Original wraps. A nice collection of "Exorcist"-related signatures (all gotten by the same person) on a photograph of the iconic image of the exorcist himself (Max Von Sydow) standing in front of the fog-enshrouded Georgetown home. SIGNED BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM PETER BLATTY, LINDA BLAIR AND AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE COMPOSER GEORGE..... More
London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979. Original wraps. An immaculate copy of the catalogue based on the May-June 1979 exhibition at London's Hayward Gallery. Crisp and Fine in its decorative wrappers. Tall quarto, black-and-white photos and film stills thruout. Also includes a laid-in example of the publisher's uncommon stapled..... More
Germany: 1969. Photograph. A 1969 German promotional package for the Andy Warhol vehicle "Blue Movie", which Warhol wrote, produced and directed, and which starred Viva and Louis Waldron. Called "the first adult erotic film depicting explicit sex to receive wide theatrical release in the United States", "Blue Movie", among other..... More
Paris: Librairie Gallimard, 1930. Original wraps. The scarce 1930 French novelization of Greta Garbo's "The Single Man" (Metro Goldwyn Mayer, 1929). The film is essentially a forward-thinking, "feminist" take on the right ("le droit") of women to be held to the same standard as men and to take on multiple..... More
Chicago: Motion Picture Publications, 1929. Original wraps. A crisp, very sharp copy of the November 1929 issue of "Motion Picture", with a radiant Lupe Velez gracing the cover. Clean and Near Fine in its colorful pictorial wrappers. Articles include "Hollywood Whoopee Handbook", "His Unwedded Wife", "The Girl with Six Careers"..... More
Original wraps. A pristine copy of the color photograph of the original poster for Roger Corman's 1963 film adaptation of "The Raven". Cleanly and clearly signed in a nice blue marker by both Roger Corman (who directed and produced the film) and Richard Matheson (the great science fiction writer who..... More
New York: Screenland Magazine Inc., 1931. Original wraps. A clean, well-preserved copy of the September 1931 issue of "Screenland", with a startlingly young Tallulah Bankhead gracing the cover (portrait by Edward L. Chase). Crisp and VG+ in its colorful pictorial wrappers, with light wear at the spine ends and a...... More
1970. A wonderful collection of 9 autographs from key figures in the original 1970 film "MASH". All neatly signed in a blue marker on a still photograph of one of the great scenes in the film, in which over a dozen members of the camp eagerly pull up chairs to..... More
Original wraps. Crisp, clean photograph of Robert De Niro, posing in front of his cab in his Vietnam jacket and sporting his new mohawk, in Martin Scorcese's timeless 1976 film "Taxi Driver". Signed by De Niro in a clear blue marker across the photograph. All-but-pristine except for a small former..... More
Original wraps. Crisp, very sharp color photograph of Robert DeNiro in the ring as Jake LaMotta in a scene from "Raging Bull". Signed by DeNiro in a clean, clear blue marker. The photograph measures 8"x10" and, except for a small tag at the rear which has been neatly crossed out..... More
Single sheet. A wonderful collection of autographs relating to Martin Scorcese's seminal 1976 film "Taxi Driver". On a crisp photograph of the film's original poster are the clean, unsmudged signatures of Martin Scorcese, Harvey Keitel, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Peter Boyle, Cybill Shepherd, Vincent Argo and the screenwriter Paul Schrader..... More
Single sheet. A very impressive collection of autographs relating to one of the landmark horror films in history, 1973's "The Exorcist". On a crisp photograph of the original poster for the film are the clean, unrubbed signatures of Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, William Peter Blatty, William Friedkin, Kitty Winn, Mercedes..... More
Original wraps. A near-pristine copy of this crisp black-and-white studio photograph of Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorsese standing in front of a cab during the filming of Scorsese's 1976 "Taxi Driver". Signed by Martin Scorsese in a clear, clean blue marker. The photograph measures 8"x10" and is virtually as new..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1973. Decorative Boards. The 1973 1st edition of this important interpretation of the history of "Black rolls" in American cinema up to this writing. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket, with one small piece of clear tape neatly applied at..... More
1973. Original wraps. The July 1973 "Revised Production Script" of one of the great early episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". Approaching the midway point of this landmark comedy series (1970-1977), this episode, pitting the "Happy Homemaker" against a cuckolded Phyllis, was written by Ed. Weinberger --one of the..... More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1936. Cloth. A very presentable copy of the July, 1936 1st "photoplay" edition, with a painted image of fight promoter Edward G. Robinson encouraging Kid Galahad during one of his fights adorning th front cover. Tight and VG+ (light offsetting at the inner hinges, neat..... More
New York: Communication Arts Books (Hastings House Publishers), 1972. Cloth. A crisp, very presentable copy of the 1972 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine (just a touch of light staining along the bottom-edge) in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Octavo, high-quality black-and-white photos throughout. More
Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Original wraps. The uncommon April 1st, 1971 original screenplay for "Dirty Harry", written by H.J. Fink and Dean Riesner, and produced by Warner Brothers (and, within Warner Brothers, specifically from the office of Don Siegel, who both directed and produced the film). Solid and VG..... More
New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. Cloth. The 1929 1st photoplay edition AND true 1st edition of the novelization by Irwin R. Franklyn, "from the all-talking Columbia picture by Howard Green and Henry McCarthy". Solid and VG+ in a bright, VG- dustjacket, with chipping at the tipds and spine ends..... More
New York: Film-Makers' Cinematheque, 1966. Original wraps. A clean, well-preserved copy of this 1966 original program presenting a number of films of the great underground film-maker (and practitioner of black magic) Kenneth Anger. Included are his seminal "Scorpio Rising" from 1964 and "Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome" from 1966. The..... More
Princeton University Press, 1981. Cloth. A very sharp copy of the 1981 1st edition of this scholarly examination of Eisenstein's "Ivan the Terrible". Tight and Near Fine in a crisp, Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of light rubbing to the rear panel. Octavo, dozens of black-and-white and color..... More
Paris: Editions Le Terrain Vague, 1964. Original wraps. A major Association copy: INSCRIBED BY LOTTE EISNER TO KARL FREUND, THE LEGENDARY CINEMATOGRAPHER OF BOTH "METROPOLIS" (1927) AND "DRACULA" (1931). IN ADDITION TO PHOTOGRAPHING THESE 2 HIGH SPOTS OF EARLY CINEMA, FREUND ALSO DIRECTED "THE MUMMY" (1932) AND "MAD LOVE" (1935..... More
New York: Sheridan House, 1949. Cloth. NICELY INSCRIBED BY MAE WEST on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1949 reprint. Tight and VG (very light, subtle staining along the rear panel's fore-edge) in a bright, VG dustjacket, with light chipping to the spine ends and..... More
New York: Delacorte Press, 1977. Boards. SIGNED IN A STRONG, FIRM HAND BY STEVEN SPIELBERG on the dustjacket's rear panel. A clean, unsmudged, completely legible example of this surprisingly uncommon signature --and on a copy to boot of his own novelization of one of his early triumphs. A tight, solid..... More
Paris: Centre National de la Photographie and Cinematheque Francaise, 1985. Original wraps. A crisp, clean copy of the 1985 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its silver pictorial wrappers. Oblong quarto, impressive full-page black-and-white stills from Fritz Lang's seminal 1927 film as well as accompanying criticism thruout (in French)..... More
