Books into Film

Riverhead Books. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 1. 2003. Hardback. Fine. First Edition. First Print. Signature only by author on the title page in both Farsi and English. Authors first book. Basis for the movie with the same name. Very collectible copy, excellent addition to your collection. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar cover. Books are packed and shipped in boxes.

Los Angeles: Miramax, 1995 Signed by Paul Auster. First edition / First printing. Laserdisc in illustrated sleeve. Very fine in very fine sleeve.

312 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with red lettering to spine and cover in original jacket. Inscribed on second front end-paper. First edition in second state jacket.Earl Derr Biggers is remembered primarily for his novels, especially those featuring the fictional Chinese American detective Charlie Chan, from which popular films were made in the United States and China. Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio, and graduated from Harvard University in 1907. He worked as a journalist for The Plain Dealer before turning to fiction. His novel Seven Keys to Baldpate was popular in 1913, and George M. Cohan quickly adapted the novel as a hit Broadway stage play of the same name. Cohan starred in the 1917 film version, one of seven film versions of the play, and a 1935 revival. More than 10 years after Baldpate, Derr Biggers had even greater success with his series of Charlie Chan detective novels. The popularity of Charlie Chan extended even to China, where… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1937. Copy #469 of 1050 copies in the First Edition SIGNED BY AUTHOR at Limitation Page, Two volume set in original red cloth, top edge gilt, map end pages Vol. I, tissue-guarded lithograph of Major Robert Rogers Vol. II, Both volumes Near Fine, spines sunned, lacking the dust jackets and slipcase, toning at title and verso of half title from an old clipping , which also left impression from clip top edge 1st 4 pages. Binding tight and unmarked, set appears unread. Basis of the 1940 film starring Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, and Walter Brennan. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Limited and Numbered, Signed 1st Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition.

New York: Walker and Company, 1970. First Hardcover Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First hardcover edition. Signed twice by the author; Signed in black marker on the front free endpaper and inscribed in blue ink on the half-title page to a former owner. Review copy with publisher's photocopied letter laid in. Very Good with toning to edges and bumping at corners and spine ends. Pages toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with the spine toned and bumped at the edges, rubbing and light creasing to the top edge of the front panel.

London: Heinemann, 1970. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Printing. A wonderful copy of the author's fifth novel, filmed in 1974 with Roger Moore, Susannah York and Bradford Dillman in the leading roles. It sounds like a lifetime ago and yet this copy presents almost As New. Square, tight, with a fresh, white text-block, the most minor of pushing at the extreme spine tips but corners sharp- a really handsome copy. In a beautiful unclipped dustjacket with absolutely no loss of paper but a microscopic chip to the laminate at the crown. There is a line or score across the front panel which may be a production fault - not unduly noticeable although obviously a slight blemish to an otherwise perfect copy. Loosely inserted an adhesive label which has been signed by Wilbur Smith - not a contemporary signature.

No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Gordon Parks (screenwriter, director) Italian title: Ragazzo la tua pelle scotta. Rome: Dear Film, 1969. Vintage original 78 x 55"" (140 x 200 cm.) 4-fogli poster, Italy. Printed in two sections and folded (as issued), NEAR FINE. Artwork by Italian poster artist Manfredo Acerbo. THE LEARNING TREE was the first film directed by an African American and financed by a major Hollywood studio, Warner Brothers. Writer-director Parks adapted his autobiographical novel about a black teenager growing up in Kansas in the 1920s. The film was one of the first twenty-five movies selected in 1989 for preservation as part of the United States National Film Registry.

Hard cover no DJ. Dedication Dec......./88Worn corners. Pages discolored with age.

First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Published 1950" printed on the copyright page. The original dustjacket has very minor wear to the head and base of the spine and corners. This First Issue dust jacket has a light "coffee cup" stain towards the 9s.6d. net printed price on the uncut bottom front flap. The printer appears to have had some difficulty with the name Cantwell. Also of importance: note the DJ has a spelling error "deeps" for "depths" in the final sentence of the 2nd. para. The book, 254 pp., 8vo., is in excellent condition. The binding is tight, with no cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with only minor wear. A great copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION that precedes the American edition by 3 days. Ex libris Stanislas Joly bookplate inside front cover.

New York: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 1949. The original cast, including Jean Stapleton, Pat Wilkes, Judy Holliday, Jack Weston, Peter Gennaro, Dort Clark, Sydney Chaplin, Donna Sanders and Eddie Lawrence is listed. Directed by Jerome Robbins and choreographed by Robbins and Bob Fosse, opened on November 29, 1956 at the Shubert Theatre, where it ran for slightly more than two years before transferring to the Alvin Theatre, for a total run of 924 performances. Scenic and costume design was by Raoul Pène Du Bois. Near Fine, staple-bound in red flexible leather binding. "Revised 4/30/49" printed at bottom of title page, no other dates present, but printed 1956. Mimeograph duplication, printed rectos only, approx. 115 pages .Basis for the 1960 film starring Dean Martin as Jeff in which Judy Holliday reprised her Broadway starring role as Ella. Winner of 2 Tony Awards: for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, Judy Holliday and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a… Read More

3RD PRINTING SIGNED BY LOIS and dated 1994 (the year after publication). Also briefly inscribed as shown. An attractive copy in VG condition: Inside, the text looks and feels unread. Outside, the red cloth hardcover boards still have sharp (but soft) corners and minimal wear along the edges. There is a spot on the front cover and the book has a mild lean. Dust Jacket: no medal sticker present, but wear along edges and corners; looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover. Expedited shipping is welcome; signed by author.

Paris: The Olympia Press, 1958. Second Printing, November 1958 stated. Publisher's original green wrappers, priced at 2400 Francs. No. 66 in the Traveller's Companion Series. Two volumes, Very Good, wear to bottom of Vol. II at bottom of spine with some paper loss and curling. light edgewear. Vol. I with 1 page top corner creased. Basis for Stanley Kubrick's 1962 film starring James Mason and Shelley Winters, for which Vladimir Nabokov received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. SCARCE in either of the first two printings. . Second Printing. Original Wraps. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn 1936 First Edition. Doubleday Doran & Co. RARE. Title page states 1936. Used. Good-/ New Fax Whistler Dust Jacket. Condition: Front board was cracked in half in shipment and has now been taped from inside. Fabric is intact. Other than this damage the book is in good overall condition. Priced accordingly. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne de Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

Du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaica Inn Copyright 1936, states 1937 on the title page. Doubleday Doran & Co. QUITE RARE. Used. VERY GOOD CONDITION/ NO DJ INCLUDED. 332 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼. Plot summary: "Shadows moved across the moor. Horses' hoofs rang sharply on the stone pathway. They had come again - the mysterious visitors who arrived at Jamaica Inn under cover of darkness...Here is a story of passion, treachery and death. Of a beautiful woman caught in the web of a dangerous intrigue. And of her compelling love for a scoundrel. Daphne du Maurier tells this strange tale of the suspense and excitement which characterizes her internationally famous novels Rebecca and The Scapegoat"

SIGNED BY DOUGLAS ADAMS without personalization but with "Best Wishes" directly to the title page. An extraordinary 1st printing (full numberline) trade PB of the 1997 Ballantine Books edition. Book is astonishingly still like new with beautiful wraps, sharp corners and no sppine crease. Text is lightly tanned. I've simply never seen this version of the classic tale in such amazing condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.