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N.p.: Universal International Pictures, 1966. Collection of eight vintage full-color British front-of-house cards from the 1966 film. Each with stamps on the verso reading "Girosign Ltd." and "393." Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good only, with some creasing to several cards, and some faint pen markings to one of the cards.

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1956. Four vintage photographs, two borderless, from the 1956 film. Mimeo snipe with press agency stamps and stickers on the verso Shot on location in the UK, Spain, Portugal, and the Atlantic coast in the USA. Bordered photos: 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Borderless photos: 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Near Fine.

Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1966. Vintage photograph of actors Julie Christie and Oskar Werner, director François Truffaut, and various members of the crew on the set of the 1966 film. With manuscript annotations on the verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Shot on location in England and France. 9.5 x 7.5 inches. Near Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1981. Seventh Revised Version Draft script for a circa mid-1970s production of the 1967 musical, with a "Peter John Bailey Productions ... New York" stamp and an annotation of copy number 18 on the front wrapper. Two pages, 100 and 101, with intentional text deletion, indicated with affixed blank labels, and five duplicated pages of dialog bound in between pages 100 and 101. Based on Bradbury's 1957 novel, composer William Goldenberg and lyricist Larry Alexander conceived of a musical adaptation in 1967, which was met with enthusiastic approval by Bradbury, who helped develop the show. Originally performed for several performances in April 1967 as part of the Lincoln Center Workshop, Bradbury continued to adjust and amend the musical with new lyrics and score over the next two decades, including a 1988 version scored by composer Jimmy Webb. Goldenberg and Alexander would withdraw their score from a 1981 Los Angeles production after Bradbury refused to consider re-examining the musical… Read More

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actors Oskar Werner and Julie Christie. Universal mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. 8 x 10 inches. Fine.

N.p.: N.p., 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph with narrow top margin from the 1966 film. "Cinema 66" and "Rahrenheit 451" stamps on verso. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film, set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is discouraged. Set in and shot on location in England. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Universal City, CA: Universal Pictures, 1966. Vintage borderless reference photograph from the 1966 film, showing actress Julie Christie on the set. Universal mimeo snipe affixed to the verso, with a date stamp reading July 5, 1973, and some cropping annotations in manuscript ink. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine.

Paris: C. Darmon, 1980. Collection of 16 vintage color French lobby cards from the 1980 French theatrical release of the 1980 US television miniseries. First broadcast in three parts on NBC on January 27 through 29, 1980 in the US, released theatrically in France. Based on the 1950 novel by Ray Bradbury. A three-episode miniseries which imagines a future world punctuated by catastrophes, wherein humans land on Mars, encounter a race of Martians whom they attempt to colonize, unwittingly begin a global nuclear war on Earth, and ultimately cause the mass devastation of life on both planets. Set on Earth and Mars, shot on location in the US, Spain, and the UK. 8.5 x 10.75 inches. Near Fine.

London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd, 1973. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (23.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [vi],145,[1]pp; illus. Signed by Bradbury and Mugnaini on the title page. Eight tiny spots to lower edge of textblock, else very Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced £1.95 net), with a hint of sunning to the red and yellow spine lettering, and some light wear to extremities. An attractive copy of the author's beloved Halloween classic, in which the characters travel through time to visit Halloween's past. Joseph Anthony Mugnaini (1912-1992) was distinguished Italian-American artist and illustrator, and a close friend and collaborator of Bradbury's since the early 1950's. In our experience, trade editions of their collaborative works signed by both of them are quite uncommon.

N.p.: N.p., 1966. Four vintage reference photographs of director François Truffaut on the set of the 1966 film. Two with printed mimeo snipes affixed to the versos. Based on the 1953 novel by Ray Bradbury. Truffaut's fifth film, set in a dystopian future in which all books are burned and free thought is discouraged. Set and shot on location in England. Ranging in size from 7.75 x 9.25 inches to 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine to Very Good plus.

Burbank, CA: Walt Disney Pictures, 1981. Revised script for the 1983 film. Written for the screen by Ray Bradbury, based on his 1962 novel. After a carnival comes to Green Town, the good citizens are compelled to follow their deepest desires, caught under the spell of the malevolent Mr. Dark (Jonathan Pryce) who can grant those desires on one condition: that the grantees will forever join his freak show. In 1977, Bradbury sold the film rights to his novel to Paramount. He and director Jack Clayton, whom Bradbury had previously worked with on Moby Dick, produced a completed script. However, production never began and the film was eventually put into turnaround. At the time Walt Disney Pictures was concentrating on films with more mature themes in an attempt to break free from their stereotype as an animation and family film studio. After the success of darker children's fantasy pictures by competing studios, such as Time Bandits and The Dark Crystal, Disney decided to purchase the adaptation's… Read More

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1954. First U.K. Edition. Sharp copy of Bradbury's best-known work, based on his 1951 short story "The Fireman." "Totalitarian state outlaws virtually all books, especially the classics; an underground form of people who memorize great books to preserve them for posterity. The plot revolves around a "fireman's" conversion from book burner to preserver" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-61). Basis for François Truffaut's classic 1966 film, starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie, and Ramin Bahrani's more recent adaptation for HBO, starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, Vol.1, p.39; Sargent, p.121; Pringle 100. First Impression. Octavo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-158,[2]pp. Lower board corners gently tapped (though still sharp), else a fresh, very Near Fine copy. In the original dustjacket, unclipped (priced 9s.6d. net), showing the most trivial wear to extremities, and a… Read More

New York: Ballantine Books, Inc, 1953. First Edition. Sharp copy of Bradbury's best-known work, based on his 1951 short story "The Fireman." "Totalitarian state outlaws virtually all books, especially the classics; an underground form of people who memorize great books to preserve them for posterity. The plot revolves around a "fireman's" conversion from book burner to preserver" (Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 3-61). Basis for François Truffaut's classic 1966 film, starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie, and Ramin Bahrani's more recent adaptation for HBO, starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. A highspot of the genre, seldom found signed by both author and illustrator. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, Vol.1, p.39; Sargent, p.121; Pringle 100. First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (20.25cm); Currey's D binding in red boards, with titling and author's facsimile signature stamped in yellow on spine and front cover; [vi],199,[3]pp. Inscribed by Bradbury on the front endpaper: "For Al Rogan - with… Read More