Gerald Drayson Adams (15 results)

Condition: Very Good. 142pp, 5 x 9 inches.

138pp. 8vo. Original boards, somewhat bowed, in dustwrapper. A very good copy. First edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed by author to movie producer ROSS HUNTER on front flyleaf in blue medium point felt pen (no bleeding): "For Ross Hunter / who was always very kind / to me at U.T. / Gerry / Gerald Drayson Adams" Attached with a paper clip is the author's New Mexico address. 137 page novel dealing with Vietnam, prior to American involvement. Book is near fine with slightly age-darkening paper. Unusual VG gold dust jacket has some rubbing and a 1/2" closed tear at base of front cover. Not price-clipped, and NO chips. Inscribed by Author(s).

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 137pp., A novel of the French Army at Bien Dien Phu. Much on the Class structure of French society & the Army. Presentation copy from the author's sister.

1st edition dust jacket As New octavo 137pp., Novelised account of the French at war in Vietnam especially Dien Bien Phu.

Vintage reference photograph from the 1952 Western, showing actor Jeff Chandler in redface as Apache chief Cochise. Annotations in manuscript ink and pencil, printed mimeo snipe, date stamp, and provenance stamps and labels on the verso. Based loosely on the events of the 1861 Bascomb Affair and the 1862 Battle of Apache Pass, during which Native Americans first encountered howitzers and other modern artillery after the reigning Union government breached several existing treaties and sparked a conflict that resulted in 25 years of Apache unrest. Chandler's second performance as Cochise, following "Broken Arrow" (1950). From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. Set in the New Mexico Territory during the Civil War, shot on location in Utah. 8 x 9.5 inches, trimmed irregularly. Very Good, moderately worn.

Pp. [vi]+142; dust wrapper; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *American novelist and film writer's second Australian novel about a young girl faced with the discovery that her husband of a few days is the son of the richest family of the Mafia organisation.

Pp. [iv]+138(last blank); boards slightly sprung; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the back panel slightly soiled; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1974. First edition, with second state [i.e. pictorial] dust wrapper. *American novelist and film writer's first Australian novel, set in war-torn Vietnam.

Black and white press photograph, promotional device resembling lobby card. 8'' x 10''. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA [Front of House Press Photograph].

Pp. [vi]+142; dust wrapper, lightly worn; The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne, 1975. First edition. *American novelist and film writer's second Australian novel, about a young girl faced with the discovery that her new husband is the son of the richest family of the Mafia organisation. This copy with author's presentation inscription on upper free endpaper, and a loosely inserted press release, dated 22 October 1975, issued by John Gartner at The Hawthorn Press.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1950 film, showing actors Yvonne De Carlo and Richard Greene. Aided by his trusty sidekicks Aladdin and Sinbad, a desert guerilla goes head-to-head with a greedy prince, and eventually marries the caliph's beautiful daughter. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus, with annotations in manuscript ink on the bottom margin of the recto.

Vintage publicity photograph from the 1951 film, showing actress Ann Blyth in costume as Princess Shalimar. Printed mimeo snipe affixed to the verso. A Samarkand princess and a British knight face off against the army of Genghis Khan. From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures in 1935, where he worked well into the 1950s. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good plus, with a crease along the right edge.

Vintage studio still photograph of actors Tony Curtis and Piper Laurie from the 1951 film. An assassin is ordered to kill a baby prince, but can't go through with it, instead raising the boy as his own. Set in Tangiers. 10 x 8 inches. Very Good, with creasing along the top and bottom edge.

Collection of 4 vintage black-and-white reference photographs from the 1965 film. Mimeo snipes on the versos, manuscript pencil annotations on the verso of one still. Elvis Presley plays "Johnny Tyrone," an American movie star traveling through the Middle East on a promotional tour. A gang kidnaps Johnny and hires him to carry out an assassination, so impressed by his on-screen adventures. He refuses and escapes back to civilization, but not before singing a few songs and romancing a harem girl or two. Set in the Middle East, shot on the original set of the 1927 Cecil B. DeMille film, "The King of Kings." 8 x 10 inches. A few light creases, brief toning, and a tiny corner chip to one still, else Near Fine. Hirschhorn, p. 384.

Vintage photograph of director Budd Boetticher and Julie Adams relaxing in a tree, from the 1953 film. Mimeo snipe on verso. An early Technicolor Western from seminal American director Budd Boetticher. Gringo miner Gallager (Van Heflin) is caught up in the Mexican revolution of 1910-1911 when corrupt administrator Ruiz (George Dolenz) appropriates his mine. Gallager saves the life of guerilla leader Raquel (Adams), then finds there's a price on his head. Set in Mexico, shot on location in the Simi Hills and the Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California. 8 x 10 inches. Near Fine, with light creasing near the edges.