Blaxploitation from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Draft script for the 1975 blaxploitation film, seen here under the working title "The Hero." Annotations in manuscript ink on two leaves, marking deletions. A tough-minded former GI is hired as a hit man for a ruthless crime syndicate, and is quickly pulled into their turf war with another mob family. Fred Williamson's directorial… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced blaxploitation film. A group of Black militants kidnaps an old white plantation family and hides them deep in the Louisiana swamp, with the intention of eventually selling them as slaves. Set in southern Louisiana. Yellow untitled wrappers. Title page present, undated, with a small printed… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Vintage oversize double weight reference photograph from the 1975 film, showing Pam Grier in full regalia as private investigator Sheba Shayne. A hard-boiled Chicago detective returns to her hometown in Kentucky, where she must stop thugs from intimidating her father into handing over his family business. 11 x 14 inches. Very Good… Read more about this item

New York: American International Pictures [AIP], 1972. Collection of 10 vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film, housed in their original envelope stamped "Savage Sisters / 10 Stills / Story in Tens," with the original three-page press release of descriptions for all ten photographs. Pam Grier and Margaret Markov escape from a remote women's prison, aided… Read more about this item

New York: American International Pictures [AIP], 1974. Collection of ten vintage studio still photographs from the 1973 film, housed in their original envelope stamped "'Truck Turner'' / 10 Stills / Story in Ten," with the original two-page press release of descriptions for all ten photographs. A constant barrage of car chases and bloody shootouts, Isaac Hayes plays… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Draft script for an unproduced blaxploitation film. Laid in with the script is a typed letter signed from screenwriter Mario Licu to producer Frank Saletri, dated May 18, 1974, introducing the script. Letter paper clipped to a manila return envelope. A young Black teenager arrives in a remote western town, where he inadvertently involves… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1970. Draft script for an unproduced blaxploitation horror film. A reclusive Black music producer named Dr. Rocula lures young would-be musicians into his home, where he feasts on their blood. Set in Los Angeles. Orange wrappers with a typed title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present, undated, with credits… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1979. Archive of nine Draft scripts for six unproduced blaxploitation and exploitation films, written by screenwriter Frank Saletri between 1974 and 1979. Saletri, a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles, harbored a lifelong interest in exploitation films, especially blaxploitation. He worked as a part-time screenwriter and producer, founding FRSCO Productions, headquartered in the Hollywood General… Read more about this item

N.p.: Gordon Park Jr. Robert Anderson Production, 1974. Draft script for the 1975 film, here under the working title "Aaron and Angela." Gordon Park's Harlem-set coming of age story, wherein the love between an aspiring black basketball player and a Puerto Rican girl from Spanish Harlem not only sparks disapproval from their families, friends, and neighbors, but threatens… Read more about this item

N.p.: American International Pictures [AIP], 1974. Two vintage photographs from the 1974 film, "Consortium D'Achats Audiovisuels" stamp on the verso. A constant barrage of car chases and bloody shootouts, Isaac Hayes plays a pimp-killing bounty hunter on whom the tables are turned, when one of his mark's girlfriends puts a hit out on him. He must outsmart… Read more about this item

New York: Macmillan, 1970. First Edition. First Edition. Basis for the popular and influential 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Howard, Blaxploitation Cinema, p. 7, 10-11, 13, 23, 28, 38, 46, 48, 72, 188.

N.p.: N.p., 1974. Vintage two-color one sheet poster for the 1974 film, here under its original release title, "Black Agent Lucky King." Former Oakland Channel 20 television talk show host, Sal Watts, in response to complaints from his audience about current black action films, was determined to make a quality motion picture for African American audiences. The result… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage contact sheet from the 1973 film, showing 34 images of cast and crew members on the set, including several of actor Fred Williamson. A fearless crime boss takes on a corrupt district attorney who seeks to control the city's drug trade. Sequel to the 1973 film "Black Caesar." 11 x 8.5 inches.… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Sean Inn, Inc, 1973. Shooting script for the 1973 film. The mafia attempts to muscle in on an African American numbers-running ring. Shot on location in Cleveland. Black wrappers with red titles. Title page present, dated Revised May 12, 1973, noted as SHOOTING SCRIPT, with credits for screenwriter Don Williams. 128 leaves,… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1972. Collection of seven black and white studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Loosely based on the 1950 film "The Asphalt Jungle," which was in turn based on W. R. Burnett's 1949 novel. A former inmate decides to gather a gang of criminals to execute a diamond heist, in the hopes… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1972. Complete set of eight vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film. Four photos shown, please inquire to see the others. Loosely based on the 1950 film "The Asphalt Jungle," which was in turn based on W. R. Burnett's 1949 novel. A former inmate decides to gather a gang of… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1973. Vintage reference photograph of director Sidney J. Furie and actor Billy Dee Williams with a camera crew between takes on the set of the 1973. From the archive of film historian and author Joel Finler. A federal agent becomes hell-bent on tracking down a heroin ring in order to exact revenge for his… Read more about this item

N.p.: Rockers Film, 1978. Collection of ten vintage color French lobby cards from the 1978 Jamaican film. Each photograph with a colorful promotional title label affixed to the bottom right corner of the recto, showing the film's title superimposed over a Rastafarian flag. Young drummer Horsemouth (played by reggae musician Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace) wants to start a record… Read more about this item

Burbank, CA: Warner Brothers, 1974. Collection of nine vintage studio still photographs from the 1974 film. Based on Jeff Jacks' 1971 novel "Murder on the Wild Side." A former police officer turned private eye investigates a silent film star's death, which is linked to a mysterious religious cult moonlighting as a drug ring. Set and shot… Read more about this item

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1972. Collection of seven vintage color studio still photographs from the 1972 film, including five mounted as issued by the distributor on a presentation card. Based on the 1970 novel by Wally Ferris, about two New York City cops who become involved in a bloody struggle between the Italian mob, the Harlem… Read more about this item