Robert Presnell (22 results)
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Published by Pocket Books / Cardinal Edition, Montreal 1952
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Scene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA, St. Catharines, CanadaScene of the Crime, ABAC, IOBA
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First paperback edition, second printing #C-38 of this romance novel. Originally published under the title "Edgell's Island". Edge wear and reading creases to the spine. In good condition.
Language: English
Published by Pocket Books Inc. 2012
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, U.S.A.Redux Books
Contact seller5-star sellerMass market. Condition: Fair. Paperback. Text unmarked. Covers show edge wear with creases and soiling.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.
Published by Paperback, New York 1951
- Softcover
Seller: Nerman's Books & Collectibles, Pembina, U.S.A.Nerman's Books & Collectibles
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good to Very Good. A good to very good paperback. "A sensual novel of a man's haunted memory of an act of passion his flesh could not forget." Cover is loose. Pages are clean and bright. Copyright 1951.
Published by paperback library 1964
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first edition. 54-265 very good, creases paperback.
Published by cardinal book, 1952
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first PB. C-038, very good , creases (ROMANTIC ADVENTURE NOVEL), paperback.
Published by Dell, New York
- Softcover
Seller: Steve Kilby, Guelph, CanadaSteve Kilby
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Good. Dell 646. Ghosts of clear tape on the first page. Light creases to the spine. Light vertical creases to the cover. A little wear to the edges. Robert Stanley (illustrator).
Published by cardinal book, 1952
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first PB. C-038, very good - fine, spine crease (ROMANTIC ADVENTURE NOVEL), paperback.
Language: English
Published by Paperback Library 1964
- Softcover
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, U.S.A.Redux Books
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. Condition: Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.
Published by cardinal book, 1952
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first PB. C-038, almost near fine, (ROMANTIC ADVENTURE NOVEL), paperback.
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Published by Dell, New York 1953
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: Green Oak Books and Collectibles, Airdrie, CanadaGreen Oak Books and Collectibles
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. digest sized paperback 224 pp. The book appears to be unread though there is a very faint crease to the front cover near the spine which indicates it may have been carefully read once. As with other books of this age, the spine has a few wrinkles probably due to the manufacturing process…. A copy in incredible condition. Great for the serious collector of vintage mystery paperbacks. From the back cover: "A downtown street … where a dead man sat at the wheel of a parked car. A dead-end street … where someone dumped a corpse and drove away. A busy highway … where a murder backfired and things got hot for a car full of crooks." Features the amateur detective couple John and Anne Webb. John is an attorney while Anne is a singer, and they are newlyweds who are very much in love. This was the second and last book to feature the couple. This is one of the sought-after Dell Map Back series of books which published maps of the main scenes on the back cover. Dell 646. Robert Stanely (cover) (illustrator).
Published by The Dial Press, New York 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, U.S.A.ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Very Good dj. First Edition. (price-clipped) [modest age-toning to edges of text block, but no significant wear; the jacket is lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear and some associated creasing at the top of the rear panel, also some soiling to the rear panel]. "The strange relationship of a… mother and her son is the underlying theme of this unusual novel." It begins with the death of the mother, Marya, and then tells the story of her son Edgell's self-discovery through an exploration of her life's path "from a sordid first marriage in a dismal Chicago flat, to wealth and splendor as the wife of the millionaire John Shields, to divorce over infidelity, and a period of lavish salon hospitality to Hollywood's great, [ultimately leading] to the loneliness of an ended era and the desperation of alcoholism. Her life hadn't been a fling; it had been a wild ride, involving terrible extravagance, murder, scandal and neglect of the child Edgell." Presnell was a radio, TV and movie writer, whose only published novel this was; his wife was actress Marsha Hunt, to whom the book is dedicated. Illustrated by (dj design) Cirlin (illustrator).
Published by Performance Programme Dated May . 1972. 1972
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Very Good. Original stapled illustrated souvenir theatre programme 9'' x 6''. 24 printed pages of text with monochrome photographs. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. THEATRE PROGRAMMES.
Published by Bischoff-Diamond, Los Angeles 1956
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for an unproduced film. A story set aboard the USS. Missouri, "The Mighty Mo," during WWII. Presnell would also write screenplays for "Screaming Eagles" (1956, also produced by Bischoff-Diamond), "Legend of the Lost" (1957), "Conspiracy of Hearts" (1960), and "The Third Day" (1965). Light blue titled wrappers, noted… as copy No. 47, dated January 26, 1956, with a credit for screenwriter Presnell, Jr. Title page present with a credit for screenwriter Presnell, Jr. 129 leaves, mechanical duplication, with the last leaf of text numbered 128. Pages Near Fine, wrapper lightly toned and creased, else Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
The Guilty (Original photograph from the 1947 film)
John Reinhardt (director); Cornell Woolrich (short story); Robert Presnell Sr. (screenwriter); Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey (starring)
Published by Monogram Pictures, N.p. 1947
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage studio still photograph of Regis Toomey, John Litel, Bonita Granville, and Don Castle from the 1947 film. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich. The tale of a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin, told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists, "The Guilty" is a prototy…pical Poverty Row second feature. Set in New York City. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.
Language: English
- Hardcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 392. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1951 edition. 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. 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. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. 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. Language: English Pages: 392.
More imagesWhen the Boys Meet the Girls [Girl Crazy] (Original screenplay for the 1965 film)
Ganzer. Alvin (director); Guy Bolton, Jack McGowan (musical); Robert E. Kent (screenwriter); Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, Peter Noone (starring)
Published by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], Beverly Hills, CA 1965
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerDraft script for the 1965 film musical. Copy from the collection of cinematographer Paul Vogel, presumably his working copy, with "Camera" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Laid in is a 17-page shooting schedule, under the title "Girl Crazy," dated 7-13-65. Based on the 1930 musical "Girl… Crazy" by Guy Bolton and John McGowan, with music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin respectively. Previously filmed twice before, first in 1932, directed by William A. Seiter and starring Bert Wheeler and Dorothy Lee, then in 1943 directed by Norman Taurog and Busby Berkeley and starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Playboy and heir Danny Churchill (Harve Presnell) helps Ginger Gray (Connie Francis) save her father's ranch by turning it into a motel for divorcees. The last feature film acting role of Connie Francis. Set in Nevada, shot on location in Nevada and California. Yellow titled wrappers, rubber-stamped copy No. 73, dated July 7, 1965, with credits for screenwriter Robert E. Kent. Title page integral with the first page of text. 96 leaves, with last page of text numbered 96. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Shooting schedule, 8.5 x 11 inches, Near Fine.
More imagesBracken's World: A Preview in Samarkand (Original screenplay and treatment script for the 1970 television episode)
Leslie Nielsen, Jeanne Cooper, Linda Harrison, William Schallert (starring); Herschel Daugherty (director); Robert Presnell Jr. (screenwriter)
Published by Twentieth Century-Fox Television, Los Angeles 1970
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Draft script and treatment script for Season 2 Episode 5 of the 1969-1970 television series. Typescript provenance note dated 10/20/70 laid in, introducing the scripts. The short-lived series centered on a film studio executive and his relationships with a number of up-and-coming starlets. In this installment, Kevin and Jo…hn both find themselves falling for a talented young film editing student. The episode originally aired on October 16, 1970, on NBC. Draft script: White titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, dated June 5, 1970, on the front wrapper, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr. Title page present, dated June 5, 1970, noted as FIRST DRAFT, with credit for screenwriter Robert Presnell Jr. 70 leaves, with last page of text numbered 67. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, lightly soiled, bound with two gold brads. Treatment script: Self wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter Presnell Jr. 41 leaves, with last page of text numbered 40. Typescript, rectos only. Pages about Fine, partially bound with a single staple at the top left corner.
More imagesThe Troubleshooters (Four original screenplays for the 1959-1960 television series)
Robert Altman (director); Keenan Wynn, Bob Mathias, Robert Fortier (starring); Robert Presnell Sr., Allen Rivkin, Jack Natteford, William Kendall Clarke, Paul Gangelin, Ward Wood (screenwriters)
Published by Meridian Productions, Los Angeles 1959
- Softcover
- Manuscript
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerFour draft screenplays for the 1959-1960 television series. Copies belonging to an unknown cast or crew member, with their name in manuscript ink on the front wrapper of two scripts. All four episodes directed by Robert Altman, then only just beginning his directorial career. Rare. Collection includes one Final Draft script for…episode two, one Final Draft script for episode four, one Revised Final Draft script for episode 17, and one Final Draft script for episode 22. Laid in with the screenplay for episode two is a master shooting schedule, laying out filming locations from May 21 to May 25, 1959. "The Troubleshooters" followed a construction team as they traveled the world for different jobs, headed by two engineers-one older, gruff, and grizzled, the other young, well-educated, and soft-spoken. The series was canceled after a single season, with 26 episodes produced in total. Episode two script ("Disaster," here under the working title "The Law and the Profits"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 107, dated May 5, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriters William Kendall Clarke and Paul Gangelin. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 23 leaves, with last page of text numbered 20. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated May 5. Pages Fine, wrapper About Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode four script ("The Lower Depths"): Red titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 121, dated May 18, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Ward Wood. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 36. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 5/22. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 17 script ("Harry Maru"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Jack Natteford. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 29 leaves, with last page of text numbered 28. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with blue revision pages throughout, dated 6/4. Pages Fine, wrapper about Fine, bound with two gold brads. Episode 22 script ("The Town That Wouldn't Die"): Orange titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FINAL DRAFT on the front wrapper, noted as production No. 112, dated May 26, 1959, with credits for director Robert Altman, producer and screenwriter Allen Rivkin, and screenwriter Robert Presnell Sr. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 38 leaves, with last page of text numbered 37. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.
The Kennel Murder Case (Original photograph from the 1933 film)
William Powell, Mary Astor (starring); Michael Curtiz (director); S. S. Van Dine (novel); Robert N. Lee, Peter Milne, Robert Presnell (screenwriters)
Published by Warner Brothers, Burbank, CA 1933
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1933 film, showing actors Eugene Pallette, William Powell, and Robert McWade. Annotations in manuscript pencil on the verso. Easily the best entry in the series of the 15 Philo Vance film adaptations made between 1929 and 1947. Powell's second of four appearances as the great detective, sett…ing the model for his unforgettable persona in "The Thin Man," released the following year. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly age toned, with reinforcements on the verso at three corners.
More imagesThe Lost Squadron (Original photograph of Erich von Stroheim from the 1932 pre-Code film)
Erich von Stroheim, Mary Astor, Richard Dix, Joel McCrea, Robert Armstrong (starring); George Archainbaud (director); Herman J. Mankiewicz, Wallace Smith, Robert Presnell Sr. (screenwriters)
Published by RKO Radio Pictures, Culver City, CA 1932
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage reference photograph from the 1932 pre-Code film, showing Erich von Stroheim in costume as the tyrannical director Arthur von Furst. RKO Radio Pictures and Cinevogue stamps on the verso, along with annotations in manuscript pencil relating to cropping. Based on the 1932 novel by Dick Grace, about three World War I aviato…rs who find jobs as Hollywood stunt flyers during the lean times after the war. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, lightly edgeworn and curled.
More imagesThe Guilty (Collection of eleven original photographs from the 1947 film noir)
John Reinhardt (director); Cornell Woolrich (story); Robert Presnell Sr. (screenwriter); Bonita Granville, Don Castle, Regis Toomey (starring)
Published by Monogram Pictures, Los Angeles 1947
- Photo
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCollection of eleven vintage studio still photographs from the 1947 film noir. Based on the 1941 short story "He Looked Like Murder" by Cornell Woolrich, about a manhunt for the murderer of a woman with a twin, told through a series of flashbacks and plot twists. Set in New York City. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with moderate edge…wear and age toning. Grant US. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1951. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 392, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 392 392.
