A Conversation with Tom & Ashley
A: [scream-singing] “There’s No Business Like Show Business…!”
T: Now what?
A: [Ethel Merman impression] An e-list representing the Business of Show! [manic flurry of Jazz Hands]
T: Are the extra histrionics absolutely necessary?
A: Of course! No extra charge…
T: Well, I guess I’ll count my pennies and my blessings.
A: [raucously sings] “Takin’ Care of Business…!”
T: I’ll leave now.
The End ... ?
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[No place]: Warner Bros. [1926]. Unbound. Poster in black, purple, and orange. Approximately 14" x 22". Very minor wear in margins, a fine example. A striking and whimsical image of a cavorting "Jazz Baby." Released in 1926 and directed by Herman C. Raymaker, the film is today thought to be..... More
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[No place: 1942?]. Softcover. Quartos. Bradbound typed leaves printed rectos only. Combination ribbon and carbon copies. Scripts have the printed admonition "Restricted for Army Use Only" and both are stamped as "Master Copy as Recorded." Heavily edited in ink and blue pencil. Both episodes also starred Frances Langford, Jerry Colona..... More
London: The Amalgamated Press, 1933. Hardcover. First edition. Small quarto. 192pp., heavily illustrated from photographs. A bit ofd smudging on the boards, foxing on the first couple of leaves, else near fine. Lovely illustrated portraits of film stars, many with unusual tinting in green, blue, and other tones. More
New York: G. Howard Watt, 1931. Hardcover. First edition. Bookplate of actor Jean Hersholt, a tiny tear at the crown, near fine in near fine dustwrapper (with art by Crary) with tiny nicks. An exotic tale of Hollywood orgies, it is not clear whether this is fact or fiction, but..... More
[No place]: Daily Mirror, (1939). Softcover. First edition. Quarto. Stapled wrappers. Dampstaining, mostly visible only on the inside of the wrappers, else very good. A sixteen-page promotional booklet for the film, mostly featuring laudatory reviews. Very scarce. More
New York: Abelard-Schuman, (1970). Hardcover. First edition. 215pp., photographs. Small name stamp, and written name, both on the front fly, else near fine in very good dustwrapper with rubbing, modest tears, and two tiny nicks at the corners. A scarce autobiographical book prepared by Conrad from taped interviews after Dandridge's..... More
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New York: Walt Disney, 1940. Softcover. First edition. Quarto. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Four color plates. Slightest age-toning, a lovely, fine copy. More
New York: The Bank of America, 1929 & 1933. Unbound. Two checks made out to D.W. Gritth and D.W. Griffth Inc. Each has punch hole cancels and accompanying banks stamps. The 1929 check is fine but the 1933 check has been partial cut away (possibly to harvest the Griffith signature)..... More
[Circa 1930s]. Hardcover. A scrapbook dedicated to Jean Harlow containing over a dozen Inscribed photos and six Autograph and Typed Letters Signed by her mother using her name which are prized by Harlow collectors. Thick oblong octavo. [65]pp. String-bound decorative cloth boards with gilt "Scrapbook" on the front board. Very..... More
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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2009. Hardcover. First edition. Foreword by Guy Maddin. Folio. Fine in fine dustwrapper, an as new copy. Signed by the author. A thoroughly researched guide, by a noted bookseller, to the novels and plays which became the basis for all American film noir movies..... More
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Williamstown MA: Williams College, 1930. Hardcover. First and only edition. Quarto. Lightly rubbed, very good plus in simulated leather. Senior class yearbook for the Williams College class that included director Elia Kazan. Kazan is pictured in an individual senior photo but is otherwise mentioned only in passing. Scarce. More
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and Aspen Productions, 1968. Softcover. Screenplay. Quarto. 141pp. Brandbound in printed blue studio wrappers marked "Final Screenplay." Title page is present and notes: "Final February 26, 1969." General wear to the extremities, mostly at the yapped foredge which has multiple creases, near fine. The Academy Award-winning..... More
(Philadelphia): Herbert Lloyd, 1919. Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 220pp. Light brown cloth printed in dark brown and red. Endpapers a little foxed, and modest wear on the binding, near fine. A gift inscription from vaudevillians Flo and Ollie Walters on the title page. Superb and uncommon guidebook for performers with..... More
(New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1973). Hardcover. First edition. Quarto. Fine in fine clamshell case as issued. Limited Issue, Signed by Mailer and by Lawrence Schiller on behalf of the photographers. A nice copy of this book from a publisher seldom associated with signed, limited editions. More
(London): Newnes Limited, [circa 1936]. Hardcover. First English edition. Translated by Stephen Garry with editorial advice from Ivor Montagu. Introduction by S.M. Eisenstein. Over 200 illustrations. Just about fine in uniformly soiled, very good or better dustwrapper. An important guide to camera work in film. More
London: Skelton Robinson, [1949]. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in very good or better dustwrapper with modest chips and tears. More
1957-1986. Unbound. A collection of film and videos from 1956-1987 relating to legendary Broadway producer and director Harold “Hal” Prince, many featuring Stephen Sondheim productions, and notably including Prince’s own copy of a performance of *Pacific Overtures* which has never been made available commercially. Also featured are rehearsal footage, show..... More
New York: Random House, 1955. Hardcover. First edition. Neat owner name and address, still fine in dustwrapper with the usual disturbance to the lamination, a problem that is endemic to this jacket, but which is otherwise near fine. A novelization by Schulberg written in conjunction with his screen story and..... More
New York: Stein & Day, (1975). Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. 237, [2]pp. Fine in lightly rubbed near fine dustwrapper with a couple of tiny tears. Inscribed by the author to noted actress Marian Seldes: "For Marian Seldes who added lustre to my words with her father's. With appreciation & gratitude..... More