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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To Billy Hays Jr - because the author likes the way his father talks about him this book is inscribed by William Johnston". From the collection of Will H. Hays, most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. This book the basis for the 1932 film "When a Fellow Needs a Friend" starring Jackie Cooper. A SCARCE book in any edition, RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY…
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Orion Pictures Corporation , 1987. Original 8 x 10 black and white publicity photograph SIGNED AND INSCRIBED in blue ink -"To Jeff, All the best !! James Woods". Fine, as issued. From the 1987 film "Best Seller", a neo-noir crime thriller directed by John Flynn. From a recently-acquired large collection of celebrity signed photographs accumulated over the past 50 years by a high school teacher and regional NPR affiliate film and theater critic.. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED. Photograph. Fine. 10" x 8".
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"Limpy" ; The Boy Who Felt Neglected
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Typed Letter Signed on Senate Letterhead About Bringing Apollo 11 Live Telecasts to Alaska
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Senator Mike Gravel , 1969. SIGNED Typed Letter, dated July 10, 1969, sent to W. Carl Jackson, The Pennsylvania State University - " Dear Mr. Jackson, I wanted to draw your attention to the unique communications experiment in bringing the Apollo 11 live telecasts to Anchorage. This will be the first direct intercontinental link to Alaska, using two communications satellites in a complex distribution chain for the tests." He goes on to talk about the experiment "heralding a new era for Alaska" and how it will in particular to bring audio-visual techniques to Alaskan schools, libraries, hospitals, universities, and community centers. He finishes by by asking Jackson for future help in bringing new techniques or applications "to help accelerate this era". Mike Gravel was the colorful Democratic Senator from Alaska 1969-81. He became nationally known in 1971 for his filibuster for five months that forced the Nixon administration to cut a deal, effectively ending the draft…
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Certificate of Election to Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science to William K. Estes ( National Medal of Science Winner 1997 )
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American Association for the Advancement of Science , 1956. William K. Estes ( June 17, 1919- August 17, 2011 ) was an American psychologist who pioneered the application of mathematics to the study of animal learning and human cognition. He would go on to become a Presidential National Medal of Science winner in 1997 as a selection of President Bill Clinton. George W. Beadle ( Oct. 22, 1903- Jun. 9, 1989 ), along with Edward L. Tatum and J. Lederberg, won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1958 for their discovery of the role of genes in regulating biochemical events within cells. The certificate is Near Fine, SIGNED BY George W. Beadle as President and by Dael Wolfle as Administrative Secretary. small corner creases. A great piece of history of science ephemera, connecting two prominent figures in 20th century American scientific achievement. Beadle's signature is uncommon.. SIGNED. One Page. Near Fine. 8 1/2" x 11".
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Alaska: Pacific Coast Steamship Company , 1909. RARE advertising card for the Pacific Coast Steamhip Co. featuring a black and white photograph of three Native women, one with a child in carrier on her back, prepearing a meal over a campfire across water from a glacier. Card size 5 3/4" x 8", image size 4 1/4" x 7 1/2", with text underneath reading "AN ALASKA CHRISTMAS DINNER: Here's to good fortune for Nineteen Naught Nine ! May you always have food when the time comes to dine ! May you always find gold in your prospecting pan ! May Good health attend you ! Yours, (?)". Very Good, bottom left corner creased, small chip top edge. Native American. Gold prospecting. . Cardstock. Very Good. 5 3/4" H x 8" W.
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Barry Goldwater: Freedom Is His Flight Plan
by Shadegg, Stephen; Foreword by Clarence Budington Kelland
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New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1962. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR at front end page -" With best wishes Stephen Shadegg Dec. 1961" and SIGNED by Barry Goldwater beneath. Fine in a Very Good dust jacket, chips and rubbing, mainly at edges. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Alaska: Pacific Coast Steamship Company , 1909. RARE advertising card for the Pacific Coast Steamhip Co. featuring a black and white photograph of three Native women, one with a child in carrier on her back, prepearing a meal over a campfire across water from a glacier. Card size 5 3/4" x 8", image size 4 1/4" x 7 1/2", with text underneath reading "AN ALASKA CHRISTMAS DINNER: Here's to good fortune for Nineteen Naught Nine ! May you always have food when the time comes to dine ! May you always find gold in your prospecting pan ! May Good health attend you ! Yours, (?)". Very Good, bottom left corner creased, small chip top edge. Native American. Gold prospecting. . Cardstock. Very Good. 5 3/4" H x 8" W.
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A Separate Cinema: Fifty Years of Black Cast Posters: Promotional Poster
by John Kisch and Edward Mapp; Preface by Spike Lee; Introduction by Donald Bogle
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New York: Farrar Straus Giroux/ The Noonday Press, 1992. SCARCE publisher's promotional poster,18" w x 27"h, featuring an image of the original poster for Bill Pickett, World's Colored Champion in "The Bull-Dogger". Near Fine, faint creases, small rub upper right in margin, published in limited numbers for the ABA trade show in 1992. A poster well suited for framing, will be shipped loosely rolled in a mailing tube. . First Printing. Poster. Near Fine. 18" w x 27"h.
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The Last Whole Film Catalog a resource for librarians
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Wilmette, Illinois: Films Incorporated, 1976. SCARCE. As New, still in original publisher's mailing plastic bag, unopened and as mailed in 1976. . First Edition. Pictorial Printed Wrappers. As New/No Jacket, As Issued. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.
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The Night of the Iguana
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New York: New Directions, 1962. Near Fine, prior owner bookplate and name in ink, in a Near Fine dust jacket, toning to the white areas. Dust jacket designed by Nicola Wood. Basis for the 1964 film directed by John Huston and starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner, Deborah Kerr, and Grayson Hall, who won the Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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No More Vietnams
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New York: Arbor House, 1985. First Edition, First Printing, SIGNED and Dated BY AUTHOR former President Richard Nixon at half title page "Richard Nixon 1-15-90". The First Trade Edition in dust jacket, not the ubiquitous Presidential Edition in blue slipcase. Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket, the spine and top edge back panel a shade sunned. . SIGNED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Publicity photo of boxer Frankie Limon [personal inscription signed and dated]
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San Antonio: Maffet Studios, 1942. Photograph. 5x7 inch b&w publicity photo of the Latino Lightweight boxer in boxing gear and stance, white borders, personal inscription to George El Sueno Svenson signedand date 9/24/42 San Antoniotiny closed ear at top and tape-repaired on rear, stamped on back Moffet Studios.
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Publicity photograph inscribed "To Anello and Davide for the best shoes of the year !!!.....1964". Signed by all three.
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10 x 7 3/4 inches. Professionally laid-down on light card. Very good. [Since 1922, Anello & Davide, of London, have been the premier brand in dance and theatrical footwear, with a reputation for specialised, handcrafted shoes]. NB Postage will be reduced to actual cost when the order is processed.
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The Midnight Sky
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Los Angeles: Netflix, 2020. Oversized hardcover with white boards, front cover embossed title and photo, spine black embossed lettering, black endpapers. Very good condition with some shelf wear. Pages are unmarked. Book published in conjunction with the movie. Please see photos for specifics. A portion of all book sales from Babcock & 68th are donated to charity.
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HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK
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Norwalk, Ct: The Easton Press, 1967. Reprint . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. pp: 138. Bound in full grey leather covered boards elaborately decorated with the letter 'H' stamped in gilt designed by Peter Winfield Johnson. The book includes raised bands to the spine, gilt edges, frontispiece, and satin endpapers. The illustrations by Legrand were originally in the 1939 Limited Editions Club publication. The text of this edition is also from the 1939 publication which was derived from the Second Quarto of 1604 and the First Folio edition of 1623. It contains the old style spelling and punctuation of the earlier printings. The size of the text block is almost exactly the same as that of the First Folio. The paper was made at the Glatfelter Paper Mill in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania. Laid in is a four-page booklet on the historical context of this publication.
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Deliverance
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NY Houghton Mifflin 1970.. vg+/vg+/very minute wear to top of sp. panel. Dickey's 1st novel that was filmed in 72 by John Boorman w. a screenplay by Dickey who also had a sm. part in the film. 1st print. edition. Binding is cl.w.dj.
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The Sky and the Forest
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C.S. Forester: The Sky and the Forest. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. Stated First Edition First Printing Thus August, 1948. Cover price $2.75. Used. VG BOOK/VG UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. A story of a central Africa. By C.S. Forester, author of the Admiral Hornblower series.
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The Silence Of The North
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By Olive A. Frederickson with Ben East. AUTOBIOGRAPHY. RARE. 1972 Crown Publishers Inc., NY. The Silence Of The North, The Incredible story of a woman's fight for survival in a merciless winter of the Canadian Wilderness during the 1940's. Adapted as a film in 1981 and directed by Allan King. VG/GOOD $5.95 unclipped dust jacket. USED. 5 ¾ X 8 ½. 209 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs.
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Drugstore Cowboy
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New York: Delta/Dell, 1990. 1st Original paper Edition . Paper. REVIEW COPY WITH PHOTOGRAPH OF THE AUTHOR LAID IN. Very uncommon in this edition. A novel that was published only in paper format about bad boy and girl junkies and the terrible things they do. Made into a memorable film by Gus Van Sant with Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch giving terrific performances. Fine.
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The Human Comedy
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Harcourt & Brace 1943, First. VG/none. Rust orange boards with black titles to spine and illustration of young man on bike with dog chasing (delivering telegrams) . Also an illustration of a young boy on the spine. PO's signature on first fly leaf. Otherwise, a clean tight copy - no other marks. No DJ. The Human Comedya loving novel about a family during WWII. It was made into a movie starring Mickey Rooney , Fay Bainter and Frank Morgan. The book won a Pulitzer Prize, and the movie won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Rooney received an Oscar Nomination for Best Actor.
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House Of Sand And Fog
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New York: W.W. Norton, 1999. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. SIGNED BY ANDRE DUBUS III ON THE TITLE PAGE. IN ADDITION THERE IS A LONG INSCRIPTION FROM DUBUS TO THE FORMER OWNER OF THE BOOK THANKING HER FOR INVITING HIM TO READ HIS WORK AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY. Well received novel that was filmed last year with Ben Kingsley & Jennifer Connelly. Laid in is a movie tie in bookmark for the film. Very tiny almost invisible nick to the bottom edge of the dustjacket, and a few reading corner folds. Vg+/vg+
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Poirot's Early Cases
by Christie, Agatha
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Poirot's Early Cases. By Agatha Christie. Ulverscroft December 1990 First Large-Print Edition. Short story Anthology. Complete and unabridged. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ½ X 8 ¾. 470 pages. Summary: In this collection of eighteen stories Hercule Poirot begins his celebrated career in crime. Includes The Double Clue, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverley, and How Does Your Garden Grow, 15 others. A HARD TO FIND ITEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Grand Hotel
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GRAND HOTEL BY VICKI BAUM. ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION. Also published in the German language as Menchen Im Hotel. Used. Good Condition. No DJ is included. Bright pages. STATED FIRST EDITION. Copyright page states: "All rights reserved. First published 1930" Geoffrey Bles Publishers, London. Original source material for the famous film of the same name.
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