Search Results: Titles starting with F from Schulson Autographs

WILLIAM FAULKNER, Film Contract Signed for his first story-to-screen adaptation, "Turnabout," two 4to pp, New York, March 23, 1959. Faulkner's signed contract transferred distribution rights for the film based on Faulkner's story, "Turnabout" to the Loew's Corporation. "By an assignment dated September 26, 1932, I conveyed to William B. Hawks all rights of every kind... in my story... TURNABOUT, published in the March 5, 1932 issue of the Saturday Evening Post and registered for copyright... On November 4, 1932, William B. Hawks conveyed all... rights... to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer... your predecessor.... In my assignment... it was provided [that I]... secure... renewals of all copyrights...The copyright of March 1, 1932... was renewed in my name on March 4, 1959....Accordingly, I now assign and confirm to you... the same rights in the work entitled TURNABOUT...." Signed in full on the signature line, "William Faulkner.". The film referenced in our document is titled, "Today We Live," released in 1933 by… Read More

Faulkner 's long and detailed interest in sailing is reflected in this unusual and rare letter written about 1948, shortly before he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. He likely wrote from Oxford, Mississippi. Faulkner discusses the changes he wants for his small sloop and illustrates how he wanted to refit the sails. After offering his own ideas, he asks for advice from his corespondent, Eric James Devine. Faulkner sketches the "New Sail" he wants for his boat and explains that, "a Navy bloke" his Marine fighter pilot nephew knows will, "make me a suit of sails out of airplane linen, a little lighter than the present canvas. They wont [sic] cost me anything...then I shall take the old jib and try to rig some kind of skysail, maybe turn it upside down, a balloon spkr, something like that. What do you think will happen...Sketch me a rig on paper, will you? My own idea herewith...." He labels two parts of his drawing in pencil. Faulkner suggests a gift of a pipe to Devine in the last paragraph… Read More

FIORILLO, LUIGI. Original Photograph,"Le Serapeum." Fiorillo's halting image identifies this print as #345 on the lower right of the dark lower border followed by, "L. Fiorillo phot." This is an Albumen print unmounted and measures 10 x 7 3/4 inches. Very good condition. Autograph

FRENCH, ALICE [THANET, OCTAVE]. Autograph Letter SIGNED with Original Art. As a popular and successful writer, French is known by her pseudonym, Octave Thanet. She gained national success for her short fiction and novels written in the "local color" genre popular in the late 1860's to the early 20th century. Her politics were conservative and her stories championed the status quo, however, she gained renewed interest for her sexual orientation. She lived openly with her widowed friend, Jane Allen Crawford. French writes to Mr. Reese apologizing for her letter that failed to arrive and including a lovely sketch of a girl sitting on a fence and flying bird captioned, "Her Clever Bird Mark." Above the drawing she signs with both names, "Alice French Octave Thanet." On emblematic stationery, 8vo, n.p., Feb. 21, 1902. Autograph

Fuchs sketches a bird floating on a piece of ice and explaines the drawing in Autgraph Letter Signed. The bird likely references birds he saw on his Antarctic expedition. The drawing is rendered in black ink on verso of a 3 x 6 inch index card. He explains the sketch in the letter to Mrs. Polk written on his personalized printed stationery. He "unhappily" didn't have the time to draw five birds as she apparently requested and suggests she make four copies of this drawing. Signed in full. , Cambridge, 8vo, England, July 3, 1995. Fuchs is best remembered for leading the British Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition along with Edmund Hillary. Both co-authored, "The Crossing of Antarctica" (1958). Autograph

Pickford and Fairbanks were founding members of United Artists film production studio along with D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chapiln and also founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They were both actors, writers, directors and producers. Douglas Fairbanks hosted the first Oscar Awards Ceremony in 1929. Fairbanks and Pickford married in 1920 and divorced in 1936. Fairbanks was known as the "King of Hollywood," a title passed on to Clark Gable. The photograph shows Pickford sitting in a chair wearing a fur trimmed coat and hat with Fairbanks, in suit and tie, leaning on the back of the chair. He inscribes the photograph, signs in full and dates, 1928. Pickford signs in full. The photograph measures 8 x 10 inches. Autograph

Messmer has drawn his well known cartoon character, Felix the Cat, on an 8 x 10 1/2 firm paper. Original pencil layout markings are visible. Drawings of Felix in this size are uncommon. Messmer is credited as the creator of the cartoon character, Felix the Cat (see the Britannica encyclopedia online), the best loved cartoon preceding Mickey Mouse. Autograph

Fellini is photographed in profile, kneeling on one knee, next to a film camera. In the upper right light portion he has inscribed and signed, "To...Federico Fellini." Below on a light net, he added, "Roma '84." "American International Pictures, 1966..." is printed on the lower white border. Autograph

He writes in full, "I would be very glad to become a member of the Honorary Committee of the American Theatre Wing for the presentation of the 'Tonys', and trust that this letter does not arrive too late. I was unable to answer it before now...." He signs in full in a bold hand in pencil, "James Thurber". This is a memorable letter for it's theater association. Three repairs with tape on verso to fold tears, two at left margins, third at the bottom. Some soiling. This letter was written in the year his collection of fables, "Further Fables for Our Time" was published (1956). In 1960, Thurber' play, "A Thurber Carnival" received a Tony Awards Special Award recognizing Thurber as writer and Burgess Meredith as director. Autograph

The beautiful graphic travelogue depicts the Frasconi family trip to Europe in 1962 in words written by the family members and most woodcuts drawn by Frasconi. The soft cover book is explained on the first page. "A graphic collection of a trip to Europe by Antonio and Leona Frasconi and their sons Pablo and Miguel. This special keepsake edition of 400 copies was reprinted from Artist's Proof...The signed color woodcut by Antonio Frasconi on its page was printed directly from the original woodblocks, by James Lanier...." The soft cover book contains six printed woodcuts in addition to the first page original color graphic. In fine condition with slight bend to lower right corner of back cover. Autograph