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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. 284p library rebound in red cloth, white lettering to spine, a tight and clean copy, many plates, a very worthwhile frontispiece, first edition: Reconnaissance in 1927 Language: English.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1954 film. Mimeo snipe and provenance stamp on the verso. Based on the 1908 novel by Henry Handel Richardson. A debutante follows her lover to Zurich hoping to marry him, until she meets another musician and must choose between the two. Set in Zurich, Switzerland, shot on location in Zurich, and Pontresina, Switzerland. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. . no dustjacket, 1929 John Long, slight fading to spine, * minor tanning to end papers, clan copy.

Zustand: Very Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.Illustrated Slightly worn copy in original cloth. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Zustand: Very Good. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo.Illustrated Slightly worn copy in original cloth. . . . .

Final script for the 1954 television special, an anthology of stories commemorating the 75th anniversary of the invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison. An ambitious undertaking, with adaptations and original stories by G.K. Chesterton, Arthur Gordon, Irwin Shaw, Max Shulman, John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Much of the script doctoring and story continuity was handled by Ben Hecht. Blue titled wrappers, noted as Final on the front wrapper, copy No. 64, dated October 24, 1954, with credit for screenwriter Selznick. 110 leaves, mimeograph duplication, with white, green, yellow, and pink revision pages throughout, dated between 10-15-54 and 10-22-54. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Good to Very Good with offsetting and some closed tears at the extremities, bound with three gold brads.

Large 8vo. pp 284. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered black on spine. With the small attractive bookplate, showing a bookish owl, of 'Oz' publisher, later media tycoon, Felix Dennis (1947-2014). He was also a distinguished poet, philanthropist, book collector and lover of trees (the Forest of Dennis.) Neat name on front endpaper, dated 1929. Slight discolouration to cloth and spine slightly faded, otherwise sound, used, near very good copy with clean text.

First Edition. Very good copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Panel edges somewhat dust-dulled and sun-toned as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: 284 p. Plates, 2 port. (incl. Front. ) 24 cm. Subjects: Communist International. Communism--Soviet Union. Soviet Union--Description and travel. Soviet Union--Social conditions--1917-. 3 Kg.

First Edition. A near fine copy in modern gilt-blocked buckram. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 284 pages; Description: 284 p. Plates, 2 port. (incl. Front. ) 24 cm. Subjects: Communist International -- Communism -- Soviet Union. Soviet Union -- Description and travel. 3 Kg.

Vintage press photograph of the film's premiere at the Chicago World Fair, at the "Century of Progress" exhibition, on July 30, 1934. The premiere was reported as being attended by 15,000 people, including international celebrities, civic and industrial leaders, newspapermen, and five governors. In early October, 1934 the film had a special White House screening, attended by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In the midst of the Depression, a young couple flee the city to a farm, where they and others establish a collective. Produced independently by director King Vidor after he failed to secure studio backing, and one of the most significant films of the era. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Godard, Histoire(s) du Cinema. Rosenbaum 1000.

Draft script for the 1957 film. In Selznick Studio wrappers, with the insignia on the front wrapper. An original production script, with a perforated distribution leaf preceding the title page. The second film version of Ernest Hemingway's 1929 novel, and also the last film produced by David O. Selznick. Frederick Henry (Hudson) is an American serving in the Italian Army during WWI, where he meets Catherine Barkley (Jones), a Red cross nurse. They have a torrid affair, which results in pregnancy. The two gradually lose contact with one another. But Henry makes it to Switzerland, where Barkley is hospitalized. The baby is stillborn, and Barkley dies shortly afterward. Set in Europe, shot on location in Italy. White titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Hecht, (original), director Vidor, and producer Selznick. Title page present, dated 1957, with a credit for screenwriter Hecht. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph on eye-rest green stock. Pages and wrapper Near Fine, bound with two gold brads. Davenport, p. 122.

Vintage program for the 1925 silent film. With the stamp of Grauman's Hollywood Egyptian Theatre on the rear wrapper. Laid in with the program is a smaller black-and-white bifold program, also produced for showings at Grauman's. During World War I, a wealthy, idle young man joins the US Army's Rainbow Division, and is sent to France to fight, where he befriends two working class men, is hardened by the horrors of war, and falls in love with a French woman. Notable for its realistic depiction of trench warfare, a predecessor to Lewis Milestone's epic antiwar film "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930). Color program: 9 x 12 inches. Six leaves, saddle stapled, with illustrated wrappers. Very Good, splitting at the binding, with moderate edgewear and age toning. Black-and-white program: 4.5 x 7 inches. Bifold. Near Fine. National Film Registry. Rosenbaum 1000. Scorsese, A Personal Journey Through American Movies.

Vintage reference photograph of Marian Marsh and makeup artist Johnny Wallace on the set of the 1937 film. Photograph with two stamps and a mimeo snipe on the verso, one stamp crediting photographer Ray Jones. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. A magician becomes the key suspect in a millionaire's murder. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage photograph of director King Vidor, his wife and screenwriter Elizabeth Hill, and actors Hedy Lamarr and Robert Young, taken to publicize the 1941 film. With provenance stamps on the verso, along with a stamp noting No. 81-422. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on John P. Marquand's 1941 novel. A married businessman locked in a monotonous life recalls his passionate relationship with a beautiful, independent young woman twenty years prior. Lamarr's second film with Vidor, following "Comrade X" in 1940. Set in Boston. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with light soil to the top edge.

Collection of eleven vintage reference photographs from the 1956 film. Included are five photographs of director Charles Vidor, actors Grace Kelly and Alec Guinness, and other cast and crew members on the set. Mimeo snipes on the versos. Based on the 1920 play by Ferenc Molnár, about a young princess who is caught between the man her mother wishes her to marry and her own love interest. Released the same day Grace Kelly became princess consort of Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1932 pre-Code film, showing actress Myrna Loy in yellowface as the daughter of Fu Manchu. Based on the 1932 novel by Sax Rohmer. The best-known of the early Fu Manchu films, wherein the eponymous doctor determines to find the legendary mask and sword of Genghis Khan. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, lightly faded.

Five vintage reference photographs from the 1956 film, including one showing actor Alec Guinness and director Charles Vidor with a camera crew on the set. Based on the 1920 play by Ferenc Molnár, about a young princess who is caught between the man her mother wishes her to marry and her own love interest. Released the same day Grace Kelly became princess consort of Monaco. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine to Fine.