Film Books from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1979. Draft manuscript for the 1979 novel. A fictionalized account of a romance between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, America's Singing Sweethearts, who met off-camera and continued their relationship for the rest of their lives. Set in Hollywood. Orange untitled wrappers, with credit for author Diane Goodrich. Title page present, with… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the half-title page by screenwriter Michael Herr to noted bookseller Ken Hubner: "18 February / For Ken Hubner / Best / Michael Herr." A hint of toning overall, else about Fine in illustrated wrappers.

Hollywood: Paramount Pictures, 1976. First German Edition. Text in German. A companion book for the 1976 film, illustrated with photographs. Near Fine in silver titled wrappers.

New York: The Film Desk, 2024. First Edition. First Edition. Richard C. Sarafian's "Vanishing Point" (Twentieth Century Fox, 1971) is the ultimate analog car chase movie with that hard-to-pin-down something extra. Written for the screen by renowned Cuban novelist Guillermo Cabrera Infante under a pseudonym (Guillermo Cain), it's nominally the saga of a speed- addled Vietnam vet existentially… Read more about this item

Paris: Assouline, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover in slipcase. First Edition. New in publisher's shrinkwrap. Publisher's description: Written and directed by Academy Award winner and Palme d'Or recipient Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog is a haunting western set in 1920s Montana, adapted from Thomas Savage's 1967 novel of the same name. With a star-studded cast featuring Benedict… Read more about this item

San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1947. First Edition. First Edition. An exhibition catalog for a film series presented at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1947, featuring written pieces by Henry Miller, Man Ray, Hans Richter, Maya Deren, Luis Buñuel, and others. Very Good plus in yellow perfect-bound wrappers, with light wear at the… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine Books, 1955. First Edition. No. 108. First Edition, a paperback original. Details Marilyn Monroe's experiences during the filming of her 1955 film "The Seven Year Itch," extensively illustrated with images of Monroe on the set and during production by photographer Sam Shaw. Near Fine in wrappers, with a faint diagonal crease on… Read more about this item

Chicago: Wilding Picture Productions, 1940. First Edition. First Edition. A volume produced by Wilding Picture Productions (also known as Wilding Studios), advertising their audiovisual communications services for industrial use. Wilding was founded in Detroit in 1914, moving into the Essanay Building in Chicago in 1937. The company would become one of the largest producers of industrial films… Read more about this item

Lausanne: Cinémathèque suisse, 1956. Vintage Bulletin de la Cinémathèque suisse, Novembre 1956. Numéro 7. Text in French. The Bulletin de la Cinémathèque suisse was published from 1954-1958. The issue on offer here includes articles on the 1956 annual congress of the International Federation of Film Archives (F.I.A.F.) in Dubrovnik, Croatia, "Un film de qualité suisse: Uli der Paechter,"… Read more about this item

Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1997. First Edition. First Edition. A first-rate analysis of Stanley Kubrick's film adaptations, beginning with a section on Kubrick's method, followed by detailed analysis of the process as it was applied to "Lolita," "The Shining," and "Full Metal Jacket." About Fine with no dust jacket as issued.

London: Petersburg Press, 1974. First UK Edition, preceding all others. An artist's book by Belgian conceptual artist Marcel Broodthaers, based on his 1974 film. Good in perfect bound wrappers, with a gift inscription on the title page, light rubbing and soil on the wrappers, and a small bruise on the fore-edge of the rear wrapper.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. First American Edition. SIGNED in the year of publication by the author on the title page. Michael Powell directed many of the twentieth century's most enduring British film classics, including "The Red Shoes," "Peeping Tom," "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp," "Black Narcissus," and "I Know Where I'm Going." … Read more about this item

Woodstock: The Overlook Press, 1973. First Edition. First Edition. Includes introduction by Ralph J. Gleason, essays by Howard Koch and Richard Corliss, and reviews by Bosley Crowther and Howard Barnes. About Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket.

New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1970. First Edition. First Edition. Near Fine and unread in a Very Good plus price-clipped dust jacket. Light foxing to the top edge. Jacket with light rubbing overall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1987. UNCORRECTED PROOF, preceding the First American Edition. Very Good plus in wrappers, with light wear along the spine.

New York: Columbia University Press, 2022. First Edition. Softcover. First Edition. Fine and unread in pictorial, perfect bound wrappers as issued.

New York: Film-Makers' Cinematheque, 1966. Original film program for the 1966 screening of six Kenneth Anger films, being shown on the Spring Equinox (March 21, 1966). Screened at Jonas Mekas' Filmmaker's Cinematheque cooperative theater, then located at 125 West 41st Street in New York. Films at the screening included "Kustom Kar Kommandos," "Fireworks," "Scorpio Rising," "Eaux d'artifice,"… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2001. First Edition. Trade softcover. First Edition. A survey of Mexican film posters. Text in English and Spanish. About Fine in perfect-bound wrappers.

New York: Masses and Mainstream, 1950. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by V.J. Jerome on the inside front wrapper: "For Betty, dearest of comrades, / with appreciation for many helpful suggestions in the preparation of this essay. / Cordially, / V.J. Jerome." Victor James Jerome was born in Poland, and emigrated to the United States in 1915,… Read more about this item

New York: Hyperion, 1995. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED on the title page: "To Sergey / Oliver Stone." Comprises the screenplay for the 1995 film, along with Watergate documents and transcripts, and essays by John Dean, E. Howard Hunt, Daniel Schorr, and others. Fine and unread in perfect-bound wrappers. In a custom red cloth slipcase.… Read more about this item