Film Criticism
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The Collected Plays of Neil Simon: Volume 2
by Simon, Neil; Hamlisch, Marvin; Sager, Carole Bayer
NY: Plume, 1986. Trade softcover. Published NY: Plume, 1986. 8vo. wrappers, 6" x 9", 737pp. Mild creasing to spine, some age toning to paper, else very good. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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£16.19
Lost Artwork of Hollywood: Classic Images from Cinema's Golden Age
by Basten, Fred E
NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1996. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1996, first printing. Folio, 9 1/2" x 12 1/2", 192pp., illustrated with over 100 reproductions in full color. Foreword by Ted Sennett. Red cloth with gilt spine and cover titles. Fine in mylar sleeved, fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. Folio.
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£32.37
Hollywood Royalty: Hepburn, Davis, Stewart and Friends at the Dinner Party of the Century
by Speck, Gregory
NY: Birch Lane Pr, 1992. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Birch Lane Pr., 1992, first printing. 8vo., xv+270pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Fine in near fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo..
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£12.14
MARLENE DIETRICH: PHOTOGRAPHS AND MEMORIES from the Marlene Dietrich Collection of the Film Museum Berlin
by Naudet, Jean-Jacques & Riva, Maria
NY: Knopf, 2001. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Knopg, 2001, first printing. Square 4to., 10 12" x 10 1/2", xxxv+262pp., illustrated with 289 photographs, 108 in full color. Gray cloth with silver titles. Fine in very good dust jacket with internally repaired edge tears and some foxing on the verso (inside facing the rear cover). "The major pieces of Dietrich’s vast collection were assembled in an archive and given to the FilmMuseum Berlin. Now, her treasures...
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£36.42
Eight Dramas
by Brown, John Gracen
Brown, 1991. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. With one page ALS by author and one page copy of note author received from actor Jeremy Irons regarding his work. Plays include: The Judgement, In the Day of Josiah, The Mission, The Vineyard, On Clovis, Brunhilda, Marozia, and Catherine II. Fine in fine dust jacket./Letters very good.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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£44.51
Filming With Attenborough: The Making of Cry Freedom
by Donald Woods; Richard Attenborough
NY: Henry Holt & Co, 1987. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Holt, 1987, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, ix+163pp., illustrated. Recounts the filming of the story of Steve Biko, a Black leader in South Africa who was beaten to death by the police. Very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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£12.14
Liza! Liza!: An Unauthorized Biography of Liza Minelli
by Petrucelli, Alan
NY: Karz-Cohl Pub, 1983. First edition thus. Trade softcover. Published NY: Karz-Cohl Pub., 1983, first printing. Square folio wrappers, 10" x 11", xi+174pp., illustrated throughout with b/w photos. Some edge curl to the covers, binding tight, text clean, unmarked. Very good minus. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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£60.70
John Kelly (2wice Arts Foundation Monograph)
by Kelly, John
NY: 2wice Arts Foundation/Aperture, 2001. First edition. Hard cover in original cloth over boards with hologram cover inset. Published NY: 2wice Arts Foundation/Aperture, 2001, first printing. Small 4to., 8 1/4" x 10 1/4", 152pp., color and b/w illustrations. Minor bump to corner. Near fine. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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£48.56
The Man Who Shot Garbo: The Hollywood Photographs of Clarence Sinclair Bull
by Pepper, Terence
NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Simon & Schuster, 1989, first printing. 4to., 9 1/2" x 11 3/4", 257pp., illustrated with nearly 200 photo portraits. Black cloth with silver spine titles, full color pictorial endpapers. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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£32.37
L'annonce Faite à Marie
by Claudel, Paul
Paris: Gallimard, 1940. Text in French. Edition augmentée d'une variante pour la scène de l'acte IV. Published Paris: Gallimard. 1940, (1957 impression). 12mo. wrappers. Paper bit age toned. Few pencil notations in text, else very good.. Soft Cover. Very Good Minus/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo.
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£20.23
At This Theatre: 100 Years of Broadway Shows, Stories and Stars
by Botto, Louis; Viagas, Robert, Ed
NY: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2002. New Edition. First edition thus. Hard cover in original cloth and dust jacket. Published NY: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2002, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11 1/2", xiv+359pp., lavishly illustrated with b/w photos, color reproductions. Fine in fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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£24.28
Zanuck - Don't Say Yes until I Finish Talking
by Gussow, Mel
London: W. H. Allen, 1971. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: W. H. Allen. 1971, first printing. 8vo., xvi+322 pp., illustrated with b/w plates. Very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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£28.33
Silent Movies - a Picture Quiz Book
by Appelbaum, Stanley
Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1974. Trade softcover. Published NY: Dover, 1974. Small 4to. wrappers, 128pp., illustrated with 212 stills. Very good.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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£9.71
The Hurrell Style: 50 Years of Photographing Hollywood
by Hurrell, George and Whitney Stine
NY: John Day, 1976. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: John Day, 1976, first printing. 4to., 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 218pp., illustrated with over 200 photographs. Black cloth with bronze spine titles. Previous owner name on fly leaf. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 4to.
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£48.56
Directed by Vincente Minnelli
by Harvey, Stephen;Musum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1989. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1989, first printing. 4to., 9" x 11 1/4", 320pp., 50 color plates, 166 b/w illustrations. Fine in fine dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Fine/Fine. 4to.
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£24.28
Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons
by Leonard Maltin
NY: New American Library/Plume, 1980. First edition thus. First softcover edition. Published NY: New American Library/Plume, 1980, first printing. 4to. wrappers, 7 1/2" x 9 1/4", ix+470pp., lavishly illustrated with b/w photos. Very good. . 1st. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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£60.70
The Naked Image: Observations on The Modern Theatre
by Clurman, Harold
NY: Macmillan, 1966. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Macmillan, 1966, first printing. 8vo., viii+312pp. Very good in very good, price clipped dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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£12.14
Method in Madness: The Comic Art of Mel Brooks
by Yacowar, Maurice
NY: St. Martin's, 1981. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: St. Martin's, 1981, first printing. 8vo., xiii+193 pp., illustrated b/w photos. Very good in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.
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£20.23
The Universal Story: The Complete History of the Studio and All Its 2,641 Films
by Hirschhorn, Clive
NY: Crown, 1983. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Crown, 1983, first printing. Folio, 9 1/2" x 13", 400pp., illustrated with over 1,200 photographs and stills from the films. "Offers stills, plot summaries, and critiques for films made by Universal Studios from its beginnings in 1913 to the present." Dark blue pictorial cloth with white titles. Fine in near fine dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Fine/Near Fine. Folio.
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£72.84
Tango
by Munoz, Isabel and Pieiller, Evelyne
NY: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1997. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Stewart Tabori & Chang, 1997. 4to., 9 1/4" x 12 1/8", 109pp., 80 photographs in duotone. Text in English and Spanish. Black cloth with blind embossed spine titles. Near fine in very good dust jacket with a small chip/closed tear and some edgewear. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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£24.28
George Balanchine : Ballet Master
by Buckle, Richard
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published London: Hamish Hamilton, 1988, first printing. 8vo., xi+409 pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Very good plus in very good plus dust jacket.. 1st. Hard. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo.
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£24.28
Warning Shadows: Home Alone with Classic Cinema
by Gary Giddins
NY: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. First edition. Trade softcover. Published NY: Norton, 2010, first printing. 8vo. wrappers, 416pp. Recounting the technological developments that films have undergone, Warning Shadows travels through time and across genres to explore the impact of the industry’s most famous classics and forgotten gems. Near fine. . 1st. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo.
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£12.14
A Price Guide to Magic Books: 1639-1990
by Canick, Michael
NY: Volcanick Press, 1997. Trade softcover with spiral binding. Published NY: Volcanick Press, 1997, second printing. 4to. wrappers with black comb binding, 8 1/2" x 11", 192pp. Fine. . Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to.
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£28.33
Astaire Dancing: The Musical Films
by Mueller, John
NY: Wings Books, 1985. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Wings, 1985, first printing. 4to., 10 1/2", x 11 1/4", vii+440pp., illustrated with over 2300 photographs and stills from the films. Black cloth with gilt titles and white paper over boards. Some waviness to page block, light edge rub to bottom of front board, small marker dot on top of page block, else very good, clean, bright in very good dust jacket. . 1st. Hard. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.
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£32.37
The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies
by Vito Russo
New York: Harper, 1981. Softcover. Very Good in wraps. 8vo. 276pp. With black and white photos.
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£28.33
