Search Results: Authors starting with R from Royal Books, Inc.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1965. Draft script for the 1965 film. Two men attacked by Apaches try to warn nearby settlers of an imminent Apache attack, but are rebutted by unbelievers and a group of stagecoach robbers. When the stagecoach then suffers an Apache attacked mid-robbery, the two men must attempt to survive the attack themselves. Pale green titled wrappers, rubber stamped as copy No. 27 and noted as production No. 20039, dated May 25, 1965, with credits for writers Lamb and Sanford. Front wrapper integral with the title page, as issued. 109 leaves on pale green stock, mimeograph duplication. Pages Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

North Hollywood: Republic Pictures, 1953. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1953 film. Based on Vingie E. Roe's novel "The Golden Tide." Distributor debossed blindstamp at the bottom right corner of one of the images, with a date stamp of "JUL 6 53" on the verso. Francie and a large group of barter-brides sail for California to marry rich gold miners. The group encounters a series of mishaps and a great deal of drama surrounds Francie at all times. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with pin holes to the corners and a stamp and light soiling to the verso.

N.p.: A.C. Lyles Productions, 1966. Collection of 21 vintage studio still photographs from the 1966 film in their original brown paper sleeve stamped "'RED TOMAHAWK' 66/365 A17." Army captain Tom York (Howard Keel) arrives at the town of Deadwood after discovering the massacred 7th Cavalry and General Custer at Little Big Horn warning of an impeding Sioux attack. In desperate need of weapons, he knows 2 Gatling guns are somewhere hidden in town, but only Dakota Lil (Joan Caulfield) knows where and she refuses to disclose their whereabouts, having had enough tragedy with the deaths of her husband and little boy. York persuades her to tell but before they can be assembled the guns are stolen by Sy Elkins (Wendell Corey), a degenerate gambler who intends on selling them to the Sioux. Set in Deadwood, South Dakota, shot on location in California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, some with light uniform fading. Paper sleeve Near Fine, with annotations of actors names in manuscript ink. Pitts 3338.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1961. First Edition. First Edition. Robert Rossen's annotated copy of the novel, with his name in manuscript ink on a label affixed on the front board. Rossen would go on to adapt to the novel to the screen and direct in 1964. The film, a psychological drama that was very much an antecedent for the New Hollywood era, starred an array of actors that would go on to great heights: Warren Beatty, Jean Seberg, Peter Fonda, and Kim Hunter. Rossen's paper clips, all along the top page edges, are still in place, and the book's profuse annotations are mainly in the form of text that is bracketed in manuscript pencil at the margins, indicating Rossen's decision process for pulling the content he would need to write the screenplay. Rossen's career began as a playwright in New York, and like Odets, Rossen had a tremendous passion for literature, the theatre, and radical politics. His intuitive understanding of the working class informed his first three screenplays after moving… Read More

Glendale, CA: Allied Artists, 1958. Original pressbook for the 1958 film noir. A prison riot goes wrong when a racketeer's (Gene Evans) attempts to manipulate his cellmate (Robert Blake) go unheeded. One of Blake's numerous outsider roles; he played fugitives, murders, and gangsters, as well as figures within the system, such as his stint as Tony Baretta, an undercover police detective. He would eventually be found liable for the wrongful death of his wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley, in 2005. One sheet folded twice as issued, 11 x 17 inches. Very Good plus, with a faint horizontal fold crease at the center of the wrapper and pages, several short closed tears, and a few tiny chips. Lyons US. Martin 327. Spicer US.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Likely unique copy from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM] library, with the following identification markers on the front endpaper (1) a standard 1950s-era MGM receipt label affixed to the center of the page, (2) three rubber stamps running down the center that read "VAULT COPY," (3) three rubber stamps (each marked through) also running down the center that say "FILE COPY," (4) a rubber stamp at the top right corner indicating the film's production number, "5329," and (5) a rubber stamp reading "METRO-GOLDWYN LIBRARY / CULVER CITY" at the bottom right. Bottom margin of a few other pages also with the "METRO-GOLDWYN LIBRARY / CULVER CITY" rubber stamp, including the title page. Jacket has a strip of off-white fabric tape affixed to the bottom half of the spine, on rubber stamped "VAULT COPY," now faded but barely visible. Kept on file MGM during the making of the cornerstone 1950 film noir directed and adapted for the screen by John Huston… Read More

London: William Heinemann, 1938. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First UK Edition. Basis for the Academy Award-nominated 1940 film directed by Raoul Walsh starring John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Claire Trevor; the only film in which Wayne and Rogers appear together, and the second of only two films on which Wayne and Walsh worked together after Walsh discovered Wayne as a 23 year-old prop man. A woman marries a seemingly peaceful Kansas schoolteacher only to find that he attacks both sides during the Civil War for his own profit. Very Good in trade size wrappers (softcover). Repair to an inch and a half-sized loss to the bottom right hand corner of the front wrapper, lightly wear and soil. Olive Films 661.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1950 film noir directed and adapted for the screen by John Huston, starring Sterling Hayden, Sam Jaffe, and Marilyn Monroe. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Board edges lightly rubbed and toned. Jacket lightly edgeworn, with a short closed tear on the heel. The Dark Page II: 1959-1965, p. 18.

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage typed letter signed from mystery and crime writer W.R. Burnett to fellow Mystery Writers of America member and former president Lawrence Blochman, dated May 28, 1951. Letter on Burnett's' personal letterhead. A brief note from Burnett thanking then-MWA President Blochman for the recent Edgar Award given to Ben Maddow. Maddow wrote the screenplay for the 1950 film, "The Asphalt Jungle," based on Burnett's 1949 novel of the same name. 7.25 x 10.25 inches. One leaf, recto only. Typescript. Near Fine, with two horizontal creases.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the 1956 color film noir, "Accused of Murder." Very Good plus lacking the dust jacket. Lightly toned at the spine and edges of boards, offsetting on the front endpapers, else a sharp copy.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1952. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket lightly rubbed on the spine, with tiny pinholes on the bottom edge of the rear panel.

N.p.: N.p.. Draft script for an unproduced film. A cab driver in Mexico is devoutly dedicated to his daughter, which causes a great change in his life. Joe Raciti was an actor best known for his work in "The Firebrand" (1962), in which he portrayed Jack Garcia. Set in Mexico City. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Joseph A. Raciti-Carlyle. 113 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Mechanical duplication. Pages Very Good, wrapper Very Good bound with three gold brads.

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Collection of 86 QSL cards from 45 countries, housed in a 32 page generic scrapbook binding, from dedicated radio enthusiast Mark Murphy, 1954-1973, the majority of which dates from the late 1950s. The majority of the QSL cards are addressed to Murphy, at various addresses in New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. QSL cards were sent by radio stations as confirmation of the receipt of a "reception report" from a listener, officially acknowledging and verifying the reception, and were popular to collect among radio enthusiasts as early as the 1920s. The archive on offer presents a diverse collection, both in the graphics of each card and the expansive geographical reach, extending throughout Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Oceania, as well as a single card from Mexico. A striking international time capsule from the Cold War era. Detailed inventory upon request. Countries represented in the archive: Africa: Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, the Republic of the Congo,… Read More

London: Grenadier Productions, 1976. Second Draft script for the 1978 film. With a single manuscript ink annotation to the first leaf, noting copy No. 14. Based on John Willard's 1922 play. The greedy relatives of a recently deceased millionaire gather in the man's mansion to hear the reading of the will, only to discover the entire fortune has been left to one young woman. The fifth feature film adaptation of Willard's pitch black comedy, heavily influenced by the first adaptation in 1927. Shot on location in Surrey, England. Navy titled wrappers with credits for screenwriter Jake Barnes. Title page present, dated 1976, noted as Second Draft, with credits for screenwriter Jake Barnes. 157 leaves, with last page of text numbered 154. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, with a navy Velo binding.

N.p.: Compagnia Cinematografica Mondiale, 1962. Collection of eight vintage British front-of-house cards from the UK release of the 1962 Spanish film. The son of a notorious pirate abandons his lawless ways to gain the affection of a beautiful woman. Shot on location in Alicante and Valencia, Spain. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with a manuscript graphite notation to the verso.

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Vintage promotional photograph of actress Frances Rafferty, circa 1950s Rafferty acted primarily in minor or secondary roles through the 1940s. She is best known for "Girl Crazy" (1943) and "Money Madness" (1948). In the 1950s she went on to act in television, including as part of the main cast for "December Bride" (1954-1959). She was also a volunteer pin-up girl for YANK magazine, through World War II. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good, with a damp stain at the top left corner, a bruise at the top left corner of the recto and with wear to the finish, particularly at the bottom left corner.

Detroit: Canadian National Railways, 1947. Collection of ten vintage photographic railroad identification passes, belonging to a Leona C. Trudo, with photographs of Trudo adhered to the top left corner of each pass. The passes span 1936 to 1947, and note Trudo's occupation as an employee of the Grand Trunk Railway System, first as a statistical clerk and later, as an assistant chief clerk. The Grand Trunk Railway was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. Passes 4 x 2.5 inches. Generally Very Good plus, with light edgewear and a few bruises on the versos.

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Archive of 32 vintage photographs documenting the October 20, 1970 collision of two trains along the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad line in Raytown, Missouri. Also included in the archive is a single broadside reward poster offering $5000 for information pertaining to the accident. According to a contemporary newspaper article which appeared in nearby Jackson County's Independence Examiner, the accident was believed to have been caused by juvenile vandalism to a nearby track switch. The collision and subsequent derailment resulted in the death of one engineer, whose partial body is visible in several photographs. The photographs in the archive range from close-up shots of the mangled train cars and tracks to distance views of the surrounding woods. Frequently displayed in the images is a small, handwritten police chalkboard noting the date, location, and case numbers. A vivid and interesting look at investigative photography and railway disasters in the late… Read More

N.p.: N.p., 1890. Archive of 46 vintage photographs documenting damages and repair work along the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad (NONE) in Louisiana and Mississippi after a flood. Photographs taken on a No. 2 Kodak box camera, produced from 1889 to 1897, and dating the archive to the late 19th century. NONE was incorporated in Louisiana in 1868 and in Mississippi in 1871, originally called the Mandeville and Sulphur Springs Railroad, before changing its name in 1870. Although preliminary surveys were completed in 1871 and 1872, a severe depression delayed the track's construction, and the company land lay empty until the railroad was acquired by the Alabama, New Orleans, Texas, and Pacific Junction Railways Company in 1881. The line would open in 1883, extending 196 miles from New Orleans to Meridian, Mississippi, and traveling through towns such as Slidell and Little Woods, Louisiana, as well as over Pearl River and Lake Pontchartrain. As a whole the photographs are bright and… Read More

Burbank, CA: American Broadcasting Company [ABC] / Selmur Productions, 1965. Vintage publicity photograph of actress Luise Rainer, showing the actress recreating a pose from her 1936 film "The Great Ziegfeld," produced to promote her guest appearance on the 1962-1967 television series "Combat!" With mimeo snipe promoting Rainer's appearance as a guest star and the episode's broadcast premiere on Tuesday, December 21, 1965, affixed to the verso. The series follows soldiers on the front line in World War II. In this episode, a French woman hides a wounded soldier while entertaining a group of German soldiers. Set in Western Europe. 9 x 7 inches. Near Fine.