Robert capra (17 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Good. Through his photographs we see the suffering, confusion, boredom and courage of the soldiers and civilians affected by the five wars that he covered. Yet he was more than a war photographer: Capa's portraits of politicians and artists are equally memorable. A participant, not an observer, Capa lived his life on the edge and died in action, killed by a landmine in Vietnam.…

Paperback. Etat : Good. Through his photographs we see the suffering, confusion, boredom and courage of the soldiers and civilians affected by the five wars that he covered. Yet he was more than a war photographer: Capa's portraits of politicians and artists are equally memorable. A participant, not an observer, Capa lived his life on the edge and died in action, killed by a landmine in Vietnam.…

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. 1st Edition. 1973 magazine. Condition is Very Good: Covers show moderate general wear, staples not rusted and covers are holding. Interior has no markings, mild toning, a few minor creases. Has articles on Bobby Orr, Archie Bunker, Lucille Ball, Chris Evert, Sherlock Holmes, Robert Redford, Mark Spitz, Norman Rockwell and several articles predicting the future. Can't wait to see how that turns out. The Capra article has photos of Cary Grant, Hepburn, and Gable. The ads are worth the price of admission. Please see images of the magazine you will receive.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Staplebound. 53p. + ads, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, introduction and bio, very good first edition booklet in stapled pictorial wraps. African American artist, rock musician, poet and scenic designer Campbell was born in Marshall, Texas in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles when he was 24. He passed away in 2004 from diabetes. Capra was a friend who took over Campbell's Brass Tacks publishing house and continues to publish his late friend's works.…

Staplebound. 63 pg. staplebound sci-fi novella, 5.5 x 8.5 inches. Price sticker on rear cover, else very good. No copies in OCLC as of January 2022. Campbell was born in Marshall, Texas in 1951 and moved to Los Angeles when he was 24. He worked as a scenic painter for film and theater, and passed away in 2004. This unfinished novella was found by one of his friends, and published posthumously.…

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 272 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.64 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Etat : New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Etat : Good. 8vo. 225 pp. Soft black and white pictorial wraps with French folds and white lettering. As new. Color plates Oxblood red endpapers. Essays in English and Hungarian by Oltai Kata, Nemeth Gabor, Vagvolgyi B. Andras and Unoka Zsolt. In English es Magyarul. From the Collection the Art Historian Peter Selz.…

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Fair. 1st Edition. Yellow boards and spine, the former soiled and flecked with spots and the latter lettered in black. The jacket, in clear removable sleeve, browned with three tears 8 cm, 6 cm and 3 cm plus two lesser ones and a 1 cm chip; internal flaps creased. Fore edge tanned. Contents clean and unmarked.…

Two vintage reference photographs from the 1932 film. During the Great Depression, a bank owner's bank is robbed and his protégé, an ex-con, is the only suspect. His protégé can't reveal his alibi because one of his witnesses is having an affair he does not want revealed. Partially shot on location at Citizen's National Bank in Los Angeles, California. 8 x 10 inches. Poor, with significant creasing on across the top middle of the photographs.…

Softcover/Paperback. Etat : Very Good+. [Los Angeles]: Paramount Pictures, February 28, 1949. Vintage original film script, 11 x 8 1/2" (28 x 22 cm), Self-wrappers, brad bound, mimeograph, 169 pp. Writing credits to Frank Capra, Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose and Robert Riskin. A page right after the front wrapper is torn off, apparently a second title page (since the front wrapper is a title page). A piece of blank paper on the blank final leaf is torn off. On p. 38 there is a half page of blue revision paper laid down. Overall, very good+ or better. Actress Coleen Gray's script. She played the role of Alice and has underlined her dialogue. Riding High is a musical racetrack film directed by Frank Capra and starring Bing Crosby. It is a remake of Capra's 1934 film Broadway Bill. (Wikipedia).…

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1941 film, showing actor Gary Cooper in his iconic role. When a laid-off reporter is asked to write one final column, she fabricates a letter from a John Doe planning on committing suicide on Christmas Eve in protest of society's ills. When the letter becomes a sensation, Ann convinces the papers to hire her back and turns the letters into a series of articles. The only problem is, in order to convince the public John Doe is real, they need to find someone to impersonate him. Enter down-on-his-luck homeless man John Willoughby. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus.…

Vintage borderless double weight sepia photograph of James Stewart and Jean Arthur from the 1938 film. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1936 play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart, about an eccentric family living in a large house in New York City, including their daughter, who falls in love with a banker, a decent and goodhearted man, despite his snobbish, elitist family. Winner of two Academy Awards, for Best Picture and Best Director, and nominated for five more. Frank Capra's third Academy Award for Best Director in just five years. Set in New York City. 8 x 10.25 inches. Near Fine. Byrge & Miller, The Screwball Comedy Films: A History and Filmography (1934-1942).…

Three original photographs of Frank Capra and Gary Cooper on the set of the 1936 film. Mimeo snipe affixed to the verso of one photograph, referring to the film by its working title "Opera Hat," along with the stamp of photographer A.L. Schafer, and one photograph with a date stamp reading April 20, 1936 on the verso. The first photo shows Capra with the film script in hand, standing next to a wall calendar that prominently reads "Friday December 13th," the day the film was announced. The second is a candid shot of Capra and Gary Cooper, and the third is a candid photo of Capra standing in the balcony of one of the film's sets. A small town man discovers he is the sole beneficiary of his estranged and incredibly wealthy uncle's estate, and must move to New York to claim his inheritance, becoming a moving target for a number of scammers in the process. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Director. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus with light creasing. …

Vintage double weight press portrait photograph of Frank Capra, by photographer Alfredo Valente, to promote the 1937 film. Mimeo snipe, stamp of photographer Alfredo Valente, filing stamp with annotations in manuscript pencil, dated "6-25-36," and "Kenneth G. Lawrence" stamp, all on the verso. Based on the 1933 novel by James Hilton. Remade in 1973 as a musical, directed by Charles Jarrott, and starring Peter Finch and Liv Ullmann. A British diplomat and his entourage crash in the Himalayas, are rescued and taken to the mystical valley of Shangri-La. Shot on location in Griffith Park, Ojai, Palms Springs, Victorville, and Sherwood Forest, California. 8 x 10 inches. Light edgewear and crease in top right margin, else Near Fine. National Film Registry.…

New York 1938, Time. Pictorial stiff wrappers, very good, a solid, clean full issue, 26.6 x 36 cm., many b.w. photos, a bit of the usual spine wear, else very nice vintage item. FIRST AND ONLY RARE EDITION . *** **** *** . . . TWO IMPORTANT PRIMARY RESOURCE ARTICLES . . . JAPANESE SOLDIERS MURDER CHINESE PATRIOTS IN NANJING . * ** * . . AMERICAN AMBASSADOR GREW AND FRIENDS PARTY IN TOKYO . *** ARTICLE 1: By Robert CAPRA, an American Photographer captures authentic photographs of Japanese soldiers seizing and executing Chinese Patriot Guerilla fighters. Early morning in April 1938, at the ancient city wall in Nanjing [Nanking], China. This was a continuation of the systematic Japanese Rape of Nanjing in late 1937 through 1938. He tells the sad tale of Japanese death and murder of the Chinese. . This is a set of five grizzly photographs of Chinese patriots throwing grenades at Japanese soldiers in the early morning in Nanjing. They are quickly captured by Japanese soldiers. . The six captured Chinese patriots are quickly taken to the ancient Nanking city wall and executed by Japanese soldiers. This scene is repeated daily by Japanese troops against all Chinese citizens. . * ARTICLE 2: An article and photographs by veteran Hearst Newspaper correspondent James R. Young of the Foreign Colony of American Diplomats [Joseph Grew], and other European representatives stationed in Tokyo. . *** REFERENCES: Robert Capra: Below are many photographs of 1937-1940's Chin : **.…