Film Noir from Cinemage Books

Germany: Jovis, 2001. TEXT IN ENGLISH, GERMAN & FRENCH. A superb oversize over 500pg. book on the life and work of the great director Fritz Lang. This is a monumental book documenting all of Lang's films both German + his Hollywood output and is beautifully illustrated and printed with 100's of stills, photos, candids, memorabilia and documentation. One of the… Read more

Hollywood: Columbia Studios, 1954. An original candid still of Gloria Grahame on the set being made up for her role in Human Desire. The still is interesting and rare in that it shows the actress with who I assume are her two children and the pasted caption on the verson calls the film "The Human Beast." Also rubber stamp on… Read more

New York City: Overlook Duckworth, 2013. The authors known for their book on film noir offer up another quirky interesting tome on the genre. This large format paper is a bit clumsy but offers up thought provoking text filled with ideas and insights along with 172 great large stills from the movies discussed . Chapters include night and the city,… Read more

New York City: Praeger, 1969. Large collection of supporting actresses and some leading ones who played heavies, gangster molls, femme fatales and generally nasty types. Well illustrated with notes on each actress along with filmog. Vg. . First Paper. Small Paper.

Great Britain.: British Film Institute, 1999. Critical study of the very creepy thriller about a serial killer who incoporates the seven deadly sins into his grusom murders. Illustrated with many color stills and photographs. Fine. . First Edition. Small Paper.

CA.: University Of Ca. Press. , 1969. Classic study of expressionistic German cinema. Inclds. material on Reinhardt, Lubitsch, Lang, Murnau & more. Illus. w. 100's of stills. This is a very nice copy with a very small faint label stain on the front pastedown, price clipped and two very tiny nicks to the top edge of the bright dustjacket. Fine/fine.… Read more

New York: Film Society Of Lincoln Center., 1999. Includes pieces on Albert Brooks, Hitchcock, Oliver Reed and more. vg light wear. July August 1999. Paper.

New York: Film Society Of Lincoln Center., 1995. Includes pieces on Shirely McLaine, Lon Chaney, Peter Jackson, Ingmar Bergman, John Berry and more. Vg. light wear. May-june 1995. Paper.

New York: Warner Books, 1997. The Oscar winning screenplay based on Ellroy's hard boiled novel. 29 b&w stills. 1 faint tiny corner fold. to the top of the front cover, smaller one on the bottom corner back cover. Vg. . First American Paper Edition. Paper.

London: Harper Collins Publishers, 1995. Career study of Quentin Tarantino up to 1995. 16pgs. of photos. Very light cover wear. Vg+.. First British Paper Original . Paper.

WI: University Of Wisconsin Press, 1980. Joan wins an Oscar & gets a new lease on her failing career. Inclds. the wonderful screenplay, notes on the making of the film & 28 noirish frame enlargements. Notable for Max Steiner's music, Anton de Grot's great sets & Ernest Haller's moody beautiful b&w cinematography. "Mildred Pierce, don't ever tell anyone what she… Read more

Ill. Southern Ill. Univ. Press 1979. REVIEW COPY WITH SLIP LAID IN. The Screenplay for Jules Dassin's gritty seminal New York noir thriller that has had a lasting impact on films even today, (see L.A. Confidential for proof of the fact). The film had a tangy script (Oscar nom. for best story), on location cinematography in New York… Read more

North Carolina: McFarland Pub., 1984. Includes critiques of 25 noir films + extensive filmogs., director filmogs., chron. of the film noir & more. 38 stills.1st copy seen in 3 years. Fine.. 1st Edition. Cl.w/o. Dj. As Issued.

New York: Film Society Of Lincoln Center., 1993. Includes pieces on Dylan Thomas as screenwriter, Philip Kaufman, Seventies Film Noir, Hitchcock, Cannes, Markopoulos & more. Vg.light wear. Vol. 29. Number 4. July-August 1993. Paper.

London Letts & Co. 1991. fine. A film by film career study of Ray. 24 stills, filmog., & biblio. 1st paper edition. Binding is wraps..

Paris: Decouvertes Gallimard., 1992. TEXT IN FRENCH. Snazzy beautifully done study of American crime, gangster, thrillers & noir movies. Nicely designed, printed & illus. w. 100's of b&w color photos on heavy glossy paper. Vg.. First Edition. Small Paper.

Paris: L'Avant-Scene, 1965. TEXT IN FRENCH. Includes the screenplay for Fuller's poetic over the edge b movie. Illus. with many nice stills on plates + notes by Tavernier. Also small piece on Pierrot Le Fou. Light wear to covers. Vg. ALSO INCLUDED IS A NICE PHOTO PRINTED ON THIN PAPER OF JOHN ERICSON AND BARBARA STANWYCK FROM… Read more

NY Unger Pub. 1980. fine. Screenplay for the troubled Josef Von Sternberg thriller that starred Robert Mitchum,Jane Russell & Gloria Graham. 16 stills. 1st print. edition. Binding is wraps..

New York: Dell Pub., 1955. Classic Woolrich that was made into one of the best Film Noir films of the 40's. Very nice all typo color front wrap. designed by Push Pin Studios. This is No. 10 in Dells Great Mystery Library in which 3 judges, Anthony Boucher, Boris Karloff & Lou is Untermeyer picked the titles to… Read more

Tenn. Univ. Of Tenn. Press 1986. vg+/vg+/sm. damp stain to bott. edge. Compreh. crit. study of a Hollywood dir. who worked in many genres. 34 stills & photos + filmog. 1st edition. Binding is cl.w.dj..