Search Results: Authors starting with Q from James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.

Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1945, 1946, 1947. Eight original issues of ‘Hollywood Quarterly’ magazine published under the joint sponsorship of the University of California and the Hollywood Quarterly Associates: for 1945 - Volume 1, October, 1945, Number 1; for 1946 - Volume 1, January, 1946, Number 2 (with a supplement to Volume 1, 1946), Volume 1, April, 1946, Number 3, Volume 1, July, 1946, Number 4, and Volume II, October, 1946, Number 1; and for 1947 - Volume II, January, 1947, Number 2, Volume II, April, 1947, Number 3, and Volume II, July, 1947, Number 4. All paperbound, 6 3/4” x 10”. The condition runs from bright very good lightly handled copies with some small chips and tears to one, Volume II, April, 1947, Number 3, with dampstaining to the covers slightly affecting a few interior pages. Hollywood Quarterly was a quarterly journal devoted to the study and coverage of film, television, and visual media which ran from 1945 - 1951 when it became… Read More

1930s. Original autograph signature of British mystery author Patrick Quentin to British autograph collector, L.E.L. Downing, inscribed: “L. Downing, Sincerely from Patrick Quentin.” written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4” x 3” piece of paper. With a 1” x 1/3” corner clipped, else fine. Patrick Quentin is the author of ‘Garden Clubs and Spades,’ ‘A Puzzle for Fools,’ ‘Puzzle for Pilgrims,’ ‘The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow and Other Stories’ (a Queen's Quorum title), etc. Patrick Quentin was one of the pseudonyms of author Hugh Callingham Wheeler (1912 - 1987), a Tony Award-winning English-born playwright, screenwriter, librettist, poet, and translator. Wheeler won both a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical for ‘A Little Night Music’ and ‘Candide’ (operetta), and won both again for his book for ‘Sweeney Todd.’

1939. Original autograph signature of author Dorothy Quentin: “Sincerely - Dorothy Quentin, 1939.” written in vintage fountain pen ink on a 4” x 3” piece of paper. Fine. Dorothy Quentin is the author of ‘Voyage to Paradise,’ ‘To-Morrow’s Bread,’ ‘Angel in the Rain,’ ‘Sparkling Waters,’ etc.

New York: A.L. Burt, 1922. Later printing. Very good copy with a thin split to the front hinge and some minor spotting to the cloth without dust jacket.

Boston: Little Brown, 1972. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the author / actor Anthony Quinn. This copy was presented to Bob Thomas, legendary Hollywood correspondent for the Associated Press. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: “Dear Bob - Here it is all hanging out. Anthony Quinn”. About fine copy with some very minor indications of age in a very good bright slightly handled dust jacket with a few small tears. A volume of autobiography by the noted film actor.

New York: Marlborough, 2004. First Edition. Paperbound, 9 1/2” x 11 3/4”. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of paintings by Daniel Quintero. With an essay by Francisco Calvo Serraller, “La Terra Trema.” Fine copy in printed wrappers.

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1973. First Edition. Signed by actor William Holden on the half-title beneath his printed name. Oversize format, 8 3/4” x 11 1/4”, 255 pages, illustrated throughout. Near fine bright copy with a trace of handling in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor handling and edge wear. The last film profiled in this book is Breezy, released in 1973, directed by Clint Eastwood, starring William Holden and Kay Lenz. Some of the films William Holden (1918 - 1981) is best known for include Billy Wilder’s Sunset Boulevard (1950) for which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination, Stalag 17 (1953) for which he won a Best Actor Oscar, Sabrina (1954), The Bridges at Toko Ri (1954), Picnic (1956), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), The World of Suzie Wong (1960), The Wild Bunch (1969), and Network (1976) for which he received a Best Actor Oscar nomination. He won a Primetime Emmy for Best Actor in a Limited Series for The Blue Knight (1973). Handsome and talented, William… Read More

New York: Citadel, 1968. First Edition. Boldly signed by Joan Crawford on the title page: “To John from Joan Crawford.” The only book on Joan Crawford’s films published in her lifetime. Oversized format. Illustrated. Fine copy with the most minute trace of shelf wear in a very good plus dust jacket with a hint of dust soiling and marking to the rear panel, a bit of rubbing to the spine folds, and a few tiny chips and small tears. A comprehensive look at the life and career of Hollywood legend, Joan Crawford, illustrated throughout with candid behind-the-scenes photos and stills from her many films, including Grand Hotel, The Women, Above Suspicion, Hollywood Canteen, Mildred Pierce (for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress), Possessed, Sudden Fear, Johnny Guitar, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, etc. Miss Crawford epitomized the various stages of Hollywood glamour and style, from the ambitious and gutsy Depression era heroine of the 30s, to the long-suffering yet beautiful survivor of the… Read More

New York: Citadel, 1986. First Edition. Signed by Lauren Bacall. Oversized format. Illustrated. Fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of edge wear. A comprehensive look at the life and career of Hollywood legend, Lauren Bacall, illustrated throughout with candid behind-the-scenes photos and stills from her many films, including To Have and Have Not (1944), The Big Sleep (1946), Key Largo (1948), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) for which she received a Best Supporting Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win. Miss Bacall epitomizes the various stages of Hollywood glamour and style and in 2010 she received an Honorary Oscar in recognition of the central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures. With stills from all of her films, cast lists, synopses of the stories, production credits, and reviews.

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1970. First Edition. Signed by actor Ingrid Bergman. Oversize format, 8 3/4” x 11 1/4”, 224 pages, illustrated throughout. Laid in is an original program for a Los Angeles County Museum of Art tribute in which 22 films were shown from January 5 to February 3, 1979 at the Leo S. Bing Theater. Near fine copy with some minor 1” dampstain to the cloth at the bottom of the spine and surrounding front and rear boards in a near fine dust jacket with a hint of dust soiling to the rear panel and few tiny edge tears. The last role profiled in this book is from a television production, The Human Voice (1967), a play based on a story by Jean Cocteau, produced David Suskind and Lars Schmidt, directed by Ted Kotcheff. Some of Bergman’s best known films include Casablanca (1942) with Humphrey Bogart, Alfred Hitchcock’s Spellbound (1945) with Gregory Peck, Notorious (1946) with Cary Grant, and Murder on the Orient Express (1974) for which she won a Best Supporting Actress… Read More

New York: Citadel, 1968. First Edition - Paperbound. Boldly signed by Joan Crawford on the title page: “To Jon from Joan Crawford”. The only book on Joan Crawford’s films published in her lifetime. Oversized format. Illustrated. Near fine copy with some minor handling and edge wear in printed wrappers. A comprehensive look at the life and career of Hollywood legend, Joan Crawford, illustrated throughout with candid behind-the-scenes photos and stills from her many films, including Grand Hotel, The Women, Above Suspicion, Hollywood Canteen, Mildred Pierce (for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress), Possessed, Sudden Fear, Johnny Guitar, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, etc. Miss Crawford epitomized the various stages of Hollywood glamour and style, from the ambitious and gutsy Depression era heroine of the 30s, to the long-suffering yet beautiful survivor of the 40s, to the femme fatale of the 50s, she always seemed to do her best work just as she was on the verge of being written off. With… Read More

Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press, 1979. First Edition. Signed by actor Warren Beatty on the half-title beneath his printed name. Oversize format, 8 3/4” x 11 1/4”, 222 pages, illustrated throughout. Near fine bright copy with a trace of handling in a near fine dust jacket with some very minor handling and edge wear. The last film profiled in this book is Heaven Can Wait, released in 1978, directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry, starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Dyan Cannon, Jack Warden, and James Mason. The film won an Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Direction, and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor (Beatty), Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Warden), Best Supporting Actress (Cannon), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Music - Original Score. Some of Beatty’s other films include Splendor in the Grass (1961), Bonnie and Clyde (1967) which was nominated for Best Picture and Best Actor (Beatty), The Parallax View (1974), Shampoo (1975), Reds (1981) for which he won a… Read More

Secaucus: Citadel, 1984. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the actor, Fredric March, to film director Delbert Mann. Inscribed: “To Del, (my dear friend) to whom I am so grateful for so many things. Always, Freddie, 1972.” Delbert Mann directed the 1959 Fredric March film ‘Middle of the Night’. Oversized format. Illustrated. Fredric March’s autograph in book form is very rare. Very good copy with some very minor use and edge wear in a very good bright price-clipped dust jacket with a hint of fading to the spine and a few small chips and tears. A comprehensive look at the life and career of the great actor Fredric March, winner of the Oscar for Best Actor for his films ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) and ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ (1946). With stills from all of his films and many from his stage and television appearances, cast lists, synopses of the stories, production credits, critiques, and reviews. Delbert Mann is best known for directing the classic ‘Marty’ (1955) for… Read More