Search Results: Titles starting with B from 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera

London: British Broadcasting Corporation, 1942. Very good. Postcard size paper with propaganda messages in multiple languages. Has some light creasing to edges.

Washington, D.C.: BCTGM/AFL-CIO, 2012. Softcover. Fine. One-sided 12" x 24" oblong 2012 Obama/Biden campaign sign. Dark blue and red lettering on a black and white background and with a union logo. Made of blue plastic. New old stock.

Softcover. Fine in pictorial wraps. 4to. With black and white photographs.

Amsterdam: BUTT, 2007. Softcover. Near Fine in color stapled wrappers.. 8vo, 80 pp. in color stapled wraps. 2007 copy of the seminal indie magazine with its signature soft pink paper and erotic portraits of gay men. Includes feature on Joe Gage. Butt broke ground for pushing against the mainstream and well-groomed aesthetic for something dirtier, raunchier and authentic. The magazine premiered in 2001, when anxieties about the commodification of gay culture were still running high. This 19th issue published in Spring 2007 features contributions by Walter Pfeiffer, Luis Venegas, Daniel Riera and Derek Jackson among others.

Los Angeles: Orion, 1987. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w press photo of John Malkovich and Ann Magnuson. "Making Mr. Right" is a 1987 American science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Susan Seidelman; starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone. The film is primarily about the misadventures between an android and a woman. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the upper right hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

New York: ABC, No Date. Softbound. Very Good. 8" x 10" glossy b&w press photograph promoting the B.F. Goodrich animated special on the search for intelligent life on other worlds. Very good with a very slight curl.

Century City: 20th Century Fox, 1985. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 10" b&w press photo of Stephen Collins and Lance Henriksen. "Choke Canyon" [titled 'On Dangerous Ground' outside the United States] is a 1986 movie starring Stephen Collins as a "cowboy scientist" trying to develop an alternative energy source. It was filmed mostly in the vicinity of Moab, Utah. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

TriStar, 1987. Softbound. Near Fine. 6" x 8" b&w press photo of stars Mary Grover and Linda Howe. "Carousel" is a 1967 television movie, produced as an Armstrong Circle Theatre special. It is based on the stage musical Carousel. It was produced by Norman Rosemont.

Hollywood: Universal/Polygram, 1981. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt. "Endless Love" is a 1981 American romantic drama film directed by Franco Zeffirelli. Based on the 1979 Scott Spencer novel of the same name, the screenplay was written by Judith Rascoe. The original music score was composed by Jonathan Tunick. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

TriStar, 1987. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 10" b&w press photo of stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kathryn Harrold. "Raw Deal" is a 1986 American action film directed by John Irvin, from a story of Sergio Leone's screenwriters Luciano Vincenzoni and Sergio Donati, and Schwarzenegger, Harrold, Darren McGavin and Sam Wanamaker. The film was released in North America on June 6, 1986. The film tells the story of an elderly and embittered high-ranking FBI chief, Harry Shannon, who wants to get revenge against a Mafia organization and sends a former FBI agent and now small-town sheriff Mark Kaminski to destroy the organization from the inside. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. With production notes and a clipped newspaper advertisement taped on verso.

Century City: 20th Century Fox, 1984. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of Joseph Bologna and Michael Caine. "Blame It On Rio" is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Charlie Peters and Larry Gelbart based on the 1977 French film Un moment d'Žgarement, starring an ensemble cast led by Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper, Demi Moore, and JosŽ Lewgoy. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the top right corner. With production notes and a clipped newspaper advertisement taped on verso.

Century City: 20th Century Fox, 1985. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w press photo of Beau Bridges and Bonnie Bedelia. "Heart Like a Wheel" is a 1983 biographical drama film directed by Jonathan Kaplan based on the life of drag racing driver Shirley Muldowney. It stars Bedelia as Shirley Muldowney and Bridges as drag racing driver Connie Kalitta. The film garnered two award nominations: Bedelia for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama, and William Theiss for an Oscar for Best Costume Design. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

Hollywood: Columbia, 1984. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 10" b&w press photo of star Dudley Moore and Ann Reinking. "Micki & Maude" is a 1984 American romantic comedy film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Dudley Moore. It co-stars Tony Award-winning actress and dancer Ann Reinking as Micki and Amy Irving as Maude. With the exception of appearances as herself, as in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom in 2005, this was Reinking's last acting role in a film. In 1985, Moore won the Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical. The film was also Golden Globe-nominated for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical.

Los Angeles: Orion, 1987. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of Burt Reynolds and Cliff Robertson. "Malone" is a 1987 American action thriller film starring Burt Reynolds in the eponymous role alongside Cliff Robertson, Cynthia Gibb, Lauren Hutton, Scott Wilson, and Kenneth McMillan. It is an adaptation of William P. Wingate's novel Shotgun, written by Christopher Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer, and directed by Harley Cokeliss [credited under his birth name Harley Cokliss]. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

New York: ABC, 1971. Softbound. Near Fine. 6" x 8" glossy press photograph featuring four scenes from the film. "The Point" is a full length animated film fantasy narrated by Dustin Hoffman with original songs written and performed by Harry Nilsson. It originally aired on February 2, 1971 on ABC. With press summary taped on verso.

New York: CBS, 1972. Softbound. Near Fine. Approx. 6" x 8." Contains release and broadcast dates.

Hollywood: Paramount, 1980. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of Burt Lancaster and Susan Sarandon. "Atlantic City" is a 1980 romantic crime film directed by Louis Malle and starring Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon, Kate Reid, Robert Joy, Hollis McLaren, Michel Piccoli, and Al Waxman. The film was released in France and Germany in September 1980 and in the United States later that year by Paramount Pictures. The script was written by John Guare. The film opened to critical acclaim and was nominated for the Big Five Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor [for Lancaster], Best Actress [for Sarandon] and Best Original Screenplay. In 2003, Atlantic City was among the 25 motion pictures added annually to the United States National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the upper right hand corner. Contains production notes… Read More

Century City: 20th Century Fox, 1985. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 10" b&w press photo of star Patrick Swayze and four skater-dancers. "Skatetown, U.S.A." is a 1979 American comedy musical film produced to capitalize on the short-lived fad of roller disco. Directed by William A. Levey, the film features many television stars from the 1960s and 1970s, among them Scott Baio, Flip Wilson, Maureen McCormick, Ron Palillo and Ruth Buzzi. Patrick Swayze's leading role as the skater "Ace" was his first movie performance. Also in the cast are Sydney Lassick, Billy Barty and Playboy centerfold model Dorothy Stratten. Aside from some praise for Swayze's skating and screen presence, the movie was neither a critical nor a box office success. However, by the early 21st century, a writer for oddculture.com called the film "a true cult item and one of the best 70s time capsules around. [...] There's just something magical about a slutty Marsha [sic] eating drugged pizza with a bearded Horshack." The film was later… Read More

Culver City: Columbia, 1987. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of John Lone and Joyce Chen. "The Last Emperor" is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 autobiography, and independently produced by Jeremy Thomas. Near Fine with two tiny staple holes in the lower left hand corner. Contains production notes and clipped newspaper advertisement taped to verso.

Culver City: Columbia, 1984. Softbound. Near Fine. 8" x 11" b&w glossy press photo of Howard Lee Rollins and a company of African American soldiers. "A Soldier's Story" is a 1984 American mystery drama film directed and produced by Norman Jewison, adapted by Charles Fuller from his Pulitzer Prize-winning "A Soldier's Play." It is a story about racism in a segregated regiment of the U.S Army commanded by White officers and training in the Jim Crow South, in a time and place where a Black officer is unprecedented and bitterly resented by nearly everyone, and follows a Black JAG officer sent to investigate the murder of a Black sergeant in Louisiana near the end of World War II. The cast, composed primarily of Black actors, is led by Howard E. Rollins Jr. and Adolph Caesar, whose performance was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Denzel Washington, still at the beginning of his career, appears in a supporting role. Several actors reprise their roles from the stage version. Near Fine with two… Read More