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To Have and Have Not
by Bruce F Kawin
To Have and Have Not is a 1937 novel by Ernest Hemingway about Harry Morgan, a fishing boat captain who runs contraband between Cuba and Florida. The novel depicts Harry as an essentially good man who is forced into blackmarket activity by economic forces beyond his control. Initially, his fishing charter Johnson tricks Harry by not paying back the money he owes him, and then escapes the country by airplane before Harry can realize what is going on.
Collection Of Five Original Photographs Of Jean-Luc Godard and Anna Karina, Circa 1960s
by Jean-Luc; Anna Karina Godard
Original Photograph Of Barbara Stanwyck and Robert Taylor In 1939
by Barbara; Robert Taylor Stanwyck
Actors Books & Ephemera
The Complete Gilbert & Sullivan
by Sullivan, Arthur
"All the operas in one definitive edition, including the little-known Thespis"--Dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [867]).
Includes bibliographical references (p. [867]).
Bourvil and company (Two original press photographs of the French actor, circa late 1950s)
by [Bourvil]
Tours: La Nouvelle Republique, 1950. Two original black-and-white single weight press photographs of French actor Bourvil, in the company of several men and one woman, presumably his wife, Jeanne Lefrique. Ditto-style rubber-stamp for La Nouvelle Republique, a news agency in Tours, France, on the versos. Bourvil (1917-1970) made notable films with with Louis de Funes, "Le Corniaud" (1965) and "La Grande Vadrouille" (1966), and was featured in at least one film nearly every year from 1942 to his death,...
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Children of the Ritz (Two original photographs from the 1929 film)
by Cornell Woolrich (author); Dorothy Mackall (starring); John Francis Dillon (director)
Los Angeles: First National Pictures, 1929. Two vintage photographs from the 1929 film. Based on the 1927 novel by Cornell Woolrich, one of six Fitzgerald-esque novels written by the author before he turned to a life of crime (writing). A spoiled rich girl falls for a poor chauffeur, but their situation is partially reversed when her family loses all their money and he wins $50,000 at a racetrack. They get married, but it's not long before she starts spending their money the way she used to spend...
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Original photograph of Aileen Pringle, circa 1930s
by Aileen Pringle (subject)
Los Angeles: Paramount Pictures, 1930. Vintage press portrait of silent film actress Aileen Pringle, circa 1930s. Pringle was best known for "Stolen Moments" (1920), "Three Weeks" (1924), "The Wilderness Woman" (1926), and "Dreams of Love" (1928). Like many silent actors, her career flagged with the advent of sound film, but she continued to take small and uncredited roles until retiring in the late 1940s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with light wear to the corners and faint toning to the edges.
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Original photograph of Johnny Hallyday, Alain Delon, Claude Lelouch, and Nathalie Delon at a protest in support of Israel, 1967
by Johnny Hallyday, Alain Delon, Nathalie Delon, Claude Lelouch (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1967. Vintage borderless black and white photograph of musician Johnny Hallyday, actor Alain Delon and his then-wife, actress Nathalie Delon, and director Claude Lelouch at a 1967 French protest against the ban of Israeli trade by the United Arab Republic. With two printed mimeo snipes on the verso, along with the stamp of Agence Dalmas. From the archive of the PIX Agency, a photo house that acted as an intermediary between emigre photographers (as well as those still living in Europe) and...
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Life of an Actor, The
by EGAN, Pierce; LANE, Theodore, illustrator
London: Printed for C.S. Arnold, 1825. Acting is the Perfect Idiot's Profession" (Katherine Hepburn). "The Art of Acting Consists in Keeping People from Coughing" (Benjamin Franklin). EGAN, Pierce. LANE, Theodore, illustrator. The Life of an Actor... Dedicated to Edmund Kean, Esq. The Poetical Descriptions by T. Greenwood. Embellished with Twenty-Seven Characteristic Scenes, Etched by Theodore Lane. Enriched also With Several Original Designs on Wood, Executed by Mr. Thompson. London: Printed for C.S....
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West of Zanzibar (Original photograph from the 1928 silent film)
by Tod Browning (director); Chester De Vonde (play); Elliott J. Clawson (screenwriter); Lon Chaney, Lionel Barrymore, Mary Nolan, Warner Baxter (starring)
Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1928. Vintage oversize reference photograph from the 1928 silent film, showing actor Lon Chaney swallowing a sword. Manuscript ink annotations regarding layout on the verso, along with a provenance stamp. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Having been abandoned by his wife and paralyzed by her lover, a bitter magician vows to exact revenge upon the philanderer and the girl that he believes is his rival's daughter. He attempts to do...
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Original test photograph of Vera Zorina, circa 1940s
by Vera Zorina (subject)
N.p.: N.p., 1940. Vintage borderless test photograph of actress Vera Zorina, sporting victory rolls, an embroidered short-sleeved peplum top, and wide-leg pants, circa 1940s. Zorina began her dance career at a young age, when she was invited to join the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in 1933. She enjoyed a brief period in Hollywood, appearing in seven films between 1938 and 1946, but soon returned to the stage, most notably in "The Tempest" at the Alvin Theatre in 1945, and in Arthur Honegger's "Joan of...
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NZ$127.66
WELLES, ORSON. Typed Letter SIGNED, with a doodle
by WELLES, ORSON
Orson Welles. Typed Letter SIGNED with a doodle. on Hotel Esplanade stationery, 4to, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, undated but ca.1960. Welles plans to produce two unknown plays but feels overlooked by reviews of Ionesco's "Rhinoceros." Welles ends this exceptional letter with a doodle. To Leonard Lyons, the New York Post critic, and long time friend. "Dearest Lennie, Here's our news: Paola, Beatrice and Rebecca are in the Austrian Alps. As soon as I'm done with this dreadful picture we're joining up for a few...
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The Film Hamlet: A Record of its Production
by Cross, Brenda; William Shakespeare
[London]: Saturn Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. Black cloth spine over tan boards, with facsimile signature endpapers. Front board slightly bowed. Ownership signature of Nicole C. Bartlett to the free endpaper. The dust jacket has tape repair to the verso, with a residue stain to the rear flap. Discusses the production of the 1948 movie, directed by Laurence Olivier. Illustrated throughout, with short essays by the participants.; 76 pages .
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NZ$39.15
World of Warcraft: Ashbringer, January, 2009 no. 3 of 4
by Nelson, Lullabi, Washington
Wildstorm, 2009-01-01. Comic. Good+. . 0x0x0. GOOD+. Black illustrated comic, approx. 10'' x 6.5'', bagged for protection with a stiff backing board, 1 or 2 small creases along stapled spine, very light shelf wear..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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NZ$44.60
May I Kiss You on the Lips, Miss Sandra?
by Bernhard, Sandra
New York: William Morrow & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0688164714 . Signed by Bernhard in red ink on the title page. A collection of autobiographical essays from the actress and comedienne. ; 209 pages; Signed by Author .
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NZ$32.34
Collection of Postcards of Actor Fritz Kortner (1892-1970): Alexander Verlag Photo Archive Nos. 51, 52, and 57. Berlin: Alexander Verlag, 1992
by Kortner, Fritz
Berlin: generic, 1992-01-01. Unbound. Very Good. VG. collection of three postcards with one repeat (two copies of no.51), postcards are black-and-white, photo-illustrated, text in German, bagged for protection with a stiff backing board, small creases to front side of no.51, perhaps from slight folding, little wear otherwise..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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ACTOR LEE J. COBB GLOSSY BLACK-AND-WHITE HEADSHOT. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, 1973
by Cobb, Lee J
generic, 1973-01-01. Unbound. Very Good-. . VG-. black and white glossy photo, bagged for protection with a stiff backing board, approx. 8-1/2'' x 11'', very light wear, some creases to photo near corners..<p> Once Read Books, cover scan available - just ask, OnceReadBooks com<p> Orders shipped via USPS.
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NZ$17.87
The Complete Gilbert and Sullivan
by Ed Glinert (editor)
London: Penguin Books, 2006. First edition. Hardback. Very Good. SELLER'S DESCRIPTION - first edition, first printing, Hardback, 894 pages (xx, 874), notes, all edges gilt: publisher's scarlet cloth, gilt-blocked rules and titles on the spine: cream dust-wrapper. CONDITION - Fine, without writing or other marks of prev
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NZ$21.30
Original oversize photograph of Jerry Lewis in a bowler hat and jumpsuit, circa 1960s
by Jerry Lewis (subject); Ted Allan (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1960. Vintage borderless oversize matte-finish double weight reference photograph of actor Jerry Lewis in a jumpsuit and bowler hat on the set of an unknown film. With the stamp of photographer Ted Allan on the verso, along with a manuscript pencil annotation noting "5815-12". 13.5 x 10.5 inches. Near Fine.
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NZ$1,446.87
The Films of Robert Redford
by SPADA, James
Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. An embossing stamp in the front endpaper else fine in a near fine dustwrapper with light edgewear.
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NZ$85.11
Original snapshot photograph of Max Reinhardt and Luise Rainer, circa 1930s
by Max Reinhardt, Luise Rainer (subjects); Charles Rhodes (photographer)
N.p.: N.p., 1930. Vintage snapshot of director Max Reinhardt and Luise Rainer, circa 1930s. Stamp of photographer Charles Rhodes on the verso, along with manuscript pencil annotations noting the story behind the photograph, evidently taken as the pair were leaving Cafe La Maze in Los Angeles. Luise Rainer began acting at 16 under the tutelage of Max Reinhardt, then Austria's leading stage director, soon joining Reinhardt's famed Vienna theatre ensemble. In 1935 Rainer was discovered by...
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Original photograph of Dustin Hoffman and Anne Byrne at the London premiere of Little Big Man, 1971
by Dustin; Hoffman Anne Byrne (subjects)
Hamberg, Germany: Robokfoto, 1971. Vintage borderless photograph of Dustin Hoffman and his wife Anne Byrne at the London premiere of "Little Big Man" in 1971. With a printed mimeo snipe on the verso dated 23rd April 1971, along with the label and stamp of Robokfoto press agency. 8 x 9.5 inches. Very Good plus.
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NZ$468.10
Original photograph of William Wyler and Margaret Tallichet, 1938
by William Wyler, Margaret Tallichet (subjects)
N.p.: N.p., 1939. Vintage photograph of director William Wyler and his wife, actress Margaret Tallichet, returning from their elopement in 1938. Date stamp on the verso reading JAN 17 1939. Wyler and Tallichet met in 1939 through mutual acquaintances at Goldwyn Pictures. Three weeks after meeting they married, on October 23, 1938, and remained married until Wyler's death in 1981. Approximately 11 x 8 inches, trimmed irregularly. Very Good plus, lightly age toned and creased.
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NZ$255.33
Original oversize photograph of Barbara Hershey looking out over the Los Angeles skyline, circa 1980s
by Barbara Hershey (subject); Ron Thal (photographer)
New York: Globe Photos, 1980. Vintage oversize double weight photograph of actress Barbara Hershey looking out over the Los Angeles skyline, circa 1980s. Stamp of Globe Photos on the verso, crediting photographer Ron Thal. 14 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with moderate creasing at the two left corners, and light creasing at the right corners.
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NZ$765.99
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Original photograph advertising the 1940-1941 season for Warners [Warner Brothers] Pictures
by James Stewart, Bette Davis, Olivia DeHavilland, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Errol Flynn, Gary Cooper, Ronald Reagan
N.p.: Warner Brothers, 1940. Vintage promotional photograph of Warner Brothers contracted players for the 1940-1941 season, including actors James Stewart, Bette Davis, Olivia DeHavilland, Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Errol Flynn, Gary Cooper, and Ronald Reagan. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.
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Secret Ceremony (Original photograph from the 1968 film)
by Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum (starring); Joseph Losey (director); Marco Denevi (short story); George Tabori (screenwriter)
Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1968. Vintage borderless still photograph from the set of the 1968 film. Featuring Mia Farrow on a horse during filming, with Jo Losey and Elizabeth Taylor in the background. A dark, psychologically twisted film in which Elizabeth Taylor plays a boozy prostitute who stumbles upon a family drama between young, wealthy Mia Farrow (coming off her success in "Rosemary's Baby") and her stepfather (played by Robert Mitchum). Taylor plays a matronly role in Farrow's...
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Original photograph of Jane Wyman, circa 1942
by Jane Wyman (subject)
Los Angeles: Vitagraph, 1942. Vintage double weight borderless press portrait of actress Jane Wyman, circa 1942. Tiny Vitagraph insignia on the bottom right corner of the recto, and a faint stamp on the verso dated JAN 7 1942. Wyman worked as a popular contract player for Warner Brothers for over seven decades. She was best known for "Brother Rat" (1938), "The Lost Weekend" (1945), "Johnny Belinda" (1948, for which Wyman won an Academy Award), "The Blue Veil" (1951), and "All That Heaven Allows"...
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GARY COOPER An Intimate Biography
by Hector Arce
New York: William Morrow & Company. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 068803604X . Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Lightly sunned spine. ; 9.3 X 6.2 X 1.2 inches .
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NZ$102.05
