Search Results: Titles starting with J from James Pepper Rare Books, Inc.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1958. First Edition. Fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a trace of darkening to the spine and a few tiny tears.

St. Leo, FL: Katharine T. Carter & Associates, 2001. First Edition. Paperbound, 11 3/4” x 8 3/4”. Four page color brochure presenting collages by J.J. L’Heureux. With an essay by editor and writer, Peter Frank, “J.J. L’Heureux: Etichette.” Fine in printed wrappers.

New York: Richard Green Gallery, 1987. First Edition. Paperbound. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibit of paintings by Jay Milder. Fine in printed wrappers.

New York: Holt, 1993. First Edition. First Printing. Signed by the author Sue Grafton on the title page: For Reeno...Sue Grafton”. Fine copy in a fine bright dust jacket.

New York: St. Martin’s, 1979. Book Club Edition. Signed by the author, Frederick Pohl, on the title page. Ownership blindstamp. Fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a touch of edge wear and a bit of rubbing. A story of the future in which various political powers vie for dominance and a chance at colonization of a promising distant planet.

Santa Barbara, CA: Sullivan Goss, 2007. First Edition. Paperbound, 8 1/4” x 8 1/4”. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of paintings by Jack Smith. With an essay by gallery director, Jeremy Tessmer. Fine in printed wrappers.

New York: Andre Emmerich Gallery, 1991. First Edition. Paperbound, 9 1/8” x 10 1/2”. An illustrated catalogue issued to accompany an exhibition of paintings by Jack Tworkov from 1930 - 1981. With an introductory essay by Elizabeth Frank. Fine in printed wrappers.

London: Herbert Jenkins, 1935. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by author W. Riley on the title page. Very good in original cloth without dust jacket. William Riley (1866-1961), English novelist, is quite rare in signed copies.

Los Angeles: Fox Searchlight, 2010. First Edition. Small format, paperbound, 5 1/4” x 8 1/4”, 84 pages. This is first appearance in book form of this screenplay specially printed for distribution to members of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences in consideration for nomination of the Best Screenplay. Shooting script for the film Jackie, written by Noah Oppenheim, directed by Pablo Larrain, starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant, and Caspar Phillipson. Fine bright copy in printed wrappers. Jackie tells the story of the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and how First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy. The film received three Oscar nominations; Best Actress (Natalie Portman), Best Costume Design, and Best Original Score. Natalie Portman was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1923. First Edition - American. Very good with a slightly darkened spine label and one 1/4” tear to the top of spine without dust jacket.

New York: Signet Books, 1966. First Edition - Paperback. Signed by the authors Gordon Langley Hall and Ann Pinchot to their publisher: “For Kurt Enoch, Good wishes, Gordon Langley Hall, 1966”. And just below: “Many greetings to Kurt Enoch from Ann Pinchot” and “Warm greetings to Victor Weybright from Ann Pinchot”. Illustrated with 16 pages of black & white photographs. Near fine slightly handled copy. From the library of Dr. Kurt Enoch (1895-1982) who was a noted German publisher, forced to flee the Nazis, landing in New York in 1940. Dr. Enoch served as President of New American Library - Signet Books which became one of the successful and acclaimed post-war publishing houses. Enoch went on to become one of the most highly regarded figures in American book publishing. Victor Weybright (1903-1978) was an American writer and publisher who helped Kurt Enoch run Penguin Books Inc., subsequently co-founding with him the publishing company New American Library in 1948. Signet #P2819

New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1989. First Edition - American. Advance reading copy. Fine in printed wrappers. A Lovejoy antiques collecting mystery.

New York: Random House, 1994. First Edition. Very fine in a very fine dust jacket. The basis of the film with Alan Alda and Joyce Van Patten reprising their roles from the Broadway production, also starring Anne Archer, Julie Kavner, Lolita Davidovich, and Mira Sorvino.

New York: Random House, 1994. First Edition. Signed by the author, Neil Simon on the title page. Fine in dust jacket.

Koln, Germany: Taschen, 2015. The Spectre Edition - revised and expanded to include text and photos dealing with release of the most recent Bond film, Spectre. Signed by actor George Lazenby, “George Lazenby 007,” who played James Bond in the 1969 motion picture adaptation of the Ian Fleming novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Laid in is an original color photograph of Lazenby with the book taken at the time of his signing. With a 24 page chapter about the making of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, including an interview conducted by Paul Duncan with George Lazenby, director Peter Hunt, actress Angela Scoular, writer Simon Raven, producers Cubby Broccoli and Dana Broccoli, and other crew members. Massive oversize oblong art book format, 624 pages. Illustrated throughout with film stills, set photos, posters, books, stunt stills, and more. Preface by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli and introduction by Paul Duncan. With a 12 page profile of Ian Fleming (1908 - 1964), the author of… Read More

Tehran, Iran: Issargaran Association of Culture & Art, 1995. First Edition. Signed by actor George Lazenby who has also written 007 who played James Bond in the 1969 motion picture adaptation of the novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Laid in is an original color photograph of Lazenby with the book taken at the time of his signing. Written in the Iranian language of Farsi. Paperbound. Some moisture stains to paper covers else very good solid copy. A large 444 page encyclopedic book on Ian Fleming and his creation James Bond. With 177 photographic illustrations. Starting with a look at English spy fiction and Fleming’s contemporary spy writers, the book discusses the Bond novels. The Bond films are written about at great length with extensive biographies of the actors who have played Bond girls, villains, as well as the writers, directors, and producers behind the motion pictures. Printed after the Iranian Revolution and with the greatly strained tensions with the Islamic state with the West.… Read More

London: Aurum Press, 2015. Signed by actor George Lazenby, “George Lazenby 007,” who played James Bond in the 1969 motion picture adaptation of the Ian Fleming novel, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service where his car of choice was an Aston Martin DBS Vantage and his co-star Diana Rigg’s was a luxurious red Mercury Cougar convertible. Laid in are two original color photographs of Lazenby with the book taken at the time of his signing. Oversize art book format, 190 pages, including a James Bond filmography and bibliography. The front panel of the dust jacket is illustrated with a black & white photograph of Sean Connery from Goldfinger. Illustrated throughout with terrific photographs of the many stunning cars which have appeared in James Bond films over the years, from the first, a Sunbeam Alpine cabriolet and Ford Anglia in ‘Dr. No’, to the most famous Bond car of all, the Aston Martin DB series which appeared in nine Bond films beginning with Goldfinger (1964) with Sean Connery, and most… Read More

London: Elm Tree Books, 1983. First Edition. Signed presentation copy to actress Honor Blackman from the author inscribed by the author: “Honor Blackman, with many thanks and best wishes, Andrew Rissik.” Blackman played Pussy Galore along side of Sean Connery in the film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s Goldfinger. Honor Blackman is referred to or quoted a number of times in the text. Laid in is an Autograph Letter Signed from Rissik to Blackman presenting the book, thanking her at length for her help, and enclosing an errata sheet which is an acknowledgments page that the printer left out of the book by accident and which thanks Blackman in print. Illustrated. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket.

New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1984. First Edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Coffee table book on actor James Dean.

New York: Random House, 1977. First Edition. Signed and inscribed in the year of publication by the author Louis Berrone at the front free endpaper: To Denis Guerin on the train from New York to New Haven - an Irish Texan from Parnell’s Court in Yankee Connecticut - Best regards, Louis Berrone, November 19, 1977”. Fine copy in a fine dust jacket. From the publisher: “These essays were only recently recovered from the archives of the University of Padua by Louis Berrone of Fairfield University. Because Professor Berrone was interested in the influence of Dickens on Joyce, he made a special trip to Padua, hoping he would be able to find the manuscript mentioned by Joyce in a letter to his brother, dated April 25, 1912.” To our benefit, Berrone’s treasure hunt uncovered two essays by Joyce - one on Dickens and another on the Renaissance. Included in this book is a detailed description of Joyce’s life in Padua during the time he wrote the essays and how this setting and context influenced… Read More