1. [Berkeley, Busby] Thomas, Tony / Terry, Jim.

The Busby Berkeley Book. Foreword by Ruby Keeler.

Greenwich, Conn., New York Graphic Society, 1973. Folio. 192 pages with numerous photographs. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2. [Berkeley, Busby] Pike, Bob / Martin, Dave.

The Genius of Busby Berkeley [Buzz Berkeley].

[Reseda, California], CFS Books [a division of the creative film society], 1973. Folio. 194 pages with numerous photographs. Original, illustrated Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the personal library of producer David Puttnam.

3. [Brook, Peter] O’Connor, Gary.

The Mahabharata – Peter Brook’s Epic in the Making. Photography by Gilles Abegg.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. 19 cm x 25 cm. 159 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

4. [Dietrich, Marlene] Bemmann, Helga.

Ihr Weg zum Chanson.

Wilhelmshaven, Florian Noetzel Verlag, 1987. 22,5 cm x 29,5 cm. 239 seiten. Mit zahlreichen schwarz-weißen Abbildungen und Illustrationen. Original Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand mit nur geringen Gebrauchsspuren.

5. [Eisenstein, Sergeij] Taylor, R.

The Eisenstein Reader.

London, British Film Institute, 1998, 15.5 cm x 23 cm, VII, 211 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

6. [Lee, Spike / Puttnam, David / Columbia Pictures].

Spike Lee’s Gotta Have it : Inside Guerilla Filmmaking [Inscribed and signed by Spike Lee to british producer Davis Puttnam (then Columbia CEO / Chairman of Columbia Pictures) who was instrumental in green-lighting Spike Lee’s ‘first major studio film’ (see Patrick Goldstein’s article in the LA Times in Feb.,1988) “School Daze”. The inscription reads: “To David Puttnam / Thanks for Everything / I appreciate it / Fuck Columbia !!! / love, Spike Lee” and is reflective of Spike Lee’s and David Puttnam’s experiences at Columbia (according to the Patrick Goldstein – article, Lee later complained that he constantly faught with Columbia, accusing them of trrying to ‘ghettoize’ his film.

First Edition. New York, Simon and Schuster, 1987. Octavo. 366 pages, illustrated throughout. Illustrated softcover in Collector’s Mylar and bespoke made Solanderbox. Excellent condition with only minor signs of wear. Extremely rare, stunning association-copy between two icons of film-making.

7. [Murray Smith, T.] Wykes, Alan.

Nimrod Smith – A Profile of T. Murray Smith, M.C. Professional Big Game Hunter. [Signed / Inscribed] Illustrated.

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1961. 14.3 cm x 22 cm. Frontispiece, XI, 207 pages. 11 illustrations (black-and-white photographs). Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Interior bright and clean and sharp cornered. Signed and inscribed by Big Game Hunter T. Murray Smith: “Tom Johnson, Wishing you good Hunting – T. Murray Smith – June 1961”. Including Erratum note, identifying Smith as photographer of nearly all included images. Signed copies by Old-Time Professional Hunter T. Murray Smith are extremely scarce !

8. [Puttnam, David].

A xeroxed copy of the second draft of “Chariots of Fire”, which David Puttnam signed in 2019 and to which he added a wonderful manuscript note: “This is a very interesting early Draft of ‘Chariots of Fire’ – A year later we started shooting the film in Cambridge – Almost exactly two years later the film won the BAFTA Best Picture Award and a few weeks later The ‘Oscar’ ! – Colin Welland also won for Best Screenplay that same evening. Reading this you can see why. Regards – David Puttnam”.

[London], [2019]. Quarto. Original softcover. Excellent condition.

9. [Puttnam, David] / Hornby, Nick.

Fever Pitch. [Stunning association between Nick Hornby and David Puttnam].

First Edition, 7th Impression. London, Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1992. 8°. 247 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition. Signed and inscribed by Nick Hornby to David Puttnam. From the personal library of producer David Puttnam.

10. [Smith, W. Eugene] Lasko, Gene (Director).

Photography Made Difficult. Writer Jan Hartman from the letters of W. Eugene Smith. Production Design Stephen McCabe, Cinematography William Megalos, Editor Susan Steinberg, Co-Producer Marthe Smith, Executive Producers Greg Andorfer and Susan Lacy, Produced by Kirk Morris. Running Time 89 Minutes, English Language PAL VHS.

New York, WES FORee Productions, Inc. / QED Communications, Inc. / Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 1989. 16cm x 19.5 cm. One VHS Tape. Original VHS and case. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.