Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin, written by Nat Segaloff. Nice inscription from William Friedkin on the front free endpaper of this early biography of Friedkin. Contains a comprehensive filmography and bibliography. the book chronicles the career of William Friedkin from his early documentaries to his major films ( The Boys in the Band ; The French Connection ; The Exorcist ), which have made him a dominant, controversial figure. Basing much of the book on interviews with the director and his friends and associates, the author attempts to understand Friedkin's... View More...
I Cover the Waterfront was turned into a 1933 pre-code American romantic drama film directed by James Cruze and starring Claudette Colbert. Based on this book of the same name by Max Miller, the film is about a reporter who investigates a waterfront smuggling operation, and becomes romantically involved with the daughter of the man he is investigating. Nearly invisible front hinge repair, else bright tight and clean. Dust jacket is included. View More...
I, the Jury is the debut novel of American crime fiction writer Mickey Spillane, the first work to feature private investigator Mike Hammer. Made into film in 1953 and again in 1982. The paperback is housed in a custom made clear Lucite box. View More...
Every once in a while you find a book that is so perfect and so beautiful it leaves you with that contented feeling that everything is calm and right with the world. Land O' Goshen leaves you with a warm and fuzzy euphoric high. This is the story of a boy, Buddy, his mysterious companion, Sack, and his new girlfriend, Cissy. The boy and the girl meet during a brutal religious war, fall in love in the midst of nature's grandeur, and literally hurtle across the Alabama landscape in a phantasmagoria of Southern folk legendry and late-twentieth-century pop culture. View More...
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer.] He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including The Thief of Baghdad, Robin Hood, and The Mark of Zorro but spent the early part of his career making comedies. Fairbanks was a founding member of United Artists. He was also a founding member of The Motion Picture Academy and hosted the first Oscars Ceremony in 1929. With his marriage to Mary Pickford in 1920, the couple became Hollywood royalty and Fairbanks was referred to as "The King of Hollywood". The volume is square, sharp,... View More...
Nice authorial presentation on ffe, in addition to a loosely laid in signed letter from Dorfsman. Red publisher's printed band present and in fine condition. View More...
Exhibition catalogue, Museum of Modern Art Bulletin: volume 25, no. 1. "Jack Palance Collection 2006" sticker on cover. Housed in a custom-made hardcover binder. Opening front sheet starting. View More...
1955, 1st edition, first printing. The tipped- in letter & envelope date from 1933, early in Truman's political career when, with the help of the Kansas City Democratic machine led by Tom Pendergast, Truman was re-elected presiding judge of Jackson County's eastern district. Excellent collectible condition. View More...
Mr. Wile was the Berlin correspondent for the NY Times and for The London Daily Mail. He reported from Berlin during the years leading up to WW1. He describes here v30 men around the Kaiser, the influence they may have exerted, and the interplay of personalities. This elite group of 30 men includes industrialists, diplomats, statesmen, and military men. Each monograph is preceded by a lovely formal portrait of the individual. View More...
The hero of the wonderful dream has kept pace with the centuries. Dr. Willey's work will be appreciated with each re-reading. the author has taken the experience of Christian as he journeyed toward the holy city, explained the meaning of the allegory, and expounded the teachings in a series of excellent appreciations. There are a wealth of historical references, pointed illustrations, and a high spiritual atmosphere that is very stimulating to meditation upon the teachings of John Bunyon. This book is an invaluble suppliment to the study of Pilgrim's Progress. 1/4 CLOTH TEG. AUTHOR INSCRIPTI... View More...
This is the 1918 Goldston edition of Ganthony's classic treatise on ventriloquism. Not so much a "how to" book with lip technique, etc., this book is a 'concept' book Ganthony offers to professionals. It's full of "up to date" and "modern" material in the form of sketches and routines. One hundred years later some of the premises in it are still quite good and easily adaptable for contemporary culture. As was Goldston's custom in books he published, various ads for items available from his magical supply depot are sprinkled throughout the book. Charming Edwardian illustrations used through... View More...
Mother Stork's Baby Book for Winthrop Whitney Adams, born on January 27th, 1909. Minor random foxing. Many photographs of the baby. Various illustrations and poetic passages. Some rubbing to the hardcover. Unique, classic and stylish, Mother Stork's Baby Book is reminiscent of simpler days. It includes original illustrations by Albertine Randall Wheelan and the gentle words of several well-known poets including Lewis Carroll, Eugene Field and Robert Louis Stevenson. Mother Stork's Baby Book offers categories that organize the baby's life from birth to his milestones as they occur. View More...
Murder in the Cathedral, poetic drama in two parts, with a prose sermon interlude, the most successful play by American English poet T.S. Eliot. The play was performed at Canterbury Cathedral in 1935 and published the same year. Set in December 1170, it is a modern miracle play on the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury. The play's most striking feature is the use of a chorus in the Classical Greek manner. The poor women of Canterbury who make up the chorus nervously await Thomas's return from his seven-year exile, fretting over his volatile relationship with King Henry II... View More...
FRAMED PRESENTATION of MYRNA LOY'S SIGNED 1973 PROGRAM. The program was from a 1973 NYC evening to honor Miss Myrna Loy and her career in the movies. 'Legendary Ladies of the Movies' was an event at NYC's Town Hall given by NYU; Myrna Loy graced the evening with her personal appearance. Framed in black hardwood, 13" x 17", are the SIGNED PROGRAM and a b&w PHOTO of young, beautiful, sultry MYRNA LOY. Unavoidable photo reflections in glass frame are not on actual item. In excellent, collectible condition. Domestic s&h $25. View More...
A very early printing. Ten titles listed on the rear cover. The boards and spine are bright and square, with some rubbing at the extremities. Dr. Seuss introduces 20 heretofore unknown letters, and the bizarre words that can be spelled with them. One word, 'Spazz', forced the publisher canceled, discontinued, ban this Seuss classic work. View More...
On Growing Up, His Letters from and to American Children This book is inscribed by Herbert Hoover to Marietta Fuller, who worked for the American Relief Agency [of which Hoover was Chairman] as a researcher from 1920 until 1934. In that role, she completed a comprehensive list of every address, public letter, article etc. written by Hoover between 1917 and 1933; a list that still sees scholarly use. Hoover remained friends with Ms. Fuller until his death in 1964. Laid in is a 1962 Herbert Hoover Christmas card. View More...
Henri Martin Barzun, a leading intellectual of the French Modernist movement centered in New York and Paris inscribes this volume to another world famous 'expert' in French poetry, Germaine Bree. Both these French 'experts' worked and taught in the USA. Included is a short hand written letter from Prof. Barzun to Prof. Bree summing up Barzun's work in his lifelong field of 'Orphic Art'. View More...
5"x7" signed portrait of Pope John Paul ll laid in; also an original 4x6 photo of Fr Dom Ferguson with Pope John Paul. The condition of the portrait is fine, with no visible flaws. Condition of the book also fine. View More...
'...he takes me to PARADISE' --- sung by Pola Negri. 1932 SHEET MUSIC COVER-- SIGNED by Polish film actress, POLA NEGRI. This was Sheet music for Negri's sexy rendition of 1932 song 'Paradise'-- from pre-code film 'A WOMAN COMMANDS', which starred Pola Negri & Basil Rathbone. 'RKO-RADIO PRESENTATION' sheet music cover-- expressionist & color saturated, shows a 'commanding' Pola Negri. NICELY FRAMED, 17" x 13", in black hardwood. In excellent condition. Unavoidable reflections on glass frame which appear in photos not on the item. Domestic s&h $20. View More...
Folio size, approx.19x13 inches. One of 250 author signed copies printed on Arches paper. A separate suite of 24 etchings are each signed by Ira Moskowitz. Pages are unbound as loose sheets in cloth portfolios. Two volumes housed in a publisher's slipcase. Excellent condition. Approx.18.5x13 inches. View More...
Sammy Kaye (1910 - 1987) was an American bandleader and songwriter, whose tag line, "Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye", became one of the most famous of the Big Band Era. His signature tune was "Harbor Lights". A leader of one of the so-called "Sweet" bands of the Big Band Era, he made a large number of records for the top labels, including RCA Victor and Columbia. He was also huge on radio and on the concert touring circuit. Handsome set of this popular anthology compiled by the popular Big Band leader . Custom slipcase approx.6x9 inches and cloth covered, with the original front label retained... View More...
Julian Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, Schnabel received international media attention for his "plate paintings"- large-scale paintings set on broken ceramic plates. Schnabel directed Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award-nominated role, and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which was nominated for four Academy Awards. He has won the award for best director at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. Housed in a unique custom clamshell case. View More...
