SCREENCRAFT Costume Design

Burlington (MA): Focal Press, 2003. First edition. softcover. A near fine copy in the original perfect bound photo illustrated wrappers (a shot from Batman Returns) with stiff front cover with large flaps. 4to. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "For Barbara and Don / with so much admiration / DNL (who has drawn a heart next to her signature." Provenance: From the estate of Don and Barbara Rickles. An inside look at the art of designing costumes for film through intimate interviews with 14 of the world's best costume designers. Written by the wife of John Landis (film director). Deborah Nadoolman who designed the costumes for Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Blues Brothers, and Coming to America. Other designers include; James Acheson (The Last Emperor), Milena Canonero (A Clockwork Orange), Ruth Carter (Malcolm X), Eiko Ishioka (Bram Stoker's Dracula), Jeffrey Kurland (Mighty Aphrodite), Gabriella Pescucci (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen), Anthony Powell (Papillon), Sandy Powell (Shakespeare in Love), Bob Ringwood (Batman, and Dune), Ann Roth (Klute and Midnight Cowboy), Piero Tosi (Death in Venice), Theadora van Runkle (New York, New York, and Bonnie and Clyde), and Albert Wolsky (All that Jazz, and Grease). 176 pages with index and picture credits.