent. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with a chip in the margin at the bottom left corner.
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Prisoners of Inertia (Original theatrical premiere poster for the 1989 film at San Francisco's Roxie Cinema)
by Amanda Plummer, Christopher Rich, John C. McGinley (starring); Jeffrey Noyes Scher (director, screenwriter)
San Francisco: Roxie Cinema, 1989. Vintage poster for the theatrical premiere of the 1989 film at the Roxie Cinema, Friday February 23 through Thursday, March 1, 1989. Manhattan newlyweds, portrayed by Christopher Rich and Amanda Plummer, set out of New York for Hoboken, commencing a series of mishaps and misadventures. 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus, with tape shadows along the vertical margins.
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Stargate SG-1: Fire and Water [Funeral for a Friend] (Original screenplay for the 1997 television episode)
by Amanda Tapping, Teryl Rothery, Richard Dean Anderson (starring); Allan Eastman (director); Katharyn Powers (screenwriter)
N.p.: N.p., 1997. Final Draft script for Season 1 Episode 12 of the long-running 1997-2007 television series, seen here under the working title "Funeral for a Friend." The episode originally aired on October 17, 1997, on Showtime. Loosely based on the 1994 science fiction film, about the discovery of an ancient alien device that holds unusual powers of space travel and communication. In this installment, the Stargate team race to save Dr. Jackson after he is captured... Read More
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Snowflake (Original treatment script for an unproduced film)
by A. Martin Zweiback, Stanley Shapiro (screenwriters)
N.p.: N.p., 1970. Treatment script for an unproduced film. An unsuccessful actress is led astray by Hollywood, forcing her down a rabbit hole of debauchery and seduction, culminating in a drug overdose and unplanned pregnancy. Set in Los Angeles. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, noted as Screen Treatment, with credits for screenwriters A. Martin Zweiback, and Stanley Shapiro. 79 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 77. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near... Read More
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