Film, TV, & Video / Film / Performers from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2019. Cloth, vi, 318 pages, illustrations, portraits; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Why do so many people care so much about celebrities? Who decides who gets to be a star? What are the privileges and pleasures of fandom? Do celebrities ever… Read more about this item

New York: Grove Press, 1994. 455 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 1982. Good+. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. First edition thus. "When Edie was first published, it quickly became an international bestseller and then took its place among the classic books about the 1960s. Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a… Read more about this item

New York: St. Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. Cloth, 286 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First U.S. Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The Boozy Biography of the Four Greatest Actors to Ever Walk--Or Stagger--Into a Pub. Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole,… Read more about this item

New York: Random House, 1980. vi, 535 pages, [24] leaves of plates, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket toned, with a small corner crease/back flap, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "The star of the screen throughout the 1920's presents a candid look at her long… Read more about this item

New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2014. 308 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of… Read more about this item

New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. xxviii, 621 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dogeared a couple of times. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket with light shelfwear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. "The first major Katharine Hepburn biography independent of her control reveals the smart, complicated, and sophisticated woman… Read more about this item

New York: Viking; Penguin, 1998. xvii, 444 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In 1930 William Haines was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw - a talented, handsome, wisecracking romantic lead. After leaving acting he went on to become the interior designer to Hollywood's… Read more about this item

New York: Nan A Talese; Doubleday, 2014. viii, 289 pages, illustrations, portraits; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First United States Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "A concise portrait of the iconic film star traces his humble theatrical beginnings through his honorary Academy Award win, sharing anecdotes about his lesser-known… Read more about this item

New York: Doubleday, 1998. 344 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. "For the first time, the full story of what happened when Frank Sinatra brought his best pals to party in a land called Vegas. January 1960. Las Vegas is at its smooth, cool peak. The… Read more about this item

New York: Alfred A. Knopf; A Borzoi Book, 2000. ix, 447 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "Startlingly handsome, witty, fanatically loyal, charming, scary, and intensely sexual, Burt Lancaster was the quintessential bête du cinéma, one of Hollywood's great… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2002. 285 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "When Ruth Harriet Louise joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio with 'more stars than there are in heaven,' she was twenty-two years old and the only woman working as a portrait photographer for the Hollywood… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2011. 55 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Sale number 19093. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lots 7000-7871 [Collection of actress Jennifer Jones, lots 7843-7941]. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Los Angeles and London: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Thames and Hudson, 1990. 256 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, endpapers lightly soiled. age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: Foreword, by Earl A. Powell,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1994. x, 271 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Droplet stain/tail edge. Stated First Edition. Fine DJ. "A dual biography that reveals the secret life and the extraordinary relationship of Hollywood's legendary pair: Greta Garbo and Cecil Beaton, celebrated Hollywood photographer who immortalized her image." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 8vo.

New York: St. Martin's Press; Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. Cloth, xii, 307 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "Her Serene Highness, Princess Grace of Monaco, the legendary Hollywood screen siren, Grace Kelly is an American icon whose beauty… Read more about this item

Montecito, CA: Rametto Press, 2023. Pictorial boards, 207 pages, illustrations, portraits; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. Collectible.

Milwaukee: Limelight Editions, 2001. ix, 438 pages, illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy.. Paperback. Fine. 8vo.

Woodbridge, Suffolk: ACC Editions, 2013. Pictorial boards, 168 pages, chiefly illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "Hollywood dogs showcases a fine selection of photographs from the famous John Kobal Foundation. Taken between 1920 and 1960 during the 'Golden Age' of Hollywood, they feature stars including Humphrey Bogart, Buster… Read more about this item

New York and London: Liveright Publishing Corporation; W. W. Norton & Company, 2016. Cloth, 167 pages, colour illustrations; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "In 1936 newspapers were ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood and starring the actress Mary… Read more about this item

New York: Sotheby's, 1999. Cloth, 1 volume (unpaged), illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Issued in a slipcase. Auction held Thursday, November 15, 1990 at 2 pm. Sale code: 6098 "GARBO". Firm binding, clean inside copy. Fine DJ. Slipcase in fine condition. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. 192 lots.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to.