WRITING FOR THE SCREEN
(1950)
First edition of this early handbook on writing film scripts by a silent-film screenwriter who was credited on over eighty productions.
Post-WWII
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THIRD DIMENSION MOVIES AND E-X-P-A-N-D-E-D SCREEN
(1953)
First printing of this work on the history and future of making films appear more three-dimensional, in part to compete with the rising popularity of home TVs.
HORATIO'S DRIVE
2003
Signed first edition of this beautifully-produced book charting the first cross-country America road trip, based on a Ken Burns documentary of the same title.
FEDERICO FELLINI EARLY SCREENPLAYS: Variety Lights / The White Sheik
1971
First printing of this pair of screenplays by the iconic Italian director, including that of his first film "Luci del varietà" ("Variety Lights").
THREE SCREENPLAYS: I Vitelloni / Il Bidone / The Temptation of Doctor Antonio
(1970)
First printing of this trio of screenplays by the iconic Italian director, including the oft-referenced and imitated "I Vitelloni," an inspiration for George Lucas's "American Graffiti."
FOCUS ON ART
(1962)
First edition of this collection of images taken by portraitist Florence Homolka, photographer to the stars.
CLOCKWORK ORANGE
(1972)
First printing of the screenplay for one of Kubrick's most notorious films, adapted from Anthony Burgess's novel — innovatively laid out, with copious film stills.
I BLOW MY OWN HORN
1957
Inscribed first edition of the scarce autobiography of Jesse L. Lasky, one of the founders of Paramount Pictures and a profoundly important figure in American film.
STAR WARS: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker
(1976)
First hardcover issue of Alan Dean Foster's ghostwritten novelization.
BLACK BOOK
1986
First printing of arguably Mapplethorpe's most defining and controversial book — inscribed by Mapplethorpe to the most photographed model in the collection, Ken Moody.
THE SORROW AND THE PITY
2000
Uncommon first printing of this documentary film in book form, the story of the Nazi occupation of France and the Vichy government's collaboration with them, told through various interviews.
Original Photograph of Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, and Roy Haynes at the Open Door
(1953) [print ca. 1970s]
A rare image — considered by many "the greatest photo in jazz history" (THE NEW YORK TIMES) — of Charlie Parker, Thelonius Monk, Charles Mingus, and Roy Haynes performing at NYC's Open Door on September 13, 1953.
THINKING IN PICTURES : The Making of the Movie Matewan
1987
Signed uncorrected proof copy of this carefully constructed memoir about the making of Sayles' 1987 film.
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
(1977)
First printing of the book adaptation of Spielberg's ambitious, high-tech, and awe-inspiring film.
BETWEEN TIME AND TIMBUKTU, OR, PROMETHEUS-5
(1972)
First printing of this script for the rather hallucinatory TV movie based on the works of Kurt Vonnegut.
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