Harper Collins, 2002. First edition. Hardcover. Oversized in color illustrated glossy hardcovers. Inscribed on the half-title page: " To B-Roll/ Bad-a Bing & J.I.B.! Jude Fisher" (who signature is virtually indecipherable). Unpaginated, illustrated throughout with color photographs. Fine in bright, crisp dust jacket with a couple small nicks front fold.....
NY: St Martins Pr, 1977. First. Hard Cover. First edition of THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK and the first in the popular and enterrtaining series of vintage Hollywood mysteries featuring hard boiled private eye Toby Peters. The place is Tinsel Town and the time is 1940 and Peters is called in.....
New York: Amy Einhorn/Putman, 2009. First edition. First edition. As new, unread example in dust jacket. Hardcover with silk marker ribbon. 453 pp. Basis for the multi-Oscar nominated film with an all star cast that included Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastian (winner, Best Supporting Actress), Sissy Spacek.....
New York: Dillingham, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Red cloth boldly stamped in gilt; 399 pp.Four illustrations by Stuart Travis. Novelized from the play by Arthur Hornblow. Melodrama of a young woman forced to battle against a business magnate, Basis for a 1928 silent film starring John Barrymore.Very good.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Light blue cloth lettered in black. 242 pp. plus publisher's ads at rear. Photoplay edition illustrated with scenes from the MGM film "Broadway Melody of 1929" starring Charles King, Anita Page and Bessie Love. Novelization by Lait from Goulding's.....
Citadel Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. Hardcover. 254 pp. Hundreds of photographic illustrations. Pubished to celebrate Miss Loy's 75th birth year and the 55th anniversary as a film actress, a loving retrospective of the movies of one of greatest and most beautiful cinematic talents. Fine, touch of foxing.....
Gingko Pr Inc, 1996. Paperback. Illustrated glossy softcovers. 749 pp. with bibliography, index of films and index of names. Illustrated with 680 photographs. Unique collection of production shots, film stills and personal documents that trace the decisive moments in Hollywood's history, with reference to over 800 films and over 1000.....
New York: Castle Books, 1969. Hardcover. Hardcover. 237 pps with illustrations. A fascinating study of the use of cars in the movies, focusing especially on early cinema. Fine, tight copy in very good dust jacket.
(1922) NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Hardcover. First photoplay edition, illustrated with scenes from the Warner Bros. film starring Willard Lewis in the title role. A tight, near fine copy without dust jacket.
NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1920. Hardcover. 1920 (1923) First photoplay edition. Illustrated with scenes from the 1923 Warner Brothers' silent film starring Florence Vidor and Monte Blue. Spotting to the cloth and fade to the spine. In the scarce dust jacket which duplicates the design of the jacket of the.....
New York: Grove, 1962. First edition thus. Softcover. First paperback edition (1962 but still carrying the original 1944 date of the first edition). 335 pp. with index. The 1955 film of the same name starring James Dean was loosely based on this non-fiction work athough neither Lindner nor this book.....
Chicago: Goldsmith, (1934). First edition thus. Hardcover. Hardcover in red cloth lettered in black. The movie edition issued to coincide with the 1934 release of the Mascot Pictures film starring Frankie Darro and David Durand. 253 pp. This edition is not illustrated; the color tinted scene from the film appaers.....
Dey Street Books, 2014. First edition. Hardcover. First edition/printing. As new in dust jacket. Narrow stripe bottom edge near spine. Hardcover. 413 pp. with filmography, index. Biography of film immortal John Wayne that challenges conventional wisdom and reeavuates Wayne's life and cinematic legacy.
Dey Street Books, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. First edition/printing. As new in dust jacket. Hardcover.xvi+ 553 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Definitive biography of film great Charlton Heston. For more than six decades , Heston (b. 1923 in Wilmette, Illinois) starred in roles that ranged from Moses.....
New York: Film Library of the Museum of Modern Art, 1965. Softcover. Folding portfolio in card stock, illustrated with an image of Dierich on front, text on both sides of the interior including a description of each photograph. Ten black and white 8x10 images of actress Marlene Dietrich in her.....
Mcfarland & Company, 1991. Hardcover. Hardcover. In fine condition. Issued without a dustjacket. 224 pages with index. Numerous black and white photographs throughout.
NY: Signet, 1948. Softcover. First Edition. First paperback edition of this now classic tour-de-force noir novel set during the Great Depression, encompassed by the brief action of a marathon dance contest.Originally published in 1935 and, much later, made into a highly acclaimed movie. Very good with curling to the front.....
New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Penguin, 1992. Hardcover. SIGNED BY THE AITHOR IN GOLD ON THE BLACK FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Fiction. later printing. Fine in fine dust jacket.
Mcfarland & Company, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. AS NEW. Issued without dust jacket. vii+ 534 pp. with index. Iiiustrated. An illustrated history of 53 independent film companies that operated from 1929 through 1940, with a filmography for each.
Indianapolis: Bobbs Merrill, 1945. First. Hard Cover. First edition. WARM, LENGTHY, PERSONAL INSCRIPTION BY WILL H. HAYS AND DATED DECEMBER 25, 1945 ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Inscription is to Dr. Arthur Debra, who was acting director of the MPPDa's Public Information Department and is mentioned on p. 47. An.....
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Little Brown & Co, 2001. First. Cloth. Basis for the acclaimed film "The Rookie", the autobiographical account of a 35 year old West Texas high school baseball coach who, on a dare from his players, tried out for the majors---and made it. Fine in fine dust jacket.....
Cleveland: World, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Photographic ensdpapers featuring scenes from the movie. 191 pp. Illustrated with photos from the film. As this was a novelization of the film, this is actually the first edition even though Tower/World was primarily a reprint house. Near fine, typical embrowning to the.....
Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.A. McFarland & Co Inc Pub, 1988. First. Cloth. VERY FINE, UNUSED COPY. Cloth, 953 pps. with index, illustrated. Encyclopedic guide to all films from 1903 to 1987 which were either sequels to or remakes of earlier works. Organized alphabethically by film title and fully cross-referenced. An.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1919 (1928). First edition thus. Hardcover. First edition thus, the first photoplay edition. Hardcover in maroon cloth lettered in black. 450 pp. plus one page publisher's ads at rear. Illustrated with scenes from the 1928 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film starring Monte Blue and Raquel Torres. A tight.....
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1911 (1929). First edition thus. Hardcover. First Photoplay Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with scenes from the 1929 Paramount Picture starring Gary Cooper. Red cloth binding with black lettering. 506 pages.
