Michael, Paul; Editor in Chief

The American Movies: The History, Films, Awards. A Pictorial Encyclopedia

NY: Garland Books, (1969). (1969). NY: Garland Books, (1969). (1969). Very good. - Quarto, cloth backed boards, in dw. Lightly bumped with the top edge lightly rubbed; the dw is lightly soiled & chipped with the spine slightly darkened & a tear & crease to the rear panel. 387 pp. Profuse B&W illustrations. Near fine in a good dw. Very good .

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Book number: 2287

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS.

Michael, Paul

Humphrey Bogart: The Man and His Films

Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (1965). (1965). Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. (1965). (1965). Very good. - Small quarto, cream buckram, in dw. The binding is soiled; the dw is rubbed, soiled & lightly spotted with the head of the spine torn. 190 & [1] pp. Profuse B&W illustrations. There is very slight soiling to the title page, else the contents are near fine. Very good .

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Book number: 2454

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS; ACTOR; ACTORS;

Miles, Sylvia. (1924-2019). American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in "Midnight Cowboy" [1969] and "Farewell, My Lovely" [1975].

Greeting Card Sent to City Center Producer Jean Dalrymple on Her Birthday with an Autograph Message Inside Signed by Actor Sylvia Miles. Together with an Envelope Inscribed & Signed by Miles.

September 4, 1994. 1994. - A shaped color greeting card [maximum 4 inches high by 3-1/4 inches wide] picturing a cupid sitting on a stone bench & smelling a rose has a bold autograph note inside signed "Sy L Miles" and a drawing of a heart with an arrow through it & "Jean'" and "Sylvia" penned within it. Together with an envelope with a decorative flap inscribed and signed "Sylvia Miles" on the address side. Dalrymple has noted on the envelope at top left in red ink "Crabtree Violets" [perhaps a gift received from Miles] There are a few tiny brown marks to the envelope at top right. Very good, Miles writes below the drawing of the heart "Sept 4, '94 / Dearest Jean / I'll love you forever!!! / Happy Happy". Boldly penned on the envelope is :"To Dearest Jean -- / From Sylvia Miles / on Her Birthday / (CARD INSIDE)". Sylvia Miles [1924-2019] was an . American actor nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her roles in "Midnight Cowboy" [1969] and "Farewell, My Lovely" [1975]. She also starred in Andy Warhol's film "Heat" [1972]. Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Cary Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jose Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member, producer, and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Very good.

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Book number: 95475

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; STAGE ACTOR; FILM ACTOR; ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS-WINNER; GREETING CARD SENT TO CITY CENTER PRODUCER JEAN DALRYMPLE ON HER BIRTHDAY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH MESSAGE INSIDE SIGNED BY SYLVIA MILES. TOGETHER WITH AN ENVELOPE I

Miller, Arthur

The Misfits

New York: Dell Publishing Co. Inc. (1961). (1961). New York: Dell Publishing Co. Inc. (1961). (1961). Good. - Small octavo, mass-market paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. The binding is rubbed. 223 & [1] pages. Illustrated with 8 pages of black-and- white stills from the film. The pages are darkened. Good.

First Dell printing.

"The Misfits" evolved from a short story published in Esquire, which is included in this book. Rather than writing a conventional screenplay, Miller describes his work in an author's note as "A story told as a film..every word is there for the purpose of telling the camera what to see and the actors what they are to say.." . Good .

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Book number: 30500

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; THE MISFITS; AMERICAN AUTHOR; ARTHUR MILLER; SCREENPLAY; SHORT STORY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FILM STILLS; FIRST DELL PRINTING; 1ST DELL PRINTING.

Miller, Ann (1923-2004).

A Vintage Christmas Publicity Photograph by Ned Scott of the Glamorous Hollywood Actress, Dancer and Singer Ann Miller Holding a Santa Mask.

Hollywood, CA: Columbia Studios, circa (1946). (1946). - A 10 inch high by 8-1/8 inch wide glossy black & white vintage photograph by Columbia Pictures photographer Ned Scott depicting the attractive Hollywood actress and dancer Ann Miller, attired in a majorette uniform. The dancer is posed seated on an elaborately wrapped Christmas Gift, holding up a Santa mask. The credits "Ann Miller - 622" are printed in white along the bottom left of the image. The photographer's credits are stamped on the verso. There is light creasing along the edges and corners. Three holes have been punched along the left edge. Very good. This a vintage publicity photo, not a reproduction, sent out to newspapers and periodicals of the period. Text from a printed press release tipped onto the verso reads: "COLUMBIA STUDIOS, HOLLYWOOD. A BIT OF PULCHRITUDE . is winsome Ann Miller dancing star of Columbia Pictures. Very good .

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Book number: 96557

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPHY; HOLLYWOOD STAR; ANN MILLER; PHOTO BY NED SCOTT; GLAMOR; MOVIE ACTRESS; MUSICAL STAR; DANCER; VINTAGE; PHOTOGRAPH; COLUMBIA PICTURES; CHRISTMAS.

(Minnelli, Vincente). Harvey, Stephen

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

New York: The Museum of Modern Art/Harper & Row, Publishers, (1989). (1989). New York: The Museum of Modern Art/Harper & Row, Publishers, (1989). (1989). Good. - Quarto, cloth, in a dust wrapper. The covers are lightly rubbed. The dust wrapper is rubbed with the head of its spine chipped. 315 pages. The top & bottom edges of the leaves are very slightly rippled, probably from humidity. Illustrated in color & black & white. Very good.

First edition.

Foreword by Liza Minnelli.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same title shown at the Museum of Modern Art from December 15, 1989 to January 28, 1990.

A form letter from the Museum of Modern Art, sending a copy of the book to a Contributing Member, is laid in. Good .

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Book number: 24002

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; DIRECTOR; VINCENTE MINNELLI; DIRECTED BY VINCENTE MINNELLI; LIZA MINNELLI; STEPHEN HARVEY; EXHIBITION; MUSEUM OF MODERN ART; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Minnelli, Liza; and De Niro, Robert

An Original Lobby Card for the Movie "New York, New York" Starring Liza Minnelli and Robert de Niro

United Artists Corporation, 1977. 1977. United Artists Corporation, 1977. 1977. Very good. - sc An 11 inch high by 14 inch wide color lobby card printed by the National Screen Service Corporation for Martin Scorcese's film "New York, New York" starring Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro. The image depicts Liza Minnelli centered on stage in a sleek shiny red dress surrounded by several male dancers attired in black. Very good. Very good .

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Book number: 26680

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; NEW YORK, NEW YORK; LIZA MINNELLI; ROBERT DE NIRO; ORIGINAL; LOBBY CARD; PHOTOGRAPH; PHOTO; ILLUSTRATION; COLOR IMAGE; UNITED ARTISTS; DANCE; DANCING.

Miranda, Carmen (1909-1955).

A Vintage Publicity Glamour Photograph of Carmen Miranda in a Scene from 20th Century-Fox's "Doll Face".

Hollywood, CA: 20th Century-Fox, (1945). (1945). - An 10-1/4 inch high by 8 inch wide glossy black & white vintage full-length portrait of the Hollywood actress , dancer & singer Carmen Miranda. Standing with her hands on her hips, the glamorous movie actress is attired in a showgirl's slit dress, with a bare leg and her midriff showing. She is wearing an elaborate headdress and jewelry. The number "682-78" is printed in white within a black rectangle at the right of the bottom. 20th Century-Fox's credits are printed along the bottom margin. There is minor creasing to the edges. Three holes are punched along the left edge. There is a red dot stamped to the top left corner of the verso. Very good. Directed by Lewis Seller, "Doll Face" stars Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Carmen Miranda, and Perry Como. Based on the play "The Naked Genius" by Gypsy Rose Lee, the film is known as "Come Back To Me" in the United Kingdom. Very good .

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Book number: 96928

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPHY; HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS; SHOWGIRL; CARMEN MIRANDA; GLAMOUR PORTRAIT; CHORUS GIRL; ENTERTAINER; DOLL FACE; SCENE; SET; 20TH CENTURY-FOX; PUBLICITY PHOTO; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY.

Monaco, James

Who's Who in American Film Now

NY: New York Zoetrope, 1981. 1981. NY: New York Zoetrope, 1981. 1981. Very good. - Octavo, printed wraps. 221 & [2] pages. Near fine.

First edition, wraps issue.

Research and Editing: Sharon Boonshoft. Programming and Production: Robert Monaco. Very good .

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Book number: 22964

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; PERFORMING ARTS.

Muni, Paul (1895-1967). Academy Award-winning stage & screen star.

Original Photograph of the Academy Award Winning American Movie Star Paul Muni, Inscribed & Signed by Muni Aboard Ship After His Benefit Performance in Israel.

On board S.S. President Roosevelt, May 4th, 1938. 1938. - An original 9 inch high by 7-1/8 inch wide black & white photograph on heavy stock by the S.S. Roosevelt's ship photographer Wm. D. Fink. The image, shot on board ship, portrays the Austro-Hungarian born American actor Paul Muni standing on the ship's deck. Attired in a handsome light colored overcoat and scarf over a three-piece pin-striped suit, the actor stands on the deck with his hands in the coat's pockets and his fedora hanging from the ship's helm. Inscribed in ink by Muni to the ship's Assistant Purser Lt. Franklin E. Peroutka diagonally at lower right of the image "Franklin E. Peroutka. With grateful appreciation and good wishes. Paul Muni 5-4-38". The recipient's first name is smudged. The photographer's credits are stamped at the bottom of the verso: "Wm. D. Fink / Marine photographer / S.S. Pres. Roosevelt / U.S. Lines". There is some minor soiling with browning along the left border. Very good. Born to a Jewish family in the Austro-Hungarian town of Lemberg, the American actor Paul Muni (1895-1967) spoke Yiddish as his first language. Emigrating to Chicago, he began his career in that city's Yiddish theater before moving on to Broadway. He was signed by Fox in 1929 and was highly praised for his powerful performances which included the title role in "Scarface" and his Academy Award winning Best Actor performance of Louis Pasteur. Muni was a strong supporter of Jewish causes and was on a World tour in 1938 during which he gave a performance in Israel to benefit the Tel Aviv food fund for poor children. Very good .

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Book number: 95745

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN; AMERICAN MOVIE STAR; PAUL MUNI; SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH; INSCRIBED; AUTOGRAPH; HOLLYWOOD ACTOR; SCREEN & STAGE; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; JEWISH; ISRAEL; TEL AVIV FOOD FUND FOR CHILDREN; SS. ROOSEVELT; ASSISTANT PURSER

Munshower, Suzanne

The John Travolta Scrapbook: An Illustrated Biography. Adapted from the Book Meet John Travolta

New York: Sunridge Press, (1978). (1978). New York: Sunridge Press, (1978). (1978). Good. - Quarto, softcovers bound in color pictorial wraps. The edges of the covers are slightly rubbed. 121 pages, profusely illustrated throughout. The edges of a few leaves are slightly darkened. Good. Good .

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Book number: 4159

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; ACTOR; BIOGRAPHY; PICTORIAL; JOHN TRAVOLTA; SCRAPBOOK; SUZANNE MUNSHOWER; ILLUSTRATIONS; SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER; MOVIE STAR.

Myerson, Michael

Memories of Underdevelopment: The Revolutionary Films of Cuba

NY: Grossman Publishers, 1973. 1973. NY: Grossman Publishers, 1973. 1973. Good. - Octavo, black cloth titled in red, in dw. Bumped; binding lightly spotted; dw price-clipped & lightly soiled with a tiny area of surface of front panel rubbed away. 199 pp. & 14 pp. of B&W illustrations [posters]. Also with B&W illustrations in the text. Ex-library with remnants of labels & pocket on endpapers, library stamps on top & bottom edges & stamp & pencil numerals on title. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 2204

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; CUBA.

(Oberon, Merle). Johnson, Fridolf.

Promotional Broadside for "Night in Paradise", Possibly Unused, Designed for Universal Pictures by Fridolf Johnson.

Circa [1946]. [1946]. - Promotional broadside, approximately 12 inches high by 9 inches wide, softcover. The broadside, printed & illustrated in black & white on a yellow ground depicts 2 caricatured African natives,a man and woman, gossiping about the film's characters; "His wife won't take any of his lip since she saw M.O. kiss T. B. in W. W.'s N.I.P.."* with a smaller figure playing a drum in the top right corner. A caption along the bottom edge explains the line of dialogue: "*Merle Oberon and Turhan Bey in Walter Wanger's 'Night in Paradise'..in Technicolor of course!" There is light creasing to the edges of the broadside, some of it caused by heavy rubbing to the verso. Very good. "Night in Paradise" is a 1946 film produced by Walter Wanger and directed by Arthur Lubin. This expensive Technicolor film featuring plaster Grecian temples and painted skies was Wanger's second attempt to film the novel "The Peacock's Feather" by George S. Hellman. It ended up costing $1.6 million and losing Universal around $800,000. Very good .

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Book number: 96123

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; AMERICAN FILM; AMERICAN MOVIES; CINEMA; PROMOTIONAL BROADSIIDE DESIGNED BY FRIDOLF JOHNSON; NIGHT IN PARADISE; UNIVERSAL; WALTER WANGER, PRODUCER; MERLE OBERON; TURHAN BEY.

Oshima, Nagisa; Tamura, Tsutomu; Sasaki, Mamoru

La Ceremonie. (in L'Avant Scene / Cinema. No. 136 Mai 1973)

(Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1968). 1968). (Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1968). 1968). Good. - Large octavo, pictorial wraps. Corners lightly creased; rear wrap lightly soiled. 52 & [2] pp. B&W illustrations. First & last leaves lightly spotted; page edges slightly darkened. Good.

Among the contents are articles by Max Tessier, Nei Kawarabata, statements by Oshima and the screenplay of the film.

The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 2337

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; MOVIE BOOKS; SCREENPLAY; DIRECTORS; AUTEUR.

(Jagger, Mick; Welles, Orson; Moreau, Jeanne; Chaplin, Charlie; Chevalier, Maurice; et al). Oury, Gerard; Cardin, Pierre; Chereau, Didier, et al

Had / Hier Aujourd'Hui Demain (Cinema, Theatre, Danse, Varietes. No. 1. Decembre 1971). Redacteur En Chef: Didier Chereau

Paris: Had, (1971). (1971). Paris: Had, (1971). (1971). Very good. - Quarto [11-3/4 inches high by 8-5/8 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial wrappers. The wraps are lightly rubbed & bumped. 64 pages. Illustrated in black & white and color with a folded color poster of Mick Jagger, 23 inches high by 16-3/4 inches wide, bound in. The title page & the last page are foxed around the edges. The page edges are slightly darkened & their corners are bumped. The Mick Jagger poster is detached with tiny holes in the folds where it was stapled to the rest of the contents. Very good.

Among the contents of the first issue of this performing arts magazine are interviews with Pierre Cardin about his theatre Espace Cardin, and with director Gerard Oury, and articles on Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, and Charlie Chaplin and Maurice Chevalier. Very good .

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Book number: 16599

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: PERFORMING ARTS; PERIODICAL; FRENCH; HAD; HIER AUJOURD'HUI DEMAIN; FIRST ISSUE; DIDIER CHEREAU; FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; THEATRE; THEATER; DANCE; POPULAR MUSIC; INTERVIEWS; ACTOR; ACTRESS; DIRECTORS; MICK JAGGER; POSTER; ORSON WELLES; PIERRE CARDIN; ESPA