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Published by Samuel Goldwyn Company, Los Angeles, 1935
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage studio still photograph from the 1935 film. Miriam Hopkins plays Mary Rutledge, a widow who begins working at the roulette wheel of a pub in San Francisco. She is tirelessly pursued by the club's owner, and she in turn pursues one of the clientele, a wealthy gold miner. A love triangle ensues, with rather violent consequences. Shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Good, with creasing overall, pin holes to the corners,soiling to the verso, and a small closed tear to the right margin.
Published by Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, 1963
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage black-and-white still photograph of Elsa Martinelli and Hardy Kruger from the UK release of the 1962 US film. Mimeograph snipe and distributor rubber-stamp on the verso. A well-received adventure film, set in Africa, with John Wayne filling orders from zoos for wild animals. Wayne and his ensemble cast have bad luck catching rhinos, providing the climactic end scene. Considered to be one of the Duke's best. Shot in Tanzania at it several of its national parks. 7.25 x 9.25 inches, with no borders as issued. Tiny corner creases, else Near Fine.
Published by New York: J. J. Robbins & sons, 1949., 1949
Seller: Joe Maynard, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Sheet Music
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Quarto, 6pp incl. covers (one sheet folded, a page inserted). Small, short tear at top, an old price written in pencil near top, moderate rubbing, a bit heavier at corners, still an attractive very good copy.
Published by Laurel Productions, N.p., 1965
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage color studio still photographs from the 1965 film. George Takei appears in a pre-"Star Trek" role, which also features James Caan, Laura Devon, and Marianna Hill, as well as an uncredited appearance by Teri Garr as a go-go dancer. Shot on location in various motor speedways across the United States, including the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine with light creasing to one image, and pin holes and a manuscript ink notation to another. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ and London, 1988
Seller: Books on the Square, Virden, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1988. Very Good hardback book. No dust jacket. A square, tight and clean copy in original cloth covers. Lightly bumped corners and spine ends. 320pp. Sm 8vo. (HW).
Published by El País S.L., Madrid, 2005
Seller: Librería Camino Bulnes, PAMPLONA, Spain
Book
Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Muy bien. En muy buen estado. VER FOTOS.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1972
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Original photograph of actors Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart on the set of the landmark 1946 film noir. Struck from the original negative circa 1972. With Bogart sporting his customary fedora and Bacall in her iconic fur coat, with a hair net to preserve her style between takes. Based on Raymond Chandler's 1939 novel, wherein hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding a wealthy young woman's gambling debts. Although the film was completed in 1945, the final version was significantly re-scripted and re-cut to play to the public's fascination with newly married couple Bacall and Bogart, who first appeared two years previously, in Howard Hawks' "To Have and Have Not." 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler 101. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.
Published by POLYGRAM VIDEO, UK, 1997
Seller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS, THETFORD, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
DVD. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. First Thus. VHS Video Tape in original plastic case. Black and white film. The original 1951 version of The Thing From Another World(based on the novella 'Who Goes There' by John W. Campbell). Directed by Christian Nyby, produced by Howard Hawks. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Publication Date: 1970
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Art / Print / Poster
No Binding. Condition: Good. Set of six lobby cards measuring 9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Rubbing/slight creasing at the corners.
Published by Malabar, Hollywood, 1962
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage borderless photograph from the 1962 film. With manuscript annotations and agency stamp on the verso. A group of hunters track and capture wild animals for a zoo, their job complicated by the arrival of a photojournalist. The film's scenes of animal capture, which consisted of chasing them down in jeeps until exhausted, were performed live, with real wild animals and without the use of stunt doubles. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in East Africa and filmed on location in Tanzania. 11 x 7 inches. Near Fine.
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1936
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Two vintage photographs of director Howard Hawks on the set of the 1936 film, one with actors Warner Baxter, June Lang, and Hawks' secretary Mata Carpenter, the other with Hawks and actor Fredric March. Mimeo snipe and manuscript annotations on the verso of each One photo shown. Please inquire to see the other. Lt. Denet (Fredric March) rivals with Capt. La Roche (Warner Baxter) for the love of nurse Monique (June Lang), set amidst trench life in World War I. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.
Published by Universal Pictures, Universal City, 1963
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage reference photograph of Paula Prentiss, Howard Hawks, and Maria Perschy on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Based on the short story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away" by Pat Frank, published in the July 1950 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson), esteemed author and expert on fishing, has never fished, and when outspoken and unshakable PR agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) enters him into a fishing tournament, mayhem (and possibly romance) ensues. Howard Hawks' homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s, particularly his' own 1938 classic "Bringing Up Baby," starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, who he tried, unsuccessfully, to get to reprise their roles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard, Histoire(s) du Cinema.
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1952
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage studio still photograph from the 1952 film, showing actor Cary Grant. Mimeo snipe on the verso, along with a Twentieth Century-Fox stamp. A serious-minded research chemist creates an elixir that compels its user to act like a zany, fun-loving adolescent. The potion is accidentally dumped into his office water cooler, and hijinks ensue. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by Continental Company, N.p., 1955
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage keybook photographs of members of the cast and crew on the set of the 1955 film. Manuscript annotations and mimeo snipe on the verso of each, with two of the three having keybook hole punches at the left margin (not linen backed, however). Set in ancient Egypt, Pharaoh Khufu (Jack Hawkins) is set on building an elaborate tomb for himself and his gold after he dies. He takes Vashtar (James Robertson Justice), an indigenous architect, captive and forces him to design the tomb and in trade will set his people free. During the building process Khufu is sent a Cyprian woman (Joan Collins) as a tribute, little does he know she has plans to steal his riches. The film had thousands of extras and was one of Hollywood's largest productions to date. Shot on location in Egypt. Two photographs 8 x 11 inches. Near Fine with hole punches in the top margin. One photograph 10 x 8 (25.5 x 20.5) Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1949
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1949 film, showing actor Cary Grant attempting to sleep in a bathtub. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with a date stamp reading JUL 1949. After marrying an American lieutenant in postwar Germany, a French captain tries to find a way to immigrate under the War Bride Act in order to join her in the US. Shot on location in Germany and England. 7.5 x 9.25 inches. About Fine. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films.
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1952
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 film, showing actors Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers. Annotations in manuscript ink on the verso, along with a provenance stamp. A serious-minded research chemist creates an elixir that compels its user to act like a zany, fun-loving adolescent. The potion is accidentally dumped into his office water cooler, and hijinks ensue. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with moderate edgewear and creasing. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox, Los Angeles, 1952
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage studio still photograph from the 1952 film, showing a group of swimmers lounging beside a pool, checking out Marilyn Monroe-and with Cary Grant yelling to her from the top of a diving board. A serious-minded research chemist creates an elixir that compels its user to act like a zany, fun-loving adolescent. The potion is accidentally dumped into his office water cooler, and hijinks ensue. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by Columbia Studios, 1940
Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Photograph First Edition
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Irving Lippman (Photographer) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Howard Hawks (director) Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur (play), Charles Lederer (Screenwriter) Rosalind Russell, Cary Grant (Actors). HIS GIRL FRIDAY. Hollywood, CA: Columbia Studios, 1940. Original gelatin silver, glossy, double weight, 8.25" by 10" candid image of Howard Hawks with his camera crew filming a scene from the one of the greatest screwball comedies in cinema history, an adaptation of the 1928 novel THE FRONT PAGE by Hecht and MacArthur. The film is set in a New York newspaper office and tells its tale of romance and mayhem with some of the wittiest dialog of any screenplay of the era. The photo is in Near Fine vintage condition with some light handling wear . Reverse with studio photographer Irving Lippman's stamp, a studio snipe, a dated green "approved stamp," and a collector's sticker.
Published by Mystery Writers of America, N.p., 1946
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Vintage "A Big Hand to Warners for 'The Big Sleep'" gatefold brochure from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA). In recognition of the 1946 film noir, based on the 1939 hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, the MWA brochure, found here, bestows honorary memberships to Executive Producer Jack L. Warner and actors Bogart and Bacall, and features five short essays lionizing the film and the novel by Clayton Rawson, Ken Crossen, Edward D. Radin, Dorothy Hughes, and Hugh Pentecost in the fold-out. Hard-boiled private eye Philip Marlowe investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding a wealthy young woman's gambling debts. Although the film was completed in 1945, the final version was significantly re-scripted and re-cut to play to the public's fascination with newly married couple Bacall and Bogart, who first appeared two years previously, in Howard Hawks' "To Have and Have Not." 7.25 x 10 inches four panel gatefold on orange paper. Very Good, split along the center seam, with a small chip to the bottom right of the front panel, and a faint vertical crease throughout. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Grant US. Penzler, 101 Greatest Films of Mystery and Suspense. Selby Masterworks. Selby US. Silver and Ward US. Spicer US.
Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1941
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage keybook photograph from the 1941 film, showing actors Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, and Richard Haydn. With a printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of the Advertising Advisory Council dated NOV 13 1941. A group of bachelor professors living together in a New York brownstone have worked for years on a massive encyclopedia of all human knowledge, but find their research disrupted by the arrival of a vivacious nightclub performer (Stanwyck), who needs a place to hide from the police. Set in New York. 9.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine, lightly edgeworn. National Film Registry. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1932
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Two vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film, showing actors Paul Muni, George Raft, Karen Morley, Purnell Pratt, and others. Based on the 1930 book by Armitage Trail, which was in turn based on the true exploits of notorious Prohibition-era mob boss and bootlegger Al Capone. Along with "Public Enemy" (released only a few months prior), generally considered to be the quintessential American gangster film, one that Capone himself came to embrace and even screen in his home. Set in Chicago. Both photos 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine and Very Good plus respectively. First photo (Muni and Morley dancing) has two short closed tears at the top edge, repaired with conservator's tape on the verso. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies. Penzler 101. Grant US.
Published by Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA, 1958
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Three vintage reference photographs from the classic 1959 Western film. Two photographs show director Howard Hawks talking with actress Angie Dickinson, and the third photograph shows Dickinson and John Wayne on the set. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A Texan sheriff arrests a powerful rancher's brother under suspicion of murder, and subsequently must fend off the rancher's gang, with the help of a young gunfighter, a disabled man, and the town drunk. One of the most entertaining Westerns ever made, from the standpoint of cinematography, dialogue, story, economy, direction, and acting. Shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, one with white paper tape at the top and bottom edges, and all three with light edgewear overall. National Film Registry. Ebert IV. Godard, Histoire(s) du cinema. Pitts 3517. Rosenbaum 1000.
Published by N.p., N.p., 1940
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage studio portrait photograph of actors Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell from the 1940 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. One of the greatest of the screwball comedies, an acidic, nonstop satire set in New York City newspaper culture of the 1930s, adapted from the classic play "The Front Page" by Ben Hecht and MacArthur. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Byrge and Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films. Criterion Collection 849.
Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA, 1938
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Vintage double weight photograph of Katharine Hepburn, Howard Hawks, and a resting Cary Grant on the set of the 1938 film. One of the foundational entries in the canon of American screwball comedies. Based on the short story by Hagar Wilde which originally appeared in Collier's Weekly magazine on April 10, 1937. Zoologist David Huxley (Grant) develops a wary interest in the niece of dowager Mrs. Carelton Random (Hepburn), which, as in all great screwball comedies, is not finalized as a romance until about the last ten seconds of the film. But what makes this film singular is that the story is built around the maintenance aspects of raising a pet leopard, creating a rapid-fire blur of events and dialogue that doesn't let up for the entire 102-minute running time. The film bombed upon release, causing RKO to drop both of the stars, but today ranks as one of the best films made by either. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).
Published by First National Pictures, Los Angeles, 1930
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Archive of 68 vernacular photographs, housed in a contemporary photo album, each photo with descriptions in silver manuscript ink just below it, and distributed in three sections as follows: (1) 34 photos taken on the set of "The Dawn Patrol" (Howard Hawks, 1930), an aviation drama set during World War I. Included are shots of planes in flight, and several others of star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. With manuscript annotations to the album pages identifying most of the photographs; (2) 16 vernacular photographs taken on the set of the pre-Code film "The Life of the Party" (Roy Del Ruth, 1930), and 18 vernacular photographs of the sinking of the RMS Tahiti off cost of Rarotonga in the Cook Islands on August 16-17, 1930, taken from the nearby SS Ventura. The front cover of the photo album identifies the photographer as J.N. Boucher, and he appears four times in the album, twice dressed as a pilot in "The Dawn Patrol" section, and twice in "The Life of the Party" section, in one standing in front of a Vitaphone truck, along with a man identified as Dolph Thomas, who worked as an uncredited sound engineer on the film. Photographs variously sized, generally between 3.5 x 2.5 and 5.25 x 3.25 inches, Very Good plus. Photo album Good only, with several pages detached a few loose photographs.