Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria Vol.1#1 Jan.31, 1990 by Edwards, Robert Director - 1990

London: Warner-Pathe Distributors, 1965. Vintage full-color still photograph from the UK release of the 1965 US film. A professional daredevil convinces auto makers that a race from New York to Paris will help to promote automobile sales. A rival vows to win the race in a car of his own invention. Shot on location in Austria, and throughout California. 8 x 10 inches. Light rubbing, else Near Fine.

No Place: 20th Century Fox, 1984. Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A quality, glossy left-folded advance screening program containing four pages, with each page measuring 9" by 11-1/2". The inside page contains a description of the film, the actors, and production staff; the facing inside page the Cast and Credits; the rear cover contains the 20th Century Fox logo..

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1951. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1951 film. Based on the 1945 novel. "Lights Out" by Baynard Kendrick. A soldier was blinded fighting in World War II in North Africa. He tries to live with his new disability. Nominated for the Palme d'Or. Set in Pennsylvania and Florida, shot on location in Pennsylvania and California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1982. Vintage hand-cut layout for a two-page spread promotional ad mats for the 1982 British-American film, illustrated with photographs of various cast members. Mounted on illustration board, with a protective cover sheet. Based on the 1933 film "Viktor und Viktoria," directed by Reinhold Schunzel and starring Renate Muller. A groundbreaking film, one of the first mainstream comedies to center homosexuality and drag in a thoughtful (and hilarious) manner. Basis for the 1995 Broadway musical. Design approximately 17 x 11 inches, illustration board 20 x 15 inches. Generally Very Good plus, lightly age-toned, with brief wear to the cover sheet.

N.p.: Wolper Pictures, 1968. Revised Draft script for the 1968 film. Based on the book of the same name by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton. Based on the 1966 book by Robert H. Adleman and Col. George Walton, in turn based on the true story of a specially trained unit of misfit American and Canadian soldiers given the seemingly impossible task to capture Mt. La Difensa, and prove their merit. Set in America, England, and Italy, shot on location in Utah and Italy. Yellow titled wrappers. Title page present, dated 1/13/67, noted as Final Revised, with credits for William Roberts. 131 leaves, with last page of text numbered 129. Mechanical duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine bound internally with three gold brads. Rubber stamped on the title page #79.

Los Angeles: Embassy Pictures, 1974. Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1974 film, based on the 1971 novel by Evelyn Anthony. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with manuscript notation on the verso in his hand. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. 11 x 14 inches. Near Fine.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1962. Vintage oversize, double weight, borderless still photograph from the 1962 film, showing directed Quine scrutinizing the setup of a dinner scene with Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak. Based on the short story "The Notorious Tenant" by Margery Sharp, first published by "Colliers" in 1956. Shot, struck, and mounted by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby, with a manuscript notation in his hand on the verso. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de… Read More

Beverly Hills, CA: Mirisch G.E. Productions / United Artists, 1964. Collection of vintage photographs and ephemera from the 1963 film, including four reference photographs, one internal studio-issued photograph of the proposed artwork for the one sheet poster, one stapled gathering of press release material, and a flyer advertising the film's German release. The first film in the classic, wildly successful "Pink Panther" series, about an inspector's botched attempts to catch a notorious jewel thief before he steals a priceless diamond. Set in Switzerland, shot on location in France, Italy, and California. Photographs: 8 x 10 inches. Fine. Press gathering: 8.5 x 11 inches. Very Good plus. Flyer: 12.25 x 4 inches. Very Good, folded once vertically, as issued, with a small dampstain and accompanying tear at the top of the fold. National Film Registry.

N.p.: N.p., 1979. Draft script for the 1981 film. Copy belonging to noted costume designer Theadora Van Runkle, with her manuscript design illustrations throughout the script. A searing satire of Hollywood and the film industry, about a director who decides to re-shoot his latest venture, a staggeringly expensive flop, as an erotic film. Academy Award-nominated costume designer Theadora Van Runkle is today best remembered for her work in the 1960s and 1970s, most notably "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), "The Thomas Crown Affair" (1968), and "The Godfather Part II" (1974). Shot on location throughout California. Blue titled wrappers. Title page present, dated December, 1979, with credit for director-screenwriter Blake Edwards. 139 leaves, with last page of text numbered 137. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two silver brads.