Ephemera

Bob and Harvey Weinstein Invite You and a Guest to a Special Screening of William Friedkin's Rampage

Miramax Films · 1987 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Los Angeles: Miramax Films, 1987. Flyer for showing of director Friedkin's film Rampage. Friedkin is best known for his films The French Connection and The Exorcist. On Miramax Films letterhead. Folded twice for mailing, lower left corner creased, otherwise Very Good plus. .

Director's Guild of America African-American Steering Committee Presents an Evening with Gordon Parks

Director's Guild of America · 1997 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Hollywood, CA: Director's Guild of America, 1997. Brochure, side-stapled with cover and four pages on wove paper. Reproduces photo of Parks on cover. Printed in black. Program of speakers and films, featuring a discussion with Parks, plus a short unsigned biography. Fine. .

Tls from George Beahm to Herb Yellin

Beahm, George · 1992 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Williamsburg, VA: March 2, 1992. TLS from George Beahm of GB Publishing to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press, thanking him for sending Signatures, a collection of autographs of famous writers printed by Yellin. Signed "George" in blue ink. Folded twice for mailing, oth...

Design and Printing Services from Penmaen Press. Form Letter Signed by Michael Mccurdy

McCurdy, Michael · 1975 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Lincoln, MA: Penmaen Press, [ca. 1975]. Brochure and accompanying letter from Michael McCurdy of Penmaen Press, noted fine printers. Describes services and products available from Penmaen. Brochure printed in brown inks on tan card stock; Letterpress on laid paper; signed by M...

Correspondence Around Publication of William Vollman Book by Lord John Press

Vollman, William, et al. · 1992 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.70 | ¥15,969)

Various: 1992-1993. Nine pieces of correspondence around publication by the Lord John Press of a book by William Vollman. Includes: Typewritten draft on Lord John Press letterhead from Herb Yellin to William Vollman discussing possible publication of Vollman's Convict Bird, Au...

Tls from Jimmy Carter to Herb Yellin

Carter, Jimmy · 1994 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Atlanta: December 7, 1994. TLS from Jimmy Carter to Herb Yellin, describing events and activities of the Carter Center. On letterhead with presidential seal. Two pages. 8-5 x 11 inches. Signed in black ink, "Jimmy Carter." Also present: a printed sheet describing the Carter's ...

Tls from Tom Bradley to Herb Yellin, with Reply Letter from Yellin to Bradley

Bradley, Tom · 1986 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Los Angeles: August 20, 1986. TLS from Tom Bradley (mayor of Los Angeles, 1973 to 1993) to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press, thanking Yellin for his donation. On Bradley's letterhead, printed on laid paper. Signed in blue ink "Tom Bradley." 8.5 x 11 inches. Envelope w...

Tls from Bob Hope to Herb Yellin. 1973 Fundraising Letter on Behalf of Barry Goldwater

Hope, Bob · 1973 · Wittenborn Art Books

$500.00 (€453.67 | £378.48 | ¥79,844)

Toluca Lake, CA: March 26, 1973. TLS from Bob Hope to Herb Yellin, asking for donations to Goldwater Associates, an organization supporting Barry Goldwater. On Goldwater Associates letterhead, with an address in Hope's home town of Toluca Lake. Signed "Bob Hope" in blue ink. 8...

The Lazarus Chronicle

Wolf, Amy · 1977 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Tarzana, CA: Amy Wolf, [1977]. Typescript of "The Lazarus Chronicle," a short story by fiction writer Amy Wolf. It was eventually published in Realms of Fantasy magazine in 1994. Typewritten on standard typing paper, secured by binder clip. 28 pp. Very Good. .

Tls from Edward D. Hoch to Herb Yellin

Hoch, Edward · 1984 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

New York: April 16, 1984. TLS from mystery writer Edward Hoch to Herb Yellin, thanking him for sending a Lord John Press book for review. Signed "Ed Hoch." On Mystery Writers of America letterhead, 8.5 x 11 inches. Folded twice for mailing, Two corners slightly bumped. Small s...

Tls from Antonio Coppola to Herb Yellin. Composer and Pianist Coppola Was Best Known for His Scores to Accompany Silent Films & As Uncle to Francis Ford Coppola

Coppola, Antonio · 2000 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Rome: December 15, 2000. TLS from composer and pianist Coppola, best known for his scores to accompany silent films & as uncle to Francis Ford Coppola, to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press. Letter thanks Yellin for a book sent to Coppola, and details recent performance...

Als from Simon Perchik to Lord John Press

Perchik, Simon · 1992 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

East Hampton, NY: March 16, 1992. ALS from poet Simon Perchik ("the most widely published unknown poet in America.") to Lord John Press, suggesting a poetry manuscript for publication. Included are three poems in typescript. Letter is on Perchik's letterhead, printed on laid p...

Als from Simon Perchik to Lord John Press

Perchik, Simon · 1986 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

East Hampton, NY: August 4, 1986. ALS from poet Simon Perchik ("the most widely published unknown poet in America.") to Lord John Press, offering a poetry manuscript for consideration. (Neither the manuscript nor the flyer mentioned in the letter are present.) On Perchik's let...

Tls from John Martin (Black Sparrow Press Publisher) to Herb Yellin

Martin, John · 1977 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Santa Barbara, CA: September 6, 1977. TLS from John Martin, editor and publisher of Black Sparrow Press, to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press, discussing recent book business. On Black Sparrow Press letterhead, signed "John." 8.5 x 8.2 inches. Also present are a 1977 B...

Tls from Richard Grossinger to Herb Yellin

Grossinger, Richard · 1977 · Wittenborn Art Books

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Plainfield, VT: February 23, 1977. TLS from Richard Grossinger, editor and publisher of North Atlantic Books, to Herb Yellin, publisher of Lord John Press. Discusses purchase of signed editions. On North Atlantic Books letterhead. 8.5 x 11 inches, folded once. Fine. .

Als from Pat F. Lucas-Morris to Lord John Press

Lucas-Morris, Pat · 1991 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Gig Harrbor, WA: July 19, 1991. ALS from artist, printmaker, and illustrator of children's books Pat Lucas-Morris to Lord John Press, requesting catalog. On Morris's letterhead, designed and illustrated by her. Some crumpling in upper right corner, a bumped lower right corner,...

Johnson's Dictionary

Book Collector's Club of Los Angeles; Loren Rothschild · 1983 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Pacific Palisades, CA: Rasselas Press, 1983. Invitation to a meeting of the club, with a talk and dinner. 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of laid paper with one deckle edge, folded once to make a small pamphlet, 4 pp. Folded again for mailing. Printed in brown ink. Letterpress on wove. Wi...

Happy Birthday Norman! Norman Corwin 90th Birthday

Corwin, Norman · 2000 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

[Los Angeles: 2000]. Invitation and program for radio and TV writer Norman Corwin's 90th birthday celebration. Included in the celebration was a recording of "Memorable Moments in Radio" featuring excerpts from Corwin's radio plays, read by, among others, Ed Asner and Charles ...

MCMLXXXIV

Moving Parts Press; Felicia Rice · 1984 · Wittenborn Art Books

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.70 | ¥15,969)

[Santa Cruz, CA]: Moving Parts Press, 1984. Publication announcement of Moving Parts Press's forthcoming catalog for 1984. Moving Parts Press, run by Felicia Rice, is a fine arts and literary small press in Santa Cruz, CA. 6.25 x 8.50 French-fold sheets, 4 pp. Letterpress on l...

Summer Sketches / Dan Simmons

Simmons, Dan · 1992 · Wittenborn Art Books

$50.00 (€45.37 | £37.85 | ¥7,984)

Northridge, CA: Lord John Press, 1992. Three pieces, 4 pp.: Publication announcement for Simmons' Lord John Press book, printed in red and black on watermarked paper. 7-1/16 x 9-1/2 inches. Type for announcement of a reading and signing by Simmons at Vagabond Books in Westwood...