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Rare Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate; signed by master illusionist Harry Houdini; with a rare Famous-Players-Lasky Promotional brochure for his greatest film, The Grim Game
HOUDINI, HARRY.
Harry Houdini Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate.
New York: The Brown-Green Co. July 18, 1921.
Rare stock certificate signed by the world’s greatest escape artist, master illusionist Harry Houdini. One page, partially printed in brown and black ink with an embossed seal, the document is dated July 18, 1921 and certifies that George Popp hereby owns fifteen shares of the Capital Stock of Houdini Picture Corporation. Signed by Harry Houdini as President of the Corporation and countersigned by R.G. Risley as Treasurer. In near fine condition. With a rare Famous-Players-Lasky Promotional brochure for The Grim Game, Houdini’s first full-length movie which is widely regarded as his best.
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 128055
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"Jabba's put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you": Rare large format photograph from the filming of the first Star Wars film; signed by Harrison Ford and inscribed by Paul Blake
[FORD, HARRISON AND PAUL BLAKE].
Harrison Ford Signed Star Wars Photograph.
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Rare large format black and white photograph signed by Harrison Ford and lengthily inscribed by Paul Blake, “Going somewhere Solo? You should have paid him when you had the chance. Jabba’s put a price on your head, so large that every bounty hunter in the galaxy will be looking for you. I’m lucky I found you first. Jabba’s through with you. He has no time for smugglers who drop their shipments at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser. I’ve been looking forward to killing you for a long time. Paul Blake Greedo Star Wars 1977.” As Star Wars fans well know, following the delivery of this line, Han Solo swiftly blasts Greedo from under the table killing him instantly after which he stands up, tosses the bartender a coin and says, “Sorry about the mess” before leaving the Cantina. In fine condition. Matted and framed. The photograph measures 19 inches by 15 inches. The entire piece measures 25 inches by 21 inches. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity signed by Blake. Rare and desirable signed by Harrison Ford.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 130520
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"Faulkner was breathtaking in the accuracy of his observations": Rare advance reading copy of Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird; signed by three actors from the 1962 film and with a two page autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of harper lee declining the invitation to participate in a documentary film about her novel
LEE, HARPER.
To Kill a Mockingbird.
Barnstable, MA: Crane’s Duplicating Service, for J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960.
Rare advance reading copy of the first edition of Harper Lee’s classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel signed by three actors from the 1962 film and with a two page autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee declining the invitation to participate in a documentary film about her novel. Octavo, original wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by three actors from the film on the pastedown and front free endpaper, “Bonnie Great Weekend My Best Wishes Phillip Alford ‘Jem'”, “To Bonnie Sincere regards Brock Peters ‘Tom Robinson'”, and “Bonnie, Thank you so much for all your help this week. Please stay in touch. You are now a member of our family. Sincerely Mary Badham ‘Scout.'” With an autograph letter signed and entirely in the hand of Harper Lee which reads in full, “3 September ’97 NYC but on the way South! Dear Ms. Lafave: I am sorry to be so long in writing you, but Claudia Johnson sent your letter to my NY address where I signed for it on my way out of town. I’m back here now, but only until Saturday, when I return to Monroeville for the winter. I must say no to your kind request. I simply do not grant interviews, & loathe talking about myself, and the prospect of participating in a documentary film fills me with dread. You may not realize it, but in the five years since you visited there, Monroeville has developed a new industry – tourism, with Harper Lee the main attraction. They’ve even produced a map, showing where the houses of my neighborhood used to be! I cannot tell you of the cynicism of the whole operation and the embarrassment it causes me. Monroeville is now a perfect example of Faulknerian prophecy: in the South, the Snopeses shall prevail, Faulkner was breathtaking in the accuracy of his observations. (That might be worth looking into for a film, although it requires a re-reading of the Snopes trilogy!) Why even return, you may well ask. Because of family, that is the one and only reason. I did so love the Eudora Welty film. She, of course, is my favorite American writer and the film itself seemed perfect of its kind. Thank you for it, and for thinking of me in similar terms! Sincerely, Harper Lee.” With the original transmittal envelope addressed in Harper Lee’s hand and postmarked September 4, 1997. The recipient, Bonnie Lafave is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. In the early 1990s Lefave reached out to Alice Lee to see if she could assist her in arranging a meeting with Harper Lee to discuss the production of a documentary film about the place of To Kill a Mockingbird in American culture. She met with Alice at her law office in Monroeville and was told that Nelle “preferred a quiet life” and would not want to participate, however, she was welcome to send her a letter. Some time later, Lefave began to correspond with writer and scholar, Claudia Durst Johnson, who had a warm relationship with Ms. Lee. In 1997, Claudia was attending a conference about To Kill a Mockingbird in Virginia and suggested that Lefave attend also. She brought with her her advance reading copy of To Kill a Mockingbird to share with Claudia which she impulsively asked three members of the cast of the 1962 film adaptation who were also in attendance, including Mary Badham who played Scout. After the conference, Lefave wrote a careful letter to Ms. Lee which Claudia forwarded to her for her consideration. Lee kindly responded with her own letter, and not surprisingly, declined to participate in the documentary. In near fine condition. An exceptional example of this rarity, printed before the first trade edition appeared and was swiftly acknowledged as one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, with fine provenance, and offering remarkable insight into Lee’s deep personal thoughts regarding the reception of her great work.
Price: $32,500.00 Item Number: 133817
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Official Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. replica volleyball from the acclaimed 2000 American survival film Castaway; inscribed by Tom Hanks
HANKS, TOM.
Tom Hanks Signed ‘Wilson’ Volleyball.
: Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. 2001.
Official Twentieth Century Fox & Dreamworks L.L.C. replica volleyball from the acclaimed 2000 American survival film Castaway, inscribed by Tom Hanks, “To Bill HELP! Tom Hanks.” The recipient, Bill Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, Extra, and the Today Show. In near fine condition.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135281
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“LOVE IS OR IT AIN'T. THIN LOVE AIN'T LOVE AT ALL”: FIRST EDITION OF THE JOURNEY TO BELOVED; SIGNED BY OPRAH WINFREY, DANNY GLOVER, AND SEVERAL OTHER MEMBERS FROM THE 1998 FILM CAST
WINFREY, OPRAH; DANNY GLOVER; THANDIWE NEWTON; KIMBERLY ELISE. [TONI MORRISON].
Journey to Beloved.
New York: Hyperion 1998.
First edition of Oprah Winfrey’s emotional account of playing the part of Sethe, the former slave who must come to terms with a haunting past in Jonathan Demme’s film adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Quarto, original illustrated boards, photographic endpapers, illustrated with photographs by Ken Regan. Presentation copy, inscribed on the second free endpaper by Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandiwe Newton, Kimberly Elise, and Lisa Gay Hamilton to Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, Extra, and the Today Show. In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed by the acclaimed cast of the powerful film.
Price: $1,500.00 Item Number: 135044
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“I wish I could care what you do or where you go but I can't... My dear, I don't give a damn": First edition of Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind; signed by eleven members of David O. Selznick's epic American 1939 film adaptation and with an autograph note signed by Margaret Mitchell
MITCHELL, MARGARET.
Gone With the Wind.
New York: The Macmillan Company 1936.
First edition of Margaret Mitchell’s masterpiece which remains one of the fastest selling novels in the history of American publishing, with 50,000 copies sold in a single day. Octavo, original cloth. First printing, with “Published May 1936” on the copyright page and no mention of other printings. Association copy, signed by eleven members of David O. Selznick’s epic American 1939 film adaptation on the front pastedown and front free endpaper with nine adding the names of the characters they portrayed, “Evelyn Keyes, ‘Suellen’ [O’Hara],” “Mickey Kuhn, ‘Beau [Wilkes] age 7 years,'” “Marcella Martin [Cathleen Calvert],” “Ann Rutherford, ‘Careen’ [O’Hara],'” Rand Brooks [Charles Hamilton],” “William Bakewell, ‘A Mounted Officer'”, “Greg Griese, ‘Baby Beau & Baby Bonnie'”, “Fred Crane, ‘Brent Tarleton'”, “Patrick Curtis ‘Baby Beau'”, “Frank (Junior) Coghlan, The collapsing Southern soldier,” and “Cammie King ‘Bonnie Blue [Butler]'”. The signatures were obtained by Mr. Tatnall Brown on the occasion of the film’s March 10, 1961 gala “Anniversary Premiere” at Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta commemorating the centennial of the start of the Civil War as well as marking the 25th anniversary of the publication of the book. The Loew’s Grand was the venue famous for the original December 19, 1939 world premiere. Very good in a very good completely unrestored first issue dust jacket with Gone with the Wind listed in second column of booklist on back panel and the $3.00 cost on front flap. Eicher 730. With Brown’s bookplate to the pastedown. Laid in is a small stiff paper card with an image of Gone With the Wind; signed by Margaret Mitchell, “Thank you for your letter. See 2 and 3 Margaret Mitchell Marsh.” Additionally laid in is a post card with a portrait of Vivien Leigh from The Selznick Studio signed by her, an original program from the film, and a small booklet, “Margaret Mitchell and Her Novel Gone With the Wind” [New York: Macmillan, 1936]. Housed in a custom clamshell box. A unique example.
Price: $18,500.00 Item Number: 136276
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"I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it": First edition of Lincoln: A Cinematic and Historical Companion; signed by the film's screenplay writer Tony Kushner
RUBEL, DAVID. TONY KUSHNER. FOREWORDS BY STEVEN SPIELBERG & KATHLEEN KENNEDY. [DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN].
Lincoln: A Cinematic and Historical Companion.
New York: Disney Editions 2012.
First edition of this pictorial companion to Spielberg’s monumental 2012 historical drama Lincoln. Quarto, original cloth, patterned endpapers, illustrated. Signed on the title page by Tony Kushner, who wrote the screenplay for the film loosely based on Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 2005 biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. From the collection of Bill Zwecker. A member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, Zwecker was a longtime entertainment and celebrity journalist. A Chicago native and second-generation newspaper star (his late mother, Peg Zwecker, was the fashion editor of the Sun-Times and Chicago Daily News), Zwecker began his journalism career in the 1980s and has since interviewed some of the most renowned celebrities across a breadth of industries. He has been a frequent contributor to numerous national news and entertainment programs including Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, Showbiz Tonight, Extra, and the Today Show. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Designed by H. Clark Wakabayashi.
Price: $400.00 Item Number: 137109
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First Edition of Charles Webb's The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker; Signed by Him and Lead Actor in the Film Richard Benjamin and Executive Producer Larry Turman
WEBB, CHARLES [RICHARD BENJAMIN LARRY TURMAN].
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company 1970.
First edition of this novel, basis for the 1971 film starring Richard Benjamin and Joanna Shimkus, directed by Larry Turman. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the month of publication on the front free endpaper, “1/30/70 To Pat with love, Charles” and additionally signed by actor Richard Benjamin and by director and executive producer Larry Turman on the front free endpaper. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design and photograph by Milton Charles. A unique example.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 140423
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"Fade in: film - a quick group of shots showing New York in a real thunderstorm": First edition of Best Television Plays; edited by Gore Vidal
VIDAL, GORE. [EDITOR].
Best Television Plays.
New York: Ballantine Books 1956.
First edition of this collection of eight previously unpublished television scripts selected by Gore Vidal. Octavo, original publisher’s cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Editor photograph by Roger Moore.
Price: $75.00 Item Number: 139759
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First edition of The Lost World; signed by Steven Spielberg, Stan Winston, Vince Vaughn and nine other members of the film and Jacket Designer Chip Kidd with an original drawing
CRICHTON, MICHAEL [STEVEN SPIELBERG].
The Lost World.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf 1995.
First edition of Crichton’s sequel to Jurassic Park. Octavo, original half cloth, cartographic endpapers. Signed by Steven Spielberg, Stan Winston, Vince Vaughn and nine other actors associated with the film. Signed by Chip Kidd with an original large drawing mimicking the dust jacket art which he designed opposite the half-title page. Additionally signed by Kidd on the front panel and on the rear flap of the dust jacket. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Chip Kidd.
Price: $8,800.00 Item Number: 140784