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Film & Entertainment
Gorgo
(US) [1961]. FIRST PRINTING, with NSS (National Screen Service) no. at bottom edge. A rare original US one-sheet poster for the 1960 MGM Pictures film, a B-movie classic. Folded, condition B (some pinholes). Approx dimensions 41x27 inches, portrait format. (Will be despatched rolled, in tube). Gorgo is a 1961 British... More
Curse of the Undead.
UK, T.P. Ltd. [1959]. An original UK quad for Rank Organisation's cult horror 'Curse of the Undead' starring Eric Fleming and Kathleen Crowley. Folded, condition A (fresh). Approx dimensions 40x30 inches, landscape format, (will be despatched rolled, in tube). A striking and uncommon British poster for this low-budget shocker, notably... More
Crash.
New York, N.Y.: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1973. FIRST US EDITION. Octavo, pp.224. Publisher's hardcover in original dust-wrapper. No inscriptions or price-clipping. Trivial handling. A fine copy of Ballard's rare and influential cult novel, a provocative exploration of some of the darkest recesses of the human condition and a momentous... More
Another Beatles Christmas Show.
[London]: NEMS Publications, 1964-1965. Quarto. In soft paper covers, with cover illustrations by Lennon, showing various figures exchanging yuletide holly branches. Cover slightly foxed to edges and spine, only intrusive to rear cover. Internally clean. Programme for the second Beatles Christmas show, running 24th December 1964 until 16th January 1965... More
A Cellarful of Noise.
London: Four Square 1965. FIRST BRITISH PAPERBACK EDITION. Octavo, pp.127, with photographic plates. Bound in publisher's colour-printed softcovers. Expected toning to paper, mild rubbing to covers; near fine. A rather scarce paperback- seeming far less common than the Souvenir Press hardback. A rare contemporary title from the heart of the... More
A Cellarful of Noise.
London: Souvenir Press, FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.132. With three suites of eight black and white photographic plates. Publisher's blue cloth in dust-jacket. Minor bumping, jacket with some old tears taped to reverse side, spine toned. A very good copy. With contributions from Derek Taylor, who was the... More
Time Exposure.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1946. INSCRIBED COPY. Second edition. Octavo, pp. viii, 136. A collection of photographs produced between 1923 and 1945. Association copy, inscribed by Beaton to actress Harriette Johns, who had starred in Alexander Korda's 1947 movie 'An Ideal Husband' for which beaton designed the costumes. Red... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. The novelisation of the Bond movie; a scarce multi-signed copy. FIRST EDITION, octavo, pp.245. Publisher's cloth with pictorial dustwrapper. A fine copy, signed by the following; Rosamund Pike (Miranda Frost), Rick Yune (Zao), Smantha Bond (Miss Moneypenny) and Judi Dench (M). Each actor has written... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2002. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. Octavo (24 x 16cm). The novelisation of the James Bond movie. Publisher's hardcovers, autographed to the dust-wrapper in silver marker. The signature was obtained privately by us- the author did not appear in the UK to promote this, his... More
Tomorrow Never Dies
London: Hodder and Stoughton 1997. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.213. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and only Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a rare variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover... More
Tomorrow Never Dies.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. [Spy thriller]. FIRST EDITION. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.213. The standard hardcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and only Bruce Fierstein listed as scriptwriter (a rare variant exists with four writers credited). Published simultaneously with the mass-market softcover. A lovely... More
Tomorrow Never Dies.
London: Coronet Books / Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. TRUE FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author to the title page. The standard softcover edition, with cover photo of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond and Bruce Feirstein listed as scriptwriter. Published simultaneously with the (very limited) hardcover. The signature was obtained during... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. FIRST EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop. Hardcover in photographic dust-wrapper. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by... More
The World is Not Enough.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1999. FIRST EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page and. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop and was subsequently SIGNED by actress Dame Judi Dench who played... More
Die Another Day.
London: Hodder and Stoughton. 2002. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED by the author. The novelisation of the James Bond movie. Both the book and the dust-wrapper are absolutely fine /as new. A lovely copy, signed to the title-page. The signature was obtained privately by us-the author did not appear in the UK... More
The World is Not Enough
London: Coronet Books 1999. FIRST PAPERBACK EDITION. The novelisation of the Bond movie. SIGNED by the author to the title page. The signature was obtained during one of the author's many book launch events held at our shop. Absolutely fine throughout, being carefully dark stored by ourselves since publication. Upper... More
Psycho.
Simon and Schuster, New York 1959. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. pp.185. Elegantly bound in full red oasis morocco leather with traditional raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, publisher's original boards bound in at the rear. A little browning to the edges as usual, else a fine copy in an... More
Bob Marley: Rebel Music and Roots Reggae. Compiled by Ross Halfin
England: Genesis Publications, 2004. LIMITED DELUXE EDITION, no.12 of 350 copies SIGNED by photographer Kate Simon and guitarist Eric Clapton, who recorded Marley's song 'I Shot the Sheriff'. Folio volume, original full brown leather, blocked in colours, all edges yellow, printed on five different paper stocks, one of which is... More
'You Only Live Twice' (released through United Artists). Six original photographs for 'Cinema 66' magazine.
n.d. [25th August 1966]. Six original black and white photographs of Sean Connery as James Bond, taken on location in Japan during the filming of Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice. Three photos capture a relaxed Connery in full Japanese costume, in between takes. The other three photos were taken... More
The Art of Bond.
London: Boxtree/Pan Macmillan, 2006. [Film design] FIRST EDITION. Square quarto (26 x 26cm), pp.240. Colour photographs throughout. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver, black endpapers photographic dust-wrapper priced at £30rrp. A clean, near fine copy in a lightly used wrapper. Shows well. Sub-titled 'From the storyboard to screen: the creative... More
The Art of Bond.
London: Boxtree/Pan Macmillan, 2006. [Film design] FIRST EDITION. Square quarto (26 x 26cm), pp.240. Colour photographs throughout. Publisher's black cloth lettered in silver, black endpapers photographic dust-wrapper priced at £30rrp. Some minor wear, a few marks to wrapper. Near fine. Sub-titled 'From the storyboard to screen: the creative process behind... More
Moonage Daydream: The Life and Times of Ziggy Stardust.
Guildford: Genesis Publications, 2002. [Rock/pop]. SIGNED BY BOWIE AND ROCK. Collectors Edition, numbered 2239. Folio, pp.346. Printed on fourteen different paper stocks, including clear acetate, trace leaves and a variety of coloured and textured papers, printed in colour throughout, housed in presentation box. The binding is quarter blue leather over... More
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Dead Man Walking / Telling Lies [Signed].
UK: RCA Records [BMG Entertainment], 1997. 12'' Vinyl record in the original die-cut company sleeve with colour printed pictorial label. Boldly SIGNED by David Bowie, who has added the year ['97] in silver pen to the cover. Both the single and sleeve are in mint condition. A UACC certified autograph... More
David Bowie - The Jean Genie.
(Brighton): Self-published, 2006. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. The Jean Genie comprises six silver gelatine prints and one colour digital print of David... More
James Bond in the Cinema
London: The Tantivy Press. 1972. FIRST EDITION. Pp.176. Illustrated throughout with great stills, mostly provided by United Artists. 8vo. Publisher's raspberry pink cloth, titles in gilt to spine. Pictorial dust jacket with striking colour wraparound artwork by Stefan Dreja. No inscriptions or price-clipping (both priced hidden by publisher under a.... More