Search Results: Titles starting with M from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1973 French film, showing actress Brigitte Fossey in silhouette. A man recently released from the hospital falls in love with a woman who is identical in appearance to his wife. Shot on location in Morbihan, France. 9.25 x 7 inches. Near Fine.

Vienna: Illustrierter Film-Kurier, 1931. Vintage Austrian program for the 1931 German film. Lang's first sound film, Peter Lorre's breakthrough role, and the film Lang considered to be his masterpiece-an assertion that has found much agreement since. The only second piece of ephemera from the film we have ever offered. Text in German. Issue No. 262 of "Illustrierter Film-Kurier," one of the oldest European film magazines, which ran weekly from 1929 to 1956. Like its German counterpart, "Film-Kurier," each issue focused on a single film and used a gravure process to reproduce images from the film, making for striking images and design. 6 x 9 inches. Six pages, saddle stapled. Ink annotations throughout, seemingly regarding layout, affecting a bit of text but no images. Very Good plus with a faint horizontal crease and light toning to the wrappers. Criterion Collection 30. Grant Germany. Godard, Histoires de cinema. Ebert I. Eureka Masters of Cinema 9. Rosebaum 1000.

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1951. Vintage keybook photograph from the set of the 1951 film, showing director Joseph Losey and crew setting up a shot with actor David Wayne on location in Los Angeles. With a mimeo snipe on the verso. A remake of Fritz Lang's 1931 film of the same name, with the action moved from Berlin to Los Angeles, and shot on location there, including an extended sequence in, and on the roof of, the Bradbury Building. Image 3.75 x 4.5 inches centered and with wide margins in the typical keybook style, struck onto an 8 x 10 inches photographic paper. About Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US Canon. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Saint Louis: M. Peterson Hair Company, 1919. Vintage catalog of human hair and cosmetic products advertised by St. Louis-based beauty supplier M. Peterson Hair Company. Catalog includes one laid-in leaf noting price changes for Fall 1919, and two pages are stamped "Owing to the advance in the cost of Raw Material, prices are subject to change without notice." An eight-page catalog of hair and beauty products of the period, with a wide variety of illustrations and photographs throughout. Although primarily dedicated to human hair products, the catalog additionally advertises hair dyes, hair nets, weaving materials and wig nets, combs and brushes, haircutting scissors and clippers, hairpins, straightening and curling irons, face powder and soap, beauty creams, hair tonics, manicuring products, antiperspirants, and a variety of makeup products. The catalog also includes a small number of products for men, including a short section regarding toupees. Several sections appear to target African American… Read More

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970. Collection of five vintage, borderless, oversize photographs from the 1970 film. With a small French distribution label from Twentieth Century-Fox on the recto of each photograph. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS. Winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and nominated for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress, winning for Best Adapted Screenplay. 12 x 9.5 inches. Pinholes to the corners of a single photograph, Near Fine overall. National Film Registry.

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969. Final script for the 1970 film. Included with the script are eight borderless double-weight reference photographs from the film, with stamps specific to the film's French release on the versos. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of the acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons, from 1972 to 1983, on CBS. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, and nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. Winner of the Palme d'Or. Script: Blue titled Twentieth Century-Fox wrappers, noted as FINAL SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped production No. 5059 and copy No. 209, dated February 26, 1969. Title page present, dated February 26, 1969, noted as FINAL, with credits for screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. and novelist Richard Hooker. 142 leaves, with last page of text numbered 141. Mimeograph duplication on eye-rest green stock, rectos only. Pages Near Fine,… Read More

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968. Revised First Draft script for the 1970 film. Copy belonging to an unknown cast or crew member, with their manuscript ink annotations on 19 pages underlining locations, settings, and props. Based on the 1968 novel by Richard Hooker, and, in turn, the basis of the acclaimed television show which ran for 11 seasons on CBS (from 1972 to 1983). A film that kick-started a great decade of cinema, and one that still defines it. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, nominated for four more, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress. Winner of the Palm d'Or. Orange titled wrappers, noted as REVISED FIRST DRAFT SCREENPLAY on the front wrapper, rubber-stamped copy No. 209, dated DECEMBER 11, 1968. Title page present, dated December 11, 1969, noted as Revised First Draft Screenplay, with credits for screenwriter Ring Lardner, Jr. and author Richard Hooker. 144 leaves, with last page of text numbered 142. Mimeograph duplication,… Read More

London: Studio Vista, 1970. First UK Edition, preceding all others. A critical discussion of early female blues singers, including Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith. Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Faintly foxed to the page edges, with a slight spine lean. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with slight creasing to the top edge of the front panel and a faintly toned spine.

N.p.: N.p., 1950. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Three men attempt to cash in on the tourism associated with Scotland by bringing in new kinds of entertainments that they hear have attracted tourists elsewhere in Europe, such as ballet. Problems begin to arise, however, when the men discover that they lack the necessary knowledge to promote such entertainments. Set in Scotland. White titled self wrappers, with no credit for screenwriter. 12 leaves, with last leaf of text numbered 12. Mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine unbound.

N.p.: Trans American Films, 1966. Original pressbook for the 1966 Italian film. An early "mondo" documentary, ("shockumentary"), featuring shockingly real customs throughout the world, predating many similar films that would make the "video nasties" list, a list of films banned in England in the 1980s. Not to be confused with the 1980 Lamberto Bava film of the same name. The "shockumentary" is a type of filmmaking that relates worldly customs and practices that would seem shocking to normal audiences, often showcasing staged events rather than actual ones. Similar films include "Mondo cane" (1962), "Taboos of the World" (1963), and "Ecco" (1964). This film features gypsy tribes, surgery footage, wrestling head-hunting Brazilians, sexy secretaries eating snakes, hanging children on parade floats in Italy, Swedish railway roulette, and much more. Narrated by prolific voice-over actor Marvin Miller, who's film credits include "Blood on the Sun" (1945), "Red Planet Mars" (1952), "Godzilla Raids Again"… Read More

North Hollywood: Republic Pictures, 1948. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1948 film. Released the same year as Laurence Olivier's much lauded "Hamlet," Welles' "Macbeth," shot on a modest budget and very tight production schedule, was largely overshadowed by Olivier's film and poorly received upon release. Republic Pictures, after the film tested unfavorably in a few cities, had Welles remove two reels and re-record the film, replacing the Scottish burrs Welles requested with the actors' natural voices. The original uncut version, with Scottish burr, were restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Folger Shakespeare Library in 1980, and has since be reconsidered as one of Welles' most significant films. Set in 11th century Scotland. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear, else Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1948. Two vintage borderless oversize reference photographs from the 1948 film, both showing director and actor Orson Welles. One with the stamp of photographer Allan Grant on the verso, along with a number stamp and annotations in manuscript ink. Shot on a modest budget, with a very tight production schedule, Welles' "Macbeth" was largely overshadowed by Laurence Olivier's much lauded "Hamlet," released the same year. After the film tested unfavorably in a few cities, Republic Pictures had Welles remove two reels and re-record the film, replacing the cast's Scottish burrs with the actors' natural voices. The original uncut version was restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive and the Folger Shakespeare Library in 1980, and has since been reconsidered as one of Welles' most significant films. Set in 11th century Scotland. One 14 x 11 inches, the other 13.25 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine, lightly worn at the corners.

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Original broadside excerpt from the 1984 novel. SIGNED by Jayne Anne Phillips on the bottom right corner of the leaf. The book was Phillips' first novel, published in 1984 by E.P. Dutton. 8.5 x 11 inches. Near Fine.

London: Winkast Film Productions, 1968. Treatment script (noted in script as "Preliminary screenplay") for an unproduced film. Undated, date gathered from The French Film Library BiFi. From the estate of film producer Elliott Kastner, whose best known credits include "The Long Goodbye" (Robert Altman, 1973), "The Missouri Breaks" (Arthur Penn, 1976), and "Heat" (Michael Mann, 1996). Three American workers in the Amazon escape into the rainforest when the indigenous workers revolt, only to find themselves trapped a mysterious village. Blue untitled wrappers with die-cut title window in the British style. Title page present, noted as Preliminary screenplay, with credits for screenwriters Pierre Kast and Louis Malle and "to be directed by Louis Malle." 73 leaves, with last page of text numbered 71. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near FIne, bound internally with two flat metal brads.

Hollywood: Malibu Productions, 1958. Draft script for the 1958 film. Copy belonging to actor Dick Miller, with his name in manuscript pencil on the front wrapper, and his manuscript pencil annotations throughout. Miller was director Roger Corman's initial pick for the title role, but disagreements between Corman and screenwriter R. Wright Campbell (who wanted the lead to go to his brother, William Campbell) led Corman to assign the part to actor Charles Bronson as a compromise. Corman's first gangster film, a dramatization of the exploits of George "Machine Gun" Kelly, a bank robber in the 1930s. The film would prove to be a breakthrough role for Charles Bronson, and was later described by Corman as his first film to receive serious critical attention. Noted character actor Dick Miller appeared in 14 films directed by Corman between 1955 and 1961, and would continue to work with Corman throughout his career. Green titled wrappers. Title page present, dated January 12, 1958, noted as production… Read More

Culver City, CA: Columbia Pictures, 1969. Vintage press photograph of producer Carl Foreman on the set of the 1969 film. Marshal Mackenna (Gregory Peck) is kidnapped by an outlaw, John Colorado (Omar Sharif) who believes he has seen a secret map that leads to a rich vein of gold. Little does Colorado know that he is not the only one searching for it. Shot on location in Arizona. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1973. Vintage borderless reference photograph of John Huston and Paul Newman on the set of the 1973 film. Based on the 1971 novel "The Freedom Trap" by Desmond Bagley. Director John Huston's neo-noir Cold War spy thriller with Paul Newman as a British Intelligence officer who allows himself to be imprisoned to infiltrate a spy organization. Screenwriter Walter Hill's third produced screenplay. Shot on location in Ireland and England. 9.25 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1977. Draft script for the 1977 television film, which originally aired on December 21 on CBS, here under the working title "Mad Dog." With a single manuscript pencil annotation to page 10. A jaded pro wrestler finds love with a beautiful woman while simultaneously attempting to escape the attentions of a homicidal stalker. Set in New Orleans, LA. Red wrappers with a handwritten titled label. Title page present, with credits for screenwriters Stanley Mann and Wayne Wellons. 120 leaves, with last page of text numbered 119. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.

N.p.: AandM Films, 1971. Vintage studio still photograph from the 1971 film of Leon Russell and film crew outside the Fillmore East. Blind Stamp on recto. "n.v. City Film," two "X" and "No 2171" stamps on verso. Pierre Adidge's documentary captures Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's electrifying concerts at the Fillmore East and Santa Monica Civic Auditorium during Cocker's 1970 US tour. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, some faint creasing, several pinholes in corners.

Los Angeles: Fox Film Corporation, 1933. Final Shooting script for the 1933 film. Copy belonging to an uncredited cast member, with his name in manuscript pencil on two revision pages. An incarcerated bootlegger conspires with the police to ensnare his own gang after they kidnap the daughter and son-in-law of the judge who jailed him. Green titled wrappers, noted as FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT on the front wrapper, dated 8-9-33, with credits for screenwriters William Conselman and Henry Johnson. Distribution page present, with receipt INTACTORREMOVED. Title page integral with the front wrapper. 112 leaves, with last page of text numbered 106. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with white revision pages throughout, dated variously between 8/14/33 and 8/23/33. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good, moderately edgeworn, bound internally with three gold brads.