Search Results: Hispanic Interest from Royal Books, Inc.

Chile: Nascimento, 1954. First printing of this edition. One of 1000 numbered copies (this being No. 680) SIGNED by the author. This copy retains the scarce insert on green paper that was issued with all copies, a bibliographic note on the genesis and publication history of the poem by Jorge Sanhueza. The first definitive edition of the poems, including the Chambi photographs referenced in "The Latin American Photobook." The poems first appeared as "Canto II" in Neruda's "Canto General" (1950), and have regularly been translated into English. Moderate toning and light rubbing overall, with light bumps at the extremities, else Near Fine. A superior example of a title not often found in collectible condition. Becco 84. Loyola 292. Fernandez, "The Latin American Photobook," p. 57.

Hollywood: F and F Productions, 1980. Draft script for an unproduced film. Copy belonging to producer Sam Wiesenthal, with his name and address on the title page in manuscript pencil. An American tourist on vacation in South America finds himself stranded in a small town with his blind cat after his car breaks down. When a prominent citizen is shot, everyone begins to suspect the tourist, with the mob soon getting involved. Set in South America. Orange titled wrappers. Title page present, with credit for screenwriter James Edward Grant. 122 leaves, with last page of text numbered 121. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

US: AG Enterprises, 1979. Vintage poster for the independent, Spanish-language 1979 film. Written, directed, produced, and starring popular Cuban comedian Alvarez Guedes, a farce about an attempt to create an organization representing all the various Hispanic peoples in the United States, despite their cultural differences. 26 x 37.25 inches. Bright and Near Fine, with a small chip to the bottom edge, and faint pencil erasure to same. Folded as issued.

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Draft script for the 1977 film. Laid in with the script is a small handwritten note regarding the script's content. Based on the 1967 novel by Scott O'Dell. A young man discovers a beautiful, valuable black pearl which leads to trouble for his village. Shot on location in the Bahamas and Spain. Black titled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with credits for novelist Scott O'Dell and screenwriter Rod Sheldon. 102 leaves, with last page of text numbered 100. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus overall, bound with two gold brads.

N.p.: Self published, 1991. First Edition. First Edition. A self-published comic compilation featuring "Los Hooligans," the impish characters created by Robert Rodriguez during his time at the University of Texas, and originally published in the school's paper, "The Daily Texan." Rodriguez would go on to direct a number of action and neo-noir films, including "El Mariachi" (1992), "Sin City" (2005), "Machete" (2010), and the "Spy Kids" franchise. Very Good plus in self wrappers, side stapled, with light age toning on the edges.

Venice, CA: A Tony Bill / Bill Beneson Production, 1978. Revised Draft script for the 1979 film, with rainbow revisions. Copied annotations throughout striking top right corner, revising revision dates, and adjusting dialogue. Danny De La Paz, in his first screen appearance, portrays Chuco, a Chicano low-rider and member of the 11th Street gang, whose older brother Raymond, played by Richard Yniguez, is a former gang member trying to find a way to get Chuco out, before tensions rise to a full-on gang war between the 11th Street gang and rival gang Varrio Grande Vista (V.G.V.). Shot entirely on location in the Mexican American community of East Los Angeles, "Boulevard Nights" employed the local Chicano community both as extras and assisting behind the scenes. Actual gang members were utilized to advise the lead actors, as well as portraying members of the fictional V.G.V. and 11th Street gangs. According to a 1979 Los Angeles Times article, assistant director Ramiro Jaloma called it a… Read More

Los Angeles: Cinewest, 1988. Draft script for the 1988 television film. A dramatization of the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez, an activist, folk singer, and Spanish radio host. Oscar Chavez, a famous Mexican folk singer in his own right, stars in the leading role. Set in California and Mexico, shot on location in San Diego. White titled self wrappers, with credit for screenwriter Issac Artenstein. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 145. Xerographically duplicated, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with a black velo binding.

Rome: B.R.C. Produzione, 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actor Franco Nero crouching in the pose that would later be used for the Italian poster for the film. With manuscript annotations regarding layout and stamps to the verso. One of the few Westerns made by Fulci, starring Nero and released the same year as "Django." Also released as "God Forgives, I Don't!" Set on the US-Mexico border, shot on location in Lazio, Italy and Madrid, Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus overall. Pitts 1113. Cox, 10,000 Ways to Die. Blue Underground.

N.p.: N.p., 1936. Typescript draft for the 1936 film. Copy belonging to director Arcady Boytler, with a notation to the first page in manuscript ink: "Original de Arcady Boytler / Registrado conforme / La ley XII #1312 28 Sep. 1934," certifying the screenplay as original and registered according to law. The last page bears a similar annotation, also noting the location as "Mexico D.F." (Mexico City, Mexico). Missing seven pages, likely as used or issued. Included with the script is an autograph note signed "Mr. Kohner / B. / You asked to have this returned to you / HOLD / O.S." on the recto, and a typed note reading "Miss Savage / Pls. read / PK" on the verso. A doctor saves the life of a jilted woman who has attempted suicide. The two fall in love, but the doctor's preoccupation with the woman's fidelity drives him into a full-blown jealous psychosis that proves to be his downfall. The cinematic debut of actor Arturo de Cordova. Starring noted Mexican actor-directors Fernando Soler and Emilio "El… Read More

Los Angeles: Orion Pictures Corporation, 1984. Two vintage black-and-white still photographs from the 1984 US film. Cheech and Chong's period piece about the French Revolution, a comedy geared toward a wider audience, with the two moving away from the stoner comedy that made them famous. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Mexico: Various, 1975. Collection of 19 vintage Mexican posters for films released between 1961-1975. The posters feature full-color illustrations in a variety of styles, as the films represented include Westerns, comedies, thrillers, horror, and action films. Directors whose films are represented in the collection include Rene Cardona, Miguel M. Delgado, and Roberto Rodriguez, while actors featured include Julissa, Antonio Aguilar, Fernando Casanova, Lucha Villa, Sara Garcia, and Sylvia Pinal. Most posters approximately 27 x 36 inches, with minor variations in size. Posters generally Very Good, with expected toning, chipping, and starting to folds. Folded as issued. For details, please inquire.

US: Clasa-Mohme / Azteca Films, 1971. Collection of vintage Mexican lobby cards for 14 films released between 1955-1971. Included are lobby cards for 12 Mexican films or co-productions, and 2 international Spanish language films released in Mexico, all of which were distributed by either Clasa-Mohme or Azteca Films. Cards are full-color and universally bright, illustrated or photo-illustrated, each with a roughly 8 x 6.5 inch film still photograph tipped on. The number of lobby cards for each film varies between one and eight, and eleven sets have their original envelopes. The films represented include Westerns, comedies, horror, crime, and exploitation films. Directors whose films are represented in the collection include Miguel Morayta, Rene Cardona, Miguel M. Delgado, and Alfredo B. Crevenna, while actors featured include Antonio Aguilar, Fernando Casanova, Alberto Vasquez, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Rodolfo de Anda, Julio Aleman, and Julissa. 14 x 11 inches. Cards vary between Very Good to Near… 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 found, as the films represented include comedy, horror, crime, exploitation, and other genres of film. Directors whose films are represented in the collection include Jesus Franco, Carlos Aured, Jose Luis Merino, Jose Maria Elorrieta, and Julio Coll, while actors featured include Maximillian Schnell, Nadiuska, Paul Naschy, Maria Perschy, Carlos Quiney, Elsa Martinelli, and Francisco Rabal. Most posters approximately 27.5 x 39 inches, with minor variations in size. Posters generally Very Good, with expected toning, chipping, and starting to folds. Folded as issued. For details, please inquire. 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 the film led Sabatini to turn his early screenplay into a novel, first published by Hutchinson in 1941. Although interest was again raised in a Columbus film in the late 1940s-leading to the British "Christopher Columbus" (1949) starring Fredric March-Sabatini's script was ultimately rewritten for the film. Set in Spain. Red titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Rafael Sabatini. Title page integral with the front wrapper, as issued. 259 leaves, with last page of text numbered 256. Carbon typescript, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with wear at the extremities.

New York: Contemporary Films, 1970. Archive of ten vintage reference photographs from the 1970 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Israel Film Archive. From the collection of film historian Joel Finler. A documentary about the Cuban revolution, told through interviews with activists, workers, students, and others. Co-director Adolfas Mekas was the brother of Jonas Mekas, a film critic, filmmaker, and essentially father figure of the avant-garde New American Cinema of the 1960s, which in turn spawned the underground film movement that continued into the 1970s. Shot on location in Cuba. Photos 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

US: Tesico Productions, 1970. Two vintage posters for the circa 1970s film, a Spanish-language film shot on location in New York City, but utterly unknown to our sources. 23 x 35 inches. Very Good plus, with short closed tears to the center fold, and light toning. Folded as issued. 11.5 x 17.5 inches. Very Good, with light toning and soil, and several short, closed tears, the largest of which has been reinforced with cello tape on the verso.

N.p.: N.p., 1976. Draft script for an unproduced television program. A Latino man goes to small claims court to collect money owed by his landlady. He then begins translating for a different man who does not speak English, helping the man win his case. Set in California. Lacking wrappers. Title page present, dated April 2, 1976, with credits for screenwriter Gonzalo Munevar. 49 leaves, with last page of text numbered 49. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, unbound.

N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced film. With a few annotations in manuscript 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 leaves, with last page of text numbered 217. Mechanical duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus bound internally with two gold brads.

N.p.: American Panorama, 1981. Two vintage black and white studio still photographs from the 1981 film. With manuscript ink annotations on the bottom right corner of the recto, noting production No. 82-617. A British couple inadvertently release a demon from its ancestral home in a Mexican mine. Shot on location in California, Nevada, and Mexico. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Thrower, Nightmare USA. Vinegar Syndrome 94.

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 on the breeze. Set in Tijuana, Mexico. Yellow titled wrappers, rubber-stamped production No. 17, dated July 30, 1962, with credits for screenwriters Laslo Vadnay, and Hans Wilhelm. 108 leaves, with last page of text numbered 103. Mechanical duplication, with blue revision pages throughout, dated August 6, 1962. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus bound with three gold brads.