Working with Kazan
Middletown CT: Wesleyan University. Very Good. 1973. First Edition. Softcover. [modest external wear, slight bumping to lower right corner, a little bit of surface insect-nibbling along rear hinge]. (B&W photographs) Booklet "published on the occasion of a complete retrospective of the films of Elia Kazan presented by the Wesleyan Film Program for the inauguration of the Cinema of The Center for the Arts." Includes a chronology of Kazan's theatre work, cast and production credits... Read More
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Thomas H. Ince
Madrid: Filmoteca Española. Near Fine. 1986. First Edition. Softcover. 8450547253 . [a bit of wear along spine, otherwise a nice clean copy]. (B&W photographs) 48-page large-format booklet, issued in conjunction with a retrospective of Ince's films. PLEASE NOTE that the text of this publication is entirely in Spanish. Includes a translation of a 1953 article on Ince by Jean Mitry; a translation of a 1919 Photoplay article by Ince himself, about his... Read More
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Celebrity Yearbook: The World's Largest Collection of High School Yearbook Photos of Hollywood's Greatest Stars
Arcadia CA: Del Rey Enterprises. Very Good. (c.1977). First Edition. Softcover. [modest edgewear to covers, diagonal creasing at bottom corner of rear cover, general handling wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) More or less set up in yearbook format: the bulk of the book reproduces about 120 high school yearbook photos of the subsequently-famous, with basic data on each (real name, date and place of birth, school, activities), and there are also sections in the... Read More
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![Affiches de Cinéma [Cinema Posters]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/288/258/1349258288.0.l.jpg)
Affiches de Cinéma [Cinema Posters]
Paris: Galerie Intemporel / Stanislas Choko. Fine. N.D.. Unstated edition. Hardcover. (laminated boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [nice clean as-new copy]. (color facsimiles) Catalogue, in French, issued by a gallery specializing in film posters. The introductory note, translated from the French, reads in part: "Now a recognized collector's item, the original cinema poster is more and more present in our environment. The evolution of the market has made generalist collections impossible. The choices... Read More
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![The TV Collector (September-October 1991 issue) [cover: James Franciscus]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/663/780/1362780663.0.m.jpg)
The TV Collector (September-October 1991 issue) [cover: James Franciscus]
Easton MA: Stephen W. & Diane L. Albert. Very Good. 1991. (Vol. 2, No. 56). Magazine. [random ink scribbling at left side of front cover, rear cover has subscriber's address label and an array of vintage postage stamps affixed]. (B&W photographs) Small-format (8-1/2" x 5-1/2") TV collectors' fanzine, with two primary features in this issue: the cover story, a long tribute article about the recently-deceased actor James Franciscus, who starred in several successful TV series... Read More
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Barcelona: El Balneario Casino "San Sebastian"
Barcelona: L. Roisin, Fotografo. Good+. [ca. 1928]. Unstated. Softcover. NOISBN . [oblong folio (9-1/2" x 12") with printed card covers; string-bound, split along spine with about 2/3 of the spine covering missing and some additional paper loss extending into the corners of the front cover, but with the double-hole-punched pages still firmly held together by the binding cord; otherwise, the covers are edgeworn and age-browned, but the interior photographic plates are clean and in excellent... Read More
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![Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1943: Souvenir Program [*SIGNED* by two performers]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/981/260/1606260981.0.l.jpg)
Ken Murray's Blackouts of 1943: Souvenir Program [*SIGNED* by two performers]
Los Angeles: Oscar Tittman. Near Fine. [1943]. Stapled wraps. [minor wear to extremities, small white smudge on rear cover]. (B&W photographs, one cartoon drawing) 20-page souvenir program booklet for the popular Hollywood revue, "A Screamline Variety Laff Riot," produced, staged, directed and emcee'd by Murray at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Blvd. from 1942 through 1949. Purportedly the longest-running variety revue in the history of American theatre, it was basically a ... Read More
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Chester Gump in the Pole-to-Pole Flight; based on the famous comic strip "The Gumps"
Racine WI: Whitman Publishing Company. Good. (c.1937). First Edition. Hardcover. (pictorial boards) [wear to edges and corners all around (most pronounced at top of spine), bumping/softening to corners, a couple of shallow dents in top edge of front cover; book is still solidly-bound, with light age-toning to pages, and has a Christmas gift inscription (dated 1971) on the inside front cover]. (The Big Little Book, no. 1402) Series (cartoon illustrations) Chester Gump (son of... Read More
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Halloween Postcard Book: 30 Oversized Postcards
Seattle: Darling & Company. Near Fine. 2007. Second Edition Second Printing. Softcover. [tiny stain on bottom edge, affecting image side (but not the image itself) just one one card; otherwise as new, with no discernible wear]. Trade PB (color postcard reproductions) Beautiful color reproductions of thirty vintage Halloween postcards. Perforated for easy detachment if you wanted to actually send one in the mail. .
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Friars Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Mike Todd; Waldorf Astoria, Sunday March 23rd, 1958
[New York]: Friars Club. Very Good. 1958. First Edition. Softcover. (plastic-comb binding) [moderate handling wear, plastic comb is cracked in the middle but still holding firm, rear cover is detached and laid in at the front]. (B&W photographs, ads, cartoon drawings, etc.) Tribute book for an event that sadly never took place, having been cancelled following the untimely death (the preceding day) of its honoree, theatrical (and lately movie) producer/impresario Michael Todd, in... Read More
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Those War Women, by One of Them
New York: Coward-McCann. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. [light wear to extremities, some age-toning to edges of text block; the jacket is lightly edgeworn, with tiny bits of paper loss at several corners, a small chip at the top of the rear panel, small red dampstain at left edge of front flap]. "This anonymous diary of a woman participant in the A.E.F. [American Expeditionary Force] is a peculiar human document ... Read More
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F. Scott Fitzgerald at 100: Centenary Tributes by American Writers
Rockville MD: Quill & Brush. Near Fine. 1996. First Edition. Softcover. [nearly perfect condition, nice and clean with just a touch of wear to the spine extremities]. The following writers give their one- or two-page opinions on FSF: Alice Adams, Frederick Busch, Hortense Calisher, Thomas Caplan, Alan Cheuse, Nicholas Delbanco, Don DeLillo, Nelson DeMille, Thomas Flanagan, George Garrett, Herbert Gold, Allan Gurganis, A.R. Gurney, Joe Haldeman, Alfred Kazin, Edmund Keeley, John McPhee, James Alan... Read More
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![The Architectural Digest: A Pictorial Digest of California's Best Architecture - Volume VII, Number 2 (1929) [featuring the Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/479/943/1584943479.0.l.jpg)
The Architectural Digest: A Pictorial Digest of California's Best Architecture - Volume VII, Number 2 (1929) [featuring the Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills]
Los Angeles: John C. Brasfield. Fair. (c.1929). (Vol. VII, No. 2). Periodical. [moderate external wear, some damage to binding at both ends of spine, numerous short tears in edges of covers (due to overlaping the text block by about 1/4"); also NOTE that two pages have had photos cut out]. (B&W photographs, drawings) There's no doubt about the "star" of this issue: it's Greystone, the mansion built on the expansive estate of Edward L. ... Read More
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Flying Machines -- 16 postcards
Southfield MA: Post Card Books. Near Fine. (c.1981). First Edition. Stapled wraps. [light handling wear only]. (sepia-tone photographs) A set of 16 images of early aviators and their often wacky-looking flying contraptions (depicted both on the ground and in the air). Designed and printed as mailable postcards, with two per page (in horizontal orientation), bound with two staples at the left-hand edge. Captions are minimal -- usually just a date and brief identifier... Read More
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Central Queensland: Its Marvellous Pastoral and Mineral Resources, Its Unbounded Agricultural Possibilities, and Its Scenic Beauties
Brisbane: The Queensland Government Intelligence and Tourist Bureau. Fair. 1914. "New Edition". Softcover. (staple-bound) [heavily worn at edges, small tears at a couple of corners of front cover, spine covering partially gone but binding intact, some scrunching and minor dog-earing to lower corners of first few pages; fold-out map in excellent condition, with some minor creasing along the edge where it extends just slightly outside the text block]. (B&W photographs, fold-out color map) The subtitle... Read More
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Directory of Artists Under Exclusive Management of The Edward Small Co.
Hollywood/New York: The Edward Small Company. Fair. [1926]. First Edition. Flexible boards. (flexible leatherette-overed boards; no dust jacket, as issued) [extensive white paint staining at edges of front cover, with some impact on the interior; it appears that somebody once used this book to support something that was being painted white; why do people do such things?]. (B&W portrait photographs) A directory (like the title says) of actors, actresses, directors, and writers who were... Read More
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Le Décor de la Maison
Paris: Le Décor d'Aujourd'hui. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. [modest shelfwear to bottom edges of covers, small bookseller label (Jean French) on front pastedown; jacket somewhat edgeworn, crinkling and minor paper loss at top of spine, spine panel a bit faded]. (B&W photographs, tipped-on color plates) A profusely-illustrated visual guide to all parts of the well-appointed postwar French home (although a number of the examples are from American publications,... Read More
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Contemporary French Drawings in Black and White and Color
Philadelphia: The Print Club of Philadelphia. Good. 1930. First Edition. Softcover. [moderately worn, slight loss of paper spine covering at both ends of spine, a bit of soiling to covers, general wear at edges and corners]. (37 full-page B&W facsimiles) Catalogue of an exhibition/sale held at The Print Club of Philadelphia from November 10 to 27, 1930. The artists whose works were featured include Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Juan Gris, Marie Laurencin, Amadeo... Read More
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![Sotheby's at Mitsukoshi: 1st, 2nd October 1969 [and] 3rd October 1969 [2-volume set]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/539/770/1011770539.0.l.jpg)
Sotheby's at Mitsukoshi: 1st, 2nd October 1969 [and] 3rd October 1969 [2-volume set]
Westerham, Kent, U.K.: Printed by Westerham Press; copyright Établissement Sotheby. Good. (c.1969). First Edition. Softcover. [first volume is VG+, with only light handling wear; second volume is Good only, due to water-stain on rear cover]. (B&W and color photographs) Catalogues for a 3-day auction held at Sotheby's Japan establishment, with "all lots flown with care to Tokyo by BOAC." The first two days covered four categories: Antiquities and Persian Pottery; European Decorative Paintings; Chinese... Read More
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1964 Railroad Photo Calendar
San Marino CA: Golden West Books. [1963]. First Edition. Plastic comb binding. Near Fine. (card covers) [clean and unused, with minimal wear; would rate Fine but for a small surface-scrape on the rear cover]. (B&W photographs) Small-format datebook/calendar (approx. 6" x 7-1/2"), with great black-and-white vintage photos of trains, streetcars, and other railway-related scenes on facing pages with a single week's calendar entries -- hence, containing 52 photographs. Alas, because 1964 was a leap year, it won't be usable again... Read More
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Mickey Mouse Magazine (August 1938)
New York: K.K. Publications, Inc.. Near Fine. 1938. (Vol. 3, No. 11). Magazine. [a lovely copy with only light handling wear; original subscriber's name and address stamped neatly in upper corner of rear cover (amazing to think that at one time this went through the U.S. Mail -- it honestly appears to have barely been touched by human hands); NOTE that this item has been graded according to book-grading standards, NOT comic-book guidelines]. (cartoon... Read More
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Herman Wouk's War & Remembrance
(n.p.): Capital Cities/ABC, Inc.. Near Fine. (c.1988). First Edition. Softcover. [the faintest trace of handling wear; essentially as-new]. (color photographs) Nicely-produced promotional booklet (9"x12") with fold-out pages, issued in conjunction with the 1988 ABC-TV miniseries adaptation of Wouk's sprawling World War II novel, itself a follow-up to his earlier book "The Winds of War," which had been a big-deal TV event five years before. Both programs were produced and directed by Dan Curtis,... Read More
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How to Become an American Citizen
New York: J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Company. Good. 1929 (c.1926). 2nd Edition (unstated). Softcover. DETAILS NEEDED. (very fragile!) "Contents of this book: questions that are usually asked by the Judge to the person applying for citizenship and how to answer them." This edition was printed in 1929, and includes a laid-in sheet explaining "Changes in Naturalization Law Effective July 1, 1929." This publication was apparently designed as a free handout, upon which individual... Read More
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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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