Letters from Royal Books, Inc.

N.p.: N.p., 1954. Typed Letter Signed from John Huston to Victor Stoloff, dated November 9, 1954, and executed on "Elstree Pictures Limited" letterhead. The letter regards an unproduced collaboration between Huston and Stoloff called "The Great Films Series," which Huston says he likes. Huston urges Stoloff to "get in touch with Morgan Maree and discuss this with him."… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1981. Archive of materials relating to director Ken Russell. Most material undated, circa 1980-1981, with much relating to the release of Russell's 1980 film "Altered States." Collection includes one postcard and two letters on Russell Films letterhead, all written by Russell to a Richard Barfield. Also in the collection are a cassette tape in a case… Read more about this item

New York: Delacorte, 1999. First Edition. First Edition. Laid in is an Autograph Note Signed from author Thomas Harris, on his personal letterhead, thanking the recipient. The third installment in Harris' successful Hannibal Lecter series, preceded by "Red Dragon" and "The Silence of the Lambs." Basis for the 2001 film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Anthony Hopkins and… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1975. Vintage Autograph Letter Signed from writer Thomas McGuane to literary agent Evarts "Zig" Ziegler. Letter dated October 21, 1975. A brief but warm letter, discussing a treatment for a film adaptation of McGuane's 1971 novel "The Bushwhacked Piano." Letter executed on letterhead for the 1976 film Western "The Missouri Breaks," for which McGuane served as… Read more about this item

Paris: Pernod, 1962. Vintage typed letter from Deputy General Director Bernard Cambournac to an unidentified General Director at alcohol manufacturer and distributor, dated September 25, 1962. Also included is promotional bi-fold order form for "Noël International." The letter discusses a gift to the General Director from the "Noël International" campaign. Pernod included their Pastis 51 in the gift… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1937. Collection of eleven vintage postcards written to Stepin Fetchit, all from various locations in Alabama, and all post marked 1937. The postcards in the collection are all autograph letters signed, in manuscript pencil and ink, from adult and child fans in Alabama, requesting a photograph from the star, with several favorably commenting on his performances with… Read more about this item

New York: N.p., 1955. Vintage Typed Letter Signed from playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky to director Garson Kanin, dated July 25, 1955. Also included is a telegram from Kanin to Chayefsky, dated August 11, 1955. Chayefsky's letter addresses his ongoing work on several play acts-likely referring to the never-produced play "Put Them All Together" (also known as "M… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1944. Three page Autograph Letter Signed from writer Lillian Hellman to producer and longtime friend Herman Shumlin. Letter written in Fairbanks, Alaska, circa 1944. Shumlin first met Hellman, then an aspiring playwright working as a reader in Shumlin's office, in 1934. Sensing Hellman's talent after reading early drafts of "The Children's Hour," Shumlin agreed to… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1934. Vintage autograph letter signed from cinematographer and director Edwin B. DuPar (signed E.B. DuPar) to production manager and casting director Robert B. McIntyre, on Vitaphone Corporation (a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Pictures) letterhead, dated October 1, 1934. Written on the recto and the verso. The letter is in regards to night shots of New York… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1979. Archive of over three dozen documents, including letters, telegrams, mailgrams, notes, forms, and other ephemera to and from director Sam Peckinpah, circa 1970-1979, the majority of which dates from 1978. Most documents regarding the director's then-current film projects, location research in Mexico and Columbia, and the dissolution of Peckinpah's production company Latigo Productions. Included… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Eric Ambler, 1964. Original ribbon copy typescript letter, signed by Eric Ambler, on Ambler's letterhead, dated March 23, 1964, to Executive Secretary Catherine Barth of the Mystery Writers of America, Inc. (MWA), in response to a letter from Barth, announcing Ambler's 1962 novel, "The Light of Day" being awarded an Edgar Award for Best Novel, and inviting… Read more about this item

Temecula, California: Erle Stanley Gardner, 1958. Original ribbon copy typescript letter, signed by Erle Stanley Gardner, on Gardner's letterhead, dated October 5, 1959, to author Veronica Parker Johns of the Mystery Writers of America, Inc. (MWA). The letter, written in response to one from Johns, regards a questionnaire Johns sent to various public figures regarding mystery stories for the… Read more about this item

Temecula, California: Erle Stanley Gardner, 1958. Original two-page ribbon copy typescript letter, signed by Erle Stanley Gardner, on onionskin with Gardner's letterhead, dated October 3, 1961, to author Richard M. Gordon of the Mystery Writers of America, Inc. (MWA), declining to be the editor of a proposed mystery anthology by MWA, and offering other options in support. 8.5… Read more about this item

Temecula, California: Erle Stanley Gardner, 1953. Original ribbon copy typescript letter, signed by Erle Stanley Gardner, on onionskin with Gardner's letterhead, dated May 12th, 1953, to the Mystery Writers of America, Inc., expressing appreciation for the 1953 Best Fact Crime, Edgar Award, for Gardner's 1952 true crime book "The Court of Last Resort." Gardner's first foray into true… Read more about this item

Temecula, California: Erle Stanley Gardner, 1958. Original ribbon copy typescript letter, signed by Erle Stanley Gardner, on onionskin with Gardner's letterhead, dated June 19, 1958, to Catherine Barth, Executive Secretary to the Mystery Writers of America, Inc., expressing gratitude for forwarding the gold and onyx Edgar Allan Poe ring presented to Gardner from the Mystery Writers of Japan. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1980. Archive of eleven photographs of theatre and early film actress Lois Moran, along with two Autograph Letters Signed from Moran, and a newspaper clipping of a 1979 article written by Moran (writing with her married name, Lois Young) for the "Red Rock News" of Sedona, Arizona. Collection also includes a brief autograph inscription signed from Moran… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1951. Vintage typed letter signed from mystery and crime writer W.R. Burnett to fellow Mystery Writers of America member and former president Lawrence Blochman, dated May 28, 1951. Letter on Burnett's' personal letterhead. A brief note from Burnett thanking then-MWA President Blochman for the recent Edgar Award given to Ben Maddow. Maddow wrote the screenplay… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1954. Vintage typed letter signed from science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer Frederic Brown to fellow Mystery Writers of America member and vice-president Will Oursler. Letter dated February 15, 1954. Brown discusses the potential induction of another writer, Carl Chessman, into the Mystery Writers of America organization, expounding on his feelings about the matter. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1987. Vintage six-page typescript for the first chapter from Dorothy Salisbury Davis' 1951 novel "A Gentle Murderer," with the author's annotations in manuscript ink and pencil throughout. Included with the manuscript is a manuscript letter from Davis to Barry Zeman, on Davis' personal letterhead, dated June 13, 1987. The letter notes the typescript as being the… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1953. Vintage typed letter signed from mystery and crime writer Philip MacDonald to fellow Mystery Writers of America member and vice-president Will Oursler. Letter on MacDonald's personal letterhead, dated April 10, 1953. A brief but effusive letter, in which MacDonald thanks Oursler for a previous letter, and expresses surprise and happiness at receiving an Edgar… Read more about this item