[light wear to cloth at extremities and bottom edges of covers, a couple of small brown spots (tea?) on top of text block; jacket shows moderate wear at edges and extremities]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "for Elena and Jack Baskin / with love in San Francisco / Cedric Belfrage / Nov 1973." The author's very personal recounting of the political climate in the U.S. during the decade and a half following World War II. As a long-time lefty (and editor since 1948 of the National Guardian, the story of which he told in a later book, "Something to Guard"), he was even... View More...
[moderate shelfwear to top and bottom edges, typical with this cheaply-produced book, but generally a good sound copy; the jacket spine is slightly faded, with just a teensy bit of paper loss at top of spine and at a couple of corners]. A passionate memoir by blacklisted journalist/editor/novelist (and one-time film critic) Belfrage, written during the three months he spent in jail in New York awaiting his eventual deportation, in which he expresses both his admiration for America and Americans -- but also "his detestation of that small group of Americans who seek to panic their countrymen int... View More...
[book is in perfect condition, tight and clean; jacket shows just a touch of surface wear]. "Robin Hood: man or myth? Spirit of the woods, literary invention or historical reality? .... In this book one of the most authoritative scholars on the period has taken a fresh look at the evidence for an historical Robin Hood, and has come up with some remarkably plausible conclusions about his identity, that of his famous adversary the Sheriff of Nottingham, and even of some of Robin's companions." View More...
[very slight bumping to upper corners, resulting in slight bending of first few and last few upper page corners; otherwise a nice clean book, virtually as new]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, facsimiles) "Beginning with film's progress from peepshow to projection in 1896 and focusing on crucial stages in film history, such as the advent of sound, [the author] puts widescreen cinema into its proper cultural context. He shows how Cinerama, CinemaScope, VistaVision, Todd-AO, and other widescreen processes marked significant changes in the conditions of spectatorship after World War II -- and how th... View More...
[nice clean copy, with the slightest bump to top of spine, no other significant wear]. (B&W and color photographs, facsimiles) Most of this issue of this scholarly cinema journal is devoted to various aspects of the history and technology of colour (color to us Americans) film. Following an introduction by the issue's editor, the color-related articles are: "Foolish Wives: The colour restoration that never happened," by Richard Koszarski; "Cinecolor," by John Belton; "Demonstrating three-colour Technicolor: Early three-colour aesthetics and design," by Scott Higgins: "Analysis of Technicolor ... View More...
[minor soiling to rear cover, otherwise as new]. (B&W photographs) Most of this issue of this scholarly cinema journal is devoted to the history, technology and aesthetics of 3-D movies, notably: "The Tragedy of 3-D Cinema" by Rick Mitchell; an article about dual-band 3-D cameras of the 1950s, by Ray Zone; and a 3-D filmography, by Gary Palmer. There are also in-depth examinations of how the 3-D process was employed for the films KISS ME KATE and Alfred Hitchcock's DIAL M FOR MURDER. And just so it doesn't get overlooked, in addition to all the 3-D stuff, there's also quite a substantial art... View More...
[minor shelfwear, spine very slightly turned, one-time owner's signature at top of ffep; jacket a bit rubbed and scuffed on both front panel and spine, but otherwise clean and attractive]. Unaccountably scarce comic novel, "a salty New England ghost story [that] is Nathaniel Benchley at his best, a combination of unique material, high comedy, and excitement." Basis for the 1967 movie THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, produced and directed by William Castle. The dust jacket art is by Charles Addams. View More...
(price-clipped) [good solid well-bound copy, with a bit of soiling to bottom of text block, light water-spotting to top edge; jacket has small tears at upper spine extremities, vertical crease in front flap, light scuffing and surface handling wear]. In assembling this thick volume (991 pages) of excerpts from thirty years of HUAC hearings, Bentley chose to focus on the Committee's "confrontations with and treatment of artists, intellectuals, and performers, not only because of his natural interest in the theater, but because HUAC itself betrayed a theatrical bias. It called as witnesses per... View More...
[good solid copy, a bit of shelfwear to bottom edge; jacket nice and clean, some shallow chipping at top of rear panel, long vertical crease in front flap]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the front endpaper: "For 'Fritzi', / a Wonderful gal / and a great Performer / With deep appreciation / and Love / Milton." The "startling" autobiography of the TV icon, who never let the facts get in the way of a good story. (For starters, consider his bogus claim that his showbiz career was kicked off at the age of 5 when he won a children's Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest -- in 1913, the ... View More...
[moderately worn book, a couple of diagonal creases in upper right corner of front cover, where the cover lamination is also starting to lift; front cover separating from spine by about 1/2-inch at top, slight dog-earing at top of spine]. (Seven Seas Books) Series Trade PB INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the half-title page: "For Luther Nichols / Gratefully[?] / Alvah Bessie / SF / 1962." An uncommon reprint edition of the author's third book, a novel about a ex-convict farmhand who finds love for the first time with the young widow on whose farm he's employed. This somewhat uncommon ... View More...
[a bit of wear along spine, no other significant wear]. Trade PB (B&W photographs, facsimiles) Sort of a "films of" approach to the topic, with an introductory historical-background section (covering silent precursors, censorship by the Hays Office, and the career of Kroger Babb, the "Master of Exploitation"), followed by a chronological survey of the specifically teenage-oriented films of the 50s and 60s, divided into four periods: "I Was a Teenage Moneymaker" (1954-1958); "The Lost Years" (1959-1962); "Beach Blanket Boffo" (1963-1966); and "The Protest Trip" (1967-1969). Each of these secti... View More...
[minor shelfwear, tiny dent in top edge of rear cover; jacket is lightly soiled, a bit age-tanned along the spine, tiny tear at top of spine]. (decorations) Vintage, pre-Dr. Spock child-raising advice manual. "Here at last is a book on the rearing of children, from birth through adolescence, by one who is eminent both as a psychologist and as a physician. He declares that mental health can be assured at birth to all babies who are normal at birth (and nearly all of them are) and whose parents have before them a clear picture of growth and development and carry out a few general principles." ... View More...
[a couple of faint ink smudges on top edge of text block, no other blemishes; jacket is flawless]. (B&W and color photographs, maps) "In this book, [the author] throws open Hollywood's iron gates and take you inside the greatest and yet most mysterious movie studio of them all: Warner Bros. Long home to the world's biggest stars and most memorable films and television shows, the Warner Bros. Studio lot functions as a small city and is even more fascinating, glamorous, and outrageous than any of the stars or movies that it has been routinely minting for more than ninety years. Accompanied by... View More...
[nice clean copy, virtually as-new, very slight bend (no crease) to bottom right corner of front cover]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED to noted film historian Rudy Behlmer and SIGNED by the author on the title page. A well-documented and extensively-illustrated survey of the career of one of the great early Western film stars, "America's Champion Cowboy." **** NOTE that additional shipping charges will apply for international shipping of this moderately heavy book, or for Priority Mail service to U.S. addresses. If this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before plac... View More...
[nice clean book with mild shelfwear to bottom edge; jacket shows some edgewear, slight paper loss at top of spine, tiny chip and associated short creasing at bottom of rear panel, some miscellaneous creasing near top and bottom edges in a couple of places, all in all still quite presentable]. (B&W photographs) A heavily photo-illustrated survey of the major programs and personalities of the day, at time when the medium (at least in its major commercial incarnation) was barely a dozen years old. A fascinating browse through the early years of TV, an era that is rapidly vanishing from people's ... View More...
(in pictorial slipcase, also Fine; no dust jacket with this issue) [pristine condition, absolutely brand-new with no wear of any sort to either book or slipcase]. (B&W photographs) This is the "deluxe first printing," limited to 250 copies (this being #171), bound in yellow silk and SIGNED by the author on the limitation page. Memoir by the noted film director and bullfighting aficionado, primarily devoted to his long struggle to produce a documentary film about legendary matador Carlos Arruza. The paste-on slipcase illustration (identical to the jacket on the trade edition) is by Barnaby C... View More...
[the teeniest bit of wear to book at ends of spine; the jacket is flawless]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the title page: "To _____ / Best Wishes / Tommy "Butch" Bond." Autobiography of "one of the original Our Gang-Little Rascals" (which of course depends on how you define "original"; he didn't make his first film with the kids until 1931, when the series was already almost ten years old). Signed by Author View More...
[nice clean copy, as-new, with just a bit of bumping/crinkling at base of spine]. (color and B&W photographs, facsimiles) Catalog for the auction of some of the iconic actor's personal memorabilia -- motorcycles and related stuff (signage, posters, etc.), toys (many with an automotive or other transportation theme), guns, knives, furniture, etc. -- but very little in the way of things related directly to his movie career, with the notable exception of a leather-bound script for TOM HORN, his next-to-last film. Interspersed with photos of the auctioned items are numerous shots of McQueen himsel... View More...
[nice clean book, very light handling wear only]. Trade PB SIGNED by the author/poet on the title page, beneath which he has also written "Castine / Maine / 1990." "The poems that compose [this book] -- generous selections from six previous books and wonderfully vigorous new poems -- describe and illuminate the still unfinished arc of Philip Booth's work, reflecting inward and outward changes yet sustained by a resilient sense of place." That place was, in fact, Maine itself -- according to Wikipedia, Booth (born in New Hampshire) lived a substantial part of his life in Cast... View More...
(no dust jacket) [worn copy, with a light dampstain down the right edge of the front cover, light bumping and slight exposure of boards at all corners]. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "Dear Louis Berg -- / I'm sending you this because / I'll never be able to say what I want / to -- because you healed my body / with your skill and with your / wisdom & your patient friendship / healed my spirit & my mind. / Asa Bordages." Rare-ish novel "set amid the tempestuous turmoil of New York's Greenwich Village," involving seven men struggling to come to terms with their past r... View More...
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