Billy Wilder&Apos;S Some Like It Hot

London, Taschen, 2001. Hardback. A lovely ode to the landmark Hollywood film starring Marilyn Monroe, an important feature of the Golden Age of Hollywood, a lavishly illustrated work in both colour and monochrome. Facsimile of Marilyn Monroe's prompt book included to the rear, as is the Billy Wilder book mark.In the original publisher's striking orange box, in a near fine condition.Taschen's brilliant facsimile of the first and final drafts of the 'Some Like it Hot' script, including an intimate look at the making of the seminal film.Also including a series of interviews regarding the pre-production, writing and directing, on being a woman, Marilyn Monroe, going public, and impressions of Billy Wilder. Lavishly illustrated throughout, in both colour and monochrome, showing iconic photographs from the film and the making of. 'Some Like it Hot' is a 1959 film, a landmark phenomena starring Marilyn Monroe, and directed by Billy Wilder.The film is considered to be one of the greatest of all times, and received six Academy Award nominations. It was made without the approval of the Motion Picture Production Code, Hays Code, as it featured LGBT themes, such as cross-dressing. In the original publisher's faux suede binding, in the original publisher's cardboard box. Externally, smart, with only a few small marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Publisher's cardboard box is smart with a little edge wear and a few small marks. Barcode sticker to the rear board of the box. Publisher's box is in a near fine condition. Fine . Ill.: Various. Fine .

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Buchzahl: 856P25

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: Billy Wilder's Some Like it Hot billy wilder some like it hot taschen billy wilder tony curtis jack lemmon Various

Anonymous

Picture Show Annual

London, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. 1927. Cloth. A marvellous annual depicting some of cinema's greats from the Golden Age, including Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Ivor Novello. This annual from 1927 details actors and actresses from the Golden Age of cinema, with a plethora of photographs depicting them in various roles and costume. There are many images of Charlie Chaplin, as well as the likes of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Alice Joyce, Mary Astor and Betty Balfour.With a pictorial cover depicting Dorothy Gish as Nell Gwyn.Published by the Amalgamated Press, 'Picture Show' was a weekly film magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1919 and 1960. It was one of the longest running magazine of its kind in Britain.Lavishly illustrated, this is the perfect work for a film aficionado. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. Externally generally smart, with some slight wear to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 765R23

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: Cinema Buster Keaton Charlie Chaplin The Picture Show Buster Keaton Not Stated

H. E. Blyth; Alexander Korda

Cinema Cavalcade

Johannesburg; London, Max; Bemrose & Sons LTD, 1939. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon illustrated history of cinema, from the days of silent films up to the late 1930s, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. The first edition of this uncommon work.A charming exploration of the early days of cinema, an interesting history which looks at the important films made from the earliest days of silent films to the late 1930s. This work includes information on the monumental advent of sound and colour films.Films discussed include 'The Private Life of Henry VIII', 'David Copperfield', 'The Four Feathers', and more, as well as plays such as 'Pygmalion&apos. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, two colour plates, and a total of two-hundred and fifty cigarette cards, depicting stills from films, fifty-eight of which are in the colour, and one-hundred and ninety-two in monochrome.With the Oscar emblem in gilt to the front board.Foreword by Alexander Korda, preface by H. E. Blyth.Collated, bound without plates IV and V, to face pages 68 and 106. All cigarette cards are present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Spine is faded. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine, Oscar emblem is a little rubbed. Dampstain to the head of the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some scattered spots. Small closed tear to the tail of a few pages. Ink to page 7. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Buchzahl: 896P1

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: Cinema cavalcade cinema hollywood alexander korda cinema Not Stated

T. S. Eliot; George Hoellering

The Film of Murder in the Cathedral

London , Faber and Faber, 1952. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of The Film of Murder in the Cathedral, with illustrations. A first edition copy. Murder in the Cathedral is a verse drama by T. S. Eliot that portrays the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Beckett in Canterbury Cathedral. George Hoellering made the drama into a black and white film which won the Grand Prix at the Venice Film Festival in 1951 and this volume celebrates the film and original verse. With six colour plates and forty eight pages of monochrome illustrations.Collated, complete. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally excellent with some light fading to the spines and boards. Previous owner inscription to the front free endpaper and paper to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some light creasing to the wraps and a small tear to the bottom of the front wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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Buchzahl: 855B13

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: The Film of Murder in the Cathedral T. S. Eliot George Hoellering Murder in the Cathedral T. S. Eliot Not Stated

Ian McEwan

Soursweet

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Soursweet is a 1988 British film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan from the novel by Timothy Mo. First edition. The story, set in the 1960s, is a comedy drama about a young Hong Kong Chinese couple who emigrate to England and start a family. Initially Chen works long hours in a Chinese restaurant while his wife Lily looks after their baby, dreaming of the day when they can open their own business. When Chen becomes indebted to Triads through gambling he decides it is time for his family to go it alone. In a paperback binding. Externally, generally smart but with slight edgewear to extremities and odd marks to boards. Internally, firmly bound. Slight age toning due to paper used but clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: MOD1-G-3

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: Ian McEwan Hong Kong Sceenplay Hong Kong None

Spike Milligan

The Melting Pot

London, Robson Books, 1983 . First edition. Hardback. The firs edition of this uncommon script for Spike Milligan's television situation comedy, illustrated by Bill Tidy. An uncommon copy of this first edition book of the script for Spike Milligan's television situation comedy written in collaboration with Neil Shand. The full series was never broadcast, only the pilot episode was broadcast by BBC1 in June 1976. Following the story of illegal Pakistani immigrants arriving into Britain. The book is illustrated by British cartoonist Bill Tidy. In the original publisher's binding with illustrated laminated boards. Externally lovely with only minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Illustrated in text. Fine . Ill.: Bill Tidy. Fine .

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Buchzahl: 809A33

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: spike milligan first editions television first editions Bill Tidy

Emeric Pressburger

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

London, His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1942. First edition. Magazine. A fascinating first edition transcript of the World War Two film One of our Aircraft is Missing, with photographs from the film throughout. A fascinating first edition volume of the story of the 1942 film One of Our Aircraft is Missing. The film was written and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The volume consists of the film transcript and is illustrated with photographs from the British National Picture which tells the adventures of a British Bomber Crew, forced to bale out over Holland after a raid on Germany.The film was advised by the Air Ministry, the Admiralty and the War Office. In the original pictorial paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Some creasing to the wraps and light chipping to extremities. Previous owner inscription for John David Lang to front free endpaper. Page are firmly bound and generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Buchzahl: 828B27

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: One of our Aircraft is Missing emeric pressburger film transcript emeric pressburger Not Stated

H. G. Wells

The King Who Was a King

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema, in the original bright dust wrapper. First edition, first issue binding.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul Rotha.An interesting treatise by H. G. Wells, looking into the vast development of film in the first decades of the twentieth century. Wells wrote this work at a time when the phenomena of cinema was exploding, exploring what made film so popular, and where Wells thought cinema would go in the future. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Cloth to the rear joint is a little cockled. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Only a few faint marks to the boards. Small chip to the head of the front endpaper. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, resulting in small closed tears to the joints, and a chip to the tail of the rear wrap. Dust wrapper is lightly age-toned, with spotting to the reverse. Faint damp stain to the reverse of the rear wrap and front fly leaf. One tape repair to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with some spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Paul Rotha. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

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Buchzahl: 849P27

Katalog: Film Television & Radio

Sonstige Stichworte: The King Who Was a King h. g. wells book of a film hollywood h. g. wells Paul Rotha