Rare books from Cinemage Books

Hollywood. 1920's 1930's & 1940's. A very nice collection of ads, covers & other movie memorabilia. 1) Ziegfeld Girl-ad from trade mag. verso is illus. w. a full color painting of a showgirl by John LaGatta. soft fold. 2) Jean Harlow color painting of her on the cover of El Cine Rie. 3) Jean Harlow, photo from mag. of her from Suzy. The portrait is printed in pink. 4) Jean Harlow, portrait of her in swimsuit, verso is a portrait of Anna Neagle. 5) Photoplay cover from 1937 in full color of artwork portrait of Lilian Harvey. 6) Movie mag. cover which has been clipped at the top of full color artwork portrait of Toby Wing, verso has an ad featuring the Dionne Quints. 7) Magazine cover (True Confessions) of Margare t Sullavan. 8) Ad in red & black from trade Mag. for the Marlene Dietrich film The Devil Is A Woman. 9) Ad in red & black from same trade mag. for Mae West film It Ain't No Sin which was later changed to Belle Of The Nineties. 10) Cover of mag. Modern Screen… Read More

Jonathan Cape/Methuen. London. 1981. 1st ed. Cl.w.dj.. Pinter's screenplay based on the John Fowles novel for film that starred Meryl Streep. No photos. Small label stain on pastedown. Vg+/vg+ LAID IN IS A DUSTJACKET FOR THE AMERICAN EDITION OF THE BOOK THAT HAS BEEN SIGNED BY HAROLD PINTER ON THE BACK PANEL. UNDER A PHOTO OF HIM, JOHN FOWLES AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM KAREL REISZ. Also laid in is the original British program for "The Homecoming" that was first done in 1965 by the Royal Shakespeare Company + a playbill from the most recent Broadway revial. Also laid in the book is a promo postcard for two revivals of his plays The Birthday Party and The Homecoming. And is also a 4pg. foldover brochure for the film version of The Homecoming. Also laid in is a nice large foldout announcement for the recent revival of "Betrayal" that starred Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz.

New York: The City Moon, 1976. 1st Edition . Small Paper. 40pg. work published only in an edition of 2000. Illustrated with 3 photos. Light spotting to the top edge of the back white cover, and very minute light wear to the front cover. Uncommon. Vg. Also included is a fine copy of Burroughs "Ghost Of Chance" This is the first hardcover trade edition published by Serpent's Tail/High Risk Books in 1995 and is illustrated with 17 b&w drawings by Burroughs. Laminated boards published without a dustjacket. Sold as a collection only.

New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1933. 1st Edition . Large Illus. Bds. w/o. Dj.. Nice children's book that is illustrated with 10 beautiful full color plates along with many nice b&w illustrations. There is a small bookplate on endsheet, and there is overall light wear including 2 tiny margin tears, not affecting the artwork, and wear to the edges of the boards. The color illustrations are nice & clean, and considering that this once belonged to a child, a very nice copy.

NY Ballantine Books 1983.. Stunning full color coll. of 20 large paintings by the great visual concept artist McQuarrie. In its orig. portfolio. Scarce. 1st edition. Binding is oversz. port. Light crease to the portfolio which is lightly mirrored to the paintings. condition noted

New York: W.W. Norton, 1990. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY WALTER MOSLEY IN 1991. The 1st Easy Rawlins mystery that was made into a film a few years back with Denzel Washington as Rawlins. Nice dustjacket artwork. Fine/fine.

France: Balland Publishers, 1974. 1st French Edition . Large Cloth with Dustjacket. TEXT IN FRENCH. A beautiful documentation for Renoir's great anti-war film of 1937 that is generally considered to be one of the great films of the sound period. The film starred Jean Gabin & Erich Von Stroheim who both gave superb performances. The book includes the complete screenplay (dialogue) printed under 100's of well printed frames. Also includes bios & reviews. Fine/fine. Also included is the 1968 Simon & Schuster paper edition of the screenplay which is in English & includes short pieces by Renoir & Von Stroheim & 38 stills on plts. Very minute rubbing to front cover, otherwise a near fine copy. Sold as a collection only.

New York: The International Center for Photography, 1979. 1st Paper Edition . Paper. SIGNED BY LUCIEN AIGNER. Career study of a fine but not so well known photojournalist of the 1930's & 40's. that was pub. in conj. with an exhibition of his work that was held at the center. Illustrated with a large collection of his photos and portraits of many celebrities of the time. Also includes an autobio. memoir by the photographer. Probably the scarcest title in this series and especially nice for being signed. Very light soft corner crease to the back cover and an even small fainter crease to the front cover. Near fine.

New York: Penguin Books, 1999. 1st Printing . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED ON THE TITLE PG. BY ARTHUR MILLER, BRIAN DENNEHY, KEVIN ANDERSON, HOWARD WITT, ELIZABETH FRANZ AND TED KOCH. A lovely editon of the classic play published on the occasion of the plays 50th anniversary and the well received 1999 Broadway revival. Illustrated with 4pgs. of b&w photos from the original production that starred Lee J. Cobb along with 4pgs. in color of photos from this most recent revival. Laid in is a small folded handbill, along with a small color candid photo of Miller and Dennehy at the Tony Awards holding their Tonys. Fine/fine. Laid in is a fold over illustrated brochure for the most recent revival of "A View From The Bridge" from 2015 and also included is a nice foldover poster for a lit film festival held at the brooklyn public library in fe. 2018. When fully opened there is a nice stylized portrait in red of arthur miller. sold as a collection only Please not that some of the… Read More

Boston: Branden Publishing Co., 1991. First Printing . Cloth with Dustjacket. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED TWICE BY ARCHIE MOORE. MR. MOORE HAS INSCRIBED THE BOOK ON THE FRONT PASTEDOWN AND DATED IT 1991. ON THE FRONT ENDSHEET MOORE HAS WRITTEN; "LT HEAVY CHAMPION 1952 RETIRED UNDEFEATED 1962 STILL DIVISION CHAMPION ARCHIE MOORE 1992. ALSO LAID IN IS AN 8 X10" XEROX PORTRAIT OF MOORE FROM 1949 THAT HE RECENTLY SIGNED IN BLUE MARKER. THE BOOK IS ALSO SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.ERRATA SLIP LAID IN. The life story of the great boxer. Nicely illustrated with many in-text photos and memorabilia. Fine/fine.

Paris: Siren Publishing, 1921. First Printing . Small Paper. TEXT IN FRENCH. Very rare book that is a poem by the important French filmmaker Jean Epstein on cinema with amazing illustrations using text, photographs and drawings in a strong Art Deco style by Claude Dalbanne and designed as a movie. Includes the original paper wrap around band that is laid in the book. As fine a copy one could hope for.

Berlin: Rainer Verlag, 1970. First Edition . Oversize Prints in Slipcase. Originally published in 1919 this is a beautiful reprint ediion of 8 prints by Max Ernst + the title page. The prints measure 17" x 12 1/2" and are set in a portfolio. The prints are typically surreal in his style of the period and are in black ink on beige heavy stock paper. The title pg. has light offsetting due to the portfolio and the prints are fine with just a touch of toning. due to the nature of the paper used for the portfolio which one would think the publisher would have known better than to place these prints in such a portfolio with a high acid content, but what can we do. There are a few discreet mends to the portfolio along the seams using archival tape and a small piece is missing from the top of the portfolio. The prints are all fine, the portfolio is about vg. A great item and a great way to own frameable Max Ernst prints for a very reasonable price.

MA./Seattle: Kitchen Sink/Fantagraphics, 1995. First Printings . Paper. Set in the suburbs of Seattle during the mid-1970s, the comics follow a group of mostly middle class teenagers who, over the summer, contract a mysterious sexually transmitted disease known as "the Bug" or "the teen plague", which causes them to develop bizarre unique physical mutations, turning them into social outcasts. It was published as a 12-issue comic book limited series between 1995 and 2004. The first four issues were released by Kitchen Sink Press; after Kitchen Sink went out of business, Fantagraphics republished the first four issues and the remaining eight. A compiled hardcover volume was released by Pantheon Books in 2005. This collected edition, however, lacks many pages that were included in the first publication- the ones that showed some characters' faces. These pages are considered by some critics to be essential. This is a complete pristine as new collection of all 12 issues and are all… Read More

New York City: John Evans. Original Archive Material . Paper. This is a very nice archive of material and collages by the late collagist and mail artist John Evans. The collection consists of 3 collages the largest is 8 1/4" x 11, one is 8" x 5" and the smallest is 6 1/2" x 4" all are signed in various places, two of them are birthday cards. There are also many mail art pieces all in their original envelopes and include either typed or handwritten notes or letters, several announcements that have been hand touched by the artist and a postcard announcement for a show of his that has postage stamps that were attached by the artist and are part of the design. More photos and information on the archive are available.

IL.: Theatre Historical Society. First Printings . Magazines. A rare and quite remarkable archive of 32 issues of the wonderful theatre magazine "Marquee" that has been published since 1969 and focuses on the history of the golden age of the movie palace in the United States. Rich with articles and photographs that sadly document the criminal destruction of the great movie palaces big and small that once flourished in every city and town of the country. All of the issues are in fine condtion and date from the mid 70's to the mid 80's. Also included are 13 special annuals that focus on individual theatres and are remarkable in their focus on each theatre. There are also indexes and several programs that were not published by the society including a souvenir program from Grauman's Chinese Theatre in L.A. All in all a rare and special archive. Sold as a collection only. One issue has minute water staining, otherwise the collection is vg+-Fine.