Wilder Billy, Signed (17 results)

Condition: Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. . Very Good dust jacket. Inscribed by author on front endpage. Stamped on front pastedown. In protective mylar cover. (Motion Pictures, Filmmakers, Biography).

Paperback. 8vo. First Limelight edition (1987) . SIGNED, dated and inscribed by author in pen on the half title page to "my super-friends" Lucy and Melville Shavelson (Hollywood writer/director) . Book is in Good condition with fading and several reader's creases to spine. Includes matte photographic plates. Foreword by Jack Lemmon. 381 pp. Plus index. 879100702.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover. Warmly inscribed by the author. with a full number lie starting with 1. Inscribed by Author(s).

Pavilion Books Limited, London. 1989. First edition. Hardback with DW. Quarto. SIGNED presentation copy from the author "To Harry with best wishes for Christmas 1992/93 and in memory of your help with this book. Anthony Lipmann 19.12.92". Also signed postcard from the author "You will see the illustration your loaned me on p.151. Regards Anthony". A nice copy in slightly sunned and slightly worn wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illus. With Photos (illustrator). First Edition. Cloth backed boards. First edition inscribed to ffep by Billy Wilder to Hollywood biographer Bob Thomas. Boards slightly bowed, slight edge/corner wear, pushed spine ends. The DJ in mylar is lightly chipped, edgeworn, soiled. A sound copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.

Condition: Good. Autographed, hand corrected, typed draft on plain paper 8.5" x 11". Very Good. Minor creasing on left side. Dated 1/23/89.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Gewebe. Condition: Gut. 239 S. : überwiegend Ill. ; 33 cm Grüne Leinenausgabe mit Originalschutzumschlag (dieser mit Läsuren und Spuren der Zeit). Insgesamt guter, ordentlicher, schöner Zustand. +++ signiert von Deix +++ Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 1600.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 257. Signed presentation from the author: ' To Maurice Binder, who could have done a lot better with these titles- if not the text- best, Tom Wood, Oct 1971.' VG+ in slightly scuffed VG complete dust jacket. Signedes.

First Edition. Paperbound, 6 3/8Ó x 8 38Ó. Signed on the front cover by the great film director Billy Wilder. The program for the forty-second annual American Cinema Editors Golden Eddie Award, presented to Francis Ford Coppola with an introduction by Billy Wilder, held at the Beverly Hilton on March 21, 1992. Fine in printed wrappers. Billy WilderÕs legendary status in Hollywood as a director, screenwriter, and producer includes such classic films as Ninotchka, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, Some Like it Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie.

Five Books, First Editions, First Printings. A terrific collection of books presented by David Hockney to his good friend, the great film director Billy Wilder, over the course of their friendship. Billy WilderÕs legendary status in Hollywood as a director, screenwriter, and producer includes such classic films as Ninotchka, Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, Some Like it Hot, The Seven Year Itch, The Lost Weekend, Stalag 17, The Apartment, and The Fortune Cookie. Wilder was also known as a great art collector and when Hockney moved to Los Angeles early in his career, Wilder quickly became an admirer and supporter. The five books are listed as follows: (1). David Hockney. London: Thames and Hudson, 1976. Signed from David Hockney to his good friend film director Billy Wilder. Inscribed by Hockney with an original drawing on the blank opposite the title page. Using red and blue inks, the full page signed drawing is a remarkable image of an apothecary teardrop display globe on a metal stand topped with an elaborate spiral finial topped with an American flag. In the lower right hand corner Hockney has signed the drawing with ÒDHÓ as he does on pieces he feels are regular finished drawings. On the title page, Hockney has inscribed the book to Wilder using the two inks alternating each color per letter. Inscribed: Òfor Billy Wilder, with admiration, David H.Ó (2) David Hockney - A Retrospective. Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Harry N. Abrams, 1995. Presentation copy Inscribed by Hockney with original drawings in a two page spread incorporating the blank left page and the printed half-title. On the left page is an ink portrait of Billy Wilder which Hockey has connected to printed half-title where he has taken the printed words ÒDAVID HOCKNEY - A RETROSPECTIVE then drawn a rectangle around them to make a canvas sitting on an elaborate easel. Above the printed words Hockney has written ÒTo BillyÓ and below has written Òlove and admiration for your contribution.Ó (3) David Hockney - A Drawing Retrospective. London: Royal Academy of Arts with Thames & Hudson, 1995. Inscribed by Hockney with an original ink drawing encompassing the inside blank cover and the first blank in a two page spread. The ink drawing shows a large hand holding up a sign on a stick which reads ÒDavid Hockney - A Drawing Retrospective for Billy & Audrey, love, David H.Ó To the left of the hand & sign Hockney has drawn, one of his beloved dachshunds [which are pictured in the drawings in the book as well as in as the frontispiece photograph of Hockney holding his two dogs]. (4) David Hockney. Photographs. London: Petersburg Press, 1982. David HockneyÕs own unbound sample advance copy given to Hockney by his publisher which he then presented to his friend film director Billy Wilder. Inscribed by Hockney handpainting the inscription with brushes on the title page using green, red, and blue acrylic paint alternating the letters each time with a different color: ÒFor Billy with love from David H.Ó And on the front flyleaf in red and blue paint Hockney has painted: Òsorry its not bound.Ó (5) David Hockney: Paintings and Photographs of Paintings. With an Interview with David Hockney by Piet de Jonge. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, 1995. Signed and inscribed by the Hockney to Mr. Wilder and his wife on the front endpapers: Òfor Billy and Audrey, Much love, David H.Ó The Òfor Billy and AudreyÓ part of HockneyÕs inscription is lettered in the style of his writing which appears on the title page - block letters with little shadows as if the letters were standing upright on the page. The ÒandÓ part of the inscription between ÒBillyÓ and ÒAudreyÓ is written in cursive, also with little shadows - Òmuch loveÓ and HockneyÕs signature is written on a drawing of a tented card, also drawn as if meant to appear to be standing on the page. Both the front and rear endpapers are printed drawings by Hockney, of an interior gallery space with paintings filling the far wall, and with two chairs in the foreground, done in red and black line drawings. Hockney has done his inscription to the Wilders across the long length of the endpaper in the foreground. All five books are each enclosed in morocco leather and marbled clamshell boxes. Further information is available to those seriously interested.

Hardcover. First Edition. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a touchstone of American theater. After reading this play, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Wilder comparing OUR TOWN to Homer's ODYSSEY and Shakespeare's HAMLET, stating: "That an American of the present day can create with such delicacy and detachment touches the soul like a miracle." This is a wonderful Association Copy between two giants of American culture who happened to share the same last name. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author in the year of publication on the title page to Hollywood director Billy Wilder: "For Billy/from Thornton/relative by/choice/Hollywood/Aug. 1938." Though it appears Billy Wilder (born Samuel Wilder) and Thornton Wilder never worked together, there is an interesting anecdote from very early in Billy's career. After leaving Berlin and arriving in Hollywood in 1934 with little money, he sent to his family in Europe clippings about Thornton Wilder's THE BRIDGE OVER SAN LUIS REY telling them that he had changed his first name to "Thornton." His mother learned the truth when she bought the book and saw the author's picture. According to a much later interview with Billy Wilder, she took it well and responded that she never liked that other fellow Wilder's stuff very much. Billy and Thornton would first meet shortly before inscribing this book on 7 July 1938 when they would have lunch together leaving Billy impressed by the "Aryan quality of Thornton's humor" (SLIDE, Anthony: "IT'S THE PICTURES THAT GOT SMALL": CHARLES BRACKETT ON BILLY WILDER AND HOLLYWOOD'S GOLDEN AGE, page 120). Later that year in December they would dine again, this time in Boston with Alexander Woolcott, where Billy would see Thornton's THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS. His feelings about Thornton's humor changed: "a distressing play to me, all fake naivete, too, too great a desire to be funny" (ibid, page 128). Billy Wilder was an Austrian-born American film director and screenwriter whose career spanned more than five decades. He had his first hit when he co-wrote the screenplay for the romantic comedy NINOTCHKA, starring Greta Garbo. He won two Academy Awards for THE LOST WEEKEND (for Director and Screenplay), one for SUNSET BOULEVARD (Screenplay), and an unprecedented three for THE APARTMENT (Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay). He also received nominations for DOUBLE INDEMNITY, STALAG 17, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH, and others. Small Hollywood bookstore label pasted to rear pastedown; some sunning to edges of cloth. About Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper with light chipping to the spine tips.

The award is a solid block of clear lucite with Billy WilderÕs autograph signature etched large into the front of the block. The bottom edge of the block is etched in block letters: MCAC AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT - SEPTEMBER 24, 1982. The award is 8 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches thick. Accompanied by the original cloth and velvet lined presentation box. Also laid in is an autograph letter signed from a noted member of the Art Council to Wilder regarding his award. In addition, to being one of the greatest film directors of the 20th Century, Billy Wilder was a highly noted collector and promoter of modern art. Wilder was a contributor to and promoter of the Modern and Contemporary Art Council of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, whose mission was to acquire and promote art for the museum, and he received this award for his work. Fine condition. Handsome and attractive piece.

SOME LIKE IT HOT (dt. : MANCHE MÖGEN S HEIß, 1959; Riesen-Fotobildband) the complete book, edited by Alison Castle with interviews by Dan Auilier. Taschen Kön, 1. Auflage 2010, ERSTAUSGABE, 384 SS. gebunden (Hardcover-Samteinband, quer gr. 4°, 23,5 x 37 cm) mit vielen s/w- und farbigen Fotos, ohne CD, gut erhalten. BEILAGEN : Großer SZ-Zeitungsartikel zum Tod des Starregisseurs, SZ-Magazin zum 95. Geburtstag, Kleine Briefkarte (blanko) mit eigenhändigem Jahr (19)97, Unterschrift signiert !!

First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the great motion picture director, Billy Wilder: ÒFor Ann Maner, Billy Wilder.Ó Illustrated. Near fine copy in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket with a few tiny tears. A candid and revealing portrait of the life and work of Billy Wilder and the most important biographical book published on Wilder in his lifetime. Wilder was one of HollywoodÕs most accomplished directors, whose films include such classics as Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, Stalag 17, Sabrina, The Apartment, etc.

Autogrammkarte (blanko, Visitformat) mit eigenhändiger Unterschrift, Jahr (19) 86 signiert - mit Repro-Foto (mit Marilyn Monroe, vtl. bei den Dreharbeiten zu MANCHE MÖGEN S HEIß 1959) unter dunkelgrünes Passepartout (1 S. 4°) gerahmt (dito zum gleichen Preis : linierte Karteikarte mit eigenhändiger Widmung, Jahr 89, Unterschrift signiert - mit Repro-Porträtfoto unter dunkelgrünes Passepartout (4 to) gerahmt, siehe Foto 2).

Pas de couverture. Condition: Très bon. RARE - Superb large photo signed in person in Cannes in 1978. Size : 19.5x24 cm. Condition : please see scans. Provenance : Georges Flour (1945-2013) collection. Certificate of Authenticity and lifetime guarantee. Signé par l'auteur.

An 8 by 10 inch glossy black & white photograph signed and inscribed by Laurence Olivier to his friend film director Billy Wilder. Inscribed in the upper right hand section in blue ink: ÒFor Lovely Billy from his friend, Larry O - as was in 1940 - NOT as now in 1979 with love & all admiration as always.Ó Near fine. A terrific association of two film greats.