First Edition. "There were three things Steve Greene wanted to do, and in the order of their importance they were: Get away from his Great Mistake (Vivian), Write the last movement of his symphony, and [fish] for record breaking bass and pike. And so he bought a trailer. How Gloria Newcombe, late of the metropolitan, and currently of Hollywood, running away from a new contract and an expensive and utterly unwanted husband, found herself in such a predicament, must not be explained here. At that moment, however, her disappearance had been ballooned into a sensational kidnapping that was not a publicity stunt. While Department of Justice men, State Troopers and assorted country sheriffs comb the trails for her, affairs inside the trailer grow ever more complicated, intimate, tempestuous, musical and enjoyable". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, some edge nicks and tiny closed tears. Item #29084

First Edition. H. M. Bateman dustjacket art and illustrations. Early humorous look at Hollywood filmmaking, including jibes at the actors, movie plots, and clichés of the Hollywood society. Clark was a longtime writer for Punch [magazine]. A very scarce Hollywood title. Very Good, first several pages and most margins with foxing, lacks front free end paper, in Very Good dustjacket, few small edge chips, top rear panel with few short closed tears and quarter sized chip. Item #11343

First Edition. The earliest known novel to deal with the movie business and extremely scarce in original dustjacket. Anonymously written but sometimes attributed to the publisher Edward Clode. "The title character is a film player named Nella who has an affair with and is then rejected by a fellow actor. To hide her grief, she works hard at building her career, often participating in dangerous stunts, and ponders what type of love life future actresses will enjoy." (Slide's The Hollywood Novel p. 25) The movie industry would in the next few years make their move out west to Hollywood and thus future fiction on the subject would take place mostly in that locale. This is simultaneously one of the first and last movie industry titles to be set on the east coast. Near Fine in an attractive dustjacket with few small edge chips, a long tear runs vertically across the front panel and is mended at verso with scotch tape. Item #27551

First Edition. Early Hollywood fiction collection concerning African American film-makers and actors of the Midnight Pictures Corporation. "This book deals with the successes and mishaps - mostly the latter- of various members of the Midnight Pictures Corporation, a moving pictures company of Negroes who made such excellent two-reel comic pictures in Birmingham, Alabama, that they were shown in over a hundred first run high grade houses through out the country". Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket with mild stain to top spine end and edges, mild staining to verso of top front edge and spine, tape to verso of bottom spine end, and general shelf wear. Item #15177

Second Printing. Margaret Freeman dustjacket art. Humorous but demeaning novel of an African-American owned and operated film production company converting their studio for sound pictures. Near Fine in attractive Very Good dustjacket, deep price-clipping at lower front flap affecting text of flap, spine lightly faded. Item #26276

First Edition. Comedy play by this Hollywood actor who appeared in 38 films, including Son of Dracula, Penrod and Sam, and State Fair. Craven also directed two films including the 1934 film production of That's Gratitude starring Frank Craven and Arthur Byron. Near Fine in Very Good plus dustjacket, darkening to spine, few tiny nicks at spine ends. Item #14888

First Edition. Novel of young woman who becomes obsessed with beauty and with a dream of becoming a Hollywood starlet. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, cm sized chip at lower spine end, very shallow chips at top spine end, narrow chips at few flap edges. Item #12014

First Edition. Small octavo. DeMille's personal copy of the Oxford Dictionary, with his ownership signature at front free endpaper and personal bookplate at inside front cover. Judging from the condition of this dictionary, one can only imagine its considerable use by this genius and pioneering Hollywood film mogul. Lacks most of spine cloth, front cover and front endpapers detached. SOLD TOGETHER with The Rules and Regulations for the Government and Guidance of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force. Ottawa: F. A. Acland. 1928. Small octavo, red cloth. Numerous hand typed additions laid or tipped in. This copy with following inked at front free endpaper: Frank E. Calvin / c/o DeMille Productions / Paramount Studios / Hollywood - Calif. / 1939. Very likely this book was used during the production of one of DeMille's Mounty adventures. Front inner hinge broken. Item #17059

First Edition. This copy inscribed and signed by the editor, Donald Hayne, and with a christmas card signed by DeMille laid in, as well as an unsigned Christmas card with printed greeting from DeMille. Good, lower cloth edge worn, rear inner hinge broken. Sold together with a collection of books from DeMille's personal library, several with his 3" by 2 1/2" personal bookplate, attractively designed with red and gold with an open winged black bird at center. The books include: Drawn and Quartered by Charles Adams. New York: Random House, no printing statement. Forward by Boris Karloff. Very Good, spine end and corner wear. ; Wild Animals I have Known by Ernest Thompson Seton. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1942. Later Printing. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. This volume with alternate paradise bird bookplate. ; Four Volumes from the Little Nature Library Published by Doubleday, Page and Co. in 1923. Birds, Trees; Butterflies; and Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. All with DeMille bookplate, two with additional stamp from DeMille's Production company. ; Four Volumes from the Gentleman's Companion series, two on exotic drinking and two on exotic cooking, two dated 1946, and two dated 1951. Published by Crown Publishers in New York. Two of the four with paradise bird bookplate. Good, staining and wear to cloth. Item #17058

First Edition. Hollywood set murder mystery found in Anthony Slide's The Hollywood Novel, of a murdered film star. This copy is something of an advance copy with publishers paper label at front panel stating: "Notice! This Book is Being Serialized for Newspaper Release. For Sample Installments and Terms Write or Wire The Ledger Syndicated. Independence Square, Philadelphia." Basis for the 1929 talking film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Fredric March and Doris Hill. Good-Very Good, cloth at spine edges and corners becoming worn, paper label darkened, lacking dustjacket. Item #10252

First Edition. Interesting look at Fairbanks' career through his own eyes, and illustrated with stills from a number of his films. Very Good, personal bookplate at front free endpaper, in Very Good plus dustjacket. Item #14559

First Edition. Fairbanks' self-help book of inspirational stories. Includes several stills of Fairbanks from his various film roles. Near Fine in Very Good price-clipped dustjacket, few small edge chips, small abrasion at front panel. Item #22622