SHAFFER, Peter
film
1937 ACADEMY PLAYERS DIRECTORY BULLETIN: Special Edition
(Beverly Hills): (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), (1981). Revised. Wraps. 4to. Pictorial wraps. A very good copy. Mild edgewear, sunning. Bright, clean, tight throughout. 248pp. A reproduction of the 1937 directory of Hollywood actors' headshots, phone numbers, and studio information. Includes introduction and preface.
SCENARIOS: A Helpful Guide for Hitching Interest to Sales Punch in Advertising Upon the Theatre Screen
Colorado Springs, CO: Alexander Film Co., 1937. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Comb bound in blue printed wraps. Mild edgewear and rubbing to wraps. Two staples at front wrap. Interior clean and bright. Very good. 44pp. Guidebook for creating film ads for display in movie theaters, released by Alexander Film Co......
FEAR AND POWERLESSNESS
(Madison, WI): (Aurora), nd. Reprint. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled self-wraps. Very good plus with mild soiling near spine, touches of handling wear. Clean and bright throughout. [8]pp. Pamphlet containing a review of the 1973 Italian film LOVE AND ANARCHY, originally distributed in San Francisco by a group of anarchists after the.....
NEW CINEMA FESTIVAL I AT FILMMAKER'S CINEMATHEQUE PRESENTS RITES OF THE DREAMWEAPON
New York: Filmmaker's Cinematheque, [1965]. First Edition. Original 18 x 8 inch placard printed in thick blue ink on blue stock. Two old creases from folding, some minor wear and a few small tears, else very good. Original placard for the multi-day, multimedia presentation of MacLise's Rites of the Dreamweapon.....
THE FILM JOURNAL Volume 1 Number 1
New York: The Film Journal, 1971. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Publisher's wraps. Some toning to wraps. Abraided spot at front. Some wear at corners, with upper corner of rear torn, lacking .5" approx. Some curling to page corners, one lower corner crumpled. Interior bright and unmarked. About very good. First.....
WRITING FOR THE SCREEN
Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Company, (1950). First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth with stamped titles in original illustrated dust jacket. A very good copy in a good plus DJ. Jacket heavily edgeworn with small chips and tears, two small holes, and light dampstains; a bit bleached overall; verso showing.....
METAPHORS ON VISION [Film Culture Issue Number 30, Fall 1963]
New York: Film Culture Inc., (1963). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Stapled textured cardboard wraps. In original printed wraparound band. Minor wear to corners; otherwise clean, sharp. An uncommon issue of FILM CULTURE. A collection of Stan Brakhage's writings on film with black and white photograph illustrations throughout. With a lengthy.....
MÔME À CHEVAUX BLANCS
Paris: Presses De La Cite, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Near fine in like jacket. DJ has touches of edgewear. Else bright. Book sound and sharp. INSCRIBED, DATED, AND SIGNED by author and legendary actor Maurice Chevalier to half title. True first edition of Chevalier's memoir, published in the U.S......
THE SCORSESE PICTURE: The Art and Life of Martin Scorsese
(New York): Carol Publishing Group, (1992). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's black cloth in photographic dust jacket. A very good plus copy in like DJ. Mild toning/sunning to jacket, trivial edgewear. Spine mildly cocked. Interior bright, clean, crisp, and tight. 244pp. A thorough examination of Scorsese's oeuvre, abundantly illustrated.
HOLLYWOOD POOLSIDE: Classic Images of Legendary Stars
(Santa Monica): Angel City Press, (1997). First Edition. Hardcover. Small oblong 8vo. Pictorial boards with matching dust jacket. Very good plus in like jacket. Very small nick to one corner of DJ. In a presumed printer's error, two pages were adhered together at corner, resulting in 1/8" surface tear at.....
THE TRANSYLVANIAN [Five Issues, Plus One Signed by Nell Campbell]
New York: The Rocky Horror Fan Club, 1978-9. First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Variously bound: perfect-bound newsprint, glossy photographic wraps, stapled wraps, and unbound paper sheets. Two of five issues hole-punched through near spine. Overall about very good plus; lightly toned throughout, with touches of wear and soil, but clean and.....
FILM-MAKERS' COOPERATIVE CATALOGUE NO. 4
New York: Harry Gantt Publishers, 1967. first Edition. Wraps. 4to. Red wraps. Minor edgewear and scuffing. Some neat checkmarks in pen by directors' names throughout. Very good. 177pp. Catalogue of independent films available for rental from the Film-Makers' Cooperative. Participating film-makers included: Yvonne Andersen, Kenneth Anger, Bruce Baillie, Paul Beattie.....
FILM-MAKERS' COOPERATIVE CATALOGUE NO. 4 [WITH SUPPLEMENT]
New York: Harry Gantt Publishers, 1967, 1968. first Edition. Wraps. [2 vols.] 4tos. Catalogue: Red wraps. Minor edgewear and scuffing. Near fine. 177pp. Supplement: 4to. Saddle-stapled black and white wraps. Edges toned. Some pages creased. Very good plus. 48pp. Catalogue of independent films available for rental from the Film-Makers' Cooperative, with.....
1969-1970 RENTAL CATALOGUE: 16mm Sound Recreational Motion Pictures [Cover Title]
Pittsburgh, PA: Clem Williams Films, Inc., (1969). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Color illustrated wraps. Mild handling wear, staining. Slight musty odor. Overall clean, sound. An illustrated catalog of second-run 16mm sound films available for rent by the Clem Williams Film Company of Pittsburgh, for market to non-theatrical customers: colleges, universities,museums.....
SCENARIO: The Magazine of Screenwriting Art; Volume 3, Number 1
New York: RC Publications, (1997). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Mild wear. Overall clean, unmarked. Spring 1997 issue of Scenario, a magazine devoted to publication of original film screenplays of well known film. Notably, the raw screenplays, as they existed prior to production. This issue features ROSEWOOD by Gregory.....
SCENARIO: The Magazine of Screenwriting Art; Volume 4, Number 1
New York: RC Publications, (1998). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Mild wear. Overall clean, unmarked. Spring 1998 issue of Scenario, a magazine devoted to publication of original film screenplays of well known film. Notably, the raw screenplays, as they existed prior to production. This issue features THE FULL MONTH.....
SCENARIO: The Magazine of Screenwriting Art; Volume 4, Number 4
New York: RC Publications, (1998). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Mild wear. Overall clean, sound. Winter of 1998/1999 issue of Scenario, a magazine devoted to publication of original film screenplays of well known film. Notably, the raw screenplays, as they existed prior to production. This issue features THE LAST.....
SCENARIO: The Magazine of Screenwriting Art; Volume 5, Number 1
New York: RC Publications, (1999). First Edition. Wraps. 4to. Illustrated wraps. Mild wear. Overall clean, sound. Spring of 1999 issue of Scenario, a magazine devoted to publication of original film screenplays of well known film. Notably, the raw screenplays, as they existed prior to production. This issue features THE CONVERSATION.....
THIS IS CINERAMA: Plunges You Into A Startling New World Of Entertainment [Program]
np: Stanley Warner Corporation, [1954]. First Edition. Pamphlet. 4to. Illustrated stapled wraps. Covers stressed at left margins, mild handling wear, else clean. An illustrated promotional program for the demonstration of the first Cinerama format motion picture, "THIS IS CINERAMA." A widescreen format that used multiple 35mm projectors to create an.....
THEATRE CATALOG: 1946-47
Philadelphia: Jay Emanuel Publications, Inc., (1947). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Red leather grained cloth. Silver reflective and orange ink titles to front, spine. Light internal foxing near endpapers. Otherwise near fine. 584pp. with fold-out blueprint tipped to p. 239. A highly technical, illustrated operations reference for motion picture theatre owners.....
EXCITEMENT IN ENTERTAINMENT: Columbia's Theme Song for 1940-1941
[Hollywood] / (New York): [Columbia Pictures] / (Polygraphic Company of America), [ca. 1940]. First Edition. Hardcover. Folio. 18.5” x 12.25” approx. Metallic gold paper covered boards with titles printed in red and blue. Rubbing to boards. Some light wear at spine ends. Interior bright and sharp. In original brown card.....
WARNER BROTHERS PRESENTS "CHAMBER OF HORRORS" [Cover Title] [Record of Radio Spot Advertisements]
[Hollywood]: Warner Brothers, [1966]. First Edition. Single-side 10" 33-RPM vinyl LP record with orange label in (original?) brown paper sleeve. Sleeve edge-worn with old price penned to one side. Plays cleanly. Also includes 4pp. mechanically-reproduced script, 8.5" x 11" approx. printed recto only stapled at top left corner. Folded through.....
UNIVERSAL PICTURES: A Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies
New Rochelle: Arlington House, (1977). First Edition. Hardcover. 4to. Publisher's red boards in photographic dust jacket. A very good plus copy in like DJ. Small tear to jacket at top of spine. Light touches of soil and edgewear to boards. Interior bright and clean throughout. Binding tight. 766pp. A lengthy.....
SCARLETT, RHETT, AND A CAST OF THOUSANDS: The Filming of Gone With the Wind
New York: Macmillan, (1975). First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Publisher's yellow cloth in original photographic dust jacket. Very good in like DJ. Light age-toning to jacket. Pages bright, clean, crisp, and tight. 355pp. The story of producer David O. Selznick, and the exceptional circumstances of the making of GONE WITH.....
MY LIFE: As Told to Howard Teichmann
New York: NAL Books / New American Library, (1981). First Edition. Hardcover. Small 4to. Publisher's black boards with photographic dust jacket. A very good copy in like jacket. SIGNED by Teichmann at front free endpaper. 3/4" tear to back panel of jacket near spine; mild shelfwear, spine lightly sunned. Bright.....