Search Results: Authors starting with I from James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Fifth printing of the Revised & Expanded edition containing 37 new recipes. Signed and inscribed by Joseph “Joe Dogs” Iannuzi. “5/28/04. To Pat, Best wishes on your birthday and Happy cooking. Joe Dogs.” Iannuzzi weaves his experiences as a member of the mob into his delectable menus. Interesting, if somewhat disturbing, reading. Bon appetit! Fine in fine dust jacket.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001. Sixth printing of the Revised & Expanded edition containing 37 new recipes. Signed and inscribed by Joseph “Joe Dogs” Iannuzi: “To Charlie & Teresa, Best Regards & Thanks for the Pill!. Joe Dogs.” Iannuzzi weaves his experiences as a member of the mob into his delectable menus. Interesting, if somewhat disturbing, reading. Bon appetit! Fine in near fine slightly handled dust jacket with a 1/4” tear to the bottom edge of the front panel.

Boston: Stone & Kimball, 1894. First Edition - American. Inscribed on the front free endpaper apparently in the hand of the publisher or the recipient: “E.C. Pyle from the Author.” Limited to 500 copies. Beautifully designed, and with a very attractive full wraparound decorative stamped bind of green trees. Cloth a little rubbed, very good copy.

London: Heinemann, 1895. First Edition - British. Ownership inscription. Touch of offsetting to the endpapers, else a very good copy with a trace of edge wear without dust jacket.

London: Heinemann, 1895. First Edition - British. Touch of offsetting to the endpapers, else a very good copy with a trace of wear to the corners and a 1/2” minor spot to the front board without dust jacket.

New York: Pantheon, 1999. First Edition. Signed by the author, Eric Idle. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. A comic science fiction novel by the acclaimed member of the Monty Python comedy group. “Carlton is an adroidoid...who works for Aex and Lewis, two comedians from the twenty-second century who travel the outer vaudville circuit of the solar system know ironically as the Road to Mars.”

Miramax, 2001. Original used on-set cloth director’s chair back by actor Rhys Ifans during the filming of The Shipping News in 2001. With “RHYS IFANS” in large letters printed in white outlined in black printed on strong maroon color canvas on the chair’s back side. The chair back measures 22 inches long by 7 inches wide. Very good. COA included. Ifans is is a Welsh actor who has appeared in Notting Hill (1999), Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), Enduring Love (2004), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), The King's Man (2021), etc. Would make an attractive wall piece if framed.

New York: The Pace Gallery, 1987. First Edition. Paperbound, 8 3/4” x 11”. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibit of drawings and sculptural works by Lucas Samaras. With an essay by Gary Indiana: “ Poetic Injustice.” Fine in printed wrappers.

New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition. Illustrated with scenes from Broadway production of the play The Dark at the Top of the Stairs directed by Elia Kazan, starring Theresa Wright and Pat Hingle. Near fine fresh copy in a very good lightly rubbed price-clipped dust jacket. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. With an introduction by Tennessee Williams. The basis of the film starring Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Angela Lansbury, and Shirley Knight.

New York: Harper, 1950. First Edition - American. Signed by the author Hammond Innes on an affixed bookplate. Near fine bright copy in a very good slightly dust soiled dust jacket with a few small closed tears and tiny chips. The scarce first edition of this early Innes thriller, chronicling the adventures of an Englishman still tortured by his wartime experiences, who gets drawn into intrigue in Czechoslovakia and Italy.

London: Collins, 1956. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Hammond Innes to his wife, fellow author and actress, Dorothy Mary Lange. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the dedication page: “My dear, Here at last is your own book with my grateful acknowledgment to your ownership of it and my love, Ralph. 9th July 1956.” With Hammond Innes’s bookplate. Near fine copy with a trace of fading to the cloth along the top edge and very minor rubbing to the gilt-stamping at the spine in a near fine dust jacket with some very faint spotting and a hint of darkening to the spine. The author’s most famous work and the basis of the acclaimed film, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, screenplay by Eric Ambler, directed by Michael Anderson, and starring Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Virginia McKenna, Emlyn Williams, and Alexander Knox.

New York: Knopf, 1956. First Edition - American. Signed by the cast and crew of the acclaimed film to the book’s author Hammond Innes, including Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston with the following inscriptions: “and Many thanks for ‘Patch’ [Cooper’s character, Gideon Patch], Sincerely, Gary Cooper” and “With admiration for the book and thanks for the part! Charlton Heston.” With the signatures of cast and crew: “Michael Anderson (director), Julian Blaustein (executive producer), Richard Harris, Michael Redgrave, Virginia McKenna, Emlyn Williams, Alexander Knox, Cecil Parker, Peter Illing, Ben Wright, and John Le Mesurier. Hammond Innes’s personal copy with his bookplate and label “From the Library of Hammond Innes” affixed to the front pastedown. Faint hint of dust soiling to the cloth at the spine, else a fine fresh copy in a dust jacket with a slight trace of sunning at spine and a couple of tiny nicks. One of the great nautical novels of all-time.

London: Collins, 1956. First Edition. Hammond Innes’s personal copy, signed by him on his bookplate affixed to the dedication page. Very good copy with a touch of use and a very faint scattering of spots to the cloth in a near fine dust jacket with some minor fading to the spine, a hint of darkening to the rear panel, and a tiny tear to the top edge of the front panel. The author’s most famous work and the basis of the acclaimed film, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, screenplay by Eric Ambler, directed by Michael Anderson, and starring Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Virginia McKenna, Emlyn Williams, and Alexander Knox.

1930s. Original autograph signature of noted British novelist and children’s book author Hammond Innes, written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4” x 3” piece of paper. Fine. Hammond Innes (1914 - 1998) is the author of Sabotage Broadcast, Attack Alarm, Dead and Alive, The Conquistadors, Killer Mine, The Blue Ice, Maddon's Rock, Doomed Oasis, etc. Four of his early novels were made into films: Snowbound (1948) from The Lonely Skier, Hell Below Zero (1954) from The White South, Campbell's Kingdom (1957), and The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959).

New York: Knopf, 1956. First Edition - American. Hammond Innes’s personal copy with his bookplate which is hand-autographed by him. Faint hint of dust soiling to the cloth at the spine, else a fine fresh copy in a dust jacket with a slight trace of sunning at spine. The author’s most famous work and the basis of the acclaimed film, The Wreck of the Mary Deare, starring Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, and Michael Redgrave. One of the great nautical novels of all-time.

Beverly Hills, CA: National Pictures Corp, n.d. Original 109 page shooting script with color rewrite pages for the classic 1953 science fiction film Invaders from Mars written by Richard Blake, directed by William Cameron Menzies, starring Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, and Leif Erickson. Bradbound in printed studio covers. Very good lightly used copy with some minor spotting to the front cover and minor edge wear. Enclosed in a handsome custom red morocco and cloth clamshell box. Due in large part to Menzies’ innovative techniques, Invaders from Mars was the first feature science fiction film to show aliens and their spacecraft in color and was rushed into production to premiere before the much-anticipated George Pal film of H.G. Wells’ novel War of the Worlds. William Cameron Menzies (1896 - 1957) worked to great acclaim primarily as a production and set designer, notably for The Thief of Bagdad (1924), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938), David O. Selznik’s Gone With the Wind… Read More

Los Angeles: Warner Bros, 2005. Original World Premiere Movie Invitation for the film Constantine, dated February 16, 2005, to be screened at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. The invitation is a single sheet, folded to measure 7” x 5”. In fine condition. Constantine was directed by Francis Lawrence and stars Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Tilda Swinton, and Gavin Rossdale.

Los Angeles: Touchstone Pictures, 2000. Original advance screening invitation for the film Coyote Ugly, dated August 3, 2000 to be screened at the Loews / Cineplex Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA. The invitation is a single sheet, folded to measure 5” x 7”. Illustrated on the front panel with images from the film. In fine condition. The film was directed by David McNally and stars Piper Perabo, Adam Garcia, John Goodman, Maria Bello, Tyra Banks, and Bridget Moynahan.

Los Angeles: Universal Pictures / Imagine, 2002. Original World Premiere Movie Invitation for the film Blue Crush, dated August 8, 2002, to be screened at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles with a reception following the screening. The invitation is a single sheet, folded to measure 5” x 7”. Illustrated on the front panel with the film’s stars Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake. In fine condition. Blue Crush was directed by John Stockwell and co-stars Matthew Davis, Mika Boorem, and Chris Taloa.

Los Angeles: Warner Bros. / Castle Rock, 2001. Original Los Angeles Premiere Invitation for the film Hearts in Atlantis dated September 25, 2001, to be screened at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles, CA. The invitation is a single sheet, folded to measure 5” x 7”. Illustrated on the front cover with images from the film. With an RSVP note written in ink at the interior, else in fine condition. The film was directed by Scott Hicks and stars Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, David Morse, and Alan Tudyk.