1. Arp, R. / Barkman, A. / McRae, J.

The Philosophy of Ang Lee.

Kentucky, The University Press of Kentucky. 2013, 16 cm x 23.5 cm, 303 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Signed and inscribed to Parkes by James McRae.

2. Bergman, Ingmar.

Persona & Shame – The Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman. Translated by Keith Bradfield.

London, Calder & Boyars 1972, 13 cm x 20 cm, 191 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper. Some erasable light pencil underlining and notation in places.

3. Bergman, Ingmar.

Wild Strawberries – a Film by Ingmar Bergman. translated from the Swedish by Lars Malmstrom and David Kushner.

New York Simon & Schuster 1957, 14 cm x 20.5 cm, 124 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper. [Modern Film Scripts]

4. Carroll, N.

Mystifying Movies – Fads & Fallacies in Contemporary Film Theory.

New York, Columbia University Press, 1988, 14.5 cm x 23 cm, X, 262 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes, with his name on the front free endpaper.

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. Epstein, Jean.

L’Intelligence d’une Machine.

No. 24 / 100 exemplaires / No.24 of only 100 printed copies. Place of Printing, Jacques Melot, 1946. 22.7cm x 14cm. 193 (2) pages. Hardcover / Beautiful modern half morocco with marbled paper – covered boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Original softcover bound in. The excellent new binding preserves this early classic of Cinema well. Nice collector’s edition. [″Les Classiques du Cinéma”].

7. [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.

8. Lloyd, Ann / Robinson, David.

Movies of the Thirties. Edited by Ann Lloyd. Consultant Editor David Robinson.

London, Orbis Publishing, 1984. 21.3 cm x 28.9 cm. 224 pages. With many black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

9. Macnab, Geoffrey.

Searching for Star: Stardom and Screen Acting in British Cinema (Rethinking British Cinema).

London / New York, Cassell, 2000. 13,5 cm x 21,5 cm. VIII, 216 pages, 14 illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of wear.

10. Monaco, J.

How to Read a Film – The World of Movies, Media, and Multimedia. Language, History, Theory.

New York, Oxford University Press, 2000, 16.5 cm x 23.5 cm, 672 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

11. Morris, Christopher.

Modernism and the Cult of the Mountains: Music, Opera, Cinema.

Surrey / Burlington, Ashgate Publishing, 2012. 8°. XIV, 203 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, close to new condition.

12. Pildas, Ave / Irwin Smith, Lucinda.

Movie Palaces – Survivors of an Elegant Era. Text by Lucinda Smith, Foreword by King Vidor.

New York, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc/Publishers New York, 1980. 23.5 cm x 30.5 cm. 128 pages. Illustrated with 181 full colour photographs and 15 black-and-white photographs by Ave Pildas. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. The dustjacket with some tears but otherwise the publication overall in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

13. [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.

14. Puttnam, David.

Collection of Film / Movie & Music – Memorabilia with rare, inscribed/signed books, photographs and promotional ephemera as well as related materials from the private library of Lord David Puttnam and few other sources. The collection includes a large amount of international publications and important monographs on the History of Film and Movies and also several signed and/or inscribed/dedicated Vinyl-Records by early friends of David Puttnam (Ringo Starr, Barbra Streisand etc.) together with some publications on Literature, History, Photography. Also included are several amazing association-copies from David Puttnam’s time as producer at Columbia Studios; like a signed and spectecularly inscribed book by important Director Spike Lee, Director and friend Alan Parker etc. etc. We list here a few items but the complete list of items, described in detail and photographed, will be visible over time on our website under “Libraries & Collections”. Among the titles are for example: 1. 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 and story of the Script: “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”/ 2. Collection of signed vintage Vinyl owned by Lord David Puttnam, signed and inscribed Records by famous artists and musicians like Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Jean-Michel Jarre as well as soundtracks of his own films (included are Local Hero [not signed by Mark Knopfler but signed by David Puttnam], Midnight Express) etc. / 3. Amazing, absolutely wonderful association copy of Alan Parker’s “Cartoon Version” of his movie “Evita” with which he thanked his cast and crew. This being a personally inscribed copy from Alan Parker to his friends David & Patsy Puttnam. Accompanied by a two-page letter, signed by Parker and citing a quote of David Puttnam reflecting on his own experiences in the movie-business with a bit of ironic advice for his friend Alan Parker on how to exit the movie-business. / 4. Collection of books by writers befriended to David Puttnam, often signed and/or inscribed (Nick Hornby – Fever Pitch / Edna O’Brien – Time and Tide etc.) / 5. Collection of monographs and biographies on and by Actors, Directors, Film and Movie-MakingTechnique, Sociology of Film etc. etc. / 6. Large collection of photographical stills as well as portraits of Directors on set during the act of directing, etc. etc.

London / UK / USA, c.1968-1996. Octavo. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

15. Rockett, Kevin.

Ten Years After / The Irish film board 1993-2003.

Galway, Ireland, Irish Film Board, 2003. 29 cm. X, 157 pages with numerous illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Besides some minor staining to endpapers in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear.

16. Soueif, A. / Zagajewski, A. / Hall, John, M.

Luci e Ombre Di Una Citta – Immagini Di Genova / City of Light and Shadow – Images of Genoa.

Italian / English. Genova, De Ferrari, 2003, 22.5 cm x 21.5 cm, 77 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes.

17. [Stanley Cavell Collection] – Cavell, Stanley.

Pursuits of Happiness – the Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage.

Massachusetts, Harvard University Press, 1981, 15.5 cm x 23 cm, 283 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Some erasable light pencil underlining and notation in places.

18. [Stanley Cavell Collection] – Cavell, Stanley.

The World Viewed – Reflections on the Ontology of Film.

New York, The Viking Press, 1971. 14 cm x 20 cm. XV, 174 pages. Original Hardcover with the rare illustrated dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Inscribed and signed by Stanley Cavell on the front free endpaper. Several pages have annotations as well as a minor entry on rear pastedown in pencil.

19. [Stanley Cavell Collection] – Cavell, Stanley.

The World Viewed- Reflections on the Ontology of Film. Enlarged Edition.

Massachusetts, Harvard Universaity Press, 1979, 13.5 cm x 21 cm, XXV, 253 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. Some erasable light pencil underlining and notation in places.

20. [Sutherland, Donald] Emery, Prudence / Fulton, Dave (Editors).

Donald Sutherland in The Disappearance.

California, World Sales Inter-Ocean Films Ltd., / Jay-Em Corporation, No Year. 28.5 cm x 28.6 cm. 13 pages. Featuring 16 glossy photographs. One large fold-out photograph. Original Softcover. Very good+ condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages slightly separated from centre. Otherwise in clean condition.

21. Wajda, Andrzej.

Double Vision: My Life In Film. Translated from the French by Rose Medina.

Uncorrected Page Proof. New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1989. 13.5 x 20.5cm. 138 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Staple in righthand corner of front jacket flap.