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194613969JNew York: 2 pages quarto September 21 1946. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Supplementary Contract Between Cagney Productions and William Faulkner purchasing the film rights to Faulkner’s short story – “Two Soldiers.†James Cagney purchased the rights to produce a motion picture version of “Two Soldiers†as a vehicle for himself but it was never produced. 2 pages, quarto unknown books
195313954JNew York: 2 pages quarto March 30 1953. Original Typed Document Signed – Contract Agreement in which the J. Walker Thompson Company purchases the rights to produce a television play of William Faulkner’s short story “Shall Not Perishâ€. 2 pages. Signed by William Faulkner. “Shall Not Perish†was presented on February 11 1954 on the series ‘Lux Video Theatre’ and starred Fay Bainter Raymond Burr and Vera Miles. 2 pages, quarto unknown books
194613968JNew York: 11 pages quarto September 21 1946. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Cagney Productions and William Faulkner purchasing the film rights to Faulkner’s short story – “Two Soldiers.†James Cagney purchased the rights to produce a motion picture version of “Two Soldiers†as a vehicle for himself but it was never produced. 11 pages, quarto unknown books
195813963JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto December 9 1958. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the film rights to the Faulkner short stories “Spotted Horses†and “The Hound†which are parts of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown books
196013964JLos Angeles: 5 pages quarto April 1 1960. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – the Agreement of Sale Contract to Twentieth Century-Fox to purchase the motion picture rights to the Faulkner short story “Lizards in Jamshyd’s Courtyard†which is part of his novel – “The Hamlet.†In 1958 Twentieth Century-Fox produced the acclaimed motion picture version “The Long Hot Summer†directed by Martin Ritt and starring Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Orson Welles Tony Franciosa Lee Remick and Angela Lansbury. 5 pages, quarto unknown books
195613960JNew York: 3 pages quarto October 8 1956. Original Typed Document Signed – Contract Agreement with MGM Records in which William Faulkner agrees to allow MGM Records to produce a long play recording of him reading from his works. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 17 times by him in the margins as well as on inserted rider clauses. The finished record “William Faulkner Reads From His Works†was issued in 1957 and contains him reading two excerpts from “Light In August†and two excerpts from “The Sound and the Fury.†3 pages, quarto unknown books
151913965JNew York: 21 pages quarto June 15 1959. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between William Faulkner and Ruth Ford Zachary Scott and Harvey Breit in which they purchase an option to produce a film adaptation of “Light in August.†After her years of bringing “Requiem For a Nun†to the stage actress Ruth Ford unsuccessfully attempted to mount a film production of “Light in August†to star her and her actor husband Zachary Scott. 21 pages, quarto unknown books
196013979JNew York: 2 pages quarto October 2 1960. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Hughes Massie & Company of London and William Faulkner for the British play production of “Requiem For a Nun.†Signed by William Faulkner and initialed once by him in the margin. 2 pages, quarto unknown books
195113972JNew York: 5 pages quarto November 30 1951. Original Typed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Lemuel Ayers and William Faulkner with his publishers Random House giving Ayers the rights to produce a play production of “Requiem For a Nun.†Signed by William Faulkner and Robert Haas on behalf of Random House. Faulkner wrote “Requiem For a Nun†specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. During this process Lemuel Ayers eventually bowed out as producer and was replaced. 5 pages, quarto unknown books
195313953JNew York: 2 pages quarto February 27 1953. Original Typed Document Signed – Contract Agreement in which the J. Walker Thompson Company purchases the rights to produce a television play of William Faulkner’s short story “The Broochâ€. Signed by William Faulkner. “The Brooch†was presented on April 2 1953 on the series ‘Lux Video Theatre’ and starred Dan Duryea Sally Forrest and Mildred Natwick. 2 pages, quarto unknown books
195813971JLos Angeles: 1 page quarto November 5 1958. Typed and Printed Document Signed by William Faulkner - Faulkner acknowledges that Paramount Pictures purchased the film rights to his novel “Sanctuary†and that he has renewed the copyright to the original novel and is affirming the film rights in the story to the EMKA Ltd. who purchased the remake film rights from Paramount November 5 1958. EMKA produced the new version at Twentieth Century-Fox in 1961 adapted by Ruth Ford and James Poe directed by Tony Richardson starring Lee Remick Yves Montand and Bradford Dillman. 1 page, quarto unknown books
196013961JWaco Texas: Baylor University 5 pages quarto January 8 1960. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – stock try-out production contract for a stage play adaptation of “As I Lay Dying†which was produced as “Journey To Jefferson†by Robert Flynn at Baylor University. 5 pages January 8 1960. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 4 times by him in the margins. Baylor University, 5 pages, quarto unknown books
195113973JNew York: 22 pages November 30 1951. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – Contract between Lemuel Ayers and William Faulkner giving Ayers the rights to produce a play production of “Requiem For a Nun.†Signed by William Faulkner with handwritten changes authorized and initialed by Harold Ober. Faulkner wrote “Requiem For a Nun†specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. During this process Lemuel Ayers eventually bowed out as producer and was replaced. 22 pages, unknown books
195813977JNew York: 16 pages quarto March 1 1958. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed by William Faulkner – Contract between Ruth Ford and William Faulkner for a play production of Requiem For a Nun. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed 3 times by him in the margins. Faulkner wrote Requiem For a Nun specifically for his actress friend and fellow Mississippian Ruth Ford. In turn Ford spent the next eight years attempting to mount a production of the play on Broadway production which she did not succeed at doing until 1959. 16 pages, quarto unknown books
195513957JNew York: 2 pages quarto 8 1/2†x 11†May 31 1955. Original Typed and Printed Document Signed – Contract Between William Faulkner and CBS Television licensing a television adaptation of “Knight’s Gambit.†2 pages May 31 1955. Signed by William Faulkner and initialed by him once in the margin. Faulkner’s story title was changed to “Wild Stallion†when it appeared on the series ‘Climax’ and starred Mary Astor Kathleen Crowley Roy Glenn Wilton Graff as Faulkner’s famous character Gavin Stevens Paul Henreid and Richard Long. With some tiny staple holes to the upper left corners two 1†tears to the to and outer edge of the first page otherwise in very good condition. 2 pages, quarto, 8 1/2†x 11†unknown books
1972WRCLIT70851Np.: Filmgroup Productions 1972. Original 41 x 27" 104 x 69cm one sheet poster. Folded as usual else near fine. A style B one sheet with reviews for Horton Foote's adaptation to the screen of his own stage play based on a short story by William Faulkner. It was directed by Joseph Anthony and starred Robert Duvall Olga Bellin and Peter Masterson. Although it was released in 1972 it saw limited runs in the U.S. until re-released about ten years later. Filmgroup Productions unknown books
1949WRCLIT71225Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1949. Vintage 11 x 14" color title card. Distributor's stamp and a few smudges on blank verso a few light smudges to right margin otherwise very good or better. Lobby card #5 for the 1949 film adaptation of Faulkner's novel based on a screenplay by Ben Maddow directed by Clarence Brown and starring David Brian Claude Jarman Jr. Will Geer et al. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown books
1949WRCLIT69401Culver City: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1949. Vintage 11 x 14" color title card. Distributor's stamp and a few smudges on blank verso a few light smudges to lower margin and corner otherwise very good or better. Lobby card #7 for the 1949 film adaptation of Faulkner's novel based on a screenplay by Ben Maddow directed by Clarence Brown and starring David Brian Claude Jarman Jr. Will Geer et al. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer unknown books
1959WRCLIT80436Denver 1959. Original pencil portrait measured to mat edges 5.5 x 3.75" 14 x 9.5 cm. Matted and framed under glass. Not examined out of frame faint tanning to paper but very good. A quarter profile sketch of Faulkner's head captioned in the artist's hand: "William Faulkner sketched by Peter Hurd at a UNESCO Conference Denver '59." One of the subjects of the 1959 Denver National Conference on UNESCO was "The cultures of the Americas: achievements in education science and the arts" and Faulkner addressed the closing Plenary Session on 2 October 1959 see Petersen D46a. On the paper sealing the verso of the frame Hurd's friend and collaborator historian and novelist Paul Horgan has inscribed in ink: "Portrait Sketch of William Faulkner by Peter Hurd / Collection of Paul Horgan." unknown books
1942266101West Chester PA 1942. Pen and ink on artist's board signed lower left docketed on rear. 11-1/2 x 11 in. Matted with clippings from The Saturday Evening Post affixed to mat. Pen and ink on artist's board signed lower left docketed on rear. 11-1/2 x 11 in. Illustration to the First Print Appearance of Faulkner's "The Bear". An original drawing to illustrate the Saturday Evening Post appearance of Faulkner's "The Bear" showing the main character inspecting bear tracks with Sam and two mules looking on. The illustration accompanies the text "Then he understood why Sam had made him ride the one-eyed mule which would not spook at the smell of blood of wild animals." Edward Shenton 1895-1977 was a prolific commercial illustrator contributing to over 130 books including The Yearling Tender Is the Night and Green Hills of Africa. Petersen B64a; Brodsky & Hamlin 554 for Saturday Evening Post appearance unknown books
196021963ELos Angeles: Darryl F. Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century-Fox 1960. Original final draft shooting script with color rewrite pages for the film Sanctuary written by James Poe based on the novel by William Faulkner directed by Tony Richardson and starring Bradford Dillman. This was Dillman’s working script with his scene notations throughout. With Dillman’s estate stamp which reads “From the Library of Bradford Dillmanâ€. Bradbound 138 pages dated July 15 1960. Dillman plays the character of Gowan Stevens with Lee Remick as Temple Drake and Yves Montand as Candy Man. An earlier film adaptation of Faulkner’s 1931 novel is the 1933 film The Story of Temple Drake starring Miriam Hopkins in the title role. A lightly handled copy with some minor darkening to the covers and a bit of edge wear. Bradford Dillman 1930-2018 was one of Hollywood’s best regarded actors among his peers and the public. He was trained at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg and knew James Dean in early television. Dillman rose to sudden fame with his appearance in Richard Fleisher’s film Compulsion 1959 with Dean Stockwell and Orson Welles and continued in movies throughout his career in such films as The Way We Were The Iceman Cometh The Enforcer Sudden Impact Crack in the Mirror Escape From the Planet of the Apes Francis of Assisi Piranha The Swarm etc. A great success in television Dillman appeared in a remarkable number of shows and made for TV movies in a variety of genres including Mission Impossible The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Columbo Wagon Train Ironside Dynasty The Wild Wild West Thriller Wonder Woman Cannon Barnaby Jones and many others. Darryl F. Zanuck Productions / Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1959WRCLIT70269Sydney: 20th Century-Fox 1959. Large folio 40 x 26 3/4"; 102 x 68cm. Original multi-color lithograph. Folded as issued the blank verso exhibits soiling which is mirrored faintly in a few places on the recto otherwise a very good copy the colors fresh and vibrant. A brilliantly colored original lithographed one sheet poster issued to promote the Australian release of the 1959 very loose film adaptation of Faulkner's novel based on a screenplay by Irving Ravetch and Harriet Frank Jr. directed by Martin Ritt and starring Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Ethel Waters Margaret Leighton Stuart Whitman et al. The lithography was accomplished by W.F. Schey Poster Co. 20th Century-Fox unknown books
1961WRCLIT71273London: Zanuck / Twentieth Century-Fox 1961. Original highly pictorial British Quad Crown poster 30 x 40"; 76 x 102 cm. Previously folded some light use at edges some small patches of black construction paper tipped to the corners on the verso otherwise very good. A poster issued to promote the UK release -- designated as "X ADULTS ONLY" -- of the second film adaptation of Faulkner's novel based on a screenplay by James Poe directed by Tony Richardson and starring Lee Remick Yves Montand Bradford Dillman Odetta and Strother Martin. SANCTUARY was previously filmed in 1933 as the highly controversial pre-code THE STORY OF TEMPLE DRAKE. Zanuck / Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1950WRCLIT69373Sydney: MGM 1950. Folio. Vintage pictorial daybill poster 30 X 13.25" 76 X 34cm. Folded as issued. Additional horizontal fold some creasing and short edge tears confined to blank margins remnants of two Australian exhibition squibs affixed to top edge slightly overlapping the top edge of the image; a good example of an uncommon and fragile poster. An original daybill poster for the Australian release of the 1949 film adaptation of Faulkner's novel based on a screenplay by Ben Maddow directed by Clarence Brown and starring David Brian Claude Jarman Jr. Will Geer et al. The poster and imagery underscore the emblazoned caption "It's Sensational!" The US release occurred in late 1949 with distribution elsewhere waiting until 1950 or later. MGM unknown books
1979WRCLIT55158La Grange IL: The Colophon Book Shop 1979. Printed wrappers. Portrait photographs facsimiles. Fine. First edition. One of 1000 copies. Laid in are the original prospectus a t.l.s. from the publishers and a t.l.s. from the author/collector accompanied by a typed list of a few errata to this publication's predecessor. The Colophon Book Shop unknown books