Maddow Robert (12 results)

Condition: New.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1967 film. Based on the A.B. Guthrie Jr's Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name. Based on the 1949 novel by A.B. Guthrie, Jr., about a former senator who leads a wagon train along the Oregon Trail. William Tadlock (Douglas) leads settles to Oregon, but his leadership gets the best of him, and his followers dissent. Shot on location in Arizona and Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1958 film. Just as Caldwell's 1933 novel was met with scrutiny and censorship upon its publication, the film adaptation twenty-five years later met with similar disapproval. Scenes involving Tina Louise and actress Fay Spain were perceived as obscene, the film was said to call marital fidelity into question, and even worse: the film portrayed a popular uprising of mill workers. Many theaters either banned the film entirely or admitted only moviegoers ages 18 and up. Though written by Ben Maddow, a blacklisted radical leftist documentary and poetry writer, screenwriting for the film was attributed to Philip Yordan, a writer often credited for scripts written by blacklisted authors. Tina Louise won a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer for the film, her debut role. Set in the American South, shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with manuscript ink and graphite annotations to the verso.

Gebunden. Condition: New.

Original pressbook for the 1958 film. Just as Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel was met with scrutiny and censorship upon its publication, the film adaptation twenty-five years later met with similar disapproval. Scenes involving actresses Tina Louise and Fay Spain were perceived as obscene, the film was said to call marital fidelity into question, and even worse: the film portrayed a popular uprising of mill workers. Many theaters either banned the film entirely or admitted only movie-goers ages 18 and up. Though written by Ben Maddow, a blacklisted radical leftist documentary and poetry writer, screenwriting for the film was attributed to Philip Yordan, a writer often credited for scripts written by blacklisted authors. Set in the American South, shot on location in California. Ten pages, saddle stiched. 11 x 8.5 inches. Lightly toned, else Near Fine.

Vintage black-and-white studio still contact sheet from the 1967 film, dated 8/4/66 at the right margin. Featuring twelve on-the-set still negative shots, showing wagons and cattle, and one showing members of the crew during filming. Based on the 1949 novel by A.B. Guthrie, Jr., about a former senator who leads a wagon train along the Oregon Trail. William Tadlock (Douglas) leads settles to Oregon, but his leadership gets the best of him, and his followers dissent. Shot on location in Arizona and Oregon. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with creases at the edges. Hardy, The Western, p. 306. Pitts 4800.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Single issue. Winter, 1954-1955. 67pp. Stapled wrappers. Wrappers lightly age-toned and stained internally, holes in wrapper near staples, small pen mark on rear wrapper, still very good. Many interesting literary contributions including Allen Ginsberg's "Last Stanzas in Denver". "Words to a Young Man" by John McAlpin Berryman. "Bureaucrats: Diggers" by Tom Merton. "Serenade, and Old Songs" by John Erskine. "Identity" by Mark Van Doren. Other contributors are: Brander Matthews, Joyce Kilmer, Alfred A. Knopf, Guy Sommerville, Paul W. Gallico, Henry Morton Robinson, Irwin Edman, Mortimer J. Adler, Whittaker Chambers, Millen Brand, H. Lloyd Frankenberg, Ben Maddow, Corey H. Ford, William Y. Tindall, Clifton Fadiman, Jacques Martin Barzun, Lionel Trilling, Eleazar Lipsky, Milton Rugoff, Herman Wouk, James A. Wechsler, Ralph de Toledano, Daniel G. Hoffman, Herb Gold, Robert Laguardia, John Hollander, Richard Howard, and Stephen Orgel.

Two vintage oversize borderless reference photographs from the set of the 1969 film, one showing director Stanley Kramer with actors Anthony Quinn and Hardy Kruger, and one showing Quinn and an unknown man playing chess on a small portable set. With the stamp of Roman Press Photo on the verso, along with two printed mimeo snipes. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and the American magazine and newspaper market between 1935-1969. Based on the 1966 novel by Robert Crichton. A group of poor Italian winemaking villagers attempts to hide their substantial stashes of wine from the newly arrived German army. Set in Santa Vittoria, and shot on location in Anticoli Corrado, Italy. One photograph 7.5 x 10.25 inches, the other 7.75 x 11 inches. Near Fine, one with light creasing to the top right corner.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 336.

Vintage borderless double weight reference photograph of Anthony Quinn and Stanley Kramer on the set of the 1969 film. Mimeo snipe and photographer "L. Trumpler" stamps on verso. Based on the 1966 novel by Robert Crichton. A group of poor Italian winemaking villagers attempts to hide their substantial stashes of wine from the newly arrived German army. Set in the fictitious town of Santa Vittoria, shot on location in Anticoli Corrado, Capranica, and Tivoli, Italy. 8 x 10.5 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1958 film, showing Tina Louise buried partially in the sand. Just as Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel was met with scrutiny and censorship upon its publication, the film adaptation twenty-five years later met with similar disapproval. Scenes involving actresses Louise and Fay Spain were perceived as obscene, the film was said to call marital fidelity into question, and even worse, portrayed a popular uprising of mill workers. Many theaters either banned the film entirely or admitted only moviegoers ages 18 and up. Though written by Ben Maddow, a blacklisted radical leftist documentary and poetry writer, screenwriting for the film was attributed to Philip Yordan, a writer often credited for scripts written by blacklisted authors. Shot on location in California. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 348 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 348 Language: English.