THE HOME OF DICK & HANK DWYER [Photo Album of the Construction of a House]
[1958-1959]
Original and unusually unified photograph album detailing the birth and early life of a midcentury house outside Binghamton, New York.
US American
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TALKING TO MYSELF
(1971)
Signed first edition of Bailey's follow-up to her successful autobiography THE RAW PEARL, with personal anecdotes and thoughts on US life.
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.
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.
MY LIFE: As Told to Howard Teichmann
(1981)
First edition of this dictated memoir, actually written by Teichmann but with source material from 200 hours of tape recordings of Henry Fonda speaking about his life.
SEE AND HEAR
(1929)
Inscribed first printing of this history of cinema and development of talkies by the first chairman of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America, the author of the Hays Code moral censorship guidelines for American movies.
STATE OF THE ART
(1985)
Inscribed first edition, association copy, of this collection of Pauline Kael's NEW YORKER film reviews from 1983 to 1985.
HOLLYWOOD ON TRIAL: The Story of the Ten Who Were Indicted
1948
First edition of this insider account of the House Un-American Activities Committee regarding "alleged subversive influence in motion pictures" – this copy signed by Adrian Scott, one of the Ten.
MOTION PICTURE CONTINUITIES
1929
First printing of this educational survey that combines advice on screenwriting and directing with the scenario scripts for the films "A Kiss for Cinderella," "The Last Command," and "The Scarlet Letter."
A MILLION AND ONE NIGHTS: The History of the Motion Picture
1926
First edition of this important work of film history from the silent era, noted for its attention to detail, and emphasizing technological innovation and commercial enterprise.
Photograph of Jackie Kennedy and John Jr. in Palm Beach, 1963
(1964)
Original vintage black-and-white photograph of this wonderfully candid image of Jackie Kennedy and son, John Jr., on vacation in Palm Beach, FL — the trip on which she announced her pregnancy with their third child.
ON PHOTOGRAPHY
(1977)
First printing of this collection of essays on the societal impact of the ubiquity of photographed images – the origin of much of the modern rhetorical vocabulary surrounding the art.
THE SAME RIVER TWICE: Honoring the Difficult
(1996)
Signed first printing of this autobiographical account of Walker's transition "from recluse to public figure" (front flap), primarily chronicling her experience turning THE COLOR PURPLE into a film with Steven Spielberg, as well as working with Quincy Jones and Danny Glover.
Pre-War Photo Album of a Japanese Man's Travels in New York
[1928-1931]
Original photo album of a Japanese businessman's American travels, including stops in Seattle and Chicago before a longer stay in New York, and a visit to a Japanese family in Long Island.
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