1941, ISBN: 4ebc8bee06fb92cf14b0179e35dcba24

London: Collins, 1941. First UK Edition. Basis for the 1945 film noir "My Name is Julia Ross," directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Nina Foch and George Macready. One of the most dif… Plus…

London: Collins, 1941. First UK Edition. Basis for the 1945 film noir "My Name is Julia Ross," directed by Joseph H. Lewis and starring Nina Foch and George Macready. One of the most difficult Anthony Gilbert titles in jacket, and an important film source. Very Good plus in a Very Good plus, price-clipped example of the scarce dust jacket. Some color fading on the top edges of the boards, with light foxing on the endpapers and page edges. Jacket is lightly faded on the spine panel, with small nicks at the corners. An attractive copy. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 110., Collins, 1941, 0, London.: Art for All. (Self-Published)., 1969.. Original card wrappers with printed titles in black to front cover with elaborate masonic architectural decoration in relief and two small colour illustrations with silver highlights (Gilbert & George dressed as footballers), justification to rear cover.. 8vo. (204 x 126 mm).. Leaf with preface recto, verso with printed text and five mounted specimens, 'A Sculpture Sample Entitled Sculptors Samples: 1. G & Gs make-up. 2. G & Gs tobacco and ash. 3. G & Gs hair. 4. G & Gs coat and shirt. 5. G & Gs breakfast', leaf with publication details and loosely inserted are 5 original monochrome photographs of the artists in original plastic folder. (each c.50 x 70 mm). An excellent example of Gilbert & George's extraordinary 'postal sculpture' including original photographs and 'sculpture samples'.From the edition limited to 300 numbered copies, each numbered in sepia ink to rear cover.'A Message from the Sculptors Gilbert & George', one of five 'postal sculptures' self-published by Gilbert & George in 1969, the first year of their production, is a portable wunderkammer of the artists existence, containing original photographs and morsels of personal detritus, together with italic expressions of tender sentiments.The 5 original photographs, printed in monochrome in a small oblong format suitable for a picture album, show Gilbert & George in some of their best-known performance pieces: 'Underneath the Arches', from its first performance at the Slade School of Art in 1969; 'The Meal', a May 1969 performance with David Hockney; 'Dusk Stroll Piece 1969', showing the pair walking side by side in a twilit park; and 'Relaxing', depicting the very young collaborators lounging happily on a rooftop (and prominently inscribed in the negative 'A 1969 piece / A view of this city / sculpture. Relaxing [underlined] / took place on a bea- / utiful summer afternoon. / The sun shone mildly / down on the relaxing / sculptors [underlined]). The fifth photograph is a double portrait of the artists in overlapping circles in opposing orientations.The verso of the first leaf features a chart of sculpture samples from Gilbert & George, actual specimens of their body paint, pipe tobacco, hair (visibly two types of hair), clothing, and egg yolk, each elegantly mounted under transparent discs, with Garamond captions.Also includes two paragraphs of prefatory text. 'Gilbert and George, the sculptors, / are walking along a new road. / They left their little studio with / all the tools and brushes, taking / with them only some music, / gentle smiles on their faces and / the most serious intentions in the / world.'The final leaf includes the publication details and the announcement: 'Gilbert and George have a wide range / of sculptures for you - singing sculpture, / interview sculpture, dancing sculpture, / meal sculpture, walking sculpture, / nerve sculpture, cafe sculpture, and / philosophy sculpture. / So do contact us.'[Printed Matter. Die Sammlung Marzona in der Kunstbibliothek. The Marzona Collection at the Kunstbibliothek, p.120; Gilbert & George 1968 to 1980, pg. 61]., Art for All. (Self-Published)., 1969., 0, London: Collins Crime Club, [1941]., 1941. First edition. First edition. The Dark Page says, "Anthony Gilbert was born Lucy Beatrice Malleson in 1899 and was an English author of novels and short stories. Although her mother wanted her to be a schoolteacher, Ms. Malleson succeeded in fulfilling her own ambition and became a novelist. After seeing John Willard's play, THE CAT AND THE CANARY in 1922 she became thriller-concious, and in 1927 published her first mystery as Anthony Gilbert. For many years Gilbert's true identity was kept secret and most readers assumed that the author was a man." Some color fading to top edges of the cloth, else near fine in price-clipped, lightly professionally restored dust jacket at head of spine, and lightly sunned on the spine. Julia Ross secures employment through an employment agency with a wealthy widow, Mrs. Hughes, and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity. She is told she is the daughter-in-law of Mrs. Hughes and has suffered a nervous breakdown. She soon learns that the son of Mrs. Hughes, has murdered his wife, disposed of her body and, with the help of his mother, plans to pass Julia off as his wife. Eventually the plans are to kill Julia and pass her death off as suicide. Columbia Pictures in 1945 issued the movie MY NAME IS JULIA ROSS, that starred Nina Foch as Julia Ross, Dame May Whitty as Mrs. Hughes, George Macready as Ralph Hughes, Roland Vamo, Anita Sharp-Bolster, and Doris LLoyd. An exceptional copy of an American film noir title. THE DARK PAGE p.110, 111., Collins Crime Club, [1941]., 1941, 0<

1973, ISBN: 4ebc8bee06fb92cf14b0179e35dcba24

New York: Smith and Durrell, 1943. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 197pp. Very good/very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, with pas… Plus…

New York: Smith and Durrell, 1943. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Green cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 197pp. Very good/very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, with pastedown leaves age toned as usual; jacket slightly edgeworn, with expert archival mends on verso. A tight and quite attractive first edition of this title featuring Gilbert's popular London attorney Arthur Crook, basis for the 1945 film noir "My Name Is Julia Ross." Gilbert was the pseudonym of prolific English crime writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899-1973)., Smith and Durrell, 1943, 0<

1943, ISBN: 4ebc8bee06fb92cf14b0179e35dcba24

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[SC: 34.46], [PU: Smith and Durrell, New York], Jacket, Small 8vo. Green cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 197pp. Very good/very good. Faintest of binding edgewear,… Plus…

[SC: 34.46], [PU: Smith and Durrell, New York], Jacket, Small 8vo. Green cloth with black spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 197pp. Very good/very good. Faintest of binding edgewear, with pastedown leaves age toned as usual; jacket slightly edgeworn, with expert archival mends on verso. A tight and quite attractive first edition of this title featuring Gilbert's popular London attorney Arthur Crook, basis for the 1945 film noir "My Name Is Julia Ross." Gilbert was the pseudonym of prolific English crime writer Lucy Beatrice Malleson (1899-1973).<

1945, ISBN: 4ebc8bee06fb92cf14b0179e35dcba24

New York: Smith and Durrell, 1943. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); red cloth covered boards, titled in black on the spine; dustjacket; 197pp. Fine. The dustjacket … Plus…

New York: Smith and Durrell, 1943. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19cm); red cloth covered boards, titled in black on the spine; dustjacket; 197pp. Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00) and has light rubbing, mostly at the spine ends; Near Fine. Arthur Crook mystery and inspiration for the 1945 film noir, My Name Is Julia Ross. HUBIN, p.169., Smith and Durrell, 1943, 0<