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DESIRABLE ITEMS FOR DISCRIMINATING COLLECTORS OF ADVENTURE, MYSTERY AND MELODRAMA. ALL PRICES INCLUDE THE COST OF SHIPPING (USPS) AND HANDLING. VINTAGE ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS; ALL SALES ARE FINAL! NEW LISTINGS WILL BE ADDED FREQUENTLY, SO COME BACK OFTEN!
DIME DETECTIVE, March 15, 1935
Excellent issue of this long-running, top-selling crime pulp from its peak period. The cover (see scan) lists some of the genre heavyweights represented in this number. Cover by Walter Baumhofer. Condition: This is essentially a Fine copy with two significant defects: a diagonal crease on front cover’s bottom right corner (again, see scan) and small […]
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Three First-Draft Shooting Scripts from 1923 Ruth Roland Serial
These are one-of-a-kind items for the discriminating fan and collector of movie-serial history and memorabilia: original shooting scripts written for Episodes Three, Four, and Five of the 1923 Pathé serial Riddle of the Range, which starred top-ranking serial queen Ruth Roland. Working one chapter at a time from an original story being developed by novelist […]
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“B” MOVIES, rare 1973 first edition
New York: Curtis Books, 1973. Mass-market paperback. First edition. Don Miller’s chronicle of the great second features produced during Hollywood’s Golden Age is hands down the best book on the subject written to date: a one-stop-shopping compendium that covers literally hundreds of low-budget films made between 1933 and 1945. The first edition (there was a […]
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FORT LEE: BIRTHPLACE OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006. Trade paperback. First edition. Compiled by the Fort Lee Film Commission. Anybody who’s seen one of Arcadia’s “Images of America” books knows what fine products they are: printed on slick paper and packed with beautifully reproduced photographs. This one traces the early 20th-century movie studios that proliferated in and around […]
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KING COWBOY: TOM MIX AND THE MOVIES
Burbank, CA: Riverwood Press, 1993. Oversized trade paperback. First edition. The late Robert S. Birchard, a distinguished, award-winning historian and film editor, spent decades researching his favorite cowboy hero, discovering facts overlooked by previous Mix biographers and debunking many myths surrounding his career. In the process he created the definitive bibliography of this major Western […]
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THE SERIALS: SUSPENSE AND DRAMA BY INSTALLMENT
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. Hardcover with decorative spine, no DJ. First edition. Raymond William Stedman’s landmark reference work is a witty, comprehensive overview of serial stories in films, radio and TV programs. Extremely well regarded by devotees. Long out of print and hotly desired. Condition: Fine. Lacks the dust jacket but otherwise a […]
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COMPLIMENTS OF A FIEND, Fredric Brown, 1st edition
New York: E.F. Dutton, 1950. First edition (stated). Black cloth boards with gold stamping. An early exploit of familial sleuths Ed Hunter and his Unle Am. Condition: Fine and Near Fine wrapper with just a hint of rubbing to the extremities. A gorgeous copy of this mystery classic. SORRY, BUT THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO […]
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CORNELL WOOLRICH: FIRST YOU DREAM, THEN YOU DIE, 1988 bio-bibliography, 1st
New York: Mysterious Press, 1988. First edition (stated). Boards in wrapper. Francis M. Nevins, possibly the world’s biggest Woolrich fan, spent decades researching and writing this phenomenal reference book. While some have criticized the conclusions he reached regarding the subject’s personal life, no one has ever questioned the merit of his coverage of Woolrich’s works. […]
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Lot #1 of Ballantine Tarzan 1st edition PBs
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ third and fourth Tarzan novels, respectively: The Beasts of Tarzan (Ballantine #F 747, 1963) and The Son of Tarzan (Ballantine #F 748, 1963). First editions thus. Covers by Richard Powers. Condition of both: About Fine. Very light yellowing of text blocks. SORRY, BUT THIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE TO DOMESTIC U.S. BUYERS ONLY. […]
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