Het Lumineuze Beeld / The Luminous Image
Amsterdam: Gary Schwartz in cooperation with the Stedelijk Museum. Very Good+. 1984. First Edition. Softcover. [some edgewear to covers, otherwise a nice solid copy, internally clean]. (B&W and color photographs, graphics) Catalogue issued in conjunction with an exhibition of video art presented at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum in September and October of 1984; all text is in Dutch and English. Artists whose work was featured, and is extensively discussed in this catalogue, include: Marina... Read More
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Italian Film Stars
Roma: Unitalia Film. 1957. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. [bumped at lower right corner, small tear in binding at top front hinge, light external soiling]. (B&W photographs) Full-page portrait photographs, accompanied by one-page biographies, for approximately 125 actors and actresses -- primarily Italian-born, although I spotted at least exception: Ingrid Bergman. .
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Walt Disney: The Magic Gallery
Verona: Edizione Mondadori. Fine in Very Good+ dj. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. [a nice clean book with no discernible wear; the jacket has a number of scuff marks near the top of the rear panel]. (color illustrations) An interesting little book, which (its English-language title notwithstanding) appears to have been published only in Italy, with an Italian text (although it clearly was authorized by Disney, to which the copyright is credited). The cover blurb, "Quattromila anni di arte immortale con... Read More
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Baby Peggy's Own Story Book [*SIGNED*]
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company. Good. 1924. 2nd printing before publication. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [worn copy, both hinges cracked but holding, front endpaper removed, rubbing/bumping at most corners, surface wear to covers, long-ago child owner's name and address in pencil on front pastedown]. (6 color plates) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by Diana Serra Cary/"Baby Peggy" (signed with both names) on the half-title page; the inscription is undated, but the content places it as no... Read More
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Catalogue of Light Carriages Made by Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.
South Bend IN/Chicago: Studebaker Bros. Manufacturing Co.. Very Good+. 1883. Unstated ed. Printed wraps. [quite a decent copy, with small tears/splits at both ends of spine, some uneven age-toning and light soiling to front cover, but no other significant wear]. (B&W engraved illustrations) 26-page booklet illustrating the various types of horse-drawn carriages made by Studebaker, with great names: the One-Man Windsor Wagon; the End-Spring Piano-Box Buggy; the Lawrence Phaeton on End-Springs; etc. There... Read More
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The Book of the Bench; with thirty-nine reproductions in colour from paintings by "Spy" and other cartoonists
London: James Mackenzie Limited. Very Good. 1909. First Edition. Hardcover. (embossed royal blue cloth; no dust jacket) [front hinge cracked but holding, otherwise a good sound copy; moderate wear to cloth at extremities, one-inch tear in cloth at top rear hinge, another tiny tear in cloth at top of spine; internally quite clean, with all plates present and in excellent condition]. (tipped-on color plates) An illustrated directory of prominent British judges and lawyers of the... Read More
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Federico Cantú: Obra Realizada de 1922 a 1948 [limited edition, with original print]
Mexico City: Editorial Asbaje. Very Good. 1948. First Edition. Softcover. [moderate browning to edges of covers and spine, minor creasing along top edge]. (B&W art reproductions) Catalogue of the early work of this Mexican painter, engraver and sculptor (1907-1989). Contains: brief introductions in Spanish (by Salvador Toscano) and English (by Luis Cardoza y Aragon); biographical data and a catalogue of his works (in both Spanish and English); and a section of black-and-white reproductions... Read More
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Photographs of Clarence H. White
Lincoln: University of Nebraska. Near Fine. 1968. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [small stain (from sticker removal?) at lower left corner of rear cover, otherwise unblemished]. (Monographs on American Art, No. 2) Series (B&W photographs) Catalogue for an exhibition shown at the University of Nebraska Art Galleries in February/March 1968; limited to 500 copies. Contents include: a 4-page biographical sketch of the photographer, by Jerald Maddox of the Library of Congress; a list of... Read More
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Photo-Eye Booklist -- 6 issues (2003-2005)
Santa Fe NM: Photo-Eye Books & Prints. Near Fine. 2003-2005. (see notes). Periodical. [all issues are in Near Fine or better condition, with minor edgewear and occasional scuffing to covers; one-time subscriber's name & address printed on rear covers]. (color/B&W photographs, ads) Sixissues of this "international publication for fine-art photography books," mostly devoted to brief reviews of then-current published books in this field, but with occasional short articles. Issues in this group range... Read More
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Stars of the Movies and Featured Players
Hollywood: The Hollywood Publicity Company, Inc.. Poor. (c.1927). First Edition. Softcover. [pretty beat-up, suitable for reference/research use only; rear cover detached, paper loss at corners of front cover and also corners of first few pages, water-staining to the rear endpapers (and affecting to some degree the last one-third or so of the book); on the bright side, there do not appear to be any missing pages]. (B&W photographs) Full-page portraits of 250 actors and actresses... Read More
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New York Post - January 14, 1992 ["Hoffa Had JFK Killed" headline]
New York: The New York Post Company. Near Fine. 1992. (Vol. 191, No. 49). Newspaper. [nice clean newspaper, basically newsstand-fresh with just a minor wrinkle at the top of the front cover]. (B&W photographs, ads) What more needs to be said after the screaming HOFFA HAD JFK KILLED headline? (The headline over the story itself reads HOFFA HAD THE MOB MURDER JFK.) The headline fronts a story by Jack Newfield, who cites as... Read More
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American Horror Story: Freak Show
[Los Angeles]: FX. Near Fine. [2008]. First Edition. Hardcover. (in Near Fine slipcase) [book itself is unworn, but slightly blemished on rear endpapers from removal of spot of sticky substance; slipcase shows some external surface-rubbing]. (color photographs and graphics) Large-format (approx. 9"x13") promotional book (in slipcase), issued in advance of the premiere of the fourth season of the FX series "American Horror Story," a self-contained 13-episode mini-series set in Jupiter, Florida, in 1952,... Read More
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[John Wayne - The Champion of Western Play, Legend of the Live American]
(Japan): [Haga Bookstore]. Near Fine. [1975]. First Edition. Softcover. 4826100337 . [very slight surface- and edge-wear to covers only]. (Cine Album 33) Series Trade PB (B&W and color photographs) Nice, slick-paper album -- essentially a Japanese version of a "Films of" volume (albeit in smaller format) -- with hundreds of photos of the Duke (mostly film stills, but also including some portraits, off-camera shots, etc.). The text is entirely in Japanese except for the... Read More
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Steve McQueen 2009 Calendar [good for 2026]
Woburn MA: Graphique de France. Near Fine. [2008]. First Edition. Calendar. [unused wall calendar, virtually as-new with only a touch of handling wear]. (B&W photographs) A trilingual (English/French/German) wall calendar, approx. 12"x12", illustrated with twelve beautifully-reproduced photos of the King of Cool, most of which are candid or on-location/off-camera shots. And here's the best part: it will be fully usable again in 2026! .
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The Book of the Harvard and Radcliffe Clubs of Southern California; containing lists of their officers, directors, committees and members; and their by-laws and constitution
Los Angeles/Santa Monica: The Harvard Club / The Radcliffe Club. Near Fine. 1975. Stapled wraps. [light handling wear only]. "As a member of the Harvard Club and/or the Radcliffe Club of Southern California you have received this copy of the Directory of its Members. You should consider this Directory confidential for your own personal use. The names of members should not become available for advertising or commercial use." (A dire warning, issued ... Read More
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The Hollywood Reporter (March 30, 1935, Section 2): 4th Annual Writers Number 1935
Hollywood: The Wilkerson Daily Corp., Ltd.. Near Fine. 1935. (Vol. XXVI, No. 23). Periodical. [minor edgewear to covers, slight fading along bottom edge of front cover]. (advertisements) This special "Writers Number" of the erstwhile Hollywood trade paper features 22 short pieces of various types -- stories, playlets, mini-essays, anecdotes, humorous jibes, etc. -- contributed by both prominent and not-so-prominent screenwriters (or, in some cases, regular writers in town to scoop up some of that... Read More
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Ramsey Lewis [promotional booklet]
Irvington NJ: Gil Kravette. Very Good+. [1966]. Stapled wraps. [modest edgewear to covers, slight indentation crease at bottom edge of front cover]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) Promotional booklet (11" x 11"; 12 pages including covers) for the jazz pianist and his then-group, the second iteration of the Ramsey Lewis Trio (the other members being Cleveland Eaton and Maurice White, who had replaced the two previous founding members earlier in 1966). The booklet itself contains numerous... Read More
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The "Creeps" Omnibus; containing Creeps, Shudders and Shivers in one volume
London: Philip Allan. Fair. 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. (lacking the original dust jacket, but encased in a professionally-made facsimile reproduction of same; see 2nd image posted with this listing) [considerable staining and fading to orange cloth covers, binding a little shaken, staining and age-toning to edges of text block, one-time owner's inked signature at top of front endpaper, another one-time owner's notes about place & date of purchase at top of half-title page, small ... Read More
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Jerry Lewis; a man in motion
(n.p.): Pisani Printing Company. Very Good+. [ca.1967]. Stapled wraps. [moderate wear at corners, a few horizontal stress lines adjacent to spine]. (B&W photographs, graphics) A remarkable piece of self-sycophancy, uncredited (except for some of the individual pieces, as noted) but pretty obviously issued with the full cooperation of Lewis himself. Dozens of photographs showcase Jerry "the man," "the comedian," "the clown," "the maestro," "the sportsman," "the director," "the man of many faces!",... Read More
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Uncensored [magazine] (April 1961)
New York: Nutrend Publications, Inc.. Near Fine. 1961. (Vol. 10, No. 6). Magazine. [sharp-looking copy, minor edgewear and a few tiny edge-nicks to front cover]. (B&W photographs, advertisements) A typical issue of one of the numerous "Confidential"-inspired scandal mags of the era, purporting to supply "all the facts [and] all the names." The latter, in this issue, include: Red Skelton ("he rode a non-stop carousel of babes and bourbon"); Marlon Brando (about his... Read More
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![Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory / 2 (Fall 1977) [cover: Tippi Hedren in MARNIE]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/309/929/1650929309.0.l.jpg)
Camera Obscura: A Journal of Feminism and Film Theory / 2 (Fall 1977) [cover: Tippi Hedren in MARNIE]
Berkeley CA: Camera Obscura Collective. Near Fine. 1977. (Issue 2). Journal. [faint external soiling and light handling wear only]. (B&W photographs, facsimiles) An early issue of this groundbreaking journal. Contained herein: "The Avant-Garde and Its Imaginary," by Constance Penley; "Introduction to Arnold Schoenberg's 'Accompaniment for a Cinematographic Scene'"; "Hitchcock, the Enunciator," by Raymond Bellour; two essays on the concept of "The Défilement," by Thierry Kuntzel and Bertrand Augst. Also, reviews/analyses of: COMMENT... Read More
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![Men Only (issue of June 1957) [cover: Gina Lollobrigida]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/751/954/987954751.0.m.jpg)
Men Only (issue of June 1957) [cover: Gina Lollobrigida]
London: Proprietors, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd.. Very Good+. 1957. (Vol. 65, No. 258). Magazine. [creasing and light wear to edges of covers due to slight overlap of text block; spine slightly turned, light external soiling]. (B&W photographs, cartoons, ads) Digest-sized publication, issued monthly for the amusement and titillation of the British male. Contains a mixture of light feature articles (on topics such as "Canoes Can Go Anywhere" and "Why I Hate Father's Day"),... Read More
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Soviet Film Posters in the Silent Era: The Catalog of "Ippei Fukuro Collection" of National Film Center, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Tokyo: The National Museum of Modern Art. Near Fine. 2009. First Edition. Softcover. [very light surface wear to front cover, slight bump to base of spine]. (color reproductions) Color reproductions of more than 140 film posters. The text is entirely in Japanese, which detracts not one little bit from the pleasure of the graphic art on display; most posters are reproduced 3-4 on a page, although a number are full-page. .
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The Producer Prince: A Celebration of David Oliver Selznick - University of Southern California, April 6, 1975
[Los Angeles]: Friends of the USC Libraries. Fine. 1976. First Edition. Stapled wraps. [nice clean copy with no discernible wear]. (B&W photo frontispiece) 43-page booklet, a transcript of an event held in David O. Selznick's honor at USC. The moderator was Collier Young, and the participants (most of whom contributed just a single anecdote, if that) included Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire, George Cukor, Olivia de Havilland, John Frankenheimer, Lee Garmes, Jennifer Jones, Marcella Rabwin... Read More
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The Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly (March 1953)
Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California. Very Good+. 1953. (Vol. XXXV, No. 1). Journal. [light browning to spine, no other significant wear, old price sticker (with information blacked-out) on front cover]. (B&W photographs) Contents: "Drought, Lawlessness and Smallpox," by Robert Glass Cleland; "The Gabilan Peak Campaign of 1846," by Richard H. Dillon; "El Alisal: The House That Lummis Built," by Dudley Gordon; "Madame Modjeska in California," by Maymie R. Krythe; "Confederates in Southern... Read More
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