Film Ephemera from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1972. Draft script for the 1973 film. Copy belonging to sound technician Les Lazarowitz, with his name in manuscript ink on the title page, as well as an annotation noting copy No. 89. Included with the script is a baseball signed by many of the actors in the film, including Robert De Niro, Phil Foster, Tom Signorelli,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1935. Two vintage photographic prints of conceptual art for poster advertisement relating to the 1935 film. One photographic print of actors Clive Brook and Madeline Carroll. One photographic print of Brook and Carroll and actor Emlyn Williams. Two magazine clippings from Ecran magazine dated September 17 1935 advertising the 1935 film, one under the title "El Dictador"… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1931. Collection of nine vintage negatives from the 1931 pre-Code horror film. Based on the classic 1886 novella, and considered by many to be the definitive adaptation. Nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for Fredric March. 6 x 4 inches. Fine. Housed in a paper envelope with annotations in… Read more about this item

New York: National General Pictures / Cinema Center Films, 1972. Collection of three vintage negatives from "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (1969) and two vintage negatives from "Snoopy, Come Home!" (1972). Housed in four original Cinema Center Films envelopes, housed in turn in a Fox-Rank Distributors envelope. "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" was a wildly successful release,… Read more about this item

Paris: Lynx, 1965. Collection of four vintage negatives of publicity photographs of actress Claudine Auger, taken to promote her appearance as Domino Derval in the 1965 film. Based on the 1961 novel by Ian Fleming. The fourth film in the Bond franchise, preceded by "Goldfinger" (1964), and followed by "You Only Live Twice" (1967). In this entry,… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1927. Collection of three vintage postcards from the 1927 silent film. Based on Wilhelm Meyer-Förster's 1901 play "Old Heidelberg," about a prince who falls in love with an innkeeper's daughter when he travels to Heidelberg to attend university. 5.5 x 3.5 inches. Two Near Fine, one Very Good plus, with… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1934. Vintage autograph letter signed from cinematographer and director Edwin B. DuPar (signed E.B. DuPar) to production manager and casting director Robert B. McIntyre, on Vitaphone Corporation (a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures) letterhead, dated October 1, 1934. Written on the recto and the verso. The letter is in regards to night shots of New York… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1967. Set of original storyboards for the 1967 film. A family rents a house by the sea in New England which proves to be haunted, although the bulk of the supernatural occurrences are blamed on Steve, the family's teenage son. Shot on location in Mendocino, California. Brown wrappers, with title and… Read more about this item

Munich: Universum Film [UFA], 1937. Vintage reference photograph from the 1937 film, showing actress Colette Darfeuil at the mirror. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of UFA. Included with the photograph is a copy of French film magazine "Le Film Complet du Jeudi," dated January 27, 1938, presenting a summary of the… Read more about this item

New York: Cinéaste Publishers, 1981. Collection of 19 vintage issues of the long-running quarterly film periodical. Collection includes: Vol. VI, Nos. 1-3 Vol. VII, Nos. 1-3 Vol. VIII, Nos. 1-4 Vol. IX, Nos. 1-4 Vol. X, Nos. 1-4 Vol. XI, No. 1 Founded in 1967 by Gary Crowdus, "Cineaste" publishes film reviews, criticism, and… Read more about this item

New York: The Museum of Modern Art [MOMA], 1978. Collection of 15 vintage photographs of design sketches, paintings, and storyboards displayed during the exhibition "Designed for Film: The Hollywood Art Director," held at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) from May 11 to October 10, 1978. Ten with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos, and almost all with… Read more about this item

Paris: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980. Collection of four vintage borderless reference photographs and one vintage pressbook for the French release of the 1980 Italian film. Photographs include three matte-finish photographs of actress Eleonora Giorgi, and one glossy photograph of director Dario Argento talking with actor Sacha Pitoëff on the set. Pressbook text in French. The second installment… Read more about this item

Hollywood: Paul Kohner, 1939. Vintage promotional brochure for the Paul Kohner agency, circa 1939. Created to publicize the success of Kohner clients, including actors Greta Garbo, Sig Rumann, Felix Bressart, and Alexander Granach, and writer Melchior Lengyel. 8.5 x 11 inches. Bifold. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1965. Archive of material from the 1965 Western film belonging to actor Johnny Crawford. Archive includes a script supervisor's heavily annotated working script, manuscript notes regarding scenes and blocking for the film, a page of sheet music for the film's theme song, six pages of wardrobe and props lists for individual characters, call sheets, and various documents… Read more about this item

N.p.: Lion Share, 1983. Archive of production material from the 1983 television movie belonging to actor Johnny Crawford. Archive does not include a script, but does include front and rear wrappers for scripts, 29 call sheets, three xerographically duplicated maps of shooting locations, and a gathering of material regarding hotel and travel arrangements. The second film in the… Read more about this item

N.p.: Mystery Writers of America, 1946. Vintage "A Big Hand to Warners for 'The Big Sleep'" gatefold brochure from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA). In recognition of the 1946 film noir, based on the 1939 hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, directed by Howard Hawks, and starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, the MWA brochure, found here,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage transparency of Johnny Cash from the 1971 Western film. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Desperate for money, two aging gunfighters conspire to organize a public showdown for which they plan to sell tickets. Partially shot on location in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Madrid, Spain.… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers / The Mystery Writers of America, 1945. Vintage "The Mystery Writers of America, Inc. present a guide to Warner's 'Conflict' brochure. The two-color brochure features short essays by Rex Stout, Helen Reilly, Richard Burke, Marie F. Rodell, Edward D. Radin, and Helen McCloy. Based on an unpublished story by Robert Siodmak and Alfred Neumann.… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1951. Archive of 33 vintage film still photographs from the 1951 film, including 31 mounted on stiff cardboard with three holes along the top edge, keybook style, and one mounted on stiff cardboard with no keybook holes. Also included is an oversize maquette featuring images of dancing couples and hand-painted illustrations of Parisian street… Read more about this item

Hollywood: RKO Radio Pictures, 1939. Vintage lobby card from the 1939 film. Provenance stamp on the verso, along with the stamp of Independent Poster Exchange. The only feature film written by Langston Hughes, in collaboration with African American actor Clarence Muse, who also appeared in the film in the role of Uncle Caton. While Hughes and Muse… Read more about this item