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Focus On Film.

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: London Tantivy Press Ltd. Autumn 1975.:

Seller ID: 000225

Binding: Paper

fine. Brit.mag. inclds. 21pg. article on private eyes in movies,20pg. article on the Odeon theatres of the 1930's & Renoir interview. Binding is oblong wraps.
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Monty Python's Life Of Brian

By: N/A

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Ace Books 1979.:

Seller ID: 001121

vg/soft crease to frnt. & bck. wraps. Scarce screenplay for Python's riotous bibical epic. 72 b&w stills. 1st pb. print. edition. Binding is paperback.
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Emergency Call Campaign Book

By: N/A

Price: $30.00

Publisher: Radio Pictures. London. 1933. large wraps.:

Seller ID: 3286

Nice 12pg. British pressbook for an RKO "B" movie about doctors that starred William Boyd in his pre Hopalong Cassidy roles. Screenplay by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Inclds. usual pressbook material i.e. ads, synopsis & poster repros. Highlighted by a very nice bold black,blue & red drawing of hands on a telephone. Light rust to staples, wraps. partially lose & average light wear & soil & some minor creasing. About vg.
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War Horse Program

By: N/A

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York City, Lincoln Center Theatre Review: 2011

Seller ID: 011259

Binding: Large Paper

Very nice 24pg large program-review from the production of War Horse that was performed at Lincoln Center's Vivien Beaumont Theatre and was well received winning 5 Tony Awards including one for the best play. Includes articles interviews and photos. Fine.
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Fly: The Art Of The Club Flyer

By: Ackland-Snow, Nicola, Brett, Nathan, Williams, Steven

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Watson-Guptill Pub.: 1997

Seller ID: 007706

ISBN: 0823018547

Binding: Oversize Paper

Beautiful book on the British dance-club flyer that flourished in the 80's and 90's to promote underground club parties. Illustrated with 223 illustrations with 207 of them in bright color. Small corner dent to the bottom of the back cover, otherwise near fine.
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Small Handwritten Note from Judith Anderson to Conrad Aiken & Beautiful Large Souvenir Program for Medea

By: Anderson, Judith, Dame

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Boston, Judith Anderson:

Seller ID: 010278

Binding: Paper

An original undated handwritten note in ink on small Ritz-Carlton Hotel stationary from the late great Actress Dame Judith Anderson to the author and poet Conrad Aiken. The note reads "Dear Mr. Aiken many thanks for your excitingly truthy "The Earthy Mystery" (this part is hard to make out, so this is my best guess) It is indeed a lot to live up to I hope that I will not fail. Most sincerely yours, Judith Anderson. Ms. Anderson was a fine theatre and sometime film actress who is probably most known for her iconic performance as Mrs. Danvers in Hitchcock's Rebecca for which she rece...
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Ken Russell

By: Atkins, Thomas R.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: NY Monarch Press 1976.:

Seller ID: 002249

ISBN: 671081020

Binding: Paper

vg+. Critical study of the dir. Inclds. scrn.play excerpts, 86 b&w stills, filmog. & biblio. 1st paper edition.
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The Beginnings Of The Cinema In England.

By: Barnes, John

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, David & Charles Ltd/Barnes & Noble.: 1976

Seller ID: 004449

ISBN: 0715370898

Binding: Large Cl.w. Dj.

History of the early years of cinema in Great Britain. 87 photos & illus. Fine/fine.
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The Story Of Venus And Tannhauser

By: Beardsley, Aubrey

Price: $10.00

Publisher: New York, Award Books: 1967

Seller ID: 009713

Binding: Paperback

Includes a long intro by Paul J. Gillette along with the unexpurgated story that is illustrated with many of Beardsley's drawings. A few light creases to the cover, otherwise a fine copy of a cheaply produced paperback from the hippie-free love generation.
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A Private Function

By: Bennett, Alan

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Faber & Faber. London. 1984. Paper original.:

Seller ID: 3548

ISBN: 0571135714

The screenplay for a very funny comedy set in a small town in England in 1947 about a chropodist, his wife & a pig. Illus. w. 27 stills.
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Leaving A Doll's House. A Memoir

By: Bloom, Claire

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Boston, Little Brown & Co.: 1996

Seller ID: 011050

ISBN: 0316099805

Binding: Boards with Dustjacket

SIGNED BY CLAIRE BLOOM. The noted actress known also for her beauty tells her story. 16pgs. of photos. Signed books by Ms. Bloom are uncommon. Near fine/near fine.
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Snakes And Ladders

By: Bogarde,Dirk

Price: $20.00

Publisher: London Chatto & Windus Ltd. 1978.:

Seller ID: 000982

ISBN: 070112377X

fine/fine. The 2nd vol. of the actor's memoirs. Covers his army years & the filming of Death In Venice. 38 photos. Binding is cl.w.dj.
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The Emerald Forest Diary

By: Boorman, John

Price: $20.00

Publisher: NY Farrar Straus Giroux 1985.:

Seller ID: 002612

ISBN: 374147698

vg+/vg+/sm. scrape on frnt. pastedown. Behind the scenes story of Boorman's 3 year effort to bring his film to the screen. 74 photos & candids. 1st print. edition. Binding is bds.cl.w.dj.
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School Ties. Two Screenplays.

By: Boyd, William

Price: $40.00

Publisher: New York, William Morrow & Co.: 1985

Seller ID: 006201

ISBN: 0688065686

Binding: Bds & Cl. W. Dj.

Two screenplays written for British television by the noted author. Includes essay. No photos. Fine/fine.
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John Gielgud, A Celebration.

By: Brandreth, Gyles

Price: $150.00

Publisher: Boston Little Brown & Co. 1984.:

Seller ID: 001413

ISBN: 0316106348

vg+/vg+/sm. touch of spott. to top edge. SIGNED & DATED BOOKPLATE BY GIELGUD TIPPED IN ON FRONT ENDSHEET Life & career of the late great actor.
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Michael Balcon: The Pursuit Of British Cinema.

By: Brown, Geoff & Kardish, Lawrence, Essays.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, Museum Of Modern Art: 1984

Seller ID: 005595

ISBN: 0870702491

Binding: Oversize Paper

Handsome large book on the remarkable career of the British film producer & his many memorable films. Published in conj. with a retro. of British film. Inclds chron. of British cinema & many b&w stills. Small remainder hole to the back cover. Vg+
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The Common Touch. The Filmes Of John Baxter

By: Brown, Geoff with Aldgate, Tony

Price: $50.00

Publisher: London, B.F.I.: 1989

Seller ID: 008762

ISBN: 0851702422

Binding: Paper

Uncommon book on the British film director John Baxter who is little known certainly in the USA. His films (and he made quite a few in the 30's and 40's) were mostly about society's down and outs and the British working class. Includes excepts from his unpublished memoirs and the shooting script for his film "A Real Bloke." Illustrated with many photos and detailed filmog. Published in conj. with a retrospective of his films. LAID IN IS A HANDWRITTEN 1PG. LETTER FROM THE AUTHOR GEOFF BROWN TO THE FORMER OWNER OF THE BOOK IN WHICH HE SAYS THAT ONLY 500 COPIES WERE PUBLISHED. ALSO LAID I...
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Mojo & A Film-Maker's Diary

By: Butterworth, Jez

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London, Faber & Faber: 1998

Seller ID: 010316

ISBN: 0571192181

Binding: Paper

Uncommon screenplay for Butterworth's film that was based on his play. Harold Pinter had a major starring role in the film about low lives involved in the music business of 1958 London. Well illustrated. Also includes Butterworth's diary on the making of the film. As far as I know the film remains unreleased in this country. Fine.
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Anthony Hopkins In Darkness and Light

By: Callan, Michael Feeney

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, Sidgwick & Jackson: 1993

Seller ID: 008690

ISBN: 0283061561

Binding: Cloth with Dustjacket

Biography of the highly regarded actor and Oscar winner. Illustrated with 8pgs. of photos along with listings of his theatre and film credits. LAID IN THE BOOK IS A SMALL PIECE OF PAPER THAT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN TORN FROM AN AUTOGRAPH ALBUM THAT HAS BEEN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY HOPKINS. ON THE VERSO IS AN INSCRIBED AND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FROM MARY SHAW WHO WAS THE ACTRESS MARY URE, AND WHO WAS MARRIED TO ROBERT SHAW. THE DATE ON THE AUTOGRAPH IS 1974 ONE YEAR BEFORE MS. URE TOOK HER OWN LIFE. IT SEEMS IN KEEPING WITH MS. URE'S PERSONAL PROBLEMS THAT SHE WOULD SIGN AN AUTOGRAPH USING HER MARRIED ...
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Julie Christie

By: Callen, Michael Feeney

Price: $20.00

Publisher: St.Martin's Press. NY. 1984. 1st Am. ed. Large cl.w.dj.:

Seller ID: 3625

ISBN: 0312448511

The life and career of the beautiful durable Oscar winning actress. Illus. w. many b&w photos + 4pgs. of color portraits. Label scrape on front endsheet,otherwise Vg/vg.
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Category: British Film and Culture