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1962148916New York: Random House 1962. First Edition. First Edition. <br/><br/>Harry Kurnitz's adaptation of Marcel Achard's play "L'Idiote" which in turn became the basis for the 1964 Blake Edwards film "A Shot in the Dark" starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau and Elke Sommer as the Swedish gal who can't resist him. <br/><br/>Probably one of five funniest films of the 1960s and the defining installment in the well-loved Pink Panther series. While "A Shot in the Dark" was ably preceded by "The Pink Panther" in 1963 it was the first to feature the series' underrated maestro Herbert Lom as Chief Inspector Dreyfus. <br/><br/>Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Several pages with evidence of erasure. Jacket lightly soiled and rubbed overall with two small dampstains to the rear panel. Random House unknown books
177748508London: Printed for T. Lowndes T. Caslon C. Corbett and S. Bladon 1777. Disbound now housed in an archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning. Very Good. 76 pp. Lacks plate. 8vo. <br/><br/>Based on the plays by Plautus and Molière. Also published in The New English Theatre Vol 9 No. 1 1776-1777. Printed for T. Lowndes, T. Caslon, C. Corbett, and S. Bladon unknown books
1956147087Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1956. Final draft script for the 1956 film. Wrappers trimmed to conform to text block separating spine from wrapper abd cropping copy number stamp "650" and re-written in holograph ink. Production number adjusted in holograph pencil with ."5." "#3" in holograph in on edge of spine.<br/><br/>Based on Marcelle Maurette's 1952 stage play about a scheme to conspiracy to extort ten million pounds from a bank by teaching a homeless girl to impersonate the missing Russian princess Anastasia.<br/><br/>Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her lead role. <br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 650 and production No. 2677 dated June 7 1956. Title page present dated June 7 1956 noted as Final Script with credits for screenwriter Arthur Laurents. 139 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mimeographed rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus trimmed to conform to text block with spine separate bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>Twilight Time 203. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1928140906Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1928. Archive of material from the 1928 film. From the estate of actor Monte Blue who starred in the film. <br/><br/>Included in the archive are a carbon typescript draft script here under the working title "Southern Skies" four vintage photographs each with a mimeo snipe on the verso one with a press stamp as well and a later 1921 edition of the 1919 travel book by Frederick O'Brien which served as the source material for the film signed and dated by Blue with his bookplate on the front pastedown. <br/><br/>MGM's first film with a fully prerecorded soundtrack comprised of music and sound effects including most notably the first time the company's mascot Leo the Lion roared at the film's start White Shadows in the South Seas doesn't quite classify as a "talkie" as only the single whispered word "hello" appears in the soundtrack. Winner of an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. <br/><br/>Set on a Polynesian Island shot on location in Tahiti at the time an ambitious endeavor to shoot a Hollywood film on location among native islanders using many of them as extras in the film. <br/><br/>Carbon typescript draft:<br/><br/>Cream colored titled wrappers rubber-stamped copy No. 5046 and production No. 338 dated November 29 1927 with credits for screenwriter Jack Cunningham and adaptation writer Ray Doyle. Title page integral with the first page of the text dated November 161927 with credits for Cunningham and Doyle. 146 leaves with last leaf of text numbered 146. Carbon typescript on onionskin stock. Pages Near Fine wrapper Poor bound with two gold brads. <br/><br/>1921 copy of "White Shadows in the South Seas:"<br/><br/>Early The Century edition from 1921 first edition was originally published by The Century in 1919. Very Good lacking jacket. Front hinge split with light rubbing to the cloth at the extremities. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
19719007144New York: Schirmer 1971. paperback. Fine Condition. Bound in publisher's original wrappers. Text is in French and English. <br/><br/> Schirmer paperback books
1973142419New York: Wroderick Productions 1973. Draft script for a 1973 Roderick Cook adaptation of the 1929 Noel Coward musical likely written after Cook's 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" <br/><br/>A three act operetta in which a wealthy young woman elopes with her music teacher. Coward's original script was basis for the 1933 film directed by Herbert Wilcox and the 1940 film directed by WS Van Dyke. The Van Dyke film was so disliked by Coward that he vowed to never let Hollywood adapt one of his works again. <br/><br/>Adaptation writer/actor Roderick Cook worked extensively with Coward's material his best-known work being a highly well-received 1972 musical review of Coward's work entitled "Oh Coward!" While it is believed that Cook's adaptation of "Bitter Sweet" was never performed professionally and the material in this script was not utilized in "Oh Coward!" it was likely written after Cook's considerable success with the review encouraged him to take another look at Coward's oeuvre. <br/><br/>Set in London and Vienna. <br/><br/>Pink titled wrappers with credits for playwright Noel Coward and adaptation writer Roderick Cook. Title page present dated September 1973 noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Coward and adaptation writer Cole. 96 leaves with last page of text numbered III-1-18. Mimeograph duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Wroderick Productions unknown books
1931205528London: B. Feldman & Co 1931. Sheet_music. 4p. 9.75x12 inches excerpts from several other songs offered by the company large ad on rear for Roland's Pianoforte Tutor very good sheet music in beautiful striking illustrated covers. Also includes ukelele chord fingering by R. S. Stoddon. Cover depicts a crowd around a bonfire tossing in cards titled "Rates" "Taxes" "Demand Note" etc while a figure in top hat labeled Kill Joy burns in the blaze. Uplifting song written to combat the Great Depression in the UK. These music sheets were sold at Feldman's Blackpool summer shows which were also titled "Blaze Away B. Feldman & Co unknown books
195649504Knoxville: S. B. Newman Printing Co 1956. 32p. wraps illustrated by humorous line drawings colored-in; light external soiling. S. B. Newman Printing Co unknown books
19081331028Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co 1908. Hardcover. Octavo; Fair-; Hardcover; Spine tan with red print; Boards in tan illustrated cloth tattering to spine caps worn exposed corners tears to hinges stain to rear top edge shelfwear; Text block has cracked hinges front and rear intermittent spine breaks inscriptions in ink on front flyleaf tanning to endpapers mild age-toning to paper; 312 pages illustrated color.<br /> <br /> <p> This book is part of the overstocked 15's kept in Room X. 1331028. FP New Rockville Stock. The Reilly & Lee Co hardcover books
195464261Cleveland Ohio: The Press of The World Publishing Company. Very Good. 1954. Hardcover. Typography by Jos. Trautwein with decorations by Ismar David. #148 of 1250 copies Produced by The Press of The World Publishing Company Cleveland Ohio. Christmas 1954. Red cloth with gilt printing spine ends and corners are just a bit scuffed- otherwise this is a clean bright nice copy. Very Good. . The Press of The World Publishing Company hardcover books
1925006149New York: David Belasco Privately Printed 1925. First Edition. Wrappers. Fine/Fine. 4to. 178 pages. Included are photos of stars and of scenes from the play and of Belasco himself receiving a medal from the French government. There are 34 photos in all. Also reprint of interview with Belasco and a tribute to Belasco. Belasco now known by most merely as the name of a theater was one of the leading theater impresarios and a flamboyant showmen in New York in the late 19th and early 20th century noted especially for his crowd-pleasing stage effects and popular entertainments. Condition: other than very minor wear along lower edge of DJ and a few spots on its rear this is a pristine copy and the DJ can still comfortably be described as in fine condition. <br/><br/> David Belasco, Privately Printed unknown books
1910WRCLIT77006New York: Charles Frohman 1910. Three volumes. 343;150;135 leaves. Quarto. Original and carbon typescripts with red rules bradbound in steno service wrappers each bearing the large rubber stamp of producer Charles Frohman. Some soiling discolorations and fraying to wrappers internally very good. A three act theatrical script associated with the premiere production of this comedy. The script for Act II bears the signature of Joseph Allenton who played the lead and the denotation "Original." Those for acts one and three are stamped "Latest Corrected Copy." The play opened at the Lyceum on 19 September 1910 and closed after 48 performances. One of the scripts is dated "10/20/10" in the corner of the upper wrapper and there are a few corrections and annotations in the texts. Prominent theatrical producer Charles Frohman who was lost on the Lusitania in 1915 while demonstrating exemplary courage produced the play. This was a quite early writing credit for Unger 1885-1940 who had an active career spanning three-decades as screenwriter and playwright. Charles Frohman unknown books
19861337871New York: DC Comics Inc 1986. First Edition. Softcover. Booklet 9x12; G/paperback; first edition; burgundy covers with yellow and blue text to front; covers show modest shelf wear; some rubbing to edges; intact exterior; text block exterior edges have slight wear; tight binding; illustrated; unpaginated. 1337871. FP New Rockville Stock. DC Comics, Inc unknown books
1999139174Berlin: Plinke 1999. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED on the title page by Martyn Jacques as well as fellow members of the "Brechtian Punk Cabaret" band The Tiger Lillies Adrian Stout and Adrian Huge. <br/><br/>An adaptation of Heinrich Hoffman's classic 1845 book of children's rhymes by Martyn Jacques who wrote and performed the music with The Tiger Lillies for a 1999 opera also based on the book titled "Shockheaded Peter: a junk opera." Text in English and German. <br/><br/>Lightly soiled else Fine and unread in pictorial boards without dust jacket as issued. Plinke unknown books
1973WRCLIT80587Np 1973. 293pp. Folio 35.5 x 25.5 cm. Loose sheets punched at left and bradbound. Moderate wear and tear consistent with use with annotations scattered throughout some tape marks from absent inserts corners turned etc. Good. A large format rehearsal script for the 1971- 1973 roadshow revival of Shaw's dramatic piece a free standing scene from Act 3 of MAN AND SUPERMAN. The production was directed by John Housman and starred Ricardo Montalban Paul Henreid Agnes Moorehead and Edward Mulhare. This copy bears the ownership and address stamp of Paul Henreid who played the role of the Statue in the performances in Boston Chicago Los Angeles and New York in the latter as the "Commander". Throughout this script the lines for the Statue have been highlighted and annotated with prompts and revisions presumably for or by Henreid. Henried born Paul Georg Julius Freiherr von Hernreid Ritter von Wasel-Waldingau 1908- 1992 had a long and active career on stage and in film and television as both actor and director. He is most widely recognized for his role as Victor Laszlo in CASABLANCA 1942. unknown books
1977127206Burbank CA: Mars Production Corporation / Virgo International Pictures 1977. Original Pressbook for the 1977 film. A redneck hotel owner in Texas murders innocent victims and feeds them to his pet crocodile. <br/><br/>Tobe Hooper's next film after the legendary "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" 1974 and six years before his next big hit "Poltergeist" 1982. <br/><br/>4 pages folded twice 8.5 x 14 inches. A couple of tiny closed tears else Near Fine. Mars Production Corporation / Virgo International Pictures unknown books
1994223819Mexico DF: Coedicion Latinoamericana 1994. 34p. printed on bright-white paper with color illustrations on every recto page facing recipes verso; bound softback in strong yellow glossy cardstock 8.5 inches square. A nice clean copy. Fifteen recipes from around the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking new world ten different countries. Coedicion Latinoamericana unknown books
1998Embry 169774Stage & Screen 1998. Fine in fine dust jacket in mylar cover. Stage & Screen, 1998. unknown books
19611330740New York: Grosset & Dunlap 1961. Hardcover. Quarto; G; Hardcover; Spine blue and white with black print; Boards in illustrated cloth wear to corners and spine caps tape on front mild shelfwear; Text block clean and tight; 105 pages illustrated b&w color. <br /> <br /> Oversized books. Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers please inquire for rates. 1330740. FP New Rockville Stock. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
1972147482Los Angeles: Dan Curtis Productions 1972. Two Revised Draft scripts "Frankenstein - Part 1" and "Frankenstein - Part 2" for the two part television film "Frankenstein" which aired two two hour episodes on January 16 and 17 1973 on ABC's "Wide World of Mystery." Name of uncredited crew member David Dyer and "filming 12-18-72" on top right of each script in holograph ink. With holograph ink annotations to the credits of "Part 1."<br/><br/>Dan Curtis creator of the popular ABC vampire soap opera "Dark Shadows" 1967-1971 adapted and produced this version of the classic Mary Shelley 1818 novel with "Dark Shadows" screenwriter Sam Hall penning "Part 1" and screenwriter Richard Landau penning "Part 2."<br/><br/>Curtis' "Frankenstein" is a fairly faithful adaptation shot with television broadcasts cameras in Curtis' gothic soap opera style with a memorable performance from Bo Svenson as the monster.<br/><br/>Though well received when aired it was overshadowed by the Universal Television production "Frankenstein: The True Story" which aired in late 1973 on NBC. <br/><br/>"Frankenstein - Part 1"<br/>Red titled wrappers. Title page present noted as Revised with credits for screenwriter Sam Hall and novelist Mary Shelley. 82 leaves with last page of text numbered 77. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near FIne wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads.<br/><br/>"Frankenstein - Part 2"<br/>Blue titled wrappers. Title page present noted as REVISED with credits for screenwriter Richard Landau. 60 leaves with last page of text numbered 58. Xerographic duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus with vertical crease near spine bound with two gold brads. Dan Curtis Productions unknown books
191942351New York: Women's League of the United Synagogue of America 1919. Fourth 1946 Printing. 16mo 14.5cm.; publisher's blue card wrappers; mixed paginations; full-page illus. throughout. Spine edges rather rubbed the whole a bit toned and soiled most heavily so to rear cover contemporary ownership inscription inside upper cover else Near Very Good overall. Collection of Jewish stories adapted for a juvenile audience from Louis Ginzberg's "Legends of the Jews. Women's League of the United Synagogue of America unknown books
1941WRCLIT72043New York: National Broadcasting Company 1941. 157 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. A few pencil notes on terminal leaf otherwise very good or better. A preproduction script for this adaptation for NBC's radio series "Great Plays" scheduled for production on Sunday 9 March 1941. The series first aired on NBC Blue in Spring of 1938 and was until its suspension in 1942 one of its most prestigious undertakings. This production was included in its fourth season. The specific cast for the broadcast is not included in this script and presumably drew upon the substantial stable of performers the show engaged for its season. National Broadcasting Company unknown books
1950131050Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1950. Revised First Draft Continuity script for the 1951 film. Included is an index to the script breakdown detailing various scenes and script page numbers with revisions. Copy belonging to Dane Anderson an uncredited member of the crew with his name on the front wrapper of the script breakdown and annotations throughout in holograph pencil. File copy rubber-stamped on the front wrapper. <br/><br/>Based on Weidman's 1937 novel and Vera Caspary's loose adaptation. Harriet Boyd Hayward is a fashion designer who partners with Teddy Dailey whom she loves and Sam Jaffe and starts a new business dedicated to selling affordable women's dresses. A rival fashion company lead by Noble Sanders momentarily distracts Harriet but at the last minute she realizes her true devotion to Teddy and Sam. <br/><br/>Screenwriter Polonsky was blacklisted shortly after the film's release refusing to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. <br/><br/>White titled wrappers rubber-stamped as REVISED FIRST DRAFT CONTINUITY on the front wrapper copy No. 3 and production No. 2446.8 dated August 4 1950. Distribution page present with receipt removed. Title page present dated August 4 1950 noted as Revised 1st Draft Continuity with a credit for screenwriter Polonsky. 170 leaves with last page of text numbered 168. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine internally bound with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Script Breakdown: self wrappers as issued. 88 leaves dated 10/2/50 mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Near Fine bound with three gold brads. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1939152217New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation 1939. Hardcover. viii 350p. save for a torn corner on the last fep very good reprint in cloth and unclipped dj with sunning to spine. Liveright Publishing Corporation hardcover books
196948457Santa Cruz: Kayak 1969. 50p 6.25x8.25 inches one of 800 copies of the bilingual Spanish and English poetry chapbook by the Chilean American author illustrated with erotic drawings very good chapbook in stapled pictorial marigold wraps. Kayak unknown books
