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Zustand: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (p.t. barnum 1810-1891, drama, screenplays, motion picutre plays ) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Front hinge repaired, cloth lightly stained and slightly worn at extremities, spine sunned, very good lacking the dust jacket. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey.

First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 240 pages; Physical desc. : 240 p ; 21 cm. Subjects: Barnum, P. T. Screenplays - US. 1 Kg.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1928 film, showing actress Dorothy Sebastian. Based on screenwriter Michael Arlen's 1924 novel "The Green Hat," which he also adapted for theatre in 1925, about two childhood sweethearts who are banned from marriage due to class differences. Arlen's novel was considered so daring in the US that producers attempted to distance the film from the source text as much as possible in order to placate the Hays Commission, eliminating all references to drug use, sexually transmitted diseases, and homosexuality, which were key points within the original narrative. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1962 film, here advertised under working title, "The Firebrand." Based on the 1945 play by Edwin Justus Mayer. A duke and duchess both have their eyes on other people, but do not want the other to know. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with one small tear to the top left corner and a small chip missing from the top right corner.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First edition, a photoplay edition. Owner's name, foredge foxed, light wear at the spine ends, a very good copy without dustwrapper. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the author: "For my favorite Helen Gwynn, With regards, Gene Fowler. Nov 1934.".

1st Photoplay Edition. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; Physical desc.: 240 p. ill., 21 cm. Subject: Barnum, P. T. -- (Phineas Taylor), -- 1810-1891 -- Drama. Motion picture plays. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. 0 Kg.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1925 film, showing actors Claire McDowell, Ramon Novarro, and Kathleen Key. Based on the 1880 novel. Jewish prince Ben-Hur is sent to prison at the behest of his childhood friend Messala as a result of a mishap during a Roman parade. Through sheer will, Ben-Hur endures hard labor and slavery in prison and, once released, vows revenge on Messala. The most expensive silent film, with a budget of $3.9 million. Shot on location in Italy and California. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light edgewear and faint toning to the border. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoires de cinema.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 2020 surface wear/including small tears, creases paper loss couple of ownership stamps inside Niote: signed by author on front leaf "For George Watson with regards, Gene Fowler.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First edition, a photoplay edition. A few tiny chips to the binding stamping, otherwise fine in a fine, bright dustwrapper with two small stains to the back panel. Text of the screenplay and photographs from the 1934 Walter Lang film with Wallace Beery in the title role and Adolphe Menjou as his pal Bailey. Inscribed by the author to Jimmy Starr, the gossip columnist and screenwriter (here addressed as "my buoyant companion" by Fowler).

Vintage program for the 1926 silent film. Based on the 1821 epic poem by Lord Byron, about legendary womanizer Don Juan. The first feature-length film to use the Vitaphone sound-on-disc system to provide a musical soundtrack and sound effects (but not spoken dialogue). 12 x 9 inches. Six leaves, saddle stapled. Near Fine, with light fading to the edges of the wrappers.

First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; orange cloth, titled and blocked in black and teal on spine and front panel; teal topstain; dustjacket; 240pp; illus. Topstain a bit faded, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped, with a hint of sunning at spine and a tiny tear at base of front flap fold. The first full-length scenario for an all-talking picture in book form, illustrated throughout with black and white stills.

Vintage double weight reference photograph from the 1931 film, here referred to under its working title "The Southerner," showing actress Esther Ralston. With a mimeo snipe and the stamp of Dell Publishing Company to the verso. A man who has spent five years traveling the country as a hobo returns to his family's plantation home in the south. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, faintly and evenly toned, with light wear to the top edge.

Vintage reference photograph of Fred Niblo directing a gang of pirates on the set of the 1923 silent film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1921 play "Captain Applejack" by Walter C. Hackett. Now considered a lost film. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus.

Vintage studio still photograph from the 1935 film, showing a bevy of showgirls posed on an enormous, tiered stage prop in grand Busby Berkeley-inspired fashion. Based on the 1934 play "The Red Cat," by Rudolph Lothar and Hans Adler, about a case of mistaken identity between a music hall performer and a socialite tycoon. A French-language version of the film was also produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Maurice Chevalier and Sim Viva. Set at the Folies Bergère, a Parisian music hall. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with moderate wear at the corners and faint toning overall.

Vintage reference photograph of actress Constance Bennett getting her makeup touched up on the set of the 1947 film. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, along with the stamp of Warner Brothers photographer Pat Clark. Based on the 1946 novel by Charlotte Armstrong. A wealthy true crime radio host investigates the murder of his secretary and the disappearance of his young niece. Set in New York. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US. Selby US Canon. Selby US Masterwork. Silver and Ward Classic Noir. Spicer US.

Collection of six vintage photographs from the 1930 film. All but one with a mimeo snipe on the verso. Based on the 1913 play by Edward Sheldon, about an aristocratic young man who falls in love with an opera star. Nominated for Best Director for Clarence Brown and Best Actress for Greta Garbo, who was also nominated that same year for "Anna Christie." 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus with light soil and occasional wear.