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Better Than Life

Grant Naylor · 1990

£65.00 (€77.85 | $87.43 | ¥13,814)

London, Viking, 1990. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce science fiction comedy novel, inspired by the 'Red Dwarf' TV series and written by the show's co-creators. The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth with the original u...

Dr. Cyclops

Will Garth · 1940

£450.00 (€538.98 | $605.28 | ¥95,634)

New York, Phoenix Press, 1940 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the novelisation of the 1940 American science fiction horror film 'Dr. Cyclops&apos. The first edition, first printing, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.The novelisatio...

The Dresser, a Study Guide

Tony Fegan · 1983

£85.00 (€101.81 | $114.33 | ¥18,064)

Not Stated, Not Stated, 1983. Paperback. A very scarce study guide for this play and film by Ronald Harwood, illustrated throughout. A very scarce study guide for the 1983 film 'The Dresser', by Tony Fegan, edited by Ian Wall.The film was directed by Peter Yeats, and...

Batman, the Animated Series: A Pop-Up Playbook

Keith Mosley · 1994

£69.00 (€82.64 | $92.81 | ¥14,664)

Boston, Little, Brown & Co, 1994 . First edition. Hardback. A fine example of the first edition of this thrilling pop-up Batman playbook, based upon the animated Batman series. The first edition, first printing of this work.With four elaborate pop-up scenes: the Batcave, the l...

Soursweet

Ian McEwan · 1988

£69.99 (€83.83 | $94.14 | ¥14,874)

London, Faber and Faber, 1988. First edition. Paperback. Soursweet is a 1988 British film directed by Mike Newell. The screenplay was written by Ian McEwan from the novel by Timothy Mo. First edition. The story, set in the 1960s, is a comedy drama about a young Hong Kong Chine...

Donald & Pluto: Movie Book in Five Reels

Walt Disney · 1939

£445.00 (€532.99 | $598.55 | ¥94,571)

London, Collins, 1939 . First edition. Paperback. The first UK edition of this scarce Walt Disney Donald and Pluto movie book, featuring five flip books. The scarce first UK edition of this work.This volume consists of five different flip books bound inside illustrates wraps. ...

Dear John (the Irene Rich Show)

Anne Nichols; Rip van Ronkel · 1940

£1,200.00 (€1,437.28 | $1,614.08 | ¥255,023)

None, None, 1940-42. Cloth. A very scarce three volume set of original typed scripts from the radio show 'Dear John', also known as 'The Irene Rich Show', from the library of one of the authors. A set of very scarce and unique typed scripts, bound in three ...

Another Man&Apos;S Boots

Anonymous · 1922

£125.00 (€149.72 | $168.13 | ¥26,565)

London, Jordison & Co, 1922 . First edition. Paperback. A very scarce folding advertisement for the 1922 American western silent film 'Another Man's Boots', starring actor Francis Ford. 'Another Man's Boots' is a 1922 American silent Western film ...

Mercury Film Service Offer You Seven House-Filling Propositions

Mercury Film Service · 1922

£165.00 (€197.63 | $221.94 | ¥35,066)

Leeds, Youngmans, 1922 . First edition. Paperback. A vanishingly scarce advertisement for seven American silent films of the 1910s, aiming to promote these films for screenings in British cinemas. A very scarce work offering synopses of seven silent films produced in America i...

The World Is Not Enough: A Companion

Iain Johnstone · 1999

£45.00 (€53.90 | $60.53 | ¥9,563)

London, Boxtree, 1999. First edition. Cloth. A terrific account of the making of 1999 James Bond film 'The World is Not Enough' starring Pierce Brosnan. The first edition, first impression. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This book detail...

The Film Game

Low Warren · 1937

£98.00 (€117.38 | $131.82 | ¥20,827)

London, T. Werner Laurie LTD, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this uncommon work on the history of cinema, signed by the author and his wife. The first edition of this uncommon work.Signed by the author and his wife, with a lengthy inscription to the recto of ...

Landscape and Mac

Harold Pinter · 1968

£125.00 (€149.72 | $168.13 | ¥26,565)

Not Stated, Pendragon Press, 1968. First edition. Cloth. The first and limited editions of Landscape and Mac by Harold Pinter, in lovely condition. The first and limited editions of Landscape (978 of 1000) and Mac (885 of 1000), in their original cloth bindings. Mac is inscrib...

The Melting Pot

Spike Milligan · 1983

£75.00 (€89.83 | $100.88 | ¥15,939)

London, Robson Books, 1983 . First edition. Hardback. The firs edition of this uncommon script for Spike Milligan's television situation comedy, illustrated by Bill Tidy. An uncommon copy of this first edition book of the script for Spike Milligan's television situat...

Television Seeing by Wire or Wireless

Alfred Dinsdale · 1926

£2,950.00 (€3,533.32 | $3,967.94 | ¥626,932)

London, Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, 1926. First edition. Paperback. A scarce, first edition copy of this important work on television. This was the first book in English on television, and Dinsdale discusses the timeline and technical challenges of the technological marvel. Wit...

The King Who Was a King

H. G. Wells · 1929

£65.00 (€77.85 | $87.43 | ¥13,814)

London, Ernest Benn Limited, 1929. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this intriguing treatise by H. G. Wells on the history and nature of cinema. First edition, in the first issue binding.In the original unclipped dust wrapper, designed by Paul Rotha.An interesting tr...

Diane of Star Hollow: A Story of Love, Mystery and Intrigue

Anonymous · 1921

£45.00 (€53.90 | $60.53 | ¥9,563)

London, Jordison & Co, 1921 . First edition. Paperback. A charming and very scarce programme for a 1921 lost silent film starring celebrated beauty Evelyn Greeley. Illustrated with film stills throughout.Billed as a 'story of love, mystery and intrigue', 'Diane ...

A Is for Andromeda

Fred Hoyle; John Elliot · 1962

£60.00 (€71.86 | $80.70 | ¥12,751)

London, Harper & Brothers, 1962 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of the novelisation of Fred Hoyle and John Elliot's science fiction drama series, broadcast by the BBC in 1961. The first edition, first impression.In the publisher's original clipped dust wrap...

Meet the Film Stars 1934 - 1935

Seton Margrave [ed.] · 1935

£35.00 (€41.92 | $47.08 | ¥7,438)

London, Associated Newspaper Limited, 1935. Hardback. A delightfully illustrated book highlighting the talents and pictures of the time's leading film stars. An uncommon work. In the publisher's original quarter cloth with pictorial boards. This work showcases the ...

Picture Show Annual

Anonymous · 1927

£98.00 (€117.38 | $131.82 | ¥20,827)

London, The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. 1927. Cloth. A marvellous annual depicting some of cinema's greats from the Golden Age, including Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin and Ivor Novello. This annual from 1927 details actors and actresses from the Golden Age of cinema, with a ...

Letters from Hollywood

Michael Moorcock · 1986

£98.00 (€117.38 | $131.82 | ¥20,827)

London, Harrap, 1986. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of an entertaining expose into Hollywood, signed by the prestigious illustrator Michael Foreman, winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal. The first edition of Letters From Hollywood, a collection of letters exposing the ...