Dystopian from Royal Books, Inc.

Los Angeles: Roger Andrieux, 1973. Second Draft script for an unproduced film. Based on the 1973 novel "The Man Who Would be Guilty" by Henrik Stangerup. A man murders his wife in a fit of passion, only to discover that he is unable to get the dystopian state to punish him for the crime. The novel was… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1985. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Single annotation in manuscript ink on page 1. An allegory about an unusually powerful man who becomes a danger to his city, with the inhabitants unwilling, and eventually unable, to stop his reign of terror. Green untitled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter and director Alex Tudor.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1967. Treatment script for an unproduced film. Laid in are four pages discussing the script, as well as two programs for a performance of a musical piece by Schoenberg. In a dystopian desert, a motorcyclist comes across a young woman and begs her for a drink of water, offering sex in exchange. She declines, but… Read more about this item

N.p.: Taft/Barish Productions, 1986. Revised Final Draft script for the 1987 film. An internally duplicated copy made during production, with copied punch holes. Based on the 1982 novel by Stephen King writing as Richard Bachman, a dystopian drama about a television series where convicted criminals must escape armed mercenaries in order to earn a governmental pardon. … Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Brighton Productions / Warner Brothers, 1980. Draft script for the seminal 1982 science fiction film. Copy belonging to special effects designer William Shourt, with "Shourt Works" written in manuscript pencil at the top right corner of the front wrapper. Though not credited, this is the last draft submitted by the film's first screenwriter, Hampton Fancher,… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985. Final script for the 1986 film. A rare example of a sequel where in the sequel is not only as well received as the original film, but stands on its own as a separate work. A turning point in director James Cameron's career, his first big budget effort after the wildly successful… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1971. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1971 film, showing a hospital scene, with a camera crew on the far right capturing the shot. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic, voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge, who is forced to undergo an experimental treatment developed by the government to… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: American Zoetrope / Warner Brothers, 1971. Two vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1971 film, both showing Robert DuVall and Maggie McOmie in states of undress. Given everything that would follow, "THX-1138" could easily be described as the most successful student film of all time, developed by George Lucas in 1967 as a short called… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1981. Vintage borderless reference photograph taken on the set of the 1981 film, showing John Carpenter directing Kurt Russell. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. In a futuristic, dystopian New York, the island of Manhattan has been converted into a massive, maximum-security prison. Shot on location in New York… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1984. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1984 film, showing actors John Hurt and Suzanna Hamilton. Based on George Orwell's classic 1949 novel, about a civil servant in war-torn, dystopian London. Richard Burton's final screen appearance. Set and shot on location in London. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine.

New York: Bantam Books, 1952. First printing in paperback. Originally published by Chatto in the UK in 1932, and by Doubleday in the US later that year. About Near Fine in wrappers, with brief wear at the corners and rear wrapper lightly rubbed.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Collection of ten vintage double-weight oversize photographs from the French release of the 1971 film. Each with gold foil promotional label at the bottom right corner of the recto (as issued). Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic, voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge, who forcibly undergoes experimental… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Complete set of eight vintage French lobby cards from the 1971 film. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic, voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge, who forcibly undergoes experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. Set and shot… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Four vintage studio still photographs from the US release of the 1971 film. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic, voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge, who forcibly undergoes experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence. Set and shot… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1971. Vintage color studio still photograph from the 1971 film, showing actors Malcolm McDowell, Vivienne Chandler, and Prudence Drage. Based on Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel. A futuristic, voyeuristic catapult into the world of teenage delinquent Alex DeLarge, who forcibly undergoes experimental treatment developed by the government to cure him of his affinity for violence.… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1996. Vintage script for the 1996 British play, which made its US premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago in March 1997. Basis for the 1997 film directed by David Hare and starring Mike Nichols, Miranda Richardson, and David de Keyser. A sparse, dystopian narrative, following three individuals facing execution by the government of an unnamed Western… Read more about this item

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1967. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1967 British film, showing actors Jean Shrimpton and Paul Jones dancing. Mimeo snipe to the verso, along with the stamp of the Israel Film Archive. An outrageous, paranoiac satire, following a beloved pop star named Steven Shorter whose actions, beliefs, and performances are controlled by a… Read more about this item

N.p.: Sandrews, 1969. Vintage one sheet Swedish poster for the 1969 film. At some ambiguous time in the near future, international superpowers introduce "international peace games," a lethal miniature battle of drafted teens from around the world, which is then broadcast as a popular reality television show. Shot on location in Sweden. 27.5 x 39 inches,… Read more about this item

N.p.: John Boorman Productions, 1974. Vintage borderless double weight photograph from the 1974 film. Rubber stamp crediting Michel Ciment on the verso. After the critical and commercial success of 1972's "Deliverance," director John Boorman was given almost total creative freedom for his next film. He responded by costuming Sean Connery (in only his second post-Bond film) in… Read more about this item

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1967. Collection of ten vintage photographs, including eight borderless reference photographs, one borderless promotional photograph of Paul Jones and Jean Shrimpton, and one promotional studio still photographof the same, from the 1967 film. Nine of these with a mimeo snipe on verso, one with additional "David Lasceller" stamp on verso. Peter Watkin's outrageous… Read more about this item