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illus card covers, very good, 228pp., includes Terence Rees' paper on W.S. Gilbert'sd early pantomimes and burlesques.

Early Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. A satirical depiction of F. Ross Johnson, CEO of RJR Nabisco, and his attempts at buying the company, leading to leveraged buyouts and bidding wars. Nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards, winner of Best Picture. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker, construction accountant/estimator/buyer, and carpenter on over 20 movies, including "The Last Seduction" (1994), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1994), "The Horse Whisperer (1998), "Joy Ride" (2001), and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas, including "The Bridge" (2014), "Ozark" (2017), and "Yellowstone" (2018). Untitled Rastar wrappers. Title page present, dated 1 November, 1991, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 112 leaves, with last page of text numbered 111. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound internally with three gold brads.

Revised Draft script for the 1993 television film. From the archive of crew member Chris Scher. Based on the 1989 book by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The CEO of Nabisco tries to buy out his own company, not anticipating the massive bidding war that ensues. Tied with Stalin (1992) for the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. Chris Scher has worked in American films from 1994 to the present. She was a propmaker, construction accountant/estimator/buyer, and carpenter on over 20 movies, including "The Last Seduction" (1994), "Pulp Fiction" (1994), "From Dusk Till Dawn" (1994), "The Horse Whisperer (1998), "Joy Ride" (2001), and others. She also performed the same work for prestige television dramas, including "The Bridge" (2014), "Ozark" (2017), and "Yellowstone" (2018). Lavender untitled wrappers. Title page present, dated 31 March, 1992, noted as REVISED, with credits for screenwriter Larry Gelbart. 126 leaves, with last page of text numbered 115. Xerogrpahic duplication, rectos only, with rainbow revision pages throughout, dated variously between March 13, 1992 and March 31, 1992. Pages Near Fine, some with slight damp staining, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with two gold brads.

James Garner's original shooting script for the film in which he starred, Barbarians at the Gate. Quarto, bound in the original binder, with Garner's embossed name in gilt to the front panel. Lengthily signed by both authors on the title page, "I loved Larry Gelbart. Wish I'd loved his script! Bryan" and by co-author Helyar, "Recognize that ultimate success comes from opportunistic, bold moves which by definition, cannot be planned. John Helyar." Barbarians at the Gate was directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart, based on the 1989 book of the same name by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The film stars James Garner, Jonathan Pryce, and Peter Riegert. It tells the true story of F. Ross Johnson, who was the president and CEO of RJR Nabisco. The film earned nine nominations at the 45th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Outstanding Made for Television Movie. It also won Best Miniseries or Television Film and Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for Garner at the 51st Golden Globe Awards. From the library of James Garner, with a signed note from his daughter laid in. The ultimate story of greed and glory, Barbarians at the Gate is the gripping account of these two frenzied months, of deal makers and publicity flaks, of an old-line industrial powerhouse that became the victim of the ruthless and rapacious style of finance in the 1980s. "It's hard to imagine a better story and it's hard to imagine a better account" (Chicago Tribune). Made into the film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Larry Gelbart. It stars James Garner as F. Ross Johnson, the CEO of RJR Nabisco, Jonathan Pryce as Henry Kravis, his chief rival for the company and Fred Thompson as James Robinson III, the CEO of American Express.