New York: Random House, (1953). First edition. "A Random House play" illustrated with photographs from the original stage production. Tom Ewell won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Richard Sherman and later starred in Billy Wilder's film version with Marilyn Monroe. Fine in near fine dust jacket with slightly..... Item #40263 More
(London): Duckworth, (1973). First edition. SIGNED BY BAINBRIDGE, "Best wishes, Beryl Bainbridge" (not to anyone in particular). A pyschological novel about the struggles of a repressed dressmaker and her sister to look after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier during WWII (inspired by..... Item #51994 More
New York: Harper & Brothers, (1923). First edition. Six short stories, two of which ("Big Brother" and "Recoil") were each the basis for both a 1920s silent film and 1930s pre-code "talkie." 8vo red cloth boards stamped in black on front and spine; 367 pages. Very good in about very..... Item #71730 More
New York: Dial Press, 1964. First edition, rare advance proof. Dial Prize winner and basis for the 1970 revisionist Western movie of the same name starring Dustin Hoffman, Chief Dan George, Faye Dunaway, et al, selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2014. 7 x 9” string-bound chipboard..... Item #42328 More
New Y ork: Grosset & Dunlap, [circa 1919]. First of this Photoplay edition, which we assume was issued about 1919, or later, as that is the year the first movie, with Ralph Denny, was made. Another movie, starring Abbott and Costello and with Robert Cummings, was made in 1940 under..... Item #52239 More
New York: Doubleday, (2003). First edition. This run-away best seller was the second novel to feature Robert Langdon. Filmed with Tom Hanks in the starring role. Fine in fine dust jacket. Item #50614 More
New York: Doubleday, (2004). First illustrated edition. The popular novel, turned into a popular movie. A tall book, fine in pictorial dust jacket. Item #47146 More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1934). Reprint edition. A movie edition with stills from the movie, including ones of Lana Turner and John Garfield on front and back jacket covers. Book is about very good in a dust jacket worn on edges, with some closed tears and spine fading. Item #53222 More
London: Michael Joseph Ltd., (1944). First edition. The third volume in his trilogy (first two volumes were HERSELF SURPRISED, 1941, and TO BE A PILGRIM, 1942). HORSE'S MOUTH follows the adventures of Gulley Jimson, an artist who exploits his friends and acquaintances to earn a quid. Made into a 1958..... Item #49668 More
London: Michael Joseph, (1944). First edition of one of his most famous works, a comic novel of Britain during World War II. Basis for the 1956 film of the same name with screenplay by Alec Guinness and starring Guinness and Kay Walsh. Fine in fine dust jacket showing only the..... Item #54207 More
New York: Villard Books, 1995. First edition. Basis for the Academy Award-nominated film of the same name. SIGNED WITH A QUOTE from the book, " 'The empty Sundays of his life...'/ Michael Chabon/ 2002." Advance reading copy in white paperwraps printed in black. Slight tanning to pages otherwise fine. SIGNED..... Item #46672 More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [circa 1947]. First edition thus, a photoplay edition with scenes from the 1947 movie starring Robert Montgomery on jacket panels and flaps. Crease to front cover of book (board bent then straightened) otherwise would be very good or better with bookplate on front endpaper, in..... Item #53177 More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1945. First U.S. edition. Basis for the 1952 crime film noir "Diplomatic Courier" directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Tyrone Power, Patricia Neal and Stephen McNally. Very good or better with discoloration to lower corner, rear board; in good or better dust jacket with..... Item #51217 More
Edward Wolfe. London: William Jackson (Joiner & Steele), 1932. First edition, limited issue. Frontispiece by Edward Wolfe, foreword by Osbert Sitwell. Number 24 of 550 copies SIGNED BY COLLIER. The story of a man-eating orchid surmised by some to be the basis for the 1960 film of THE LITTLE SHOP..... Item #55011 More
London: Fisher Unwin, 1896. First edition. With the typographical errors, as called for. His second novel; inspired by his experience as chief mate of a small steamer. Basis for the 1951 film of the same name. 8vo green cloth, lower edge rough trimmed, top edge gilt. About very good with..... Item #53743 More
New York: A. L. Burt, (1932). First edition. Photoplay novelization by Drago from the Frances Marion screenplay for the 1931 King Vidor-directed film featuring Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper. Frontispiece and dust jacket illustrations from the movie stills. Bright and near fine in very good to near fine dust jacket..... Item #53646 More
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition. Two volumes. The trade edition, preceding the limited. One of Dreiser's most acclaimed books: a Haycraft-Queen title; on the Time 100 list; and made into a film in 1931 under this title and again in 1951 as "A Place in the Sun"..... Item #56145 More
Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1990. First edition thus, Based on the book by Richard Llewllyn, Screenplay for the film directed by John Ford which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. SIGNED BY DUNNE. Illustrated with stills from the movie, many of which were deleted from..... Item #54716 More
London: Faber and Faber, (1952). First edition in second state binding. Cloth just a bit rubbed otherwise fine in price-clipped dust jacket. Item #47257 More
New York: Mysterious Press, (1984). First edition. A serial-killer thriller set in L.A.; the first installment in the "Lloyd Hopkins" trilogy. His third novel but first to be published in hardcover in the U.S. (the rest were issued here in paperback). Also, his first book to be adapted for film--made..... Item #54759 More
New York: Mysterious Press, (1990). First edition. INSCRIBED, "To: Lana -- Blood blitz. James Ellroy." Noir novel set in 1950's L.A. in which three policemen investigate a series of murders and mete out with their own brand of justice. Basis for the critically acclaimed movie of the same name starring..... Item #54760 More
London: Bantam Press, (1995). First UK edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Basis for the Robert Redford movie. Advance reading copy (though labeled "uncorrected proof"). SIGNED BY EVANS on the title page, which is unusual as most copies we've seen were signed on a numbered bookplate. Fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps..... Item #50983 More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran, 1930. First edition. Her fictional story of the Oklahoma land rushes of the 1880s and 1890s which was made into a 1931 Oscar-winning movie of the same name with Richard Dix and Irene Dunne. Very good to near fine in like dust jacket with several nicks..... Item #52022 More
[New York]: Viking, (1997). First U.S. edition of AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK. Advance uncorrected proofs. Small spot on title page near hinge, otherwise fine in glossy pictorial paperwraps. Basis for the successful film starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Item #34853 More
New York: Grosset & Dunlap, (1926). First edition. A "Photoplay" edition, illustrated with colored plates after the scenes in the movie starring Douglas Fairbanks and with a montage of black-and-white movie stills on rear panel of the dust jacket. Red cloth boards stamped in black; 12 pages of ads at..... Item #54733 More