Hardcover. NY, Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 1st, 2015, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket, 601 pages. B&w photos. The definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend ( 1920 - 2014 ) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on exclusive interviews with those who knew him best. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, A.L. Burt, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, blue cloth with dark blue lettering on the spine. 145 pages, b&w photos from the movie. Inscription on the half-title page otherwise a clean copy.
Hardcover. Taschen, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, large format, 63 pages illustrated in color. Story sketches, cell setups, behind-the-scene photographs, and other exclusive material from the Walt Disney Archives and private collections. Includes Alice In Wonderland Blue-Ray DVD with a copy of the film's original poster. Clean, bright copy. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Taschen, 1st, 2021, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, large format, 63 pages illustrated in color. Story sketches, cell setups, behind-the-scene photographs, and other exclusive material from the Walt Disney Archives and private collections. Includes Cinderella Blue-Ray DVD with a copy of the film's original poster. Clean, bright copy. DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. NY, Harper Design, 1st, 2018, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 304 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Foreword by Fraser Heston. In celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the 1968 science fiction cult classic film the Planet of the Apes, a handsomely designed commemorative volume full of rich, behind-the-scenes detail and exclusive, never-before-seen photographs and illustrations. Based on Pierre Boulle's novel La Planete de Singes, the original Planet of the Apes was one of the most iconic films of the 1960s. Starring Hollywood stalwarts Charlton Heston and Roddy McDowell, the movie captivated audiences and sparked a franchise that included eight sequels, two television series, and a comic strip. Now, five decades after its theatrical release, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Rinzler tells the thrilling story of this legendary Hollywood classic-a film the book's author thought would be impossible to make. Clean, bright copy. PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Louisville KY, Touchstone Publishing , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, unclipped. Griffith's autobiography was never finished (Griffith died in 1948), here edited and annotated by James Hart, who was a friend of the filmmaker late in his life. Griffith was the leading exponent in the 'blockbuster' genre of popular film, but with style. Chronologic listing of his innovative works, all profusely illustrated. Forward by Frank Capra. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Louisville KY, Touchstone Publishing , 1st, 1972, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket, unclipped. Griffith's autobiography was never finished (Griffith died in 1948), here edited and annotated by James Hart, who was a friend of the filmmaker late in his life. Griffith was the leading exponent in the 'blockbuster' genre of popular film, but with style. Chronologic listing of his innovative works, all profusely illustrated. Forward by Frank Capra. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, Harry N. Abrams, 1st, 2022, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in pictorial boards, 271 pages. Journey into the mind and creative process of one of the most celebrated anime directors working today with The Man Who Leapt Through Film: The Art of Mamoru Hosoda. Written by renowned animation critic and historian Charles Solomon (The Art of WolfWalkers) and featuring exclusive interviews alongside hundreds of never-before-seen sketches, storyboards, background paintings, character designs, and concept art, this is the ultimate companion piece to Hosoda's work. Writer/director/animator Mamoru Hosoda's work includes Belle (2021), the Academy Award-nominated Mirai (2018); The Boy and the Beast (2015); Wolf Children (2012); Summer Wars (2009); and The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006). He is the cofounder of Studio Chizu, one of Japan's premier animation studios. Clean, bright copy.
Hardcover. Titan Books, Revised Ed., 2016, Book: Very Good, Hardcover, 192 pages. Reacting to the appearance of Superman in Action Comics in 1938, Marvel introduced Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch in their new publication the following year, and have since entertained readers with the adventures of Spider-Man, Captain America and The Fantastic Four, among many other characters. This illustrated celebration charts the history and development of Marvel Comics and its characters up to 2016 day and contains early sketches, artworks, covers, comic strip excerpts and pieces of memorabilia.
Hardcover. Phaidon, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 191 pages. The story of the making of the film, The Misfits, starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift. The Magnum Photographic Agency was given exclusive rights to photograph the making of the film, and sent nine of it's most famous photographers; Dennis Stock, Inge Morath, Ernst Erwitt, Bruce Davidson, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cornell Capa, and Eve Arnold. With 200 of the photographs reproduced here, with an essay and interview with Arthur Miller. As new in original shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. NY, Knopf, 2nd pr., 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 963 pages. An updated edition of the film reference provides more than 1,300 entries on leading international actors and actresses, directors, and producers, along with critical essays, profiles, and film analyses. Like new condition. DUE TO WEIGHT, DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY.
Hardcover. Santa Fe NM, Twin Palms Publishers, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 188 pages with color plates. Like new in publishers shrink-wrap. This book is the first comprehensive selection of Jeff Burton's work in pornography which began in the 1980s with his portraits and stills for pornographic video boxes. This oversize volume captures the lush atmosphere and isolation of the men and women working in the California pornographic industry through the eyes of one of its most brilliant observers.
Hardcover. NY, Bonanza Books, reprint, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn, price-clipped dust jacket. Reprint of the original Knopf 1968 edition with the same quality of binding and paper as the original. Classic book on the history of silent film. 598 pages including index. Illustrated with numerous b&w photos throughout. The magic of the silent screen, illuminated by the recollections of those who created it. A narrative and photographic history of the early days of the movies, combining fact, anecdote, and reminiscence in a critical survey of films, actors, directors, producers, writers, editors, technicians, and other participants and hangers-on. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, W W Norton & Co., 1st, 1993, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 281 pages, minor dust jacket edge wear and foxing on edges, otherwise, very clean and tight copy. A brilliant, daring, and utterly original book that analyzes (even as it exemplifies) the effect that the image saturation of a hundred years of moving pictures have had on human culture and consciousness.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, 1st, 1974, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. 271 pages illustrated in color and b&w. Robert Hanley "Bob" Willoughby (1927-2009) was an American photographer. Popular Photography called him "The man who virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture still." A collection of his on set pictures taken during filming. Movies featured include From Here to Eternity, The Caine Mutiny, A Star is Born, Rebel Without a Cause, Raintree County, Marnie, The Graduate and more, 22 productions in all. Name on inside front cover, otherwise clean.
Softcover. NY, Little, Brown and Company, ARC, 2019, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, uncorrected proof. 364 pages. the untold, richly detailed story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations For the first time, author Nathalia Holt recounts their dramatic stories, showing how these women infiltrated the all-male domain of Disney's story and animation departments and used early technologies to create the rich artwork and unforgettable story lines that have become part of the American canon. Over the decades - while battling sexism, domestic abuse, and workplace intimidation - these women also fought to transform the way female characters are depicted to young audiences.Based on extensive interviews and exclusive access to archival and personal documents. Clean copy.
Hardcover. NY, William Morrow, 3rd pr., 1979, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover in a lightly worn dust jacket. 317 pages, b&w photos. This book is a revelation of the fate of a bisexual living part of his life covertly and part of it in the glaring Hollywood lime-light. Here are his complicated romances with Lana Turner, Judy Garland, and Linda Christian, as well as clandestine affairs with members of the same sex.
Hardcover. NY, Random House, reprint, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover in glossy pictorial boards with a young Shirley Temple on cover. 250 pages with several b&w photos from the movie. Paper tanning. Clean copy.
Hardcover. Insight Editions , 1st, 2024, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Hardcover, pictorial cloth with red cloth spine. The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television shows of all time. Now, in honor of its 25th anniversary, this expansive volume explores the seminal series and the stories behind the stories through a plethora of photographs, archival materials, and exclusive one-on-one interviews with show creator, David Chase, key crew members, and cast, including Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco, Steven Schirripa, and many more. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap.
Hardcover. London, Merrell, 1st, 2003, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, Hardcover, 351 pages, color and b&w plates. This book collects Willoughby's candid photographs from the sets of various great films since the 1950s. Also included are filmographies of the directors with whom he has worked. As the subtitle indicates, he really has collaborated with many of the great cinema luminaries. Beginning with Vincente Minnelli, they include Orson Welles, William Wellman, George Stevens, Mike Nichols, William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, and others. The most interesting aspect of this book is indisputably the photos (most of them black and white), many of which were shot in informal settings, showing directors and actors in seemingly unguarded moments. He made himself seem invisible, Willoughby said, by blending in with the movie crew, once he realized they were invisible to the actors.
Softcover. NY, Pocket Books, 1st, 1997, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, Softcover, 253 pages. Collects the sketches of the artists responsible for the costumes, sets, and aliens from the original Star Trek series, offering insight into the creative talents that contributed to the show's success and the time and budget constraints they overcame. Matt Jefferies created meticulous sketches of every aspect of the Starship Enterprise and the worlds she visited. The energetic illustrations of William Theiss depicted some of the most lavish costumes ever worn in this or any other galaxy. Fred Phillips designed makeup that actualized whole new races, with just humans underneath. Wah Chang created props and hardware that are still the basis of futurist design. Clean, bright copy.