Catastrophe; The End of the Cinema.
Illus. 111pp. 8vo, d.w.; light wear. Bounty Books, 1975. More
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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
Glorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow.
California: Easton Studio Press, 2005. Foreword by Martin Scorsese. Many illustrations, mostly in color. 284 pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. California: Easton Studio Press/Technicolor 2005. Ninetieth Anniversary Edition. Fine in 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
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 BFI Companion to the Western
New York: Atheneum, 1988. Foreword by Richard Schickel. Extensively illustrated. 432 pages, 4to, black cloth, d.w.; shelf wear to bottom edge. New York: Atheneum, 1988. A very good(+) copy in a very good 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
Pappy: The Life of John Ford.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1979. Illustrated. ix + 324pp., 8vo, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1979). 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
Silent Movies: The Birth of Film and the Triumph of Movie Culture
New York: Little Brown, 2007. Foreword by Martin Scorsese. Introduction by Kevin Brownlow. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white. xv + 301 pages. 4to, black boards, d.w. New York, Boston and London: Little, Brown and Company, (2007). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. 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
Autographed Letter Signed (A.L.S.) "Noel Langley"
Old Tymes: 1940. Very scarce A.L.S., 8vo. 1 page, Old Tymes, Connecticut, November 11, 1940, less than one year after the success of Oz and only one year before he would join the Canadian Navy during World War II, in full: "Many thanks for your letter and the contracts. I do not see any objection to the terms there-in, but UI would prefer to wait until the outcome of the Walm's deal with Hirsch is settled before I sign it..... More
Nazi Cinema
New York: Macmillan, 1975. Illustrated. 179pp., small 8vo, cloth, d.w.; small tear lower front margin of dust wrapper. New York: Macmillan, (1975). First American edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Art of the Moving Picture.
New York: mac, 1915. 8vo, pictorial cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1915. First Edition. Scarce Inscribed, and signed in full, Jan. 4, 1916 "To my dear friend Edith Wyatt with every good wish....Possibly the chapter on architecture in motion is the one that will please you most. But you will also care to read about Mrs. McCormick's play in the chapter on Progress and Endowment." The spine is toned & the back cover dust soiled. 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 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
The Cinema of Ernst Lubitsch: The Hollywood Films.
New York: A.S. BARNES, 1978. Illustrated, 183pp, 8vo, cloth. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes, 1978. Very good in lightly rubbed dust jacket. More
The Films of Bette Davis.
New York: cadillac, 1966. Foreword by Henry Hart. Profusely illustrated with black & white photographs. 191pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. New York: Bonanza Books, (1966). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More
Twentieth Century Fox: Inside the Photo Archive
New York: Abrams, 2004. Foreword by Martin Scorcese. Profusely illustrated with photos, much in color. 4to, pictorial boards, d.w. New York: Abrams, (2004) . First edition. Fine in fine dust wrapper. More
Elia Kazan: A Biography
New York: HarperCollins, 2005. Illustrated. xxxi + 510pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: HarperCollins, (2005). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Elia Kazan: A Biography
New York: Harper, 2005. Illustrated with a handful of b/w photos. xxxi + 510pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Harper, (2005). First edition. A very good(+) copy--corner bumped with a touch of fading to cloth edges--in a very good wrapper, scuffed and slightly sunned. More