Cinema And Books Into Film from Northern Lights Rare Books

Finland: Paramount Pictures, 1959. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Near Fine. A vintage, original, Finnish cinema poster for the first screening in Finland (1959) of the war movie WHEN HELL BROKE LOOSE, starring Charles Bronson and Richard Jaeckel. Standard Finnish A2 format, 40cm x 60cm approx. Printed by Fotopaino Oy and artist-signed in the plate.… Read more about this item

Helsinki: United Artists/Adams Filmi Oy, 1955. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Fine. A First Screening, Finnish movie poster for the multiple Oscar-winning 1955 drama, MARTY, starring Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair. The film premiered in Finland in October 1955 and was next screened on television (1966). Standard Finnish A2 size, measuring approximately 16" x 23.5. Printed by… Read more about this item

Helsinki: Kino Filmi Oy, 1961. 1st Edition 1st Printing. No Binding. Fine. A first-screening Finnish film poster for the western The Restless breed starring Scott Brady and Anne Bancroft. the film premiered in Finland 1961 and was not re-released. Standard A2, 40 x 60 cm approx. Full bleed, signed in the plate by the artist. One set of… Read more about this item

Helsinki: American International Pictures, 1970. 1st Edition . No Binding. Fine. A Finnish "tour" movie poster for the biker movie Hell's Angels 69, starring Tom Stern. The film did not reach Northern Europe until 1970 and was therefore re-titled accordingly. With only a limited release in Finland (opened in July) this dates this poster to late 1970 The… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. First thus. A Very Fine copy of this attractively-bound Folio Society edition. Bound in buckram, blocked with a design by the artist, Karen Klassen. With an introduction by Jay McInerney. Stylishly illustrated in colour. Presents as an unread copy, creakingly tight. Slipcase also in Fine shape with… Read more about this item

London: Michael Joseph, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The first UK edition. An attractive copy with bumps to the corners and to the top edge at the gutter, previous owner name to top of the front endpaper. A nice, square, firm binding, however and remains a reasonably fresh copy. The dustjacket is unclipped with… Read more about this item

London: The Folio Society, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine. First thus. A Very Fine copy of this attractively-bound Folio Society edition. Cloth, blocked with a design by the artist, Patrick Leger. With an introduction by Steve Erickson. Presents as an unread copy, creakingly tight. Slipcase also in Fine, unmarked condition.

London: Hutchinson Heinemann, 2023. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. Signed directly to the title page by Tom Hanks. An unread copy, As New in dustjacket with "Signed by the Author" sticker to front panel.

London: Folio Society, 1998. Hardcover. Fine. A reprinting (1998) of the 1992 Folio Society Edition, illustrated in colour by Paul Cox. Pictorial cloth gilt, pp. 315. Trivial bumps but a Fine clean copy in Fine, clean slipcase.

No Binding. Very Good. A slip of paper (5" x 3" approx) signed and dated by the actor John Gielgud with a quote from Walter de la Mare's poem, Fare Well - "Look thy last on all things every hour" (sic) below. A nice item.

London: The Folio Society, 2010. 4th Printing. Hardcover. Fine. 4th Printing. A Very Fine copy of this attractively-bound Folio Society edition. Presents as an unread copy, no discernible faults. Slipcase also in Fine shape.

New York: St Martin's Press, 2023. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. From the dustjacket blurb: "The first ever oral history of the making of the1980 comedy classic Airplane! Written by its creators, the book is packed with hilarious anecdotes, behind-the-scenes trivia, and never-before revealed factoids". pp. 345, copiously illustrated with black and white photographs. As… Read more about this item

Helsinki: Schildts, 1972. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Published in Helsinki by Schildts, Tove Jansson's publisher in her native Finland, the original first printing of the book by which she is arguably best-known nowadays. Printed in the Swedish language. Of legendary scarcity and in superb condition. In the publisher's 1/4 cloth with marble-effect boards, pp. 119… Read more about this item

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the author's hand-written signature and inscription ("To Clive, Best Wishes"). Bob Baker was a scriptwriter who worked on Doctor Who in the 1970's and was co-creator of the character K9. He found later success as co-author of the Wallace and Gromit movies. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, … Read more about this item

No Binding. Fine. A plain white card bearing the Doctor Who author's hand-written signature. Measures approx 6" x 4", Fine condition, can be trimmed down for mounting in a book, e.g. Pencil notes to verso. Provenance: Obtained in person by the previous owner at a book-signing event in 2004. From the collection of the indefatigable autograph hunter,… Read more about this item

London: The Bodley Head, 2023. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. The long-awaited memoir from one of the world's greatest film directors. As New, an unread copy and signed directly to the title page by Werner Herzog.

London: Bloomsbury, 1987. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. A 3-volume set of the author's autobiography, each book a first printing of the first UK edition, published in 1987, 1988 & 1989 respectively. Each book in VG to Near Fine condition at least in like dustjackets which are not price-clipped.

London: Walker Books, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. The first appearance of the Alex Rider character in book form and now very scarce. A VG clean copy with just minor shelf-wear to the edges of the wrappers. The book has been read but has kept its shape well - a nice copy of this… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 2003. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. As New/As New. An unread, As New condition copy of this international bestseller. The first printing with countdown of 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1 at the colophon. The dustjacket is unclipped and also in As New condition with no signs of wear.

London: Heinemann, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Publisher's black boards with silver titles to the backstrip, pp. 208. Slight spine-slant and cracked pretty much through the block. A tidy, clean copy, nonetheless, no owner names, no foxing etc. Covers very clean and bright. The dustjacket (UK version) is not price-clipped. It is rubbed… Read more about this item