Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage reference photograph of Otto Preminger, Kim Novak, and Frank Sinatra on the set of the 1955 film. Based on the 1949 National Book Award-winning novel by Nelson Algren. A strung-out jazz drummer in Chicago trying to make it, caught between the wife who tries to manipulate him into staying with her and the hostess at a local club who encourages him to pursue his dreams. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nomination for Frank Sinatra. Set in Chicago. 8.25 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia Copia autografata
Vintage oversize double weight photograph of Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak in conference with director Otto Preminger on the set of "The Man with the Golden Arm" in the fall of 1955. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. SIGNED by Willoughby on the verso, along his ASMP rubber stamp for both his New York and Ireland addresses. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass. 8.5 x 13.5 inches. Near Fine. Selby US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia Copia autografata
Vintage oversize double weight photograph of Frank Sinatra on the set of "The Man with the Golden Arm" in the fall of 1955. Shot and struck by the film's still photographer, Bob Willoughby. SIGNED by Willoughby on the verso, along his ASMP rubber stamp for both his New York and Ireland addresses. Full provenance available. After studying with Saul Bass at the Kann Institute of Art in Los Angeles, photographer Robert Willoughby began working for magazines such as "Life," "Look," and "Harper's Bazaar" in the late 1940s. He spent the next 20-plus years as a set photographer for every major studio and magazine, with his images seen in print literally every week of his career. Willoughby's photographs are in the permanent collections of ten museums, including The National Portrait Galleries in Washington, DC and London, the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, The Museum of Modern Art, and The Tate Modern. In a custom museum-quality frame, archivally mounted, with UV glass. 8.5 x 13.5 inches. Near Fine. Selby US.
Script Format, reprint. Condizione: As New. / 162 PGS. / 1955 DRAFT / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /.
Script Format, reprint. Condizione: As New. 162 PGS. / I HAVE MORE TITLES, LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OTHER TITLES /THE SCRIPT IS PRINTED ON THREE-HOLE PUNCHED PAPER AND BOUND WITH 2 BRASS BRADS /.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1962
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage contact sheet from the 1962 film, with 12 images in total, all showing actress Capucine. From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah. Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Based on the 1956 novel by Nelson Algren. A former artist who now works at an upscale French Quarter bordello is forced to confront her past when her ex-lover arrives in town. One of the first Hollywood films to openly feature a lesbian relationship, between the madam of the bordello (Barbara Stanwyck) and Hallie (Capucine). Set and shot on location in New Orleans. 8 x 10 inches. Slightly creased at the right corners, else Near Fine. Grant US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1956
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Collection of nine vintage reference photographs from the 1955 film, two dated 1955 and seven dated 1956. Four photos shown, please inquire to see others. Based on the 1949 National Book Award-winning novel by Nelson Algren. A strung-out jazz drummer in Chicago trying to make it, caught between the wife who tries to manipulate him into staying with her and the hostess at a local club who encourages him to pursue his dreams. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nomination for Frank Sinatra. Set in Chicago. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage matte-finish reference photograph of Otto Preminger on the set of the 1955 film. Based on the 1949 novel by Nelson Algren, about a strung-out jazz drummer in Chicago trying to make it, caught between the wife who tries to manipulate him into staying with her and the hostess at a local club who encourages him to pursue his dreams. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nomination for Frank Sinatra. Set in Chicago. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US. Selby US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage matte reference photograph of Otto Preminger on the set of the 1955 film. Based on the 1949 National Book Award-winning novel by Nelson Algren. A strung-out jazz drummer in Chicago trying to make it, caught between the wife who tries to manipulate him into staying with her and the hostess at a local club who encourages him to pursue his dreams. Nominated for three Academy Awards, including a Best Actor nomination for Frank Sinatra. Set in Chicago. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with pinholes at corners and small closed tear to left margin, with archival paper tape repairs on verso. Grant US. Selby US.
Editore: Famous Artists Productions, N.p., 1962
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage photograph of Jane Fonda from the 1962 film. German Columbia Film stamp and faint Swedish Columbia Film stamp on the verso. Based on the 1956 novel by Nelson Algren, about a group of women in an upscale New Orleans brothel, whose lives are thrown into chaos when one of their former lovers comes looking for her. Nominated for an Academy Award. Set in and shot on location in New Orleans. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, small pinholes on corners, reinforced with white tape on the verso.
Editore: N.p., N.p., 1962
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage reference photograph from the 1962 film, showing actors Laurence Harvey and Jane Fonda in the back of a truck, hitchhiking to New Orleans. With manuscript ink and pencil annotations on the verso regarding layout. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. Based on the 1956 novel by Nelson Algren. Hallie, a former artist who now works at an upscale French Quarter bordello, is forced to confront her past when her ex-lover arrives in town. One of the first Hollywood films to openly feature a lesbian relationship, between the madam of the bordello (Barbara Stanwyck) and Hallie (Capucine). Set and shot on location in New Orleans. 10 x 8 inches. Near Fine. Grant US.
Editore: United Artists, Beverly Hills, CA, 1955
Da: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Fotografia
Vintage contact sheet containing 12 test images of a sultry Kim Novak in a somewhat otherworldly parlor room setting, shot by noted photographer Peter Basch for the 1955 film. With Basch's name and studio address along two margins of the recto, and two different stamps, crediting both Basch and his studio, on the verso. 8 x 10 inches. About Near Fine. Selby US.