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| This selection contains 11 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 11 |
| BARRY, IRIS AND EILEEN BOWSER. D. W. GRIFFITH: American Film Master New York: Museum of Modern Art, (1965.) First thus. A reissue of Barry's landmark work on the importance of Griffith as a film-maker (first published in 1940). This new edition, published in conjunction with a new exhibit at the Museum, has added an annotated list of GriffithÕs films written by Eileen Bowser, which more than doubles the size of the first edition. Illlustrated with many black and white photographs. Slightly oversized square format. 88 pp. Errata slip laid in. Fine in fine dust jacket. USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 29659 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BEATTS, ANNE AND JOHN HEAD, EDITORS. SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Host: Francisco Franco. New York: Avon, (1977.) First printing, a large trade paperback. Script of a typical Saturday Night Live broadcast featuring the original cast of Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Bill Murray, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner, with marginal notes, comments. facsimiles of letters and memos, etc, as part of the format. Photographs of the cast and writers, by Edie Baskin. Very near fine in stiff green covers. ISBN: 0-380-018012 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 44563 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BRANAGH, KENNETH. BEGINNING. London: Chatto & Windus, (1989.) First printing. Autobiography of one of not only one of the most noted Shakespearean actors of our time on both the stage and the screen, but also a writer, producer and director. Begins with his childhood in Belfast and goes through the filming of Henry V. Illustrated with a frontispiece and other drawings by Phyllida Law. Photographic endpapers. 244 pp. Very good in very good dust jacket. ISBN: 0-701133880 USD 14.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8.5 | JP¥ 1236] Book number: 31703 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| [GRIMES, KAROLYN.] BRUNELL, CHRISTOPHER. ZUZU'S WONDERFUL LIFE IN THE MOVIES. Seattle: Artful Dragon Press, (2001.) 2nd printing. The life and career of the child actress Karolyn Grimes who is best known for her role as James Stewart's little girl, Zuzu, in It's A Wonderful Life (and for her memorable line in that movie Look, Daddy, teacher says, 'Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.') SIGNED by both Grimes (as Karolyn Grimes and as Zuzu) on the title page and also SIGNED by author Brunell on the About the Author page. Large oblong format illustrated throughout with many photographs and stills from her movies. Promotional postcard and bookmark laid in. 102 pp. Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. ISBN: 0-970971001 USD 20.00 [Appr.: EURO 13.5 | £UK 12.25 | JP¥ 1765] Book number: 30319 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| BUTLER, BRETT. KNEE DEEP IN PARADISE. New York: Hyperion, (1996.) First printing. Autobiography of the comedian and televison star - but also quite a bit more - a portrait of the South, the story of a woman who survived a 'gothic childhood,' teenage years of exploring sex, drugs and alcohol and an abusive first marriage. It begins I spent the first twenty years of my life waiting for two men I was reasonably certain would never come back - my daddy and Jesus Christ.. Photographs, 295 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-786861363 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 34634 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| O'CONNOR, CARROLL. I THINK I'M OUTTA HERE: A Memoir of All My Families. New York: Pocket Books, 1999. First printing. Actor writes eloquently and intimately about his triumphs and tragedies, from growing up in Depression-era NY to a career immortalized in TV history. Includes his recollections of classic 'All in the Family' moments & the cocaine addiction and suicide of his son. Photographs. 277 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-671-017586 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 25726 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| IRVING, JOHN. MY MOVIE BUSINESS: A Memoir. New York: Random House, (1999.) First printing. While Irving starts this memoir with an account of his obstetrican grandfather, and includes an essay on the politics of abortion, this is primarily an account of his involvement with the movies, from thirteen years of working on the screenplay for The Cider House Rules (which of, course, has as its central focus the issues surrounding abortion, and for which he won an Oscar) to the unsucessful attemtpts to get his first novel, Setting Free the Bears, made into a movie. Interesting discussion on the differences between a novel and making a film. 170 pp Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) ISBN: 0-374-503684 USD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.25 | £UK 9.25 | JP¥ 1324] Book number: 29389 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| PORTER, DARWIN. THE SECRET LIFE OF HUMPHREY BOGART: The Early Years (1899-1931) New York: Georgia Literary Association, (2003) First printing, a large trade paperback, not issued in hardcover. Controversial closeup of Humphrey Bogart in his younger years, focusing on the sexual escapades of the movie stars in Hollywood in the 1920's. While claiming to be factual, the style is definitely fictionalized - has 42 pages of some great early photos of Bogart, George Raft, Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Mae West, Helen Menken and others. 528 pp plus index. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. Fine (as new.) ISBN: 0-9668030-51 USD 17.00 [Appr.: EURO 11.5 | £UK 10.25 | JP¥ 1500] Book number: 26234 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| VAN SANT, GUS. MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO & EVEN COWGIRLS GET THE BLUES. London & Boston: Faber & Faber, 1993. 2nd printing, a trade paperback original, not issued in hardcover. In addition to the screenplays for the two movies listed in the title, this includes an interview with Van Sant by Graham Fuller, a filmography of the movies he directed, and stills from both films. 199 pp. Fine in stiff glossy covers. ISBN: 0-571-169201 USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 26950 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| [KAZAN, ELIA.] SCHICKEL, RICHARD. ELIA KAZAN: A Biography. New York: Harper Collins, (2005.) Later printing. A biography of one of the most towering figures in film and theater history - born in 1909 to Greek parents in Istanbul, Turkey, by the 1950s he was the most important and influential director in the nation, dominating both theater and film. ... His films -- notably 'On the Waterfront' - brought a new realism to the movies. More than just a biography of one more, this detailed and comprehensive books casts a new light on six decades of American history. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index. xxxi, 510 pp. Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.) USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 41800 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). | ||
| [DIETRICH, MARLENE] SPOTO, DONALD. BLUE ANGEL: The Life of Marlene Dietrich. New York: Doubleday, (1992.) First printing. Biography of one of the most enigmatic and glamorous actresses of the 20th century: Marlene Dietrich went from cabarets of Berlin in Germany during the 1920's to Hollywood in the 1930's, to being an entertainer in World War II (and receiving the Medal of Freedom) - the title refers to Josef von Sternberg's film that catapulted here to fame. Photographs, bibliography, index, notes, 333 pp. Fine in very near fine dust jacket. ISBN: 0-385-425538 USD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 10.75 | £UK 9.75 | JP¥ 1412] Book number: 31834 Click here to order or inquire at bookfever.com (Volk & Iiams). |
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