Bruce Lee, Van Williams, Wende Wagner (starring); George W. Trendle, Fran Striker (creators); William Beaudine, Leslie H. Martinson, Larry Peerce (directors)
Archive of over 100 vintage color photographs and over 80 vintage color contact sheets from the 1966-1967 ABC television series. Nearly all of the photographs include a small label affixed to the top right corner with a production number in ink, and many of the contact sheets bear annotations in manuscript pencil. Unseen since the series' production, the photographs and contact sheets in the archive are likely the only set produced, thus unique. An extensive archive of over 840 images, many featuring a young Bruce Lee and his co-stars Van Williams and Wende Wagner. Archive includes reference, portrait, publicity, and on-the-set photographs, set and location photographs, prop photographs, and several photographs of Lee and Williams at home with their families. Created as a radio series in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, the green-masked superhero and his confidant and driver Kato have since appeared in numerous films, television shows, comics, and books, though none quite as notable as the 1966-1967 series starring Lee and Williams. Premiering on September 9, 1966, on ABC, the short-lived series introduced Lee and martial arts fighting to the American public, both of which would gain enormous popularity over the ensuing decade, and secured the series as a cult favorite. Lee, who already had years of experience as a child actor in the Hong Kong film industry, insisted Kato be played as a martial artist, rather than fighting by traditional fisticuffs, and this, in conjunction with his dashing, scene-stealing persona, helped launch his short but vibrant acting career. Photographs: generally 4 x 5 inches, with all but two mounted to an 8 x 10 inch leaf. Near Fine overall, with some photographs separating from the leaves. Contact sheets: 8 x 10 inches, with 1-25 images per sheet, with images varying in size from 1 x 1.5 inches to 4 x 5 inches. All the photograph sheets, contact sheets, and two loose photographs have a two-hole punch at the top in the style of keybook photographs. Seven images shown. Please contact our shop if you have an interest in seeing more. Serious inquiries only please.
Martin Scorsese (director); The Band, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, The Staple Singers (starring)
Collection of seven vintage borderless reference photographs from the 1978 film documentary, including images of The Band, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Dylan. Included with the collection is a flyer for the French release of the film at the Cannes Film Festival on June 14, 1978. Frequently hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made, capturing a performance by The Band on November 25, 1976, accompanied by Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Bobby Charles, Emmylou Harris, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, and others. Shot at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. Photographs 10 x 8 inches. Flyer 6.25 x 9 inches. Photographs Near Fine, flyer Very Good plus, with a horizontal crease. National Film Registry.
[Transportation] [Philadelphia]
Collection of nine vintage photographs of Bonney Tools sales vans, bound with a plastic comb binding, circa late 1940s. Pencil annotation on the front wrapper of "Master Set / Bonney Forge and Tool Photos / M-9 - M-11." The nine photographs in the collection feature four views of the full exterior, capturing at least two different examples of the modified circa 1948 Chevrolet Dubl-Duti Step-Vans, one rear exterior photograph looking into the modified loading bay, and four views of the precise and elaborate display of Bonney Tools above cabinets in the modified loading bay. Two license plates are visible in the photographs, one from West Virginia and one from Pennsylvania. The converted vans served as mobile sales trucks for the Bonney Tool and Forge Co., utilizing the bed as a mobile sales floor for the driver/salesman, who sold the tools directly from the van to mechanic shops and garages, a practice still in use today. Bonney Forge was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by Charles S. Bonney, originally crafting hardware for horse-drawn wagons and later became a manufacturer of automotive hand tools, largely out of Allentown, Pennsylvania. 8.25 x 10.25 inches with a red comb binding. Near Fine overall, with some faint toning and soiling to the wrappers.
Francis Ford Coppola (director, screenwriter); Mario Puzo (novel, screenwriter); Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Randy Jurgensen (starring)
Second Draft script for the 1972 film. Noted as copy No. 54 in blue manuscript ink on the title page. Copy belonging to hair stylist Philip Leto, with his annotations on several pages, and with several pages folded by Leto, indicating the completion of scenes during production. Based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with director Francis Ford Coppola. Widely considered one of the finest films ever made, and an inescapable influence on the portrayal of organized crime in film and television. Nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning for Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Actor for Marlon Brando. Set in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Sicily, and Cuba, shot on location in New York, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Sicily, and the Dominican Republic. Script issued by Studio Duplicating Service on the east coast, for use in shooting on location in New Jersey and New York City in the winter of 1971. Black titled Studio Duplicating Service wrappers. Title page present, dated March 1, 1971, noted as SECOND DRAFT, with credits for screenwriters Coppola and Puzo. 177 leaves, with last page of text numbered 173. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only, with yellow revision pages throughout, dated variously between 3/16/71 and 3/19/71. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Good, moderately edgeworn and chipped, bound with two gold screw brads. National Film Registry. Ebert I. Penzler 101. Schrader Canon Fodder 16. Sight and Sound 2022.
Claude Chabrol (director, screenwriter); Gilbert Renault writing as Colonel Remy (book); Jean Seberg, Maurice Ronet (starring)
Collection of 13 vintage oversize borderless double weight reference photographs from the 1966 French film. Loosely based on the 1946-1950 memoirs of Gilbert Renault writing as Colonel Remy, about a small town in the Jura divided by a narrow river which forms the border between Nazi-occupied France and the free zone. The first of four World War II films directed by Claude Chabrol, followed by "The Blood of Others" (1984), "Story of Women" (1988), and "L'oeil de Vichy" (1993). Shot on location in Belmont, Chissey, Dole, and Port-Lesney, Jura. 12 photographs 10.5 x 9.5 inches, one photograph 9 x 8 inches. Near Fine.
[Fabrics] [Islands] [Africana]
A small archive of 43 batik fabric samples, housed in a "School and College Jotter," compiled by a student in Accra, Ghana, circa 1960s, with ink annotations of "Samples / Batik" and the name "Albert Turkson" on the front wrapper and an Accra address on the rear wrapper. The jotter was manufactured by the Presbyterian Book Depot Ltd with P.O. Boxes in Accra and Kumasi, Ghana. The 43 samples found in the archive are all affixed, usually two to a page, to the rectos of the jotter's leaves by stitch and/or glue on 23 of the 24 leaves. Each sample is accompanied by an ink annotation numbering the samples 1-41, lacking samples and numbers 9 and 28, and a sample in the place of an unnumbered 31. All leaves however appear to be present. The Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing, batik, which originates from the island of Java and dates back to the 13th century, has had a long history in Africa, particularly in Ghana, where batik often incorporates symbolism significant to Ghanaian culture and varies in styles unique to different regions of the country, where its techniques have been passed on through generations. 7 x 9 inches, side-stapled. Good, with the majority of leaves separated from the binding with light soiling and edgewear throughout. Wrappers separated, with light creasing, spine and edgewear.
Vintage "The Heavy Metal Original Pencil Art Portfolio" from the 1981 animated film, one of 1000 copies, this being number 0823. The portfolio, housed in an illustrated folder with an Introduction and credits, features seven original graphite and non-photo blue pencil drawings created during the film's production. Each of the 1000 copies issued contained a different and unique set of original drawings. This copy comes from the estate of screenwriter and anime producer Carl Macek, author of the 1981 book "The Art of Heavy Metal, the Movie: Animation for the Eighties." Each drawing features a "Heavy Metal Portfolio" blind stamp and each are stamped with the corresponding copy number "0823." The seven original drawings in the portfolio each derive from one of the film's seven main segments, "Soft Landing," "Harry Canyon," "Den," "Captain Sternn," "B-17," "So Beautiful and So Dangerous," and "Taarna," less the film's second story, "Grimaldi," which served as the film's framing story, linking together the seven distinct segments. Each of the drawings are unique, and were created by studio animators during the film's production as source drawings from which cell paintings were made. An indisputable cult classic, the animated science fiction and fantasy anthology film was based on stories and comics from (the seminal) "Heavy Metal" magazine, published from 1977-2023. The loosely linked collection of vignettes, featuring an abundance of violence, comedy, and buxom characters, were based on the art and stories of Richard Corben, Angus McKie, Dan O'Bannon, Thomas Warkentin, and Bernie Wrightson, and featured voice actors John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, and Harold Ramis, among others, as well as an influential and best selling soundtrack which included Black Sabbath, Blue Öyster Cult, Cheap Trick, DEVO, Journey, and others. Original drawings: 12 x 10 inches to 14 x 11 inches. Near Fine. Each drawing with a three hole punch along the bottom edge. Folder: Bi-fold with an illustrated glossy exterior and an illustrated matte interior: 11 x 14 inches. With faint toning and light edgewear, else Near Fine. Carlson, Destroy All Movies. McPadden, Heavy Metal Movies.
