Finch, Christopher

Special Effects: Creating Movie Magic

New York: Abbeville Press, Publishers, (1984). (1984). New York: Abbeville Press, Publishers, (1984). (1984). Very good. - Quarto [10-1/2 inches square], red cloth in a dust wrapper. The front panel of the dust jacket is lightly rubbed & there are some small stains to its rear panel. 252 pages. Numerous illustrations in black & white and color. Near fine in a very good dust wrapper.

First edition. Very good .

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Book number: 26690

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; SPECIAL EFFECTS: CREATING MOVIE MAGIC; FILM-MAKING TECHNIQUES; TECHNICAL EFFECTS; CHRISTOPHER FINCH; COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PHOTOGRAPHY; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Fitzgerald, Michael E

Universal Pictures: A Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies

New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, Publishers, (1977). (1977). New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House, Publishers, (1977). (1977). Very good. - Quarto, cloth, in dw. Lightly bumped & cocked; the dw is lightly chipped, soiled & dampstained; there are remnants of paper adhering to the rear panel & a small area of blue staining. 766 pp. There is light staining to the fore-edge & a small stain to the half-title. B&W illustrations. Very good in a good dw. Very good .

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Book number: 2283

Catalogue: Film

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

(Ford, John). Anobile, Richard J.; editor

John Ford's Stagecoach Starring John Wayne

(NY): Avon Books, (1975). (1975). (NY): Avon Books, (1975). (1975). Good. - Quarto, tan, black & white pictorial wraps. Lightly rubbed; corners lightly creased. 256 pp. including profuse B&W stills from the film with accompanying dialogue by Dudley Nichols. Owner's inscription on front endpaper; top corners of the first few pages are lightly creased. The endpaper is detached. Good.

Inscribed by the editor on the endpaper.

"..Over 1,200 frame blow-up photos shown sequentially and coupled with the complete dialogue from the original soundtrack.." [from the front wrap copy]. Good .

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Book number: 2295

Catalogue: Film

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

Frank, Robert; and Wurlitzer, Rudy.

[Original Program for the Cult-Classic Film Candy Mountain]: Kevin J. O'Connor in Candy Mountain; a Film by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer.

Switzerland, France & Canada: Xanadu Film - Films Plain Chant - Films Vision 4 Inc. [1987]. [1987]. - Quarto, 11-3/4 inches high by 8-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in stapled pictorial black & white wrappers. The covers are lightly creased. 20 pages, including the covers, with profuse photographic illustrations of scenes from the film and on the set of "Candy Mountain". The text includes a synopsis of the story in both English and French, the cast and musician list, credits, and brief biographies or filmographies of the main cast & crew members followed by a few lines from the script printed beneath the photographs of relevant scenes as well as interviews with Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer. A person's name and phone number are penned on the rear cover. Very good. The distributor IFEX Film's silver label is mounted upside down at the bottom of the title page. The original program for the cult-classic road movie co-directed by Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer. Kevin J. O'Connor stars as a struggling musician who is on a quest to find legendary guitar maker Elmore Silk, played by Harris Yulin. Musicians Tom Waits, Leon Redbone, Joe Strummer, David Johansen play various roles. "Xanadu Film / Ruth Waldburger / presents / in coproduction with / Les Films Plain-Chant / Philippe Diaz / Les Films Vision 4 Inc. / Claude Bonin-Suzanne Henaut / Kevin J. O'connor / in / Candy Mountain / a film by / Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer / starring / Harris Yulin / Tom Waits / Bulle Ogier / Associate Producer / Tom Rothman / Executive Producer / Gerald Dearing / produced by / Ruth Waldburger / written by / Rudy Wurlitzer / directed by Robert Frank und Rudy Wurlitzer". Very good .

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Book number: 96009

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; ORIGINAL PROGRAM; CULT-CLASSIC; CANDY MOUNTAIN; ROBERT FRANK; RUDY WURLITZER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; ROAD MOVIE; MUSIC; KEVIN J. O'CONNOR; TOM WAITS; LEON REDBONE; JOE STRUMMER; DAVID JOHANSEN; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATIONS HARRIS YULIN; ELMORE

Friedman, Arlene; Wyeth, Sandy Brown; editors

Cinema. (Number 35)

Beverly Hills, CA: Spectator International, Inc. (1976). (1976). Beverly Hills, CA: Spectator International, Inc. (1976). (1976). Very good. - Small quarto [12 inches high by 9 inches wide], softcover bound in pictorial black-and white wraps. The wraps are lightly rubbed, bumped & foxed with the top edge of the rear wrap slightly roughed. 58 & [6] pages. Profuse black-and-white illustrations. Very good.

"Women and Film" issue, including a tribute to George Cukor and the actresses in his films and articles on early director/ producer Alice Guy Blache, Blanche Sweet, Nina Mae McKinney ["the black Garbo"]. Ruth Gordon, agent Sue Mengers and many others. Very good .

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Book number: 14327

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; MOVIES; PERIODICAL; CINEMA; INTERVIEWS; DIRECTORS; ACTORS; WOMEN AND FILM; WOMAN PRODUCER; ALICE GUY BLACHE; BLANCHE SWEET; NINA MAE MCKINNEY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; RUTH GORDON; AGENT; SUE MENGERS; ILLUSTRATIONS; STILLS.

(Gable, Clark). Harris, Martin.

A Beautiful Original Photograph of Clark Gable Seated at a Restaurant's Window Table in Arnhem Holland While Filming Betrayed.

Circa 1953. 1953. 1953. Fine. - A 14 inch high by 11 inch wide black & white photograph of Clark Gable seated at a window table in a restaurant in Arnhem, Holland during the filming of "Betrayed". Pictured in profile in a checkered blazer over white shirt and tie, his right elbow resting on the back of the neighboring chair and left elbow resting on the table, the actor looks across the remains of a meal at his unseen companion. A Volkswagon Beetle and a bus or trolley in front of peaked roof brownstone houses are viewed through the large windows. This is one of a very few prints pulled from the original negative in the 1990's and offered for sale at a special fund-raising event. Fine. Life magazine photographer Martin Harris evocatively captures Gable's suave presence. The photographer Martin Harris (1908-1971) worked for "Stars and Stripes" during the second World War. He later worked for "Look", "Life", "Colliers", and "The Saturday Evening Post" among other periodicals. Two of his photographs were selected as covers for "Life" magazine during his time with that periodical. Fine .

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Book number: 27124

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; ACTOR; STAR; CLARK GABLE; PORTRAIT; PHOTOGRAPH; STAGE; SCREEN; CINEMA; MARTIN HARRIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; YOUNG; LIFE MAGAZINE; TWENTIETH-CENTURY; HOLLYWOOD; 20TH CENTURY; GOLDEN AGE; RESTAURANT; WINDOW.

(Garbo, Greta). Sjolander, Ture

Garbo

New York, Evanston, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1971). (1971). New York, Evanston, London: Harper & Row, Publishers, (1971). (1971). Very good. - Quarto, pictorial white boards titled in black on the spine & silver on the front cover with an image of Garbo in black on the front cover. The book is housed in its pictorial white dust wrapper with a matching illustration on the front panel & a portrait of Garbo by Cecil Beaton on the rear panel. There is some very light staining to the bottom edge of the covers. There is a tiny chip to the top edge of the dust jacket with a couple of light stains. [139] pages, illustrated throughout with wonderful black & white photographs. Very good.

First edition of this wonderful pictorial biography of the movie legend. Very good .

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Book number: 31979

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; STAR; GRETA GARBO; PICTORIAL; HOLLYWOOD MOVIE STAR; ILLUSTRATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; FIRST EDITION; TURE SJOLANDER; PHOTOGRAPHS; 1ST EDITION; TWENTIETH-CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; SEX SYMBOL; ACTRESS; NORMA JEAN; CECIL BEATON; ILLUSTRATED.

Gifford, Denis

British Cinema: An Illustrated Guide

London: A. Zwemmer Limited / NY: A. S. Barnes & Co. (1968). (1968). London: A. Zwemmer Limited / NY: A. S. Barnes & Co. (1968). (1968). Very good. - 12mo [6-1/4"x5-1/4"], pictorial wraps. Lightly rubbed with the spine & extremities slightly darkened. 176 pp. B&W illustrations. Very good.

First edition.

"An illustrated guide to the leading players and directors of the British Cinema and Index to 5,000 films". Very good .

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Book number: 2420

Catalogue: Film

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

(Glenville, Peter). Williams, Tennessee

Summer and Smoke

NY: New American Library, (1961). (1961). NY: New American Library, (1961). (1961). Good. - Small octavo, color pictorial wraps. Lightly soiled & creased. 127 pp. Illustrated with 8 pages of B&W stills from the film. Page edges slightly darkened; ink notation on first page of prelims. Good.

First Signet edition. Good .

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Book number: 30259

Catalogue: Film

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

Goddard, Paulette (1910-1990); and DeMille, Cecil B. (1881-1959).

A Vintage Publicity Photograph of Director Cecil B. Demille Giving the Beautiful Hollywood Star Paulette Goddard a Bath on the Set of "Unconquered".

Hollywood, CA: Paramount Pictures, (1945). (1945). - A 9-1/4 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide glossy black & white vintage photograph depicting the film's director Cecil B. DeMille giving the beautiful Paulette Goddard a bath on the set of the Paramount Pictures Western "Unconquered". The number and date "11420-2/45" are printed in white along the bottom right of the image. The edges of the photograph are rubbed and there is some minor creasing. 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: "DON'T FORGET MY BACK, C.B. -- What DeMille is thinking but what he isn't saying is that a screen bathing takes courage two ways, on the part of the rubber and the rubbee. Witness the famous DeMillean technique, viz. seizing the scalp firmly in the right hand and tightening the lips (yours, not Goddard's). Now, says the friend of the plumbers of America, let's try it that way." The American actress Paulette Goddard (1910-1990) started her career as a child fashion model before performing on Broadway as a Ziegfield Girl. She appeared in several films before attaining success starring opposite Charlie Chaplin in "Modern Times" and then "The Great Dictator". Goddard married Chaplin, and was subsequently married to Burgess Meredith and Erich Maria Remarque. She and Cecil B. DeMille apparently quarreled on the set of "Unconquered" when she refused to do a stunt that would have required her to have fireballs thrown at her. She was justified as the stuntwoman who filled in for her was burned. Despite this, it is said that DeMille never forgave her and her career suffered. Very good .

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Book number: 96563

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; PHOTO; PHOTOGRAPHY; HOLLYWOOD STAR; PAULETTE GODDARD; CECIL B. DeMILLE; DIRECTOR; SET; PARAMOUNT PICTURES; UNCONQUERED; GLAMOUR; MOVIE ACTRESS; BATH SCENE; WESTERN; PRESS RELEASE; PUBLICITY PHOTO; CHARLIE CHAPLIN CO-STAR & WIFE.

(Coppola, Francis). Goodwin, Michael; and Wise, Naomi

On the Edge: The Life and Times of Francis Coppola

NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc. (1989). (1989). NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc. (1989). (1989). Good. - Octavo, cloth backed boards, in dw. Bumped; bottom corners of dw creased. 512 pp. Bottom page corners, a few top page corners & front edges of the last 150 pp. creased. B&W illustrations. Good working copy.

First edition. Good .

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Book number: 2254

Catalogue: Film

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

(Grey, Zane)

En Su Proprio Derecho": A Vintage Lobby Card with an Original Photo for the Mexican Release of the Western Movie "the Dude Ranger" from a Story by Zane Grey

Mexico: Distributed by Guaranteed Pictures de Mexico, circa [1934]. [1934]. Mexico: Distributed by Guaranteed Pictures de Mexico, circa [1934]. [1934]. Good. - sc An original lobby or window card for the movie based on a story by Zane Grey starring George O'Brien, Irene Hervey, Henry Hall, James Mason, and Alma Chister. The 12 inch high by 17 inch wide lobby card (or possibly a window card) is mounted onto cardboard, with an original 7-1/4 inch high by 9-1/2 inch wide black & white photograph depicting a scene from the film mounted at right. The edges and corners are quite rubbed and worn with some slight damage to the title at top. There is some staining to the right border which barely touches the right edge of the photograph. The photo itself is only very slightly scratched. An unusual lobby or window card for this Western directed by Edward F. Cline. Please note that the Western actor, James Mason (also known as Jim Mason) was an American cowboy actor and is not to be confused with the English dramatic actor. Good .

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Book number: 26656

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: MOVIES; FILM; CINEMA; WESTERN; THE DUDE RANGER; ZANE GREY; LOBBY CARD; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPH; ORIGINAL PHOTO; LITERATURE; GEORGE O'BRIEN; IRENE HERVEY; JAMES MASON; ALMA CHISTER; COWBOY; EDWARD F. CLINE.

(Griffith, D. W.). Barry, Iris

D.W. Griffith: American Film Master. With an Annotated List of Films by Eileen Bowser

NY: The Museum of Modern Art, (1965). (1965). NY: The Museum of Modern Art, (1965). (1965). Good. - Square octavo, pictorial wraps. Rubbed; corners creased; tail of spine torn. 88 pp. Illustrated with B&W production shots and stills from the films. Good. Good .

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Book number: 2297

Catalogue: Film

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

(Griffth, D. W.). Williams, Martin

Griffith: First Artist of the Movies

NY/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. 1980. NY/Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1980. 1980. Fine. - Octavo, cloth, in dw. Bumped; dw rubbed with soiling to rear panel & a price-sticker on the front panel. 171 pp. B&W illustrations. Near fine in a very good dw.

First edition. Fine .

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Book number: 2300

Catalogue: Film

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

Guerra, Tonino.

Equilibrium. Translated from the Italian by Eric Mosbacher.

NY: Walker and Company, (1970). (1970). NY: Walker and Company, (1970). (1970). Very good. - Octavo, white cloth backed black boards, in dw. Covers lightly soiled; dw somewhat darkened & lightly soiled & chipped. 136 pp. Paper-clip marks to top edges of prelims; light spotting to endpapers; small stain to rear blank. Very good.

First American edition.

First novel by this important Italian screenwriter. Very good .

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Book number: 34655

Catalogue: Film

Keywords: FILM; CINEMA; MOVIES; SCREENWRITERS; NOVEL; WRITERS.