Catastrophe; The End of the Cinema.
Illus. 111pp. 8vo, d.w.; light wear. Bounty Books, 1975. More
MOVIES
Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen
Lexington: University Press of Kentuckky, 2014. Illustrated. x + 262 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, (2014). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Jean Renoir: A Life in Pictures
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1991. 403 pages, 8vo, lavender cloth, dust wrapper. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. x + 544 pages, 8vo, boards, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (2004). Pages toned, still a very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Films of Bing Crosby.
Secaucus: Citadel, 1977. More than 400 photographs. 256pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel, 1977. First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Venus in Hollywood: The Continental Enchantress From Garbo to Loren.
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1970. Illustrated. 257pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Lyle Stuart, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
The Films of Jean Harlow.
New York: Citadel, 1965. Well illustrated. 159 pages, 4to, white cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper price clipped, chipped along top edge. New York: The Citadel Press, (1965). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More
The Films of Greta Garbo
New York: Citadel. Introductory essay by Parker Tyler. Dozens of black-and-white photographs. 155 pages, 4to, black cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Citadel Press, (ca. 1963). First edition. A very good copy in a poor dust wrapper. More
The Films of Spencer Tracy.
New York: Cadillac, 1968. Extensively illustrated. 253pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Cadillac Publishing, (1968). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
The Man Who Invented Hollywood; The Autobiography of D.W. Griffith.
Louisville: Touchstone, 1972. Edited with some notes by James Hart. Foreword by Frank Capra. many black-and-white illustrations. 170 pages, slim 4to, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. badly chipped). Louisville, Kentucky: Touchstone Publishing, (1972). More
The Road to Hollywood: My Forty-Year Love Affair with the Movies.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1977. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 271 pages, 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, lightly worn. Garden City, 1977. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Movie Treasury, Gangster Movies.
Illustrated. 160pp. 4to, decorative boards. London: Octopus Books, 1974. Good copy in a good worn dust wrapper. More
Framed Signed Photograph
1950. 9.75 x 8-inch black-and-white photo of a grinning Karloff looking off to the side -- no place, no date, circa 1950. Signed in full across his right shoulder. Matted in off-white and set in a black frame measuring 15 x 13 inches. Small faint crease along the left edge, signature faded. Very good condition. English actor (1887 - 1969) best known for his portrayals of Frankenstein's monster. More
Lacombe: Cinema/Theater
Schirmer/Mosel, 2001. Introduction by David Mamet. Essay by Adam Gopnik. 136 exquisite black-and-white portraits by Brigitte Lacombe. 292 pages. Folio, black cloth, d.w. (minor rubbing to dust wrapper), thin cardboard slipcase. Schirmer/Mosel, (2001). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking
New York: Abrams, 2019. Foreword by Peter Bogdanovich. 351 pages of reproduced Hollywood letters, memos, notes, and telegrams, 4to, boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2019). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Screening Room: Family Pictures
New York: Pantheon, 2015. Illustrated. 347 pages, short 8vo, boards, d.w.; minor bumping to spine ends, dust wrapper a little edgeworn. New York: Pantheon, (2015). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Look Magazine. January 9, 1968; A Special Issue on sound and fury in the arts, from sex and violence in the movies, to madness in the galleries, from Leonard Bernstein to a pullout portfolio on the Beatles
Des Moines: Cowles, 1968. Pullout portfolio portraits of The Beatles by Richard Avedon. Illustrated. 78 pages, thin folio, pictorial wrappers; very minor toning and wear to edges. Des Moines: Cowles Communications, 1968. A very good copy. Pieces on The Beatles, Calder, Leonard Bernstein; articles and photographs by Philip Johnson, Saul Steinberg, Irving Penn, etc. More
The Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen.
Illustrated. 238pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Crown, 1978. Near fine. More
Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson.
New York: Norton, 1994. Illustrated. 478pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, (1994). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Life and Legend of Tom Mix.
South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes, 1972. Numerous Illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. South Brunswick and N.Y.: A.S. Barnes & Co., (1972). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Alice Faye Movie Book.
Harrisburg: Stackpole, 1974. Profusely illustrated. with black-and-white photographs. 194 pages, tall 4to, cloth, d.w.; closed tear to front cover. Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, (1974). A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958
Jefferson: McFarland, 1986. Foreword by Emil Sitka. Introduction by Edward Bernds. Illustrated. x + 262pp., 8vo, green cloth. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, (1986). A fine copy. More
Typed Letter Signed, L. Olivier
1952. Short friendly typed letter to French actor Guy Sorel on Olivier's personal stationary (measuring 6 3/4/" x 5 1/4") signed, "L. Olivier" in blue ink; horizontal fold with small tear at right margin. Dated 6 January, 1952. Very good(+). "Thank you so very much indeed for your most kind and reassuring letter." More
Typed Note Signed, Laurence Olivier
1947. Short typed note to Actor Guy Sorel on Olivier's personal stationary (7" x 5 1/4"), signed "L. Olivier". Dated 3rd July, 1947. Horizontal fold, else fine. With original envelope. More
Frank Sinatra: The Family Album
New York: Little Brown, 2007. Many illustrations, both color and black-and-white. 143 pages. Oblong 4to, padded leatherette boards with front cover cut-out and black-and-white photograph. New York: Little, Brown and Company, (2007). A fine copy. More