"H. L. OPERATION" [Rear Cover Title]
[ca. 1960s]
Stirring series of photographs captured by a skilled photographer documenting the many diverse aspects of an operation involving a probable heart-lung ("H.L.") bypass.
20th century
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.
Photo Album of Train Engines
[circa 1962]
Original photograph album composed with great care, containing forty photos of British train engines mounted one to a page and captioned in a neat hand.
ON THE STREET 1980-1990
(2006)
First printing of this retrospective compilation of Arbus's early work photographing the vibrant street fashion of '80s New York.
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.
ANNA BEEKE: Jongeren van de Jaren Tachtig
[circa 1985]
Stunning boxed set of photographic portraits capturing the visual essence of five '80s youth subcultures.
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.
BRASSAI: Paris by Night
(2001)
First printing of this reissue of Brassaï's PARIS DE NUIT in photogravure, in English translation by Stuart Gilbert.
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.
MÔME À CHEVAUX BLANCS
1969
Inscribed true first edition of the legendary actor's memoir.
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."
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.
THE BLACK DOLL
1973
Signed limited first edition, one of only 100 numbered copies signed by Gorey, of his screenplay for an unproduced silent film.
METROPOLIS
[1927]
First edition in English, elusive first printing, of the book form of "the first [science fiction] epic of cinema" (Clute and Nicholls).
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.
THE SPANISH EARTH
1938
Limited first edition, one of less than 100 copies in the rare first issue with F.A.I. endpapers, of Hemingway's narration of the film THE SPANISH EARTH, produced to raise funds for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War.
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.
SHERLOCK HOLMES SCREEN AND SOUND GUIDE
1994
Extensive reference guide to Sherlock Holmes's appearances in radio, film, television, and computer games (from 1976's "221B Baker Street" through 1993's "Sherlock Holmes").
ANDRE KERTESZ: A Lifetime of Perception
(1993)
Retrospective volume of Kertesz's photographs, edited by Corkin and introduced by Lifson. Originally published in 1982.
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.
BREAKING INTO THE MOVIES
(1921)
First printing, in the scarce original dust jacket, of this guide for ambitious amateurs by the author of GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES and the most successful screenwriter of her era.
HOW TO WRITE PHOTOPLAYS
1920
First printing of the legendary Anita Loos's first book, a detailed insider's guide to writing for the screen and a classic of film history.
