Search Results: Fishing from Royal Books, Inc.

New York: Dodd, Mead, 1922. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good. Spine toned, with light soil to the boards, and light foxing to the page edges and endpapers.

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1963. Vintage reference photograph of Paula Prentiss, Howard Hawks, and Maria Perschy on the set of the 1964 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. Based on the short story "The Girl Who Almost Got Away" by Pat Frank, published in the July 1950 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Roger Willoughby (Rock Hudson), esteemed author and expert on fishing, has never fished, and when outspoken and unshakable PR agent Abigail Page (Prentiss) enters him into a fishing tournament, mayhem (and possibly romance) ensues. Howard Hawks' homage to the screwball comedies of the 1930s and 40s, particularly his' own 1938 classic "Bringing Up Baby," starring Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant, who he tried, unsuccessfully, to get to reprise their roles. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Godard, Histoire(s) du Cinema.

New York: Delacorte Press / Seymour Lawrence, 1986. First Edition. First Edition. Thirteen sporting stories, including "My Moby Dick." Foxing to the top page edges, and slight fading to the jacket spine, else Near Fine in a Fine dust jacket.

N.p.: N.p., 1991. Rainbow Revision Draft script for the 1992 film. Based on the 1976 semi-autobiographical novella by Norman Maclean. A Presbyterian minister, his wife, and their two sons live a quiet life in rural Montana. As they grow older, their differing interests pull the brothers apart-one moving east to attend college and become a renowned reporter, the other remaining at home, content to drink, gamble, and fight. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, nominated for two others including Best Screenplay. Set in Montana, shot on location in Wyoming and Montana. Front wrapper integral with title page, with last revision dated 6/15/91, with credits for screenwriter Richard Friedenberg. 134 leaves, with last page of text numbered 109. Xerographic duplication, rectos only, with white, pink, yellow, green, and goldenrod revision pages throughout, dated variously between 5/16/91 and 6/15/91. Pages Near Fine, bound with two gold brads.

Los Angeles: Excelsior Distribution, 1969. Complete set of 8 vintage color studio still photographs from the 1969 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Los Angeles: Excelsior Distribution, 1969. Five vintage black-and-white studio still photographs from the 1969 film. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1961. Draft script for an unproduced film. Laid in is a letter from a producer, expressing regret about not working on the production. Single annotation on the title page, noting the address and signature of Ilse Lahn of the Paul Kohner Agency. A charter boat accepts a contract to go hunting for sharks while also transporting scientific equipment. They head to the island of Tonga, where the indigenous inhabitants worship the Great White. Set on Tonga. Yellow titled wrappers, with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. Title page present, with credits for screenwriter Jack Lewis. 102 leaves, with last page of text numbered 101. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Near Fine, bound with three gold brads.