[Original color studio lobby card for:] MURDER, MY SWEET

First Limited Edition, this is number 94 of 100 such copies. Fine book housed in matching Fine, green slipcase. Johnson's well-researched book that is illustrated with color photos of the highlighted books, opposite detailed information on both the first editions of the books and the resulting films. An excellent reference, as well as a beautiful production. Oversized – measuring approximate 12 1/2 by 9 1/2 inches. Signed on the limitation page by Johnson and Schrader. The Errata sheet is present.

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)."

Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Cape 1st trade printing 1935, by T E Lawrence.
Original trade first edition rebound in 2020 and issued to Scorpion Press subscribers in a run of 16 lettered copies.It has two tan leather covers, the spine has five raised bands, gilt titling, the date 1935 at the base and the scorpion logo. The top edge of the book block has been plated in gold. The front cover has a reproduction drawing (by Augustus John with gold painted to the head band) and underneath is gold title blocking: LT COL T E LAWRENCE, and below that, Lawrence of Arabia. An additional page of text and limitation page (16 lettered copies) considers Lawrence's legacy and the importance of the epic film. Included too are large photos of Lawrence and Peter O'Toole. The binding is new, the book block being 85 years old may have occasional fox spotting. 672 pp, all four maps present, profusely illustrated. A timeless collectible. Given the packed weight of 3 kg an additional charge for shipping may be called… Read More

Hollywood, CA: Warner Books, 1984. 8 x 10 black and white publicity photograph SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by George Burns in blue felt tip -"To Jeff Best George Burns". Fine, as issued. From a recently-acquired large collection of celebrity signed photographs accumulated over the past 50 years by a high school teacher and regional NPR affiliate film and theater critic.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Photograph. Fine. 10" x 8".

Culver City, CA: MGM/UA Entertainment Co., 1984. Original 10" x 8" black and white publicity photograph SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Keir Dullea -"To Jeff, Best Wishes Keir Dullea". Fine, as issued. SCARCE in current commerce. From a recently-acquired large collection of celebrity signed photographs accumulated over the past 50 years by a high school teacher and regional NPR affiliate film and theater critic. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Photograph. Fine. 10" x 8".

Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1935. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First trade edition, first printing, with "First published for general circulation, 1935" on the copyright page and title page dated 1935 in Roman numerals. Original-issue rare second-state dust jacket has the publisher's $5.00 price on the front flap and the text on the rear panel beginning underneath the illustration of Lawrence. (The first-state has a blank rear panel with the $5.00 price on the front flap, while the much more common third-state has the text beginning indented at the right side of Lawrence's face. Book of the Month Club also released an edition in 1935 in the same format and jackets without prices might be BOMC.) Tan cloth binding with gilt lettering and design on front cover and spine. Dark-brown top edge. Heavy, large, quarto-size book. 672 pages. Illustrated with full-page b/w illustrations and maps throughout. FINE book… Read More

Easton Press, 2018. Limited. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Signed. LEATHER BOUND EASTON PRESS EDITION SIGNED BY CHUCK PALAHNIUK! Brand new and still sealed in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author.

Babar and Father Christmas (Babar et le Pare Noel). By Jean DeBrunhoff. Childrens Book. Random House 1st Edition, 1940 FIRST EDITION. In RARE original, unclipped dust jacket that shows price 1.00/1.00. Used. Very Good/Good. A nice clean copy. Please see our photos.

New York: Thomas Y Crowell & Co., 1886. In original green cloth with decorative gilt medallion front cover, top edge gilt, spine gilt, plain white endpapers. No other titles listed ahead of title page and no ads at back. viii, 5-773 pages with 14 illustrations. Two title pages, first with engraved portrait and tissue-guarded frontis illustration. A Very Good copy, front hinge cracked but holding nicely, spine faded yet legible, light wear to cloth at the tips, prior owner name and date front end page, occasional toning. Basis for 15 film versions from 1911-2012, and 6 TV versions, as well as operas, ballets, and musical theatres. . Seond American Edition . Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. First Edition, First Printing, with Scribner's "A" on copyright page. Very Good Plus, light rubbing to cloth at edges, moderate toning to end papers, in a Very Good dust jacket, a few small chips and light rubbing at edges. A quite nice copy of his second novel. Basis for the 1953 TV move of the same title. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.