Movies/Performance Arts from Joe Staats, Bookseller

Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1998. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Already a jazz classic, Gary Giddins' VISIONS OF JAZZ: The First Century contains no less than 78 chapters illuminating the lives of virtually all major figures in jazz history. From Louis Armstrong's renegade style trumpet playing… Read more about this item

Guilford, CT: Twodot, 2006. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. ARC. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an Advance Reading Copy (ARC) in fine, pictorial wraps, as issued without dust jacket. A76

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Thomas Dunne Books/ St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Monty Python is, arguably, more popular today than it was nearly 40 years ago, when the group first burst onto the comedy scene. Since that time, new generations continue to discover… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Scribner, 2007. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Mint/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The riveting, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by Time and Entertainment Weekly. In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1996. Pictorial Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fine, trade paperback, as issued, without dust jacket. BB

Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by film critic Kenneth Turan on title page in black fountain ink. Fine, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NF67

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Palgrave MacMillan, 2008. First American Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Edition. This revelatory biography of Roman Polanski weaves together the rich and complex life of the celebrated and controversial film director, Holocaust survivor, and exile, based on a wealth of sources and new… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.: Cumberland House, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Inscribed 'Hot? Spicy!' above author's signature on half-title page. DISHING HOLLYWOOD is a delightful and naughty romp through some of the biggest scandals that have rocked Hollywood--from the early part of the twentieth century up to the… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A: Citadel Press, 2008. 1st Edition 1st Printing. ARC. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Uncorrected Proof. Signed by the late, great actor/author ERNEST BORGNINE on half-title page in black fountain ink. ERNIE is the engaging life story of one of television and film's most recognizable and best-loved character actors.… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Miramax Books/Hyperion, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Original Wraps. As New/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Includes interviews with Martin Scorsese; Leonardo DiCaprio; Daniel Day-Lewis; Cameron Diaz, and other principals involved in the making of the film: the cinematographers, designers, screenwriters, and producers; the complete shooting script; a historical introduction… Read more about this item

Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Harcourt Brace & Company, Inc., 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, review copy with publisher's material laid in, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.A67/A78

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very fine, in orange cloth, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Newmarket Press, 1998. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 14 Academy Award nominations, 11 Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, a $1 billion dollar worldwide box office, James Cameron's Titanic was, and remains, a monumental achievement in film. Titanic and the Making of James… Read more about this item

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Press, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Written by a behind-the-scenes legend, this incredible Hollywood memoir is penned by one of moviedom's most renowned producers. Feldman produced such films as Save the Tiger, Witness, The Golden Child, Green Card, 101 Dalmatians, and The Truman… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Basic Books, 2002. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, unread, first edition, first printing, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. {Not remainder-marked or price-clipped} NF24

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Da Capo Press Inc., 2005. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. A76

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Hyperion, 2006. First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. As new, unread copy, in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. NF16

New York, N. Y., U.S.A.: Columbia University Press, 2006. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An new, unread copy, in fine (1/2" tear to lower rear fold tape-repaired inside jacket, else fine), mylar-protected dust jacket. A60

New York, New York, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 2006. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fans of John Leguizamo's smash-hit one-man shows (Mambo Mouth, Spic-o-rama, Freak, and Sexaholix) have already gotten a glimpse into his life, but this book tells the whole story, carrying readers along on a wild journey… Read more about this item

New York, New York, U.S.A: Pantheon, 2007. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by author on title page. In BAMBI VS. GODZILLA, David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, gives us an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game… Read more about this item