Books Into Film from Cinemage Books

New York City: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. Unusual novel set in the Jazz age using letters, telegrams and newspaper clippings to tell the story of this Jazz age babe Dixie Dugan and her wild adventures. Later used for the basis of several forgotten films. The highlight of the book is its colorful busy Art Deco inspired dustjacket. Some light… Read more

New York City: Grosset & Dunlap, 1928. The real hightlight of this book is the striking Art Deco color cover designed by V. Kubinki. Made into a film in 1928 that starred Dolores Del Rio and Charles Farrell and was directed by Raoul Walsh. As far as I can tell this is the first edition. The dustjacket has very light… Read more

New York: Hyperion Books, 1994. Novel co-written by the Oscar winning screenwriter of the film, that also won acting Oscars for Holly Hunter & Anna Paquin. Fine.. 1st Paper Edition. Paper.

New York City: Random House, 1965. The making of the black comedy that was based on Evelyn Waugh's novel about Los Angeles and the funeral industry. Panned when first released it has since developed a cult following. Notable for the screenplay co written by Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood and the all star cast. Direction by Tony Richardson who had… Read more

Great Britain.: British Film Institute, 1995. Critical study of the influential 1936 sci-fi film based on the book by H.G. Wells. Includes essays and many b&w stills, candids, sketches and photos. A good companion piece for the recently restored Criterion release. Fine. . First Edition. Small Paper.

New York: Doubleday, 2001. Novel about frequent flyers and corporate downsizing with romantic entanglements thrown in. Made into a well received movie a few years back that starred George Clooney and was nominated for 6 Oscars. This is a beautiful copy. Near fine/near fine. . First edition/1st Printing. Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket.

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC, 2007. The true first American edition of the famous investigation into Naples' organized crime system. Made into a well regarded film a few years back. A superb copy. Fine/fine. . First American Edition/1st Printing. Boards with Dustjacket.

New York: NewMarket Press, 2004. more than 50 stunning b&w images from the award winning film on the Holocaust. Includes production notes. Fine/fine. . First edition/1st Printing. Sm. Illus. Bds. W. Dustjacket.

New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Novel about a family who migrant to America from India and their son named for a Russian writer. Made into a film a few years back. All the correct points including the year of publication on the title pg. and the correct printing line. Lhairi won the Pulizer Prize for her first book, a marvelous… Read more

New York: W.W. Norton, 2002. SIGNED BY GABRIEL BROWNSTEIN. Debut book of short stories that take place in an apartment building on Manhattan's upper west side. The title story is a reworking of the F.Scott Fitzgerald story that has recently been adapted into a film, but The film's credits do not list Brownstein's work. Signed copies appear to be uncommon.… Read more

New York: Hill and Wang, 1982. SIGNED BY CHARLES FULLER. Pulitzer Prize winning play about a murder set in a segregated army camp in 1944. The play featured early performances by Denzel Washington and Samuel L. Jackson. Made into a film in 1984 that was nominated for 3 Oscars including best picture and a supporting actor nomination for Adolph Caesar… Read more

New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997. Memoir by the French editor of Elle who suffered total paralysis from locked in syndrome but still managed to produce this memoir before his death. Filmed by the painter-filmmaker Julian Schnabel who was nominated for a best director Oscar. There is staining to the front & back pastedowns due to the former… Read more

New York: Random House, 1951. Based on Christopher Isherwood's Berlin Stories, the play starred Julie Harris who won a Tony Award for her performance and later repeated her role for the movie version in 1955. The play ran for 241 performances and the Isherwood stories was later the basis for the Broadway and film musical Cabaret. Illustrated with 3 photos… Read more

New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. Hughes's adventure novel about the capture of a family of children by pirates in the Caribbean. The novel was released in 1929 in England under the title "A High Wind In Jamaica" which is the title used for the 1965 film version. Beautifully illustrated with 25 full color lithographs by Lynn Ward including lovely… Read more

New York: Harper & Row, 1973. Long inscription from the author to a bookdealer. In addition there is a postit note from the author also to the same book dealer. A novel about the great Negro League baseball teams set during the summer of 1939. Later made into a movie in 1976. Former owner's signature and date on top of… Read more

New York: Ace Pub., 1963. A very nice copy of the novel written by the one time wife of Fritz Lang who Lang left when she joined the Nazi party and Lang left Germany. Lang filmed the novel in 1927 thus making one of the great sci-fi films of all time. Von Harbou wrote the screenplay. This edition has an… Read more

New York: Dell Pub., 1961. Finney's classic sci-fi novel reprinted many times. Filmed in 56 by Don Siegel,its one of the key films of the 50's. This is the first printing of the New Dell Edition. Cover painting by Richard Powers. Tiny crease to the very edge of the front cover, book store stamp and corner clipped to the first… Read more

New York: Grove Press, 1962. Goodis's novel originally published as "Down There" and later filmed by the great Francois Truffaut. This is the movie-tie edition that has 6 small stills on the back cover, and a nice still of Charles Aznavour with a lady friend on the front Blurb by Henry Miller. Slight minor slant to the book but… Read more

New York: HarperCollins, 1999. McCabe's novel about Patrick "Pussy" Braden (Pussy was changed to kitten for the movie) who leaves behind his small-town life in Ireland for London, where he's reborn as a transvestite cabaret singer in the 1960s and 70s. Made into a wonderful film in 2005 by Neil Jordan with a terrific performance by Cillian Murphy as Patrick.… Read more

New York: Vintage Books, 1963. Paperback edition of the play by Satre with a beautiful cover design by the great graphic designer Paul Rand. The play was made into a film in 1963 directed by Vittorio DeSica and starring Sophia Loren, it was a big flop. This is a fine unread copy. . First Vintage Paperback. Paperback.