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	ADAMS, T.R. Tom and Jerry: Fifty Years of Cat and Mouse London, Pyramid Books. 1991, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original red boards with illustration to front cover with white lettering to spine. Min shelf wear. Dustwrapper: unclipped, sunned spine otherwise fine, now protected in Brodart. Illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 158pp including index, profusely illustrated with 250 b/w and colour illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Tom and Jerry, the quintessential cat and mouse act have been chasing each other for over 50 years. Here is the official history of the feuding twosome: from their creation by Hanna and Barbera, through the classic Tom and Jerry era of the forties and fifties to their modern incarnations. The book goes behind the scenes to explore how storyboards were planned, how gags were designed and mimed for laughs, how tunes of hit songs were used to replace dialogue or narration and to enhance the flow of the storylines. It takes an in-depth look at Tom and Jerry's award winning films. It tells how Tom and Jerry made a successful transfer to television, pioneering new animation techniques, and provides a light-hearted account of a wide variety of merchandise available. Fully illustrated with storyboards, animation cells, rough sketches and photographs. A magnificent collectors copy. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 US$ 41.58 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3674] Book number: 003453 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	AYLESWORTH, THOMAS G. Monster and Horror Movies London, W. H. Smith. 1986, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Marbled grey endpapers, no inscriptions. 192pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 200 colour and b/w photographs. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book looks at the high and low points of one of film's most enduring genres with humor, insight and imagination. Although monster and horror movies don't win many awards, people have been flocking to see them since films began. And filmmakers have outdone themselves in coming up with ever changing array of man-made, self-made, diabolical or weirdly mutated creatures that all have one thing in common, they scare people out of their wits. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 001960 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FINCH, CHRISTOPHER Of Muppets and Men - The Making of the Muppet Show New York, Alfred A. Knoff. 1981, First US Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: David Dagley. Publishers original indigo boards with pink gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Minor rubbing to top and base of spine, and corners. Dustwrapper: unclipped, minor abrasion mark on front cover, now protected in removable Mylar. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 178pp profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w and colour photography throughout text. A magnificent very good/fine collector's copy. This big full of information book takes you into a Muppet workshop and conference rooms that lie behind The Muppet Show. The pictures and text reveal more about the Muppet phenomenon than has ever before been made known: How was it born; How its unique sorcery is accomplished; Who does what and how it is done; How so many individuals and artists can flourish in today's high pressure world of television and film. We see the men and women who create and run the Muppets, we see how all the unique personalities and appearance of the Muppets were developed, how they are constructed, and how they are operated. We watch as the weekly shows are planned, rehearsed and produced; as the guest stars learn to perform with the puppets-come-to-life. We also see the hidden technical magic that makes possible the extraordinary believability of everything that takes place in Muppetland. PLEASE NOTE: Price quoted for shipping is based on a 1kg book. This volume weigh more than 1kg, so extra postage will be required. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 92.4 \| £UK 55.75 \| JP¥ 8164] Book number: 002940 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FRANK, ALAN Monsters and Vampires - Spine Chilling Creatures of the Cinema London, Octopus. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original grey cloth with red lettering to spine, black and white illustration to front cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, chipping to corners, now protected in Brodart. Full colour illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 190 colour and b/w stills. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Since George Melies before the turn of the century, horrific creatures of the imagination have stomped, slithered, smashed and savaged their terrible way through the cinema, leaving a trail of happy, if briefly terrified, victims slumped in their seats. In this book that most evil yet sexually attractive of screen monsters, the vampire, is given a new transfusion. Early vampire films are discussed, illustrated with rare stills from archives, and the careers of the two greatest screen vampires - Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, are treated in depth. Then comes some real monstrous delights: Man-made creatures (Frankenstein's Creatures, The Fly, Godzilla), men-transformed-into-monsters (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mummy), the immortals (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong), and some unwelcome visitors from outer space. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001964 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FRANK, ALAN G. The Movie Treasury Horror Movies London, Octopus. 1974, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black board with white lettering to spine, white illustration of skeletons on skeletal horses on front cover. Bumping and wear to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, rubbing to surfaces, chipped to corners, closed tear to back panel, repaired top of spine, now protected in Brodart. Illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. From the earliest days of film making horror movies have exerted a fascinating hold on cinema audiences the world over. Terror has staked the screen in a multitude of horrifying forms, from insatiable vampires like Count Dracula and the many and grotesque creations of Baron Frankenstein to murderous madmen, gruesome monsters and freaks of nature. In this book you will meet them in all their horror, and the great stars, Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and a host of others who have given such memorable performances. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 32.34 \| £UK 19.5 \| JP¥ 2857] Book number: 001958 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	NORMAN, BARRY Barry Norman's Film Greats London, W. H. Smith. 1986, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial glossy boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, closed tear to top of spine, now protected in Brodart. Blue endpapers, no inscriptions, small fold mark to front endpaper. 240pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 32pp colour photographs and b/w photographs throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book explores the lives and careers of some of Hollywood's most glittering and glamorous stars. Here is a collection of fourteen of the most fascinating and revealing portraits including Marilyn Monroe, Just Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Jean Harlow and David Niven. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001961 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	STRICK, PHILIP The Movie Treasury Science Fiction Movies London, Octopus. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black boards with blue lettering to spine, white illustration to front cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, chipping to corners, now protected in Brodart. Full colour illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 170 colour and b/w stills, many of which have not been published before. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A wide ranging account of science fiction in the cinema with detailed discussion of many of the films mentioned. All the popular and disturbing, themes are treated, from films about alien visitors, space flight and scientists on the rampage to films about political pressure and experiments with time perspective. This highly informed book includes an unusually wide and interesting range of films from early classics like Homunculus, Metropolis, War of the Worlds to more contemporary films like 2001, The War Game and Clockwork Orange. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 32.34 \| £UK 19.5 \| JP¥ 2857] Book number: 001963 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.

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	ADAMS, T.R. Tom and Jerry: Fifty Years of Cat and Mouse London, Pyramid Books. 1991, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original red boards with illustration to front cover with white lettering to spine. Min shelf wear. Dustwrapper: unclipped, sunned spine otherwise fine, now protected in Brodart. Illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 158pp including index, profusely illustrated with 250 b/w and colour illustrations throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Tom and Jerry, the quintessential cat and mouse act have been chasing each other for over 50 years. Here is the official history of the feuding twosome: from their creation by Hanna and Barbera, through the classic Tom and Jerry era of the forties and fifties to their modern incarnations. The book goes behind the scenes to explore how storyboards were planned, how gags were designed and mimed for laughs, how tunes of hit songs were used to replace dialogue or narration and to enhance the flow of the storylines. It takes an in-depth look at Tom and Jerry's award winning films. It tells how Tom and Jerry made a successful transfer to television, pioneering new animation techniques, and provides a light-hearted account of a wide variety of merchandise available. Fully illustrated with storyboards, animation cells, rough sketches and photographs. A magnificent collectors copy. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 28 US$ 41.58 \| £UK 25.25 \| JP¥ 3674] Book number: 003453 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	AYLESWORTH, THOMAS G. Monster and Horror Movies London, W. H. Smith. 1986, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Marbled grey endpapers, no inscriptions. 192pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 200 colour and b/w photographs. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book looks at the high and low points of one of film's most enduring genres with humor, insight and imagination. Although monster and horror movies don't win many awards, people have been flocking to see them since films began. And filmmakers have outdone themselves in coming up with ever changing array of man-made, self-made, diabolical or weirdly mutated creatures that all have one thing in common, they scare people out of their wits. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2449] Book number: 001960 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FINCH, CHRISTOPHER Of Muppets and Men - The Making of the Muppet Show New York, Alfred A. Knoff. 1981, First US Edition. Hard Cover, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: David Dagley. Publishers original indigo boards with pink gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Minor rubbing to top and base of spine, and corners. Dustwrapper: unclipped, minor abrasion mark on front cover, now protected in removable Mylar. White endpapers, no inscriptions. 178pp profusely illustrated with magnificent b/w and colour photography throughout text. A magnificent very good/fine collector's copy. This big full of information book takes you into a Muppet workshop and conference rooms that lie behind The Muppet Show. The pictures and text reveal more about the Muppet phenomenon than has ever before been made known: How was it born; How its unique sorcery is accomplished; Who does what and how it is done; How so many individuals and artists can flourish in today's high pressure world of television and film. We see the men and women who create and run the Muppets, we see how all the unique personalities and appearance of the Muppets were developed, how they are constructed, and how they are operated. We watch as the weekly shows are planned, rehearsed and produced; as the guest stars learn to perform with the puppets-come-to-life. We also see the hidden technical magic that makes possible the extraordinary believability of everything that takes place in Muppetland. PLEASE NOTE: Price quoted for shipping is based on a 1kg book. This volume weigh more than 1kg, so extra postage will be required. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 61.75 US$ 92.4 \| £UK 55.75 \| JP¥ 8164] Book number: 002940 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FRANK, ALAN Monsters and Vampires - Spine Chilling Creatures of the Cinema London, Octopus. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original grey cloth with red lettering to spine, black and white illustration to front cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, chipping to corners, now protected in Brodart. Full colour illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 190 colour and b/w stills. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. Since George Melies before the turn of the century, horrific creatures of the imagination have stomped, slithered, smashed and savaged their terrible way through the cinema, leaving a trail of happy, if briefly terrified, victims slumped in their seats. In this book that most evil yet sexually attractive of screen monsters, the vampire, is given a new transfusion. Early vampire films are discussed, illustrated with rare stills from archives, and the careers of the two greatest screen vampires - Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, are treated in depth. Then comes some real monstrous delights: Man-made creatures (Frankenstein's Creatures, The Fly, Godzilla), men-transformed-into-monsters (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, The Mummy), the immortals (The Hunchback of Notre Dame, King Kong), and some unwelcome visitors from outer space. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001964 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	FRANK, ALAN G. The Movie Treasury Horror Movies London, Octopus. 1974, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black board with white lettering to spine, white illustration of skeletons on skeletal horses on front cover. Bumping and wear to extremities. Dustwrapper: unclipped, rubbing to surfaces, chipped to corners, closed tear to back panel, repaired top of spine, now protected in Brodart. Illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with colour and b/w photographs. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. From the earliest days of film making horror movies have exerted a fascinating hold on cinema audiences the world over. Terror has staked the screen in a multitude of horrifying forms, from insatiable vampires like Count Dracula and the many and grotesque creations of Baron Frankenstein to murderous madmen, gruesome monsters and freaks of nature. In this book you will meet them in all their horror, and the great stars, Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee and a host of others who have given such memorable performances. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 32.34 \| £UK 19.5 \| JP¥ 2857] Book number: 001958 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	NORMAN, BARRY Barry Norman's Film Greats London, W. H. Smith. 1986, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original pictorial glossy boards. Dustwrapper: unclipped, closed tear to top of spine, now protected in Brodart. Blue endpapers, no inscriptions, small fold mark to front endpaper. 240pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 32pp colour photographs and b/w photographs throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. This book explores the lives and careers of some of Hollywood's most glittering and glamorous stars. Here is a collection of fourteen of the most fascinating and revealing portraits including Marilyn Monroe, Just Garland, Humphrey Bogart, Jean Harlow and David Niven. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 2041] Book number: 001961 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.
	STRICK, PHILIP The Movie Treasury Science Fiction Movies London, Octopus. 1976, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Publishers original black boards with blue lettering to spine, white illustration to front cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, chipping to corners, now protected in Brodart. Full colour illustrated endpapers, no inscriptions. 160pp. including index. Profusely illustrated with over 170 colour and b/w stills, many of which have not been published before. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. A wide ranging account of science fiction in the cinema with detailed discussion of many of the films mentioned. All the popular and disturbing, themes are treated, from films about alien visitors, space flight and scientists on the rampage to films about political pressure and experiments with time perspective. This highly informed book includes an unusually wide and interesting range of films from early classics like Homunculus, Metropolis, War of the Worlds to more contemporary films like 2001, The War Game and Clockwork Orange. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 21.75 US$ 32.34 \| £UK 19.5 \| JP¥ 2857] Book number: 001963 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios.