Search Results: Film-making, Cinema, Movies, Hollywood from JWMah

NY: Simon & Schuster, 1992. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, about Fine in about Fine dust jacket. Boards, 95pp. Colour 3-D photos of Hollywood and movie stars taken by actor Harold Lloyd after he retired fromt he screen. Of special interest are photos of Marilyn Monroe in the red swim suit she modeled in How to Marry a Millionaire. As well there are photos of the young Candace Bergen, Roy Rogers, Garry Cooper. The photos were taken on a 3-D camera and the book reproduces the photos in 3-D, but there are no "glasses" nor instructions within the book on viewing them. The photos are entirely viewable by the naked eye. Hayes is Lloyd's granddaughter. (2.5 JM LVR 200/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: Titan Books, 2008. (UK) No markigns, fine in Very good dust ajcket with 1" closed tear to foot of spine. DJ is in mylar sleeve. Boards, 192pp, index. 450 Colour and B&W illus and photos, many from his films showing posters and lobby cards. A heavy book. (3.5 JM LVR 200/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: W.H. Allen, 1977. (UK) stated 1st British edition, No markings, Fine in price-clipped Near Fine dust jacket with a small wrinkle to the lower edge of rear panel: Dj i in mylar sleeve. Boards,xvii, 523pp, index, B&W photos and storyboard illus. This is a look at the movis that make up the 50 year career of surely one of the most consitently fascinating move-makers in the 20th century. (3.0 JM HOQ 101/a5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

San Rafael CA: Insight Editions, 2006. (USA) 1st printing, no markings, the stickers are all intact, the envelope appears unopened to the back cover, the foldouts are in perfect order, Fine; no dust ajcket as published in Fine heavy slipcase with die-cut windows in perfect order. Illus boards, 180pp, colour illus. This is a lavishly illustrated book on the making of the anoimated movie Open Season, from concept to CG effects, step-by-step procedural drawings, behind the scenes insights. A heavy oversized book. (5.0 JM HOJ 304/5. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

London: Robson Books, 2004. (UK) 1st publication, No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 454pp, index, B& photos pages. Fro the dust jacket: "In 1967 Antonioni's film Blow-Up stunned audiences across the world, one of the most beautiful and enigmatic pictures to capture the Zeitgeist. By the end of the sixties, David Hemmings, who played the central role, was one of the world's biggest movie stars. Featuring exclusive, never-before published photos from his private collections, Blow-Up and Other Exaggerations is the definitive story of Hemmings' life and loves, told in his own words." A heavy book, (2.5 JM HOJ 302/1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

NY: Alfred A Knopf, 2001. (USA) 2nd printing, 2002. No markings, Fine as New in Fine as New dustjacket. Boards, 498pp, index, B&W photos and illus culled from studio archives and privste collections, show the image of New York city in the world of film. A heavy book. (4.1 JM HOZ 402/3. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

New Delhi: Penguin Viking, 2006. (IND) First printing. No markings, Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Boards, 268pp, index. No illus. This book looks at the Tamil politics in Tamil Hadu, a state very different from the rest of India, bith culturally and historically. It has retained a separae identity for itself in language and caste sructure and this is most evident in its politics. (1.7 JM HOJ 300/b2. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Roma: Nuova Argos, 2016. (ITL) First edition. No markings, two tinybumps to lower edges of cover, Near Fine; no dust jacket as published. White boards, 191pp. B&W and colour photos mistly of movie star and award events of the Taromina Film Festival. I believe this is an album pubished for the 62th annual festival with the text in Italian and in English. The bulk of the book consists of photos. A handsomely produced book Oversized. (4.0 JM HOZ 403/b3. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Lanham MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996. (USA) Presumed 1st edition, Remainder mark to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, otherwsie Fine in Fi9e dust jacket. Black cloth, xvi, 295pp, index, frontis portrati , a few B&W photos. Mae Clarke was an American actress. She is widely remembered for playing Henry Frankenstein's bride Elizabeth, who is chased by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein, and for being on the receiving end of James Cagney's halved grapefruit in The Public Enemy. (1.8 JM HOJ 300/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Remainder.

Germany: Reclam, Ditzingen, 2001. (GER) durchgesehene und erweiterte Auflage, 2001. No markigns, spine crease, Very Good in about Very Good slipcase with rubbing to edges of black sides. Four paperback volumes complete with text in German. Volume 1: 560pp, index, B&W stills for motion pictures. Volume 2: 583pp, index. Volume 3: 583pp, index. Volume 4: 591pp, index. (2.6 JM HOZ 402/b1. Paperback. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

NY: Watson-Guptill, 2005. (USA) 1st printing. Owner's bookplate to end paper, no markings, Fine in unclipped about Fine Dust jacket. Boards, 360pp, index, lots of B&W photos with some in colour. This is a well-illustrared book on the Hollywood Broadway musical film. Denkert, a division president of MGM and industry insider presents her entertaining, illuminating insights on exactly what happens when stage meets screen. A large format heavy book. (6.0 JM LVR 200/b0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

NY: Citadel Press, 1994. (USA) 1st printing, No markings, Fine. Wraps, 254pp, B&W photos from the movies and of the actors and actresses. The films staet off with La Signora di Tutti and ends with Tosca. An excellent reference for those interested in Italian cinema with synopsis of the film, giving the credits and the cast. A heavy book. (2.5 JM HOZ 401/3. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

Koln: Taschen, 2012. (GER) 1st printing of the 2012 edition: the book appeared in 2001. No markings, Fine; no dust jacket as published. Boards, 96pp. B&W and colour illus of Giger's designs. Giger is a designer and artist but is probably best known for his design work in the movie ALIEN. This is mostly an illustrated book with a selection of his design and artwork interwoven with personal photos. Text is in English. (1.8 JM LVR 206/b1. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

NY: Knopf, 2008. (USA) 1st of this edition. No markings, Fine in Fine dust jacket. Boards, 1007pp, index, no illus. In 1975, David Thomson published his Biographical Dictionary of Film, which has been a 'go-to' film reference work. Now, he has produced a companion volume, a second book of more than 1,000 pages in one voice—that of our most provocative contemporary film critic and historian. A heavy book. (4.0 JM LVR 201/b2. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

Koln: Konemann, 2000. (GER) 1st printing. No markings, tiny dimple to the dustjacket and to the cover cloth beneath, otherwise Fine(-) in Fine (-) dust jacket. Yellow cloth, 459pp, index, hundreds of B&W photos augmented with colour photos of Hollywood stars and celebrities at work and at play. A heavy book. (7.5 JM HOQ 100/0. 1st. Hardcover. Fine (-)/Fine (-). Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Moscow: Mosfilm Studio, 1958. (USSR) No markings, rubbing to edges, 3" split to lower spine, Good only used copy, B&W photo cover, side-stapled, [12]pp counting both covesr. B&W photos form the film with a couple of pages of colour photos. The cast includes Yulia Borisova, Yuri Yakovliev, Nikita Podgorny, Leonid Parkhomenko Camera by Valentin Pavlov. Text in English. (1.3 JM HOX 2/a08. Staple Bound. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12".

[France]: Jean-Jacques Pauvert Editeur, 1958. (FR) First Edition Owner's signature to endpaper, no other markings, very slight soiling to the black cloth, clean and tight pages, VG; lacking the Dj. 19 x 18.5 cm, black cloth, red printed endpapers, [200]pp, B&W movie stills. This is a survey of horror and fantasy films from the USA, Brtiain and Europe dating from 1958. The text is in French. (1.8 JM HOQ 102/b2. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paris: Musee De La Mode et Du Costume / Palais Galleria, 1988. (FR) Presumed First Edition No markings, there is a small nick to the back cover just breaking the cloth with a corresponding nick to the dust jacket back panel, except for that fault the book is Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Cloth, 272pp. Colour plates of reproductions of costume designs with many stills from movies showing dresses and costumes for historical movies. Some of the designers featured are Hebert de Givenchy, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain, but also Jacques manuel, Georges Annekov, Georges K. Benda, Marie Gromtseff and many others. A heavy oversize book.The text is entirely in FRENCH. (4.5 JM LVR 200/b6. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Toronto: HarperPerennial, 2000. (CAD) First Printing SIGNED BY AUTHOR, owner's inscription to back of cover, no other markings, slight toning of page edges, Near Fine. Wraps, 165pp. This collection of interwoven stories was made into a motion picture starring Cybill Shepherd. (1.0 JM HOX 1/a17. Signed by Author. 1st. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾".

London: National Film Theatre , 1955. (UK?) Date of September 7 written in pen to the cover, no other markings, the yapped edges of the covers have small tears and creases, thus Good only. Bordered red paper covers, through stapled, [8]pp counting both covers. No date, perhaps mid `1950s; date uncertain. There is a listing of the cast and crew credits for the film with an unsigned two page critique of the film. (0.9 JM ITF docket 49A. Staple Bound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Programme.