ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Posters Books

American International Pictures (AIP), 1973. American one-sheet film poster for the 1973 horror thriller, "Sisters." Directed by Brian De Palma and starring Margot Kidder and Charles Durning. The film that put De Palma on the map. Criterion Collection 89. Fine condition. Folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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CBS/ITC, 1978. American one-sheet film poster for the 1978 film, "The Big Sleep." Based on the novel by Raymond Chandler, directed and written for the screen by Michael Winner, and starring Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, and James Stewart. Near Fine condition, with a few small chips at the borders, and faint tape shadows at the corners. folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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CBS, 1981. American one-sheet film poster for the 1981 film, "S.O.B." Directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Julie Andrews and William Holden. Fine condition, folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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Paramount, 1926. American insert poster for the 1926 silent comedy-drama, "A Social Celebrity," starring Louise Brooks and Adolphe Menjou. A heartbreakingly sweet illustrated poster, depicting Louise Brooks in a barber chair, about to get a trim on her famous bob. The story behind the little-known film involves Brooks and Adolphe Menjou as furiously competing hair stylists in New York City. Fine condition, unrestored, 14 x 36 inches. A poster that embodies the interrelationship of real life, styl... more information

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United Artists, 1959. American one-sheet film poster for the classic 1959 film comedy, "Some Like It Hot," directed by Billy Wilder, written for the screen by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond, and starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. Near Fine condition, 27 x 41 inches, linen-backed and rolled. National Film Registry selection, and nominated for six Academy Awards. ... more information

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1980. American one-sheet film poster for the 1980 film, "Stardust Memories." Directed by Woody Allen, and starring Woody Allen and Charlotte Rampling. Even though this film was released in 1980, in many ways it marked the logical end of Woody Allen's films of the 1970s, which began as straight (if distinctive) comedies and grew into a much more personal and sometimes dramatic vision. From another perspective, this film was the first of many where Allen would wear his love... more information

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Warner Brothers, 1980. American one-sheet film poster for the 1980 film, "Altered States." Based on the novel by Paddy Chayefsky, directed by Ken Russell, and starring William Hurt and Blair Brown. Nominated for two Academy Awards. Very Good+ condition, with brief chipping at the lower left edge, folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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Columbia, 1984. American one-sheet film poster for the 1984 film, "A Soldier's Story." Based on the play by Charles Fuller (who also wrote the screenplay). Nominated for three Academy Awards. Fine condition, folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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New Line Cinema, 1974. Original film poster for the 1974 martial arts film starring Sonny Chiba. Very Good to Near Fine condition, with no loss, only a few splits at the folds. Small notation of the film title at the verso. Folded, 27 x 41 inches. ... more information

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959. Banner for the classic 1959 thriller, "North by Northwest," directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, and James Mason. This poster, which saw extremely limited release, is similar to a half-sheet poster, but was printed on heavier stock, measuring 23 x 60 inches. Very Good+ condition. ... more information

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Warner Brothers, 1980. American one-sheet film poster for the 1980 film, "Superman II." Directed by Richard Lester, and starring Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, and Margot Kidder. Near Fine condition, folded, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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Warner Brothers, 1974. American one-sheet film poster for the 1974 film, "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, and Harvey Keitel. Except for a tiny shallow crease at the bottom edge, Fine condition. Rolled, 27 x 40 inches. An elegantly-designed poster for Scorsese's fourth full-length film, considered by many to be his finest drama. ... more information

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Sands Film Company, 1972. Original film poster for the 1972 martial arts film starring Bruce Lee. Directed by Frank Kramer. Very Good to Near Fine condition, no loss, with some tape remnants at a couple of edges. Folded, 27 x 41 inches. ... more information

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Warner Brothers, 1982. American one-sheet film poster for the film that was the violent voice of the American city in 1976, "Taxi Driver." The film would prove to be the turning point in the careers of director Martin Scorsese, screenwriter Paul Schrader, and actors Robert DeNiro and Jodie Foster, and one that has only gained significance with the passage of time. Near Fine condition, folded, 27 x 40 inches, with only minor wear at the folds and very light surface creasing. A superb example. ... more information

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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003. 163pp.. First Edition. Paper Back. VG+. ... more information

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United Artists, 1937. American one-sheet illustrated poster for the 1937 British film, "A Night of Terror" (released in the UK as "Love from a Stranger"). Based on Agatha Christie's short story, "Philomel Cottage," directed by Roland Lee and starring Basil Rathbone and Ann Harding. Very Good+ condition, with a couple of repaired tears at the top edge. Rolled, on linen, 27 x 40 inches. ... more information

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Bardene International, 1973. Original film poster for the 1973 martial arts film starring Fei Lung and Szu Shih. Very Good condition, with no loss, but a small chip and dampstaining along the bottom edge. Folded, 27 x 41 inches. ... more information

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1977. Original French grande poster for the 1977 film, "Le diable probablement" [ÒThe Devil, ProbablyÓ], written and directed by Robert Bresson. Bresson's protagonist Charles drifts through politics, religion and psychoanalysis, rejecting them all. Once he realizes the depth of his disgust with the moral and physical decline of the society he lives in, he decides that suicide is the only option. One of Bresson's great, late masterpieces, and an illustrated poster that has al... more information

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Family Dog, 1966, No. FD-13-OP-1. First printing of one of the earliest of the legendary Family Dog posters for rock concerts in the San Francisco area, for a June 1966 performance by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band at the Avalon Ballroom. Designed and drawn by legendary psychedelic artist Stanley Mouse, with his signature ("MOUSE!" with a drawing of a silhouetted running mouse to the right of the autograph) being part of the letterpress illustration. Jason Ankeny: "Born Don Vliet, Capt... more information

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United Artists, 1953. First Edition. Original American three-sheet illustrated poster for the 1953 film noir, "I, The Jury," based on the novel by Mickey Spillane, directed by Harry Essex and starring Biff Elliot as Mike Hammer. This entry was the first of four Spillane B-movie adaptations made by the small production house Parklane, each of which featured a different actor taking on the Hammer role. Near Fine condition, with a repair along one of the folds. Rolled, on linen, 41 x 81 inches. Post... more information

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