Screen & Stage
A selection of scripts and books that inspired iconic films and stage performances, including Oscar-winning adapted novels, and the original titles that went on to become sell-out shows.
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First edition, first impression, hardback issue, signed by Osborne; 8vo; publisher's red-cloth, backed mauve boards, titles to spine in gold, with the dust jacket, trivial mark to the fore edge but an excellent copy in the dust jacket.
£375 -
First issue on sea-foam green background, 760 x 1015 mm; backed on linen; some retouching and stabilising repairs around extremities, including the bottom most line of text, otherwise a very good example of this iconic Bond poster.
£9,500 -
First edition, first impression, first issue binding and first issue dust jacket; 8vo; page stock mildly toned as always, publisher's black boards, titles to spine gilt, original pictorial dust jacket with designed by Barry Trengrove. A very sharp copy in the very lightly marked dust jacket with tear to the rear panel and some typical sunning at the spine.
£4,000 -
Film tie-in edition; 8vo; line illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell, spotting to extremities of text block; publisher's red boards, a little rubbed at corners, dust-jacket with image of Betty Bronson as Peter Pan to upper wrappers, a few closed tears, some wear at corners, but overall very good.
£250 -
First edition, first printing, signed by the author; 8vo; light mark to fore-corner of front free endpaper and half-title, further light mark to fore-edge of last leaf and rear free endpaper, partly ablated ownership name to front free endpaper, otherwise internally very good; publisher's blue boards, dust-jacket correctly priced $12.95, a little minor rubbing to extremities but overall very good.
£280 -
First edition; 8vo; half-title, pictorial title and 20 black & white plates including frontispiece by C. E. Brock, 10pp publisher's adverts at rear, slight age-toning, as usual; publisher's gilt-blocked maroon cloth, top edge gilt, remainder untrimmed, very slight rubbing to extremities and darkening to spine, otherwise a fine copy.
£2,900 -
First edition, 'First Printing', 8vo, publisher's cloth, a little rubbed and spotted, dust-jacket, professional repair to head of spine and upper corners, short closed tear to rear panel, usual fading to spine, otherwise very good and internally fine.
£1,200 -
First edition, first printing; 8vo; publisher's red cloth, dust-jacket with artwork by Mozelle Thompson, an excellent copy.
£195 -
First edition; 8vo; photographic plates of stills from the film, ablation to the front free endpaper; publisher's blue cloth, dust-jacket by George Woodman, some rubbing to spine and corners but overall very good.
£95 -
First Jarrolds edition, first printing; 8vo; publisher's dark blue cloth, spine slightly rolled, overall near fine, pictorial dust-jacket correctly priced at 'seven shillings & sixpence net', a little chipped fore-corners and spine ends, some slight rubbing to edges, but overall very good.
£2,750