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1940WRCLIT82807Beverly Hills: United Artists 1940. 16pp. Quarto. Stiff pictorial self-wrapper. Illustrations including color. Upper wrapper quite tanned and soiled around edges internally very good. An original theatrical souvenir program for the 1940 release of Chaplin's barbed satirical attack on Nazism and Fascism and their respective figureheads. This was both Chaplin's first full sound film and commercially the most successful in its original release. Paulette Goddard and Jack Oakie costarred. United Artists unknown books
1952151878Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1952. Two vintage reference photographs taken on the set of the 1952 film one showing actors Arthur Franz and Marie Windsor in conversation between takes the other showing Franz and Windsor sitting with director Edward Dmytryk assistant director Billy Reineck dialogue director Lauren Gage and script supervisor Frances McDowell. One with a mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a Columbia Pictures stamp the other with a RKO Radio Pictures stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>A severely mentally ill delivery man struggles with his irrational hatred of women and begins venting his rage by killing women from a distance using a M1 carbine. One of the most minimal and exciting noirs of the 1950s and Edward Dmytryk's first return to directing after his long tenure on the Hollywood blacklist. <br/><br/>Shot on location in San Francisco. <br/><br/>One 8 x 10 inches one 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. <br/><br/>Grant US. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1981149829N.p.: N.p. 1981. Vintage flyer for two screenings of the 1981 concert film at the Artculture Resource Center in Toronto on December 14 and 15 1981. The flyer which doubled as a ticket for the event is stamped on the verso with location the date of the December 15 screening and Record on Wheels the record store where the ticket was purchased. <br/><br/>The three hour film featuring a mix of live footage and promotional video was shown at concerts and galleries. The flyer notes that these are the only Canadian showings of the film making it a rare example of Factory Records' popularity and influence outside of the UK and US. <br/><br/>8.5. x 11 inches. Fine. N.p. unknown books
1966144364Sweden: Sandrews 1966. Vintage borderless photograph of Ingrid Thulin and Mai Zetterling on the set of the 1966 film. Mimeo snipe and press agency stamps on the verso. <br/><br/>Jan and his fiance return to his childhood home a 14th Century castle where he is haunted by vivid flashbacks of a difficult childhood the neglect of his parents and a sexual fixation on his mother. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Penningby Castle Stockholm Sweden. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Sandrews unknown books
1978147796Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1978. Collection of 13 vintage black and white reference photographs 6 vintage color studio still photographs 5 vintage studio still photographs 2 vintage black and white borderless reference photographs and 1 color reference photograph from the 1978 film. Several of the photographs are candid shots taken on the set of the film.<br/><br/>The sequel to "National Velvet" 1944 based on the 1935 novel. A former horse riding champion helps her troubled niece achieve Olympic horse riding glory.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in England.<br/><br/>24 photographs 10 x 8 inches 1 photograph 7.25 x 9.5 inches one photograph 6 x 9.5 inches 1 photograph 7.5 x 5 inches. Near Fine some with faint edgewear. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1979149481Beverly Hills CA: United Artists 1979. Vintage borderless black-and-white reference photograph of director J. Lee Thompson and a camera crew directing actress Patricia Neal while filming on location for the 1979 British film. With two printed mimeo snipes affixed to the verso with tape along with holograph pencil and ink annotations regarding layout.<br/><br/>Based on screenwriter Bruce Nicolaysen's 1976 novel "Perilous Passage" wherein a Basque farmer helps a French scientist and his family flee to neutral Spain during World War I.<br/><br/>Set and shot on location in the Pyrenees France.<br/><br/>9.5 x 7.5 inches. Very Good plus slightly wavy. United Artists unknown books
1951149914N.p.: N.p. 1951. Vintage reference photograph from the 1951 film showing director John Huston in costume for his cameo as a Union veteran. With holograph ink and pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout along with a collector label. <br/><br/>Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane which follows a Union soldier throughout the course of the Civil War. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from his film before releasing it to a poor reception. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus lightly creased and worn to the corners. N.p. unknown books
1961149691Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1961. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the set of the 1961 film showing director Nicholas Ray and his wife choreographer Betty Utey in conversation with actress Brigid Bazlen who plays Salome in the film. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso along with a partial label. <br/><br/>Loosely based on the life of Jesus Christ from his birth in Bethlehem to his crucifixion and subsequent resurrection. Ray's blockbuster Biblical epic hot on the heels of "Ben-Hur" 1959.<br/><br/>Shot on location in Spain. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
1967151240N.p.: N.p. 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 film showing actor Eddie Powell as The Mummy carrying actress Elizabeth Sellars. With a provenance stamp on the verso. <br/><br/>A team of archaeologists revive an Egyptian pharaoh who subsequently seeks retribution for the violation of his tomb. The third in Hammer Films' Mummy cycle preceded by "The Mummy" 1959 and "The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb" 1964 and followed by "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" 1971. The final Hammer film to be produced at Bray Studios before the company's 1967 relocation to Elstree and Pinewood Studios. <br/><br/>Set in Egypt. <br/><br/>7 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus. N.p. unknown books
1980145685France: Maurice Bernard 1980. Vintage borderless photograph of Geraldine Chaplin from the 1980 film. With holograph annotations on the verso. <br/><br/>Childhood friends Lucia and Elena leave Paris for the countryside where they share an intimate understanding of each others inner lives and desires.<br/><br/>9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine. Maurice Bernard unknown books
1869684631869. London 1869. London 1869. "The Great Convent Trial" Trial. Star Mother Mary Joseph Defendant. Kennedy Mary Magdalen Sister Defendant. The Trial of Saurin v. Star and Another: In the Court of Queen's Bench Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury. An Action by a Sister of Mercy Against Her Superior for an Alleged Conspiracy to Cause her Expulsion. The Report Copied Verbatim from the Times. London: Diprose and Bateman 1869. ii 264 pp. Woodcut portrait frontispiece of Saurin. Octavo 8-1/2" x 5-1/2". Later library cloth red and black calf lettering pieces to spine. Light soiling and shelfwear a few minor stains minor edgewear to lettering pieces. Moderate toning to text minor tears to a few leaves faint embossed ink and library stamps to title page brief annotation to verso frontispiece detached and edgeworn just touching border of image title page partially detached. $350. Only edition. Mary Saurin Sister Mary Scholastica Joseph brought a case against her superior and another nun for assault and conspiracy to drive her from her convent and have her expelled from the order. Known as "the great convent trial" it was a sensational case that fueled contemporary prejudices against Catholics monastic orders and women. These themes are apparent in the Solicitor-General's opening remarks. This case shows "what women were capable of when they shut themselves up from their kind and did violence to the instincts of their nature and the great though mean and petty cruelty they could wreak upon a sister in the name of a religion of love" 2. The jury found in favor of the defendants on the counts of assault and for the plaintiff on the counts of libel and conspiracy to have her expelled from the convent. OCLC locates 6 copies in law libraries Harvard Northwestern UC-Berkeley and the Universities of Michigan Minnesota and Virginia. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School 1909 II:1182. unknown books
1974137057N.p.: Sandy Howard Production 1974. Two Draft scripts for the 1976 film. One script a Final Draft belonging to an auditioning actor Jenny Sullivan with her name in holograph ink on the front wrapper; the other script is bound in red faux leather with gilt tiles a color photograph of a human fetus bound in and both scripts bear letters from a professor at the University of California describing the possible methods and techniques detailed in the screenplay and their applicability to contemporary 1974 ethical and legal conditions. Brief annotations on laid-in slips in holograph ink throughout the first script. Laid in is a signed letter from director Nelson to Jenny informing her that she is a finalist for the role of Victoria ultimatly the role went to Barbara Carrera. <br/> <br/>An exploitation film owing much to "Bride of Frankenstein" as well as the technological advances with DNA in the 1970s. Dr. Paul Holliston Hudson is a scientist who discovers a method to accelerate the birth cycle to just a few days. The maturation process has detrimental side effects and the mature adult a woman shows homicidal tendencies. <br/><br/>Set in Los Angeles. <br/><br/>First script:<br/><br/>Light blue titled wrappers undated. Title page present undated noted as FINAL DRAFT with credits for screenwriters Thomas and Doohan. 122 leaves with last page of text numbered 119. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with two silver brads. <br/><br/>Second script:<br/><br/>Red faux leather titled wrappers. Title page present undated with credits for screenwriters Thomas and Doohan. 140 leaves with last page of text numbered 136. Mechanical duplication with a color photograph Near Fine overall bound internally with three gold brads. <br/><br/>Muir 1970s. Sandy Howard Production unknown books
19891994China Tiananmen Square New Star Publishers. <b>The Beijing Riot--A Photo Record</b>. Beijing: New Star Publishers 1989. First Edition First Printing. <br /><br />Small Quarto 10 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches; 260 x 185 mm 32 pages in stapled wrappers.<br /><br />Chinese government booklet justifying the bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square in June 1989. "Beijing experienced a horrifying counter-revolutionary rebellion on June 3 and 4 1989" according to the introduction. "The purpose of the rebellion was to overthrow the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and subvert the socialist People's Republic of China."<br /><br />Profusely illustrated with gruesome color photos of soldiers allegedly beaten or killed by "ruffians" and "thugs" as well as photos of burned-out vehicles; ordinary people supposedly thanking soldiers for ending the rebellion; scenes from Tiananmen Square and the surrounding streets; government and party leaders; and much more.<br /><br />This booklet is rare. OCLC lists only three institutional holdings: Harvard and Linfield College in the U.S. and the International Institute of Social History in the Netherlands. An oddly fascinating -- if jarring -- attempt by the Chinese government to present its case to a foreign audience. <b>RARE</b>. <br /><br />CONDITION: Light edge wear rubbing to laminated wrappers internally clean bright and unmarked. A Very Good or better copy. New Star Publishers books
1951143633Beverly Hills CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer MGM 1951. Vintage studio still photographs from the 1951 film showing director John Huston on location. <br/><br/>Based on the classic 1895 novel by Stephen Crane. At the completion of shooting Huston considered the film one of his best but MGM cut over an hour from his film before releasing it to a poor reception. <br/><br/>10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing to the corners and light toning to the margins. <br/><br/>Godard Histoires du cinema. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] unknown books
188039439.71880. Dated & SIGNED in lower right of the "June" sketch; titled & dated in lower left of the "July" sketch. Bit of age toning to extremities. The June drawing with thumbtack holes in the corners otherwise Very Good Plus as is the 2nd drawing. Single sheet each The June sketch oriented vertically: 9-3/4" x 6-3/8". The July sketch oriented horizontally: 6-3/8" x 9-7/8" <br/><br/>The two sketches depict "J. De Estrella" a cowboy or man of such an aspect. the first shows him grasping a six-shooter at a holster on the left waist; the second the man is relaxing in a chair reading a paper feet up on a nearby table. Booksin a Calfornia native who settled in the San Jose area ~ 1881 where he died almost 70 years later. Named after this individual is Booksin Elementary a high achieving elementary school located in the heart of San Jose's Willow Glen suburb. From the Jeff Sahadi collection of L A Booksin drawings. unknown books
1976133466Culver City CA: Columbia Pictures 1976. Draft script for the 1976 film. Copy belonging to producer Tony Bill with his signature in black holograph ink at the top right corner: "Tony Bill exec. producer." Also included is a typed letter of provenance signed by Bill. <br/><br/>A star-studded film in which a third-rate vaudeville duo decides to attempt a large bank robbery in New York. Set in 1890s Middle America and New York shot on location in Mansfield Ohio. <br/><br/>Faux leather titled wrappers. Title page present with credits for screenwriter Byrum and producer Bill. 134 leaves mechanical duplication. Pages about Fine wrapper about Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Columbia Pictures unknown books
1956139915N.p.: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage UK one sheet poster for the 1956 British film. <br/><br/>After inheriting a fortune a newly wealthy Englishwoman returns to Malaya where she was previously a POW with the intention of building a well for the villagers who sheltered her during the war. <br/><br/>Set in Malaya shot on location in Malaya and England. <br/><br/>27 x 41 inches folded. Near Fine with light toning and black holograph annotations to the verso. The Rank Organization unknown books
1956139914N.p.: The Rank Organization 1956. Vintage UK three sheet poster for the 1956 British film. <br/><br/>After inheriting a fortune a newly wealthy Englishwoman returns to Malaya where she was previously a POW with the intention of building a well for the villagers who sheltered her during World War II. <br/><br/>Set in Malaysia shot on location in Malaysia Australia and England. <br/><br/>41 x 81 inches rolled and mounted on archival linen. Near Fine. The Rank Organization unknown books
1970144863Beverly Hills CA: United Artists / Chrislaw Productions 1970. Vintage borderless double weight photograph of actor Sammy Davis Jr. and director Jerry Lewis on the set of the 1970 film. Mimeo snipe on the verso. <br/><br/>Chris Pepper Peter Lawford and Charlie Salt Sammy Davis Jr. are about to lose their London nightclub. In desperation they turn to Pepper's aristocrat twin brother for help who shortly after they contact is murdered. Pepper assumes his dead brothers identity and together with Salt they try to solve the crime. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Herefordshire and London England. <br/><br/>8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. United Artists / Chrislaw Productions unknown books
1933146070Hollywood: Paramount Pictures 1933. First Draft script for the 1933 film. With holograph pencil annotations to the front wrapper.<br/><br/>Lt. Henry Crocker a blithe Royal Air Force pilot realizes that the constant violence of war is beginning to take a harsh toll on Lt. Jerry Young his flying ace buddy who is showing signs of cracking up. When Young breaks down and eventually commits suicide Crocker decides to stage his death as an in-air combat casualty in order to save his friend's reputation. The script's original ending seen in this early version depicted Crocker years later as a bedraggled old man homeless and alone staring at a memorial plaque with an epitaph praising Young's heroism. <br/><br/>Tall peach titled self wrappers noted as FIRST SCRIPT on the front wrapper rubber-stamped production No. 451 dated January 30 1933 with credits for screenwriters Bogart Rogers and Seton I. Miller. Title page integral with the front wrapper as issued. 115 leaves with last page of text numbered 112. Mimeographed on peach stock rectos only. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good plus with creasing to the top left corner of the rear wrapper side stapled. Paramount Pictures unknown books
1971151346Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox 1971. Vintage press kit for the French release of the 1971 documentary film. Full-color illustrated pocketed folder containing five black and white photographs and three pages of promotional reading material.<br/><br/>A documentary following the star-studded 1969 Big Sur Folk Festival which featured Crosby Stills Nash and Young Joan Baez Joni Mitchell and many others. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Big Sur. <br/><br/>Folder photographs and promotional material Near Fine. Twentieth Century-Fox unknown books
1976146900N.p.: Films du Berry 1976. Collection of four vintage borderless studio still photographs and one contact sheet from the 1976 film. Two larger gloss finish photographs and two smaller matte finish photographs and contact sheet containing eleven images.<br/><br/>Jean Michel Rollin Roth Le Gentil more commonly known as Jean Rollin had gained notoriety and some scandal with his early French vampire films "Le Viol du Vampire" 1968 "La Vampier Nue" 1970 "Le Frisson des Vampires" 1970 and "Requiem pour un Vampire" 1971. When beginning work on his first non-vampire film "La Rose de Fer" 1973 he found himself in need of funding and began a foray into making adult sex films under the pseudonym Michel Gentil which he continued to make under various pseudonyms through the mid 1980s.<br/><br/>An erotic comedy directed by Jean Rollin under the pseudonym Michel Gentil and starring Tania Busselier and Martine Grimaud.<br/><br/> 2 - 7 x 9.5 inches 2 - 5 x 7 inches Contact Sheet 7 x 9.5 inches. Near Fine some light curling. Films du Berry unknown books
1972150803N.p.: Norway Productions 1972. Draft script for the 1974 television film a serious sci-fi obscurity that originally aired on January 23 1972 on NBC. An early inspiration for the android character Data from the 1987 series "Star Trek: Next Generation" created by Gene Roddenberry and Gene Coon who are the screenwriters here. <br/><br/>A group of scientists create an android superhuman named Questor unaware that the project's creator Dr. Vaslovik who has disappeared installed a secret mission into the android's programming directing the android to find Vaslovik and save humanity. <br/><br/>Red titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Gene Roddenberry. Title page present dated August 2 with credits for screenwriter Gene Roddenberry. 73 leaves with last page of text numbered 72. Xerographic duplication rectos only with white revision pages throughout dated 8-8-72. Pages Very Good plus wrapper Very Good lightly soiled and worn bound with two gold brads. Norway Productions unknown books
1950327Twelve Menus from R.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth" Cunard White Star Line printed in England September 6-10 1951 for September 6 Luncheon and Dinner September 7 Breakfast Luncheon and Dinner September 8 Luncheon and Dinner September 9 Luncheon and Dinner September 10 Breakfast Luncheon and Farewell Dinner. Luncheon and dinner menus measure 26.5 cm x 21 cm with illustrated front covers by Vernon Ward Arthur Rowlands Cowlam Edgar Woolax C. F. Hopkinson and T. Peddie. Breakfast menus measure 27.5 cm x 17 cm printed on one side only. Condition is fine. <br /> Cunard White Star Line paperback books
1930152279N.p.: Caddo Company 1930. Vintage program for the premiere of the 1930 Pre-Code film which was famously held as a gala event at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.<br/><br/>Howard Hughes' most expensive and ambitious production a story about World War I combat pilots today still a dazzling work of blockbuster action and actual aerial biplane footage. Originally conceived as a silent film and then retooled as a talkie in the wake of "The Jazz Singer" 1927. Most of the film is shot in black and white but one sequence is in color-the only color footage ever released of actress Jean Harlow before her untimely death. <br/><br/>8.75 x 11.75 inches bifold. Very Good with a few light dampstains to the front wrapper and a short closed tear to the bottom fold. Caddo Company unknown books
