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NY: Mysterious Press, 1985. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket and FINE slipcase. HARDCOVER. 1985. LIMITED EDITION of 250 numbered copies. This being number 15. SIGNED by ROBERT B PARKER Author of Introduction. Preface by JAMES PEPPER. AS NEW, book and slipcase bound in light gray cloth with cobalt blue titles. Dust jacket is cobalt blue and silver with painting by John Jinks. Square and tight, UNREAD. Minor rub to upper corner, else FINE. Chandler's original 1948 screenplay with the working title of Playback, never produced. Chandler used title and main female character for unrelated book published in 1959.. Signed by Author of Introduction. Limited. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
1969 Original Screenplay Directed By Ernest Thompson, Starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, and Winona Ryder | by Screenplay By Ernest Thompson - 1987
by Screenplay By Ernest Thompson
1969 Original Screenplay Directed By Ernest Thompson, Starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, and Winona Ryder |
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Los Angeles: Atlantic Releasing, 1987. Original Script -1969 -, screenplay by Ernest Thompson, Directed by Ernest Thompson, Produced by Daniel Grodnik, Starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, and Winona Ryder. Revised Draft, dated 7/21/87. Stiff cardstock covers, 3 holes punched held by two brads, title in marker on spine, 117 pages, 8 1/2" by 11", all white, about half the pages state Revised 7/21/87 top right corner. Near Fine, several pages top corner creased, covers lightly soiled, no internal writing. Released in 1988. . Near Fine.
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- Place of Publication Los Angeles
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RAYMOND CHANDLER'S UNKNOWN THRILLER ~The Screenplay of Playback
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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WRITING DOCUDRAMA: DRAMATIZING REALITY FOR FILM AND TV
by Rosenthal, Alan
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Boston: Focal Press. Very Good-. 1995. First Edition; First Printing. Trade Paperback. 0240801954 . Book is Very Good - (minus). First Edition with complete number line. Clean and unmarked text. Tight and sturdy binding. Very light edge/corner wear to cover. Very light surface shelf wear to cover. Very slight forward lean to binding. Top and bottom spine ends at back corner have very small closed chips that are about 1/8 inch. Pages 67 and 121 have small top corner dog-ear. Small sticker on back cover. The front cover has light front edge lift when laying flat. Few pages near front have very slight top tip curl - no creases. A single light 2 inch surface ripple to bottom page edge of first 3 pages. ; Trade PB; 271 pages .
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The Searching Wind
by Hellman, Lillian
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Hellman, Lillian: The Searching Wind. PLAY The Viking Press, 1st Ed., First printing Thus, June, 1944. DRAMA. Used. Good/Good unclipped DJ $2.00 price. Protected in a mylar wrap.
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Pylon (Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing Thus)
by Faulkner, William
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WILLIAM FAULKNER! Stated Second Issue, 2nd Printing Thus. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER. Faulkner, William: PYLON. Stated 2nd Issue, 2nd Printing 1935, Smith & Haas, NY. RARE IN THE ORIGINAL BLUE DUST JACKET. RARE SASCHA MAURER COVER ART. ART DECO. Used. Very Good-/ Very Good- Blue cloth, \ The second printing (stated). In second issue dust jacket (blank rear panel and flap. Faulkner's tale of the exciting, dangerous, and short-lived, sport of airplane "barnstorming". Set in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. Original source material for the 1958 film "Tarnished Angels" Starring Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone, Robert Stack, and Jack Carson and directed by Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987)."
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The Pearl
by Thomas Myles Steinbeck
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Marina Del Rey: Privately Printed, 1994. Final Draft. Fine. Thomas Myles Steinbeck (1944 â€" 2016) was a screenwriter, photographer, and journalist He published numerous works of fiction, including short stories and novels He was the elder son of American novelist John Steinbeck This is a signed and inscribed "To the 'Queen of the Nile' Thomas S We peel grapes" It is a typescript draft of a screenplay of one of his father's better known books, The Pearl and dated "Final Draft Polish Corrected 9/24/94" It is comprised of looseleaf pages between vinyl cover pages held by common office fasteners, and is in excellent condition with no other marks or damage It was acquired in an auction of items from the estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck, so this copy was owned by John Steinbeck's third wife Elaine, who died in 2003 The estate auction tag is shown in the photo .
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Flashback: Nora Johnson on Nunnally Johnson
by Johnson, Nora
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New York, Doubleday, 1979 hardcover, 369 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author on the front endpaper, Good+ in Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, light wear and light bumps to head and heel of spine. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, chips to head and heel of spine, larger at the heel, age toning to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. The noted novelist and author of The World of Henry Orient, You Can Go Home Again, The Two of Us and Tender Offer presents a memoir of her father the well-known playwright, producer, director and screenwriter of such Hollywood classics as The Desert Fox, How to Marry a Millionaire, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Three Faces of Eve, The Dirty Dozen and many others. Illustrated with 24 pages of black-&white plates from both personal and public photographs. Appended: Nunnally Johnson Pictures, Index. ISBN 9780385134064
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Movie Weekly Magazine, October 29, 1921 (complete issue): Charlie Chaplin Cover and Article
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This is a scarce, vintage issue of "MOVIE WEEKLY" magazine from October 29, 1921. Special "Around the World with CHARLIE CHAPLIN" issue, featuring Chaplin on the front cover, as well as a 2-page spread titled "Around the World with Charlie Chaplin - The Great Comedian Revisits 'Merry England' the First Time in Seven Years" with numerous photographs. Complete issue with all pages.Condition:Some light soiling to the covers; the front cover has a stain near Chaplin's mustache, and a thin stain line over his right eye. The pages are in very good condition - mostly clean with only an occasional ink smudge and small stain; no writing found. The 15/16-17/18 leaf at the center of the issue is present, but detached (see photos).
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Porgy
by Du Bose Heyward
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THE ROSE B EDITION. Du Bose, Heyward. Porgy (1925 George H. Doran Mauve "B" Hardcover 1st Edition/ 2nd printing thus, known as the Mauve or Rose "B" Edition. Decorated By Theodore Nadejen. USED. Good Condition/ No Dust Jacket. Mauve/Purple boards with gold gilt titling and owl cartouche. ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL FOR "PORGY AND BESS", THE DRAMATIC BROADWAY MUSICAL AND MOTION PICTURE, SCORED BY AMERICAN COMPOSER GEORGE GERSHWIN.
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THE SILVER SIREN.
by LYNN, Ernest.
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FIRST EDITION thus in dust jacket. Book and dust jacket near fine. This was originally published as EXTRA GIRL. Everything appears to be identical except for the title and the titles listed on the advertisement on the rear panel of the dust jacket. 'What are the temptations, the chances for success of the 'extra girl who knocks at the gates of Hollywood?' Not in See or Brooker.
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Ten Little Indians (Greenway Edition)
by Christie, Agatha
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Ten Little Indians Dodd, Mead Greenway Edition, Copyright 1967 by Agatha Christie Mallowan. States: First published in the Greenway Edition in the United States 1978. Number line starts with 2. Used. VERY GOOD/ VG Unclipped original bright orange fish motif dust jacket. ffp $8.95 A nice, crisp copy in a mylar wrap. DJ spine states 24. Our DJ spine is slightly sunned. "Ten Little Indians, aka And Then There Were None and (offensive language alert) Ten Little N*ggers, is a mystery novel by the English writer Agatha Christie, described by her as the most difficult of her books to write. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 6 November, 1939 as Ten Little N-ggers, after the children's counting and minstrel song, which serves as a major plot element."
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Another Part of the Forest
by Hellman, Lillian
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOREST. THE VIKING PRESS, FIRST EDITION STATED FIRST PRINTING THUS, APRIL, 1947. Used. Very good condition/Good + condition original unclipped, $2.00 price appears on front flap. Fuscia dust jacket spine is a trace sunned. Mylar wrap. Another Part of the Forest, a play in three acts by Lillian Hellman, author of "The Little Foxes", and "The Searching Wind". Patricia Neal frontispiece.
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Poirot's Early Cases
by Christie, Agatha
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Poirot's Early Cases. By Agatha Christie. Ulverscroft December 1990 First Large-Print Edition. Short story Anthology. Complete and unabridged. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ½ X 8 ¾. 470 pages. Summary: In this collection of eighteen stories Hercule Poirot begins his celebrated career in crime. Includes The Double Clue, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverley, and How Does Your Garden Grow, 15 others. A HARD TO FIND ITEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Gone With The Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
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MARGARET MITCHELL: Gone With The Wind, published December, 1939 by The Macmillan Company. MOTION PICTURE EDITION. First Printing Thus. Paperback. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ issued. Bound in yellow pictorial stiff card wraps. Clark Cable and Vivien Leigh front cover. 391 pages 7 X 9 1/2. Scarce. Includes 12 pages of color prints from the film. Plot summary: "Epic Civil War drama focuses on the life of petulant Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara. Starting with her idyllic life on a sprawling plantation, the film traces her survival through the tragic history of the South during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and her tangled love affairs with Ashley Wilkes and Rhett Butler."
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The King Of Kings
by Jeanie Macpherson and Henry Macmahon
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THE KING OF KINGS, Copyright 1927, Grosset & Dunlap. Written by Jeanie Macpherson and Henry Macmahon. USED. 257 pages plus adverts. 5 ¼ X 7 5/8. Light brown boards with delft blue titling and ornamentation. VG Condition/Acceptable RARE original H.B. Warner dust jacket. The jacket is in acceptable condition with wear and loss to back panel and spine. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Sorry about the stack of books photos. King of King is the only title available here. Summary: "The King of Kings is a 1927 American silent epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It depicts the lasts weeks of Jesus of Nazareth before his crucifixion, and stars H.B. Warner in the lead role.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Library ML 35) Undated, circa 1950, Random House. States complete and unabridged. USED. VG/VG price-clipped original publisher's DJ. Sorry about the group photo, but Please see the item listed for sale here at 2nd book lower row. Front cover illustration depicts Quasimodo atop a moonlit gargoyled roof-top. Red boards, black topstain. 416 pages plus adverts. 4 3/4 X 7 3/8. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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The Picture Of Dorian Gray (A Midnite Mystery)
by Wilde, Oscar
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Oscar Wilde. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY. 1944 Books, Inc., NY First Printing, December, 1944 in its original dust jacket. RARE THUS. Victorian Horror/Fantasy novel. USED. VG Condition/ Good- dust jacket. Jacket is missing the bottom half of its spine. Front cover illustration of a beautiful young aristocratic man and a large green face of the hideous, debauched monster he was later to become in the background. Cover art by RA. Jacket states: "A life with great possibilities that ends in disaster and tragedy – a great classic." Back panel lists "Midnite Mysteries" series titles. 220 pages. 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. Source material for the 1945 Warner Bros. horror film.
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Thais (Universal Library)
by Anatole France
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Anatole France. Grosset & Dunlap Universal Library Edition. No date or statement on copyright page. Circa 1929. USED. VERY GOOD/GOOD ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL LIBRARY DUST JACKET. QUITE RARE THUS. Dust jacket has a bit of loss at top of spine. Glossy black boards with silver, green and black titling and ornamentation. Lime green endpapers. No frontispiece or any other photos appear in this edition. 5 7/8 X 8 ½. 154 pages. "Thais is a 1917 American silent drama film produced by Samuel Goldwyn, and based on the 1890 novel "Thais" by Anatole France, a story of forbidden love. Cinema, Film History. Silent Film Era.
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Bad Seed: A Play In Two Acts (Fireside Theatre BCE)
by Anderson, Maxwell
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Bad Seed, Dodd, Mead Fireside Theatre Book Club Edition. A play by Maxwell Anderson. Adapted from the original novel "The Bad Seed" by William March. 1955. Used. Good Condition/ Fair Child Actress Patty McCormack scene from the play on the front cover. "Summary: "Can a child be born evil? This disturbing question underlies the startling events of a new play, based on the best-selling novel by William March."Green boards. 96 pages.
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Books, Inc. Edition)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. Please excuse our group photo, but please see this item (in beige and red dust jacket) at bottom right. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Undated. Circa 1940. Books, Inc. VG/VG original Publishers price-clipped DJ. QUITE RARE THUS. Green leatherette boards. Beige dust jacket with red and yellow titling and ornamentation. Protected in a mylar wrap. 360 pages. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love.
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