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2006162708Chicago IL: The Art Institute of Chicago 2006. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran October 5 2006 through January 7 2007. A single long sheet folded 5 times to create 12 pages. Includes 7 illustrations along with a chronology. A very near fine copy. Scarce ephemera. The Art Institute of Chicago unknown books
2010406343San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery 2010. A fine copy. 11 x 9 inches. 77 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original acrylic cover with image cloth spine pictorial board rear cover. "In the mid- to late 1960s Bochner became deeply involved with photography producing a groundbreaking group of photographs that hover tantalizingly between painting and photography. Mel Bochner: Photographs and Not Photographs presents reproductions of these early works as well as the artist's classic 1970 essay "Misunderstandings A Theory of Photography" and a selection of wall drawings and paintiings" the publisher. <br/><br/> Fraenkel Gallery hardcover books
1990159051Chicago IL: Roger Ramsay Gallery 1990. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran May 4 through June 27 1990. Single sheet folded twice to create 6 pages. Text by Geoffrey Young. Includes 3 illustrations with 2 in color. Scarce with only 2 copies listed in OCLC. Roger Ramsay Gallery unknown books
1989165650Washington DC: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 1989. First edition. Exhibition brochure for a show that ran February 1 through April 23 1989. Single sheet folded twice to create 6 pages. Text by Ned Rifkin. Includes 4 illustration with 2 in color list of previous exhibitions selected bibliography and checklist. A near fine copy. Uncommon. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden unknown books
198265409Los Angeles: Mel Mason for Governor Campaign Committee 1982. 1p. flyer 8.5x11 inches printed two sides. The black Trotskyist city councilman from Seaside CA ran on a platform opposing US intervention in El Salvador anti-nuclear weapons/power and full employment. Mel Mason for Governor Campaign Committee unknown books
1982140011Oakland: Mel Mason for Governor Campaign Committee 1982. Single sheet folded to make 4-page brochure with candidate's photo on front. The black Trotskyist city councilman from Seaside CA ran on a platform opposing US intervention in El Salvador anti-nuclear weapons/power and full employment. Mel Mason for Governor Campaign Committee unknown books
7887Jazz Singer. Signed Check dated June 9 1989. Made payable for the amount of $256.45. Signed in blue "Mel Torme." A great example of an authentic signature on a check. unknown books
1946WRCLIT67660Culver City: Vanguard Films 1946. 1180 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers. Upper wrapper chipped at brads and detached otherwise very good. An unspecified draft of this fully developed adaptation to the screen of Baker's 1940 supernatural fantasy. Baker wrote his own adaptation for a 1950 BBC television broadcast starring Margaret Rutherford which was in turn translated to performance at the Royal Court Theatre Club in London. However we find no record of an actual film adaptation. In the 15 years following WWII Dinelli was associated as writer with a number of filmed thrillers and noir-staples including THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE and THE WINDOW. BLEILER SUPERNATURAL 77. Vanguard Films unknown books
1947WRCLIT67669Culver City: Vanguard Films 1947. 1180 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers with rubber-stamped script number. About fine. A rerun from original stencils of an unspecified draft dated 15 May 1946 of this fully developed adaptation to the screen of Baker's 1940 supernatural fantasy. Baker wrote his own adaptation for a 1950 BBC television broadcast starring Margaret Rutherford which was in turn translated to performance at the Royal Court Theatre Club in London. However we find no record of an actual film adaptation. In the 15 years following WWII Dinelli was associated as writer with a number of filmed thrillers and noir-staples including THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE and THE WINDOW. BLEILER SUPERNATURAL 77. Vanguard Films unknown books
1946WRCLIT67668Culver City: Vanguard Films 1946. 1180 leaves. Quarto. Mimeographed typescript printed on rectos only. Bradbound in stencil printed wrappers. Upper wrapper chipped at brads and detached with several tears at edges else very good. An unspecified draft of this fully developed adaptation to the screen of Baker's 1940 supernatural fantasy. Baker wrote his own adaptation for a 1950 BBC television broadcast starring Margaret Rutherford which was in turn translated to performance at the Royal Court Theatre Club in London. However we find no record of an actual film adaptation. In the 15 years following WWII Dinelli was associated as writer with a number of filmed thrillers and noir-staples including THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE and THE WINDOW. BLEILER SUPERNATURAL 77. Vanguard Films unknown books
1946151667N.p.: Vanguard Films 1946. Draft script for an unproduced film by screenwriter Mel Dinelli of note as the screenwriter of Robert Siodmak's 1946 Academy Award winning Horror Noir "The Spiral Staircase" Ted Tetzlaff's 1949 Film Noir "The Window" and Fritz Lang's 1950 Crime Noir "House by the River."<br/><br/>Based on the classic 1940 comic fantasy novel by Frank Baker wherein the titular 'fictional' character created as a prank by protagonists Norman and Henry suddenly appears in real life and proceeds to wreak havoc on their lives.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers with rubber-stamped copy number dated May 15 1946 with credits for screenwriter Mel Dinelli. Distribution page present with receipt intact. Title page integral with first page. 181 leaves with last page of text numbered 180. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Near Fine wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads. Vanguard Films unknown books
197055792London: Souvenir Press. Very Good. 1970. Paperback. Paperback 4 x 7" Author inscribed to James Thurber's Wife Helen very good. . Souvenir Press paperback books
1953173541New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1953. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. Text by Mel Harris. A gritty portrayal of Hollywood with numerous black and white images by Weegee. A near fine copy with a slight paper defect to the front board in a very good dust jacket with some edge tears small chips wear and foxing. Pellegrini & Cudahy unknown books
1953300715New York: Pellegini & Cudahy 1953. First. hardcover. near fine. Fully illustrated with black and white photographs. Short slim 4to full yellow cloth with black lettering on spine; ends just a bit worn. New York: Pellegini & Cudahy 1953. First edition. A near fine copy lacking dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Pellegini & Cudahy unknown books
1953148New York: Pellegrini & Cudahy 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 4to. Unpaginated. Yellow cloth spine over black boards. B/W images from the inimitable Weegee.Book in very good condition. Unmarked with light shelf wear to covers. No dust jacket. Pellegrini & Cudahy hardcover books
195332384New York: Pellagrini and Cudahy 1953. First edition. Boards slight shelf wear on bottom edge otherwise a fine copy slight spotting on the inside of the fine unworn dust jacket. Inscribed by Weegee "to George Sakal who sold me my first 35 m.m. camera and showed me how to use it -- Many Thanks. Weegee / Worlds Greatest Photographer /1954" <br/><br/> Pellagrini and Cudahy hardcover books
2476New York Pellegrini & Cudahy 1953. 4to. First Edition. First Printing. Quarto. Original quarter yellow cloth black boards titles to cloth in black. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout. dust jacket rubbed and creased to edges chip to upper corner price of 5.00 not clipped. First Edition. The follow-up to Weegees infamous Naked City. unknown books
2000192992New York: Next Pub 2000. Magazine. 72p. including covers 8.25x7.75 inches landscape format photos ads services articles reviews listings events very good LGBT entertainment weekly digest-size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps. Next Pub unknown books
196650630London: Collins 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good-. London: Collins 1966. 2 vols. First edition. Numerous b/w photographs and illustrations some in color. 677 pp. Hardcover. Folio. Dark blue cloth. Gilt lettering and decorative stamp to spine and front board. Two volume set in slipcase along with a small book containing eight foldout maps plans and sections. Covers in very good condition showing minimal signs of age or wear. Minor bumping on heels and corners. Dust jackets in good condition showing wear on the edges and minor peeling on backside. Pages clean and bright. Very good/Very good-. Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply Insurance required to ship this item. Collins hardcover books
194617049London: Whittlesey House 1946. New Edition. Hardcover. Orig. black cloth rubbbed at extremities. Very good in worn dust wrapper. 292 pages. 112 plates many in color. Marks. Bibliography. Index. Whittlesey House hardcover books
1928158507London: G. Bell and Sons Ltd 1928. Hardbound. Good clean copy but with light foxing to page ends when closed. Back hinge lightly shaken. Owner signature London 1972 on ffep along with small sticker from book shop in Philadelphia. Blue cloth. xxv 291 pp. 96 bw plates. Missing dust jacket. A classic on ceramic collection. Foreword by Bernard Rackham. G. Bell and Sons Ltd unknown books
19991342151Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books 1999. Softcover. Octavo; G; Paperback; Spine red white and blue with yellow and green print illustration; Cover has slight edgewear slight curling to front fore edge else clean and bright; Text block has creasing to top corner of initial pages else clean and tight; Inscribed in ink by the author on the half-title page; 664 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w. 1342151. FP New Rockville Stock. Lawrence Hill Books unknown books
1984702775NY: Clarion Books. 1984. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Very Good in wrappers. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good. Clarion Books paperback books
200122376ENew York: Conde Nast 2001. Original issue of The New Yorker magazine Dated May 7 2001 signed on the front cover by Mel Brooks “All the Best Mel Brooks†on the front cover illustration by Barry Blitt titled ‘Furor on Broadway’. The drawing shows a theater audience laughing and applauding while Adolf Hitler sits amongst them clearly unappreciative of the show in reference to the Broadway production of Brooks’ hit play The Producers and it’s satirical elements toward Naziism. A very complimentary theatre review of The Producers by John Lahr is included in the issue. About fine bright copy with just a hint of handling. The play won Tony’s for Best Musical Best Book and Best Score. The play is adapted from Brooks’ 1967 film The Producers with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder for which Brooks won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. It was made into another film released in 2005 starring Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane. Conde Nast unknown books
110563New York: Princess Production Corporation. Rare original Murder Inc. Shooting Script. Quarto original black Studio duplicating service leatherette wrappers with a two-page mimeographed revised casting list dated May 12 1960 listing the original cast and production team laid in. In fine condition with annotations to the title page. Rare. The 1960 American gangster film Murder Inc. starring Stuart Whitman May Britt Henry Morgan Peter Falk and Simon Oakland and directed by Burt Balaban and Stuart Rosenberg was based on the true story of Murder Inc. a Brooklyn gang that operated in the 1930s. The film was the first major feature role for Peter Falk who was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance and his 2006 autobiography Just One More Thing Falk said that Murder Inc. launched his career. The movie was the first film directed by Stuart Rosenberg who later won acclaim for films that included the 1967 American prison drama film Cool Hand Luke. Princess Production Corporation hardcover books