(Kubrick, Stanley). Phillips, Gene D

Stanley Kubrick / a Film Odyssey

NY: Popular Library, (1975). (1975). NY: Popular Library, (1975). (1975). Very good. - Quarto, pictorial white wraps. Lightly soiled with stains to the front wrap & a price-sticker on the rear wrap. 189 pp. Profuse B&W illustrations. The contents are very good.

First edition.

Big Apple Film Series, Leonard Maltin, General Editor. A study of Kubrick from "Fear and Desire" through the making of "Barry Lyndon". Very good .

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Book number: 2243

Catalogue: Film

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

(Lang, Fritz)

Furie. (in L'Avant Scene / Cinema. No. 78 Fevrier 1968)

(Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1968). 1968). (Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1968). 1968). Good. - Large octavo, pictorial wraps. Rubbed; corners lightly creased. 76 & [2] pp. Page edges slightly darkened; first leaf lightly spotted. B&W illustrations. Good.

Includes the screenplay of "Furie" and an essay and filmography by Claude Beylie. The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 2314

Catalogue: Film

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

Lawrence, Ray; and Carey, Peter

Bliss: The Film / Based on the Novel by Peter Carey

London/Boston: Faber and Faber, (1986). (1986). London/Boston: Faber and Faber, (1986). (1986). Good. - Octavo, color pictorial wraps. Lightly rubbed & creased with bottom corner of front wrap chipped; rear wrap lightly soiled with price-sticker partially removed. 142 pp. Stain to front wrap, inside wrap & first 3 leaves. Page edges very slightly darkened. Illustrated with some of Lawrence's story board drawings & with B&W stills from the film. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 2353

Catalogue: Film

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

Lawson, John Howard. (1894-1977). American author, one of the Hollywood Ten, the first group of film industry professionals to be blacklisted in the 1950s McCarthy era.

Slip of Paper Inscribed and Signed by American Writer and Film Industry Professional John Howard Lawson, One of the Blacklisted Hollywood Ten.

Circa [1940s]. [1940s]. - A slip of cream-colored paper, 2-5/8 inches high by 7 inches wide, is inscribed and signed in black ink: "With all good wishes / John Howard Lawson". There is light offsetting to the right side of the paper where a small piece of tape adheres to the verso. There are 2 very light vertical creases where the paper was once folded. Very good. John Howard Lawson [1894-1977] was an American writer who for several years was head of the Hollywood division of the Communist Party USA. He was also the organization's cultural manager and answered directly to V. J. Jerome, the party's New York-based cultural chief. He was the first president of the Writers Guild of America, West after the Screen Writers Guild split into two regional organizations. During the McCarthy era in the 1950s, Lawson was one of the Hollywood Ten, the first group of American film industry professionals to be blacklisted. Very good .

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Book number: 36996

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; HOLLYWOOD; SLIP OF PAPER INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY AMERICAN WRITER AND FILM INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL JOHN HOWARD LAWSON, ONE OF THE BLACKLISTED HOLLYWOOD TEN; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; HEAD OF THE HOLLYWOOD DIVISION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF

Lawton, Richard; compiler

Grand Illusions by Richard Lawton with a Text by Hugo Leckey

New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1973). (1973). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Book Company, (1973). (1973). Very good. - Quarto, black cloth, in a dust wrapper. The binding is very lightly rubbed. There is a very light stain to the rear cover & a few tiny white marks to the front cover. The dust jacket is rubbed with the folds lightly chipped. 255 pages. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper. Profuse full- and half-page black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

A selection of photographs from the twenties to the forties, "the Golden Age of Hollywood". Very good .

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Book number: 3676

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; MOTION PICTURES; HOLLYWOOD; ACTORS; ACTRESSES; DIRECTORS; FILM STARS; MOVIE STARS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PORTRAITS; RICHARD LAWTON; HUGO LECKEY.

Lee, Raymond; and Van Hecke, B. C

Gangsters and Hoodlums: The Underworld in the Cinema. With a Foreword by Edward G. Robinson

New York: Castle Books, (1971). (1971). New York: Castle Books, (1971). (1971). Very good. - Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. There is a small white stain to the rear cover. The dust jacket is rubbed with some light soiling & foxing. 264 pages, including more than 240 pages of black-and-white illustrations. Very good in a good dust wrapper.

Reprint edition. Very good .

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Book number: 17530

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; AMERICAN FILM; HOLLYWOOD; CINEMA; GANGSTERS AND HOODLUMS: THE UNDERWORLD IN THE CINEMA; LAWBREAKERS; PICTORIAL REVIEW; RAYMOND LEE; B. C. VAN HECKE; EDWARD G. ROBINSON; STILLS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACTORS; ACTRESSES.

Lenne, Gerard

Sex on the Screen: Eroticism in Film

New York: St. Martin's Press, (1978). (1978). New York: St. Martin's Press, (1978). (1978). Very good. - Quarto [10-5/8 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial color wraps.The wraps are lightly rubbed & bumped. xv, [1] leaf & 245 pages. The corners of the first few leaves & a few rear leaves are lightly creased. Profusely illustrated in black & white. Very good.

Second printing.

Translated from the French by D. Jacobs. Very good .

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Book number: 25713

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; EROTICISM; NUDITY; SEX ON THE SCREEN: EROTICISM IN FILM; GERARD LENNE; ILLUSTRATIONS.

(Skolimowski, Jerzy; Comencini, Luigi; et al). Leone, Sergio; Hossein, Robert; Nicoletta; Bortoluzzi, Paolo; et al

Had / Hier Aujourd'Hui Demain (Cinema, Theatre, Danse, Varietes. No. 4. Mars 1972). Redacteur En Chef: Didier Chereau

Paris: Had, (1972). (1972). Paris: Had, (1972). (1972). 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. There is a numeral penciled on the front wrap with some light creasing & with a tiny chip out of its top edge. 64 pages. Profusely illustrated in black & white and color. Very good.

Among the contents of the March 1972 issue of this performing arts magazine are interviews with Sergio Leone and Robert Hossein, dancer Paolo Bortoluzzi and singer Nicoletta; and articles on Jerzy Skolimowski's "Roi, Dame, Valet", "Boys in the Band" and "Fortune and Men's Eyes", "Godspell, the Bread and Puppet Theatre and the dance company Theatre du Silence. The cover illustration is of Gina Lollobrigida in the Skolimowski film.Pictured on the rear cover is James Coburn in "Once Upon a Time in the West". Very good .

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Book number: 16700

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: PERFORMING ARTS; PERIODICAL; FRENCH; HAD; HIER AUJOURD'HUI DEMAIN; DIDIER CHEREAU; FILM; MOVIES; CINEMA; THEATRE; THEATER; DANCE; MUSICAL; INTERVIEWS; DANCERS; SINGER; POPULAR MUSIC; DIRECTORS; SERGIO LEONE; ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST; ROBERT HOSSEI

Lesser, Sol

A Disciplined Procedural Model for Educating a Film Maker at the Graduate Level. (Thesis). Presentation Copy Inscribed and Signed by Sol Lesser

1976. 1976. 1976. 1976. Very good. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY SOL LESSER - Quarto [11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide], softcover. The contents are bound into dark green plastic wrappers with cream plastic binders. The wraps are lightly rubbed. x, 102 & [1] mechanically reproduced typed pages, printed on one side only. A few front & rear pages are lightly bumped. Very good.

"A Thesis Submitted to the Division of Cinema [of the University of Southern California] in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science in Film Education by Sol Lesser. April 1976".

Presentation copy inscribed to Arthur Brin[?] on the front endpaper, signed in full by Sol Lesser and dated "June 3rd 1976".

Sol Lesser [1890-1980] was a major American film producer and presenter. Lesser signed Jackie Coogan to a movie contract in 1922, making the hit films "Oliver Twist" and "Peck's Bad Boy" and establishing both Coogan and himself as major Hollywood names. He worked with such stars as Bela Lugosi, George O'Brien and Bobby Breen, produced the all-star revue "Stage Door Canteen" and most notably was responsible for a series of Tarzan films starring Johnny Weismuller, Lex Barker and Gordon Scott. Lesser won a 1951 Academy Award for "Kon Tiki". In 1960 he was the recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitatian Award.

Laid in is a four-page leaflet recording "The Life and Times of Sol Lesser" on the occasion of an award to Lesser from the National Association of Theatre Owners.

RARE. Very good .

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Book number: 29756

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; FILMMAKER EDUCATION; THESIS; DISSERTATION; SOL LESSER; AMERICAN PRODUCER; A DISCIPLINED PROCEDURAL MODEL FOR EDUCATING A FILM MAKER AT THE GRADUATE LEVEL; PRESENTATION COPY; INSCRIBED; SIGNED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH.

Levin, G. Roy

Documentary Explorations: 15 Interviews with Film-Makers

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1971). (1971). Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (1971). (1971). Good. - Octavo, pictorial wraps. Soiled & darkened; corners creased. [ix] & 420 pp. B&W illustrations. Light soiling to the top edge & fore-edge. Good. Good .

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Book number: 2375

Catalogue: Film

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

(Eisenstein, Sergei). Leyda, Jay; and Voynow, Zina.

Eisenstein at Work. Introduction by Ted Perry.

NY: Pantheon Books/The Museum of Modern Art, (1982). (1982). - Quarto, cream buckram backed black cloth, in dw. Very lightly bumped; the dw is chipped with short tears to the top edge & the tail of the spine. 161 & [1] pp. Remainder mark on bottom edge. Profusely illustrated in B&W with stills from the films, production shots & drawings. Near fine in a very good dw. First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 97348

Catalogue: Film

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

(Eisenstein, Sergei). Leyda, Jay; and Voynow, Zina.

Eisenstein at Work. Introduction by Ted Perry.

NY: Pantheon Books/The Museum of Modern Art, (1982). (1982). - Quarto, 11 inches high by 9-1/8 inches wide. Softcover, bound in creamy white wraps, titled and illustrated in black & red. The corners of the covers are bumped & creased and there is light chipping to the head of the spine. 161 & [1] pages, profusely illustrated with black & white, including stills from the films, production shots & drawings. The corners of the pages are lightly bumped. Very good. First edition in wraps. Very good .

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Book number: 97583

Catalogue: Film

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

Leyda, Jay

Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film

London, U.K.: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1960). (1960). London, U.K.: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, (1960). (1960). Good. - Octavo, dark gray cloth in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & chipped with creasing to the top edge of the front panel & with the rear panel lightly soiled. The edges of the rear panel & the spine are darkened. 493 pages, [1] leaf & 32 pages of black-and-white illustrations. There is an owner's blind stamp on the front endpaper. Thw book is cracked at page 16. Good.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 22688

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; FILM HISTORY; KINO: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film; JAY LEYDA; DIRECTORS; ACTORS; RUSSIAN REVOLUTION; PRE-REVOLUTION FILM INDUSTRY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Lloyd, Ronald

American Film Directors: The World As They See It

NY/London: Franklin Watts, 1976. 1976. NY/London: Franklin Watts, 1976. 1976. Fine. - Octavo, cloth, in dw. Very lightly bumped; dw is rubbed with the head & tail chipped. 143 pp. B&W illustrations. Near fine in a very good dw.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 2368

Catalogue: Film

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

(Losey, Joseph)

La Ceremonie Secrete. (in L'Avant Scene / Cinema. No. 93 Juin 1969)

(Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1969). 1969). (Paris: L'Avant Scene, 1969). 1969). Good. - Large octavo, pictorial wraps. Rubbed & soiled; corners creased. 60 pp. Page edges slightly darkened; page corners lightly creased. B&W illustrations. Good.

Includes an interview with Joseph Losey by Michel Ciment, the screenplay of "Secret Ceremony", extracts from reviews and a "biofilmographie" of Losey. The text is in French. Good .

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Book number: 2362

Catalogue: Film

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