Hispanic Interest from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1986. Revised Draft script for the 1987 film, here under the working title "Gaby Brimmer". Based on the true story of Gaby Brimmer, a young woman born with cerebral palsy and near-total body paralysis who became an acclaimed artist, author, and activist. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Norma Aleandro. … Read more

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1962. Draft script for the 1963 film. Four street urchins bet weekly on the horse races and decide to steal a dime from the church one week in order to allow Jesus to be a partner in their scheme. They win an exorbitant amount, only to have the winning ticket float away… Read more

Bogota: Editorial Diana, 1986. First Mexican Edition, with an illustrated circular sticker noting the 40th anniversary of the publisher Editorial Diana on the front and rear jacket panels and the title page. Text in Spanish. After twelve years in exile, Chile's leading film director, Miguel Littin, returned--in disguise--to shoot a clandestine film about Augusto Pinochet's Chile. … Read more

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Ribbon copy typed manuscript for an unproduced play, with essays on the history of the project, the production, casting, and set/costume design written by June Shannon, a drama student at the Carnegie Institute of Technology. With extensive holograph annotations in ink and pencil on virtually every page, and 15 hand painted watercolor sketches of set and… Read more

N.p.: N.p., 1939. Draft script for an unproduced film by Rafael Sabatini. A fine leatherbound copy with gilt lettering and decorated endpapers. One of prolific screenwriter Rafael Sabatini's final projects. A romanticized, swashbuckling account of the adventures and loves of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, here re-imagined as the Spanish "Cristobal Colon" from Castile. Delays in the production of… Read more

N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in holograph ink. Four characters swept up in the Mexican revolution go from no possibility of ever meeting each other to their fates becoming intertwined. Set in Mexico. Green untitled wrappers. Title page present, no with credit to the screenwriter. 224… Read more

N.p.: N.p.. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Two men are captured and are being held in a plantation camp deep within the Mexican jungle, where conditions are unspeakably horrendous. Set in Mexico. Blue untitled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Roger Ernest. 25 leaves, with last leaf… Read more

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1947. Vintage oversize double weight reference photograph from the 1947 film musical. With a snipe and a stamp for the Advertising Advisory Council to the verso. A famed matador leaves town in an attempt to focus on his music, unaware that his twin sister has secretly taken his place in the… Read more

Burbank, CA: NBC, 2002. Production Draft script for Season 1, Episode 6 of the 2003 television miniseries "Kingpin", which first aired on February 18, 2003 on NBC. Influenced by "The Sopranos" and "The Godfather," the six-episode series follows a Mexican drug cartel leader as he attempts to balance work and family life. Set in Mexico. … Read more

Los Angeles: Henry Jaffe Enterprises, 1978. Treatment script for an unproduced television miniseries. With a complete genealogical chart preceding the narrative, and two pages of detailed production notes at the rear. The decades-spanning drama of a large Mexican family's immigration to the US, and their subsequent experiences within Mexican-American society. Produced for NBC in 1978 but never picked… Read more

N.p.: N.p., Unknown. Treatment script for an unproduced film. With a holograph ink annotation to the title page (stating "ROUGH TRANSLATION / VERY ROUGH"), and a few small proofreader's annotations. Text in English. Incomplete, apparentlhy as issued. An assassin becomes involved with a solitary young woman, and gives her a handgun to protect herself while he's out of… Read more

Universal City: Universal Studios, 1976. First Draft script for an unproduced film. With a single holograph pencil annotation to page 60, correcting a line of dialogue. In the midst of the Mexican Revolution, two lawmen decide to join the Gringo Legion, a group of white volunteers fighting for revolutionary general Pancho Villa. Set in Mexico. … Read more

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced television series. A seven-part television series exploring the cultural heritage of Mexico, using noted director John Huston's reflections on his time spent in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico as a reference. Set in Mexico. White untitled generic Paul Kohner casting agency wrappers. Title page present, noted as Tratamiento, with… Read more

Spain: Various, 1976. Collection of 30 vintage posters for Spanish or Spanish co-productions released between 1961-1976. The posters predominantly feature full color illustrations but also include photo-illustrations and other techniques, showcasing the variety of graphic design techniques which evolved over the decade-plus covered by the collection. Even among the illustrated posters, a variety of styles can be… Read more

Mexico: Producciones Barbachano Ponce, 1958. Draft script for the 1959 film. Presentation copy belonging to director Luis Bunuel, and SIGNED by Bunuel on the front wrapper. Also laid in is a program from the film's American premiere on May 18, 1960, also SIGNED by Bunuel. Blue ink holograph annotations in the same hand to the verso of the last… Read more

Chapel Hill, NC: Algonquin Books, 1991. First Edition. First Edition. SIGNED by the author on the title page. From the collection of author Chris Offutt. Offutt is the author of "Kentucky Straight" and other short story collections, novels, nonfiction, and memoirs, and, in 1996, was named one of the twenty Best Young American Novelists by "Granta" magazine.… Read more

Burbank, CA: Artanis Productions, 1965. Final Draft script for the 1965 film. Presentation copy belonging to actor Tony Bill, bound in full maroon calf with gilt titles and design, Bill's name on the front board, California Bookbinding (Hollywood) label on the front pastedown, housed in a matching maroon cloth-covered slipcase as issued. Dan (Sinatra) and his wife… Read more

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a signed letter from the screenwriter to the Walter Kohner, dated January 31, 1985. An interpretation, memorialization, dedication and history of Jimi Hendrix, told through art and collages made by the screenwriter, which are in this screenplay, as well as a fantasy meeting between della… Read more

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1989. Two different Draft scripts for the 1990 film. Both are working scripts, one with annotations throughout in holograph pencil. Both here under the original title, "Lambada! The Forbidden Dance." After her home in the Amazon rainforest is threatened, a princess (Harring) from an indigenous tribe heads to Los Angeles to express… Read more

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage borderless still photograph of Cuban songwriter and composer Osvaldo Farres. Featuring Farres at the piano while two men holding sheet music look on. Archivo Bohemia and Herve Derrien collection rubber stamps to the verso. One of Cuba's most significant musicians, Farres is said to have had an innate ability for composition. His… Read more