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1994. Ephemera. Very good. Leviathan '99 was the working title for Ray Bradbury's effort to adapt Moby-Dick for the space age. He spent four decades on the project, translating his ideas into different genres, beginning with a radio play in 1968 and ending with a novella in 2007. He also wrote stage play and opera versions, as well as this screenplay, which seems to be unrecorded. This 87-leaf working draft is assembled from a hodge-podge of sources, including word processing printouts, one of Bradbury's holiday broadsides, and faxes sent to and from his daughter. Bradbury has corrected, added, and deleted words by hand from almost every page. The basis of the screenplay seems to be the radio play written in the late 1960s, rather than the later stage play or opera versions. Bradbury's extensive changes, while keeping much of the dialog intact, offer an interesting look at how he reconceptualized the story from the purely auditory radio version to one intended to encompass both sound and image. The… Leer más

Phoenix, AZ: Imperial Litho/Graphics, 1989. First Edition. Ephemera. Fine. This is the second portfolio of Barks offset lithographs with this title. As with the 1986 version, this collection contains 10 previously unpublished preliminary works made by Barks before starting work on full-fledged oil paintings. These images vary in size, from roughly 7 by 9 inches to 12 by 15 inches. These paintings were done between 1983 and 1988 and feature Uncle Scrooge and other Donald Duck relatives. Each lithograph print is numbered and initialed by Barks. There is a matching certificate of authenticity with the same number and a full Carl Barks signature. The paper portfolio measures roughly 15 by 17-1/2 inches and is printed with the title in metallic red ink. All ten lithographs are fine, initialed, and numbered by Barks as 450/500. The certificate of authenticy is also fine and signed in full by Barks. The sheet, A History of the Edition, which describes each lithograph, is fine and present. The paper… Leer más

Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of essays about films and film-making. Yellin bound in blank sheets at the front of the book so that collectors could accumulate film autographs there. In his introduction, he explains the idea, which he first introduced in the book Signatures: "There was also an abundance of white space, and what went unsaid [in Signatures] (and perhaps I was remiss in not stating it) was that each book, as delivered to the purchaser, was intended as a jumping-off point, an opportunity for each owner to gather within it their own choice of contributors and signatories ultimately making each book unique." 224 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy (but for some remnants of erased pencil on the first blank) in a fine dust jacket. Herb Yellin recruited some contributors to sign some of the copies of this book, to get collectors started. This copy is signed by John Updike, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis… Leer más

Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near fine. A collection of essays about films and film-making. Yellin bound in blank sheets at the front of the book so that collectors could accumulate film autographs there. In his introduction, he explains the idea, which he first introduced in the book Signatures: "There was also an abundance of white space, and what went unsaid [in Signatures] (and perhaps I was remiss in not stating it) was that each book, as delivered to the purchaser, was intended as a jumping-off point, an opportunity for each owner to gather within it their own choice of contributors and signatories ultimately making each book unique." 224 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket (small crease on front cover, near the spine). Herb Yellin recruited some contributors to sign some of the copies of this book, to get collectors started. This copy is signed by John Updike, Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Dennis Etchison,… Leer más

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 52 lettered copies of this collection of 18 short stories inspired by Hollywood horror films. Contributors include Jack Ketchum, Thomas F. Monteleone, Ray Garton, and Ed Gorman. This lettered version is signed by 20 contributors on three sheets (it's not clear who the 20th signer is, beyond the contributors and the editor). It also has artwork not included in the trade version. 353 pages. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine traycase, as issued. This is copy AA of 52 lettered copies.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. A collection of 18 short stories inspired by Hollywood horror films. Contributors include Jack Ketchum, Thomas F. Monteleone, Ray Garton, Ed Gorman, et al. Published in an edition of 1500 copies, signed by the editor. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Santa Barbara: Santa Teresa Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 26 lettered copies of director Peter Bogdanovich's account of hearing actress Lillian Gish speak, in 1958, following a showing of D. W. Griffin's 1920 film 'Way Down East' (at the Museum of the City of New York). Bogdanovich directed The Last Picture Show, What's Up Doc?, Mask, and many other films. Cloth spine, paper-covered boards; [9] pages. 5 by 7-1/4 inches. With a one-page introduction about Bogdanovich by the bookseller James Pepper. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy (issued without dust jacket). This is one of 26 lettered copies, signed by Bogdanovich.

Baltimore, MD: Lonely Road Books, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. An unproduced screenplay based on the life of Edgar Allan Poe; with an introduction by Roger Corman and an illustration by Jill Bauman. This is one of 26 copies signed by O'Nan and Bauman and issued in a traycase (there were also 200 numbered copies). xii, 251 pages. 7-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches. The publisher, Lonely Road, is a side project of the folks behind Cemetery Dance. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a near fine slipcase (one corner dented). This is letter T of 26 signed by O'Nan and Bauman.

Baltimore, MD: Lonely Road Books, 2008. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine. An unproduced screenplay based on the life of Edgar Allan Poe; with an introduction by Roger Corman and an illustration by Jill Bauman. This is one of 200 copies signed by O'Nan and Bauman and issued in a slipcase. It is accompanied by the chapbook "Monsters" by O'Nan, which was sent to people who pre-ordered Poe. xii, 251 pages. 7-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches. The publisher, Lonely Road, is a side project of the folks behind Cemetery Dance. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine slipcase. Signed on the limitation page and numbered 152 of 200. With a fine copy of Monsters, with a matching number.

Boston, MA: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown and Company, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. A baseball novel, the first book from the film director. First edition (stated). A near fine copy in a near fine, price-clipped dust jacket. The spine is a touch faded. Inscribed by Sayles, "Glenn, best John Sayles.

Los Angeles: Charles Friess / Stonehenge, 1978. Pamphlet. Near fine. Three shooting scripts for the NBC mini-series starring Rock Hudson, with Roddy McDowall and Bernedette Peters. The series aired in 1980. The SF series, based on Ray Bradbury's book and adapted for the screen by the SF/Horror novelist Richard Matheson, imagined the Earth's attempt to colonize Mars. Script #1: ii, 89 leaves; in decorative red covers, three-hole-punched and bound with two brass brads (as issued). In addition to the script, there is a title page dated 10/17/1978 and a production note about special effects and the Martian scenery, which had not yet been developed. Script #2: i (title page), leaves numbered 90-189; dated 10/17/1978. In blue wrappers with the same design as #1. Script #3: i (title page), leaves numbered 190-276; dated 10/17/1978. In matching lime-green wrappers. A fine set of scripts.

Los Angeles: Charles Friess / Stonehenge, 1978. Pamphlet. Near fine. Three early draft scripts dated July 10, 1978, for the NBC mini-series starring Rock Hudson, with Roddy McDowall and Bernedette Peters. The SF series, based on Ray Bradbury's book and adapted for the screen by the SF/Horror novelist Richard Matheson, imagined the Earth's attempt to colonize Mars. This is an early draft of the mini-series script; the final shooting scripts were several pages shorter. These scripts are printed on pink paper; the shooting scripts are printed on white. Script #1: [2], 92 leaves; in decorative red covers, three-hole-punched and bound with two brass brads (as issued). In addition to the numbered script pages, there is a title page dated July 10, 1978 and a production note about special effects and the Martian scenery, which had not yet been developed. Script #2: [1, title page],103, [1, Barbara's Place script printing ad] leaves. In blue wrappers with the same design as #1. Script #3: [1, title… Leer más

Baltimore, MD: Lonely Road Books, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. King's novella published with Garris's screenplay for the film, concept sketches by Bernie Wrightson, and halftone photographs of the actors with and without special effects makeup, among other extras. The book is bound dos-a-dos, meaning that one side of the book has King's novella, and the other side has Garris' screenplay. One of 52 copies signed by King, Garris, and the illustrator Alan M. Clark, laid into a silver-colored padded traycase. This is one of King's scarcer limited editions-he only signed the lettered copies. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and a fine traycase. As is the case with (pretty much) every copy, the traycase doesn't quite close. This one stays open more than some. This is copy M of 52 signed by King. (In the photo, Stephen King's name on the slipcase looks dark; it is metallic red, which changes color depending on the light).

Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Hellman's memoir about the Joseph McCarthy era, when she was brought before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC). "One of a special edition reserved for the friends of the author and Little, Brown and Company." 155 pages. With a 32-page introduction by Garry Wills. First edition (first printing). Spine somewhat faded, else a fine hardcover copy in the original unprinted acetate jacket which is missing a small piece at one corner. Signed by Hellman as issued.

Baltimore, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2011. Advance Reading Copy. Trade paperback. Near fine. An advance reading copy of the limited edition of this anthology of horror film scripts. The contributors are Stephen King, Richard Matheson, Richard Laymon, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, and Ed Gorman. 545 pages. Just shy of 8-1/2 by 11 inches. Minor wear to the corners, else fine. An uncommon format.

Burton, MI: Subterranean Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. The original edition of a novel about a screenwriter who turns to murder. The lettered edition includes two extra chapters at the end that are not present in the other versions. 541 pages (compared to 506 pages in the numbered issue). First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine folding traycase. This copy, while matching the 26 lettered copies, is not lettered. Instead, it is signed on the tipped in limitation page and further inscribed to the previous owner, "For Tom-Beware the Kraft Macaroni and Cheese! Ray Garton." The traycase is one of the most attractive by Subterranean Press. Laid in with this copy is a copy of the chapbook Pie and Coffee in Hollywood, also inscribed by Garton "To Tom." The chapbook published by Camelot Books and Gifts in 2001 prints a chapter left out of Sex and Violence. The chapbook is fine in wrappers (paper covers).

Universal City: Universal Studios, 1970. First Edition. Very good. Production number 00114. 188 leaves; two identical title leaves; screenplay text numbered 1-140, 140a, 140b, 141-186. The final script for the movie was 134 leaves, meaning this version has 52 pages that were cut by the time George Roy Hill started directing the action. This is an early draft of this adaptation of Vonnegut's science fiction anti-war novel, which magnificently weaves together the Dresden firebombing during the Second World War, optometry, time travel, and space aliens. And so it goes. Of course, the film never uses Vonnegut's catchphrase, employed whenever someone dies in the novel, which is often. It appears that the decision to leave it out of the film was made even in this first draft (your lazy cataloguer did not read the whole screenplay, but if Billy Pilgrim says "so it goes", I couldn't find it). Instead, Geller uses "So it goes" to replace the traditional "THE END" on the last page, writing instead: "The… Leer más

Forest Hill, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 52 lettered copies signed by the contributors. Featuring original works by Neil Gaiman, William Peter Blatty, Stewart O'Nan, Frank Darabont, William F. Nolan, Joe Hill, Brian Keene & Michael Oliveri, Poppy Z. Brite, Kealan Patrick Burke, Mick Garris, Ray Garton, and Joe R. Lansdale. Just a few of the highlights include a never before seen comic script from Joe Hill; two rare teleplays from Frank Darabont; an original, never filmed full-length screenplay by Mick Garris; a rare teleplay and treatment by William Peter Blatty; Neil Gaiman's original take on an H.G. Wells' short story; Joe R. Lansdale's stage adaptation of one of his legendary short stories; etc. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In a fine traycase. This is copy G of 52 lettered copies, signed by all the contributors.

Forest Hill, MD: Cemetery Dance, 2014. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. One of 400 numbered copies, signed by the contributors. Featuring original works by Neil Gaiman, William Peter Blatty, Stewart O'Nan, Frank Darabont, William F. Nolan, Joe Hill, Brian Keene & Michael Oliveri, Poppy Z. Brite, Kealan Patrick Burke, Mick Garris, Ray Garton, and Joe R. Lansdale. Just a few of the highlights include a never before seen comic script from Joe Hill; two rare teleplays from Frank Darabont; an original, never filmed full-length screenplay by Mick Garris; a rare teleplay and treatment by William Peter Blatty; Neil Gaiman's original take on an H.G. Wells' short story; Joe R. Lansdale's stage adaptation of one of his legendary short stories; etc. 430 pages. 9-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. In a fine slipcase. This is one of 400 numbered copies, signed by all the contributors.

Colorado Springs, CO: Gauntlet Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Introduction by film director Roger Corman, who helmed the production of a cycle of Poe films based on scripts written by Matheson. This volume reprints Matheson's scripts for the film House of User (originally titled The Fall of the House of Usher) and The Pit and the Pendulum. The screenplays are accompanied by essays on the making of the films by Richard French. This is one of 52 lettered copies signed by Matheson, Corman, and director Joe Dante, who contributes an afterword. Dante worked on the films with Corman at the beginning of his career. 420 pages. First edition (first printing). This is copy FF of 52 signed copies. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and near fine traycase that is slightly dented along the leading edge on the back.