DE PEÑA POBRE : Memoria y Novela, by CINTIO VITIER. SIGNED by CINTIO VITIER on the title page. Published in MEXICO by Siglo XXI Editores, 1978. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, LIMITED EDITION of only 3000 copies. The statement "Primera Edicion, 1978" is on the copyright page, and the statement "tres mil ejemplares y sobrantes para reposición 15 de Julio de 1978" is on the Colophon page (the last page). A later edition was published in Cuba in 1980. LIMITED EDITION of only 3000 copies, with the statement: "tres mil ejemplares y sobrantes para reposición 15 de Julio de 1978" on the Colophon page (the last page). The inside rear cover has the number stamp "855", which probably indicates this is copy #855. Great ASSOCIATION COPY. The previous owner was the actor JACK PALANCE, with a "JACK PALANCE COLLECTION" BOOKPLATE from the 2006 auction of his personal property that took place just months before his death. What makes the PALANCE association most interesting is that JACK PALANCE STARRED AS FIDEL CASTRO in the 1969 film CHE!, about Latin American revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara. Softcovers / Wrappers, pocketbook size 4x7", 165 pages. Condition: The title page has been trimmed for 1/4" at its front (or perhaps gutter)edge, leaving it 1/4" shorter at the front than the other pages.

It is possible that the title page was excised and sent to Cintio Vitier for his signature and then reattached upon its return with signature, because the page looks a bit like it was tipped in, though very well done. Perhaps this was done by Palance himself, wanting a memento of his role as Fidel Castro. Otherwise the book, including the title page, is in FINE condition, tight, bright, sharp and clean. The spine is not creased, the book looks and feels unread. 1978 FIRST EDITION, LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED by AUTHOR, with JACK PALANCE ASSOCIATION. Rare as such. About CINTIO VITIER (from Wikipedia): ******Cintio Vitier (1921-2009) was a Cuban poet, essayist, and novelist. Vitier won the Cuban National Prize for Literature (1988), the Juan Rulfo Prize (2002), and the medal of the Cuban Academy of Sciences. He also received the title of Official of Arts and Letters of France. Upon winning the Juan Rulfo Prize, the award jury called him "one of the most important writers of his generation".****** About the Jack Palance 2006 Auction (from a 2006 article found on the Internet): ******Movie cowboy empties his saddlebags. Jack Palance's collection up for auction at his farm. October 10, 2006|By Diana Morse Of The Morning Call. Auctioneers will put more than 3,000 items collected over a five-decade career by veteran actor Jack Palance on the block Thursday. The auction will be held at Palance's Holly-Brooke farm near Hazleton. Palance, 87, is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning role as Curly in 1991's CITY SLICKERS and his chilling portrayal of the hired gunslinger Wilson in the 1953 western SHANE. The retired Palance is now living in California. Jim Chamberlin of Keystone State Auctioneers reports a lot of interest in the three-day auction.******

THREE POEMS, by ALAN PRYCE-JONES. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by ALAN PRYCE-JONES to LILIAN (possibly LILIANE DE ROTHSCHILD, his sister-in-law): "For Lilian, / from / Alan, / with love". (Therese Fould-Springer, wife of Alan Pryce-Jones from 1934 until her death in 1953, was the sister of Liliane de Rothschild, née Fould-Springer, wife of Baron Élie de Rothschild. Alan Pryce-Jones remained close to Liliane for his entire life, even after the death of his wife, her sister.) Self-Published in a limited but unstated number. Printed by The Third & Elm Press, Newport, Rhode Island, December 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Thin Booklet / Chapbook, orange paper covers, French folds, sewn binding, 8 pages. VERY GOOD condition, just light signs of handling, overall tight, bright and clean. UNCOMMON Alan Pryce-Jones chapbook made SCARCE with his SIGNATURE and INSCRIPTION.

LES CAHIERS DU CAPITAINE GEORGES Souvenirs d'Amour et de Guerre 1894-1945. By JEAN RENOIR (Great French Film Director and Son of the Painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir).

Warmly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by JEAN RENOIR on the half title page:

"Chere Lilian Kaufman / Je suis si heureux de / savoir que mon petit / libre trouvera sa place / dans votre bibliotheque. / bien affectueusement / Jean Renoir (signed Jean R.) / Paris / Juillet 1966".

("Dear Lilian Kaufman / I am so happy to / know that my little / book found its place / in your library. / very affectionately / Jean Renoir (signed Jean R.) / Paris / July 1966.")

(Lilian Kaufman was the wife of the noted pianist Harry Kaufman who headed the piano department at the Curtis Institute of Music for 17 years. Harry and Lilian Kaufman were friends with many noted musicians, artists and writers. See more at the end of this listing.)

Published by Gallimard, Paris, 1966. First Edition, First Printing, with the statement "Acheve D'Imprimer Sur Les Presses Daubin Liguge (Vienne) Le 5 Fev 1966" on the Colophon page (the last page), and the statement "copyright Jean Renoir, 1966" on the Copyright page. Includes its first state printed wraparound band that has the statement "par l'auteur de La Regle du Jeu".

Original softcovers with French folds in red printed wraparound band, 5.5x8 inches, 322 pages.

Condition: VERY GOOD book, some creasing and light staining to the upper corner of the front cover; light wear to the covers' spine ends and corner tips; a light crease to the upper corner of the inner pages; otherwise, tight, bright and clean; in a GOOD MINUS wraparound band, that has split at the top 2 inches of the front spine fold, the top 1/2 inch of the front flap fold, and the bottom 1 inch of the rear flap fold; and that has some general wear to the folds and spine ends, but remains bright and attractive.

RARE with the AFFECTIONATE INSCRIPTION and SIGNATURE of the GREAT FILMMAKER JEAN RENOIR.

About JEAN RENOIR (from Wikipedia):

******Jean Renoir (15 September 1894 - 12 February 1979) was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s. His films GRAND ILLUSION (1937) and THE RULES OF THE GAME (1939) are often cited by critics as among the greatest films ever made. As an author, he wrote the definitive biography of his father, the painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Renoir, My Father (1962). Jean Renoir was ranked by the BFI's Sight & Sound poll of critics as the fourth greatest director of all time.******

About HARRY KAUFMAN and his wife LILIAN KAUFMAN (from the UCLA Library Special Collections and other Internet sites):

******UCLA SPECIAL COLLECTIONS: HARRY KAUFMAN PAPERS 1900-1961.

Harry Kaufman, b.1894 d.1961, was a PIANIST and MUSIC TEACHER at the CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC, Philadelphia. For 17 years he headed the Department of Accompanying. He was also a successful piano soloist, performing with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe. He usually traveled with his wife, LILIAN.

The Harry Kaufman collection consists of correspondence between HARRY KAUFMAN, his wife LILIAN KAUFMAN, and people in the arts and music.

Correspondents include: Leonard Bernstein, Dorothy Chandler, George and Ira Gershwin, Sol Hurok, Joseph Levine, Henry Miller, Eugene Ormandy, JEAN RENOIR, Arthur Rubenstein, Gertrude Stein, Igor Stravinsky, and others.

Lilian Kaufman was the avid letter writer, and through her correspondence developed lasting friendships with many noted musicians and artists.

This collection is in the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections.******

AUTHOR'S PROOF SHEETS filled with MANUSCRIPT CORRECTIONS, CHANGES, DELETIONS, ADDITIONS, INSTRUCTIONS and COMMENTS by the AUTHOR, MARY MORRIS. This is AN ORIGINAL WORKING COPY of the AUTHOR'S TYPESCRIPT PROOF SHEETS with MANUSCRIPT CHANGES also COPIED. This set of machine-copied proof sheets with Hand Changes was likely made by Mary Morris to send to HER EDITOR / PUBLISHER, keeping the original set for herself (as normal in the publishing world).. The publisher was DAVID R. GODINE. I found at least one page with instructions from the Author directly to the Publisher: "David: please make sure copyeditor changes all "Joffee" to "Berger" and all "Davis" to "Jensen" I can't believe I used real people's names. That is, what happens..." Approximately 225 loose 8.5x11" sheets, printing and corrections on one side only. This is not every page in the book, it appears that some pages with no changes may have been left out. The pages are arranged by story (this is a book of stories). The sheets are in generally GOOD condition, creasing and toning to the first few sheets, signs of handling to all sheets, copy-machine type smudges and marks, overall the pages remain bright and clear. A wonderful set of author corrected proofs. VANISHING ANIMALS was MARY MORRIS'S FIRST BOOK. This set of AUTHOR'S PROOFS with her PERSONAL CHANGES is certainly one of the most interesting and hard-to-find Mary Morris items. About MARY MORRIS (from Wikipedia): ******Mary Morris (born May 14, 1947 in Chicago) is an American author. Morris published her first book, a collection of short stories, entitled Vanishing Animals & Other Stories, in 1979 at the age of thirty-two and was awarded the Rome Prize in Literature by the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She has gone on to publish numerous collections of short stories, novels, and travel memoirs. She has also edited with her husband, the author Larry O'Connor, an anthology of women's travel literature, entitled Maiden Voyages, subsequently published as The Virago Book of Women Travellers. Many of her short stories and her early novels have been set in an imaginary town called Winona along the banks of Lake Michigan. While Morris is known for her numerous travel articles and memoirs set in far-off places, her roots remain in the Midwest. She feels drawn there and has an affinity for Midwestern writers such as Willa Cather who wrote her stories of the Middle West from afar. She now lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband and daughter, and teaches writing at Sarah Lawrence College. In her FIRST COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES, VANISHING ANIMALS & OTHER STORIES (published by David Godine, 1979), Morris writes about childhood and adolescent memories. The Chicago Tribune called Morris "a marvelous storyteller-a budding Isaac Bashevis Singer, a young Doris Lessing, a talent to be watched and read". In 1980 Morris received the George W. Perkins fellowship from the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University. After her year as a fellow, she taught in the creative writing program until 1993 where she was colleagues with such writers as Joyce Carol Oates (who has remained a close friend), Russell Banks, Paul Auster, and Haruki Murakami (who mentions Morris in his memoir about running).******

THE DEAD ZONE. A SCREENPLAY by JEFFREY BOAM, Based on the Novel by STEPHEN KING.

This is an EARLY DRAFT SCREENPLAY. The early drafts were written by JEFFREY BOAM for LORIMAR STUDIOS in late 1980 and early 1981. In mid 1981 Dino DeLaurentiis bought the film rights from Lorimar, fired Jeffrey Boam and Hired STEPHEN KING to write the screenplay. Stephen King's draft screenplays for the film were written in late 1981 and early 1982. However, DeLaurentiis HATED King's scripts, so King was fired. Another writer was brought in who was also fired, then in late 1982 JEFFREY BOAM was rehired, and finally wrote the final script. So, this EARLY DRAFT is before ALL the CHANGES brought on by various screenplay writers (including King), film studios, etc. Rare as such.

An ORIGINAL, UNPUBLISHED, REJECTED, EARLY DRAFT SCREENPLAY by JEFFREY BOAM, before he was later rehired to rewrite the screenplay.

The screenplay is dated "February 17, 1981", as shown on the title page. The later, very different screenplay that Boam was rehired to write (after King's screenplay was rejected), was finished on November 8, 1982, a year and nine months after this draft. The film itself was released on October 8, 1983.

Pages are photocopied on 8.5x11 inch paper (photocopying was, and still is, how original copies of a draft script were quickly produced and distributed to film producers, agents, directors, and others involved in a motion picture production), pages printed on one side only 124 pages plus a title page.

VERY GOOD condition, just some light signs of handling, overall a great original copy of this early draft screenplay.

About the Film THE DEAD ZONE and its Various SCREENPLAY ITERATIONS including the KING SCREENPLAY DRAFT (from Wikipedia):

******The Dead Zone is a 1983 American horror thriller film Directed by David Cronenberg. The Screenplay by Jeffrey Boam was based on the 1979 novel of the same name by Stephen King. The film stars Christopher Walken,, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst and Martin Sheen.

The plot revolves around a schoolteacher, Johnny Smith (Walken), who awakens from a coma to find he has psychic powers.

Lorimar Film Entertainment began developing The Dead Zone film adaptation. Producer Carol Baum gave the book to screenwriter Jeffrey Boam and asked him to write a screenplay. "I saw it had great possibilities and agreed to do it," Boam said. He developed a script for director Stanley Donen, who left the project before the film reached production at Lorimar.

Lorimar eventually closed its film division, after a series of box-office failures, to concentrate on Television (Lorimar later tentatively reopened its film production). Soon after, producer Dino De Laurentiis bought the rights to The Dead Zone.

Dino De Laurentiis disliked Boam's screenplay and asked STEPHEN KING to ADAPT HIS OWN NOVEL into a screenplay. However, after receiving STEPHEN KING'S DRAFT SCREENPLAY, De Laurentiis reportedly rejected King's script as "involved and convoluted". David Cronenberg, who ultimately directed the film, said that he also decided not to the use Stephen King's script, finding it "needlessly brutal".

After rejecting Stephen King's Draft De Laurentiis later rejected another script, one written by Andrei Konchalovsky, before eventually returning to Jeffrey Boam to write yet another script. De Laurentiis hired producer Debra Hill to work with Cronenberg and Boam.

Boam submitted the final draft of the screenplay on November 8, 1982.******

SAID AND DONE, A Bio-Bibliography of ROBERT BARTLETT HAAS. SIGNED and Warmly INSCRIBED by HAAS to DONALD GALLUP, noted T. S. Eliot and Pound bibliographer: "For Donald Gallup / with whom I am glad to have been (immortalized?) by the first G. S. Catalogue - and by his friendship ever after. / Bob". Published by the Marburg and Walldurn, 1986. First Edition. Softcovers (a softcover original), 6.5x9", 88 pages. Illustrated. A "Festschrift" - a volume of tributes and remembrances written by colleagues and friends of Robert Bartlett Haas - presented to him on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Bound together with a "Bio-Bibliography" by Haas himself, that includes a complete bibliography of his printed works - Books and Monographs, Articles and Prefaces, Editorships, Translations, Professional Writings, Lectures, etc. VERY GOOD condition, a bit of wear to the covers' spine ends and corner tips, overall tight, bright and clean. A lovely copy. Comes with the original mailing envelope, with the handwritten address of Donald Gallup and the Rubber Stamped Return Address of Robert Haas. The envelope was sent from Germany, where Haas resided at the time. The envelope is stamped. The envelope is well worn, but a great addition to the history of this particular copy. About DONALD GALLUP (to whom the book is Inscribed) - from his NY Times Obituary: ******Donald Gallup, the Yale literary bibliographer who in 1968 confirmed the discovery of the long-lost manuscript of T. S. Eliot's Waste Land, died in Branford, Conn., on Wednesday. He was 87. Mr. Gallup spent more than 30 years as a curator in the Yale Collection of American Literature. Patricia C. Willis, the current curator of the Yale Collection of American Literature, said she considered Mr. Gallup, who retired in 1980, "the premier bibliographer for both Eliot and Ezra Pound, specializing in finding the first appearances of their work and documenting their creativity."******

RAGGEDY MAN. SECOND DRAFT SCREENPLAY by William D. Wittliff. The Draft is dated April 30, 1980. Working Copy of Jack Rush, with his signed initials "J. Rush" on the front cover. Jack Rush was a crew member involved in supervising special effects and props, though uncredited on this film. He has highlighted various text in yellow and has made relevant pencil notes and marks here and there throughout. Printed Universal Studio Covers, printed on gray, heavy stock paper, 8.5x11", bound with 3 brass brads, inner pages photocopied on light green paper, (photocopying was, and still is, how original copies of a draft script were quickly produced and distributed to film producers, agents, directors, and others involved in a motion picture production), pages printed on one side only, 103 pages plus a title page. Title written on spine with black marker. VERY GOOD condition, some edge wear, corner tip creases and other light signs of handling. RAGGEDY MAN was Directed by Jack Fisk, based on the novel by William Wittliff and Sara Clark. It stars SISSY SPACEK, ERIC ROBERTS, and SAM SHEPARD. It was released by UNIVERSAL PICTURES on September 18, 1981, almost 1 1/2 years after the date of this Second Draft Screenplay.

ALPHONSE: Deleted Beginning and End of a Short Story, with an Original Drawing by the Author. By William Saroyan. Deleted Beginning and End of a Short Story Entitled "Alphonse, or the Death of a Small Boy." A Rare WILLIAM SAROYAN Illustrated Story. Published by The Lowell Adams House Printers in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November, 1965. One of William Saroyan's scarcest works. His Illustration "And Then He Fell Asleep" is unique to this work and has never been re-printed. Letterpress Booklet. Original printed wrappers, 6.25" x 7.5", side saddle stitched, 4 pages printed on the outside of double leaves uncut at the top. LIMITED TO SEVENTY-FIVE NUMBERED COPIES, this is NUMBER #62. The OCLC shows only 3 copies held in collections worldwide (Library of Congress, Harvard, and Yale). William Saroyan (1908-1981) Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, and acclaimed Modern Artist whose Abstract Paintings and Drawings are the subject of Major Exhibitions. His first published work in 1934 was the short story, "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze." Saroyan was born and died in Fresno, lived and worked in San Francisco, and drank and gambled away his fortune. On his deathbed, he called the Associated Press in Fresno, to make sure they would give him a proper obituary. "I know everyone has got to die," he told the reporter, "but I thought an exception would be made in my case." NEAR FINE CONDITION: A touch of creasing at the spine, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An Excellent and Very Rare Copy.

AS I LAY DYING. An UNPUBLISHED, UNFILMED ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY by ROBERT CLEM. Based on the novel by WILLIAM FAULKNER. Bound in INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE MANAGEMENT "ICM" silver paper covers, bound with two brass brackets at the left margin, inner pages copy-machined or mimeographed, pages printed on one side only, 8.5" x 11" plain paper, 132 pages. Dated on the first page: "March 9, 1988". Condition: The silver colored paper ICM covers are worn and creased along the edges and corners, they have a lot of scratches and scrapes, nonetheless they are doing their job well and the ICM titling is bright. The page edges of the spine have "AS I LAY DYING" written on them with a black marker. Internally the pages are very nice, the first page has a couple edge creases, otherwise the pages are bright, clean and unmarked. SCARCE - the only copy of this unproduced screenplay that I have ever seen. OCLC does not list any copies.

A FAREWELL TO ARMS (the 1958 Motion Picture) - COMBINED DIALOGUE AND CUTTING CONTINUITY SCRIPT - "In Cinemascope". Continuity Script dated January 10th, 1958. Length of the film 13,677 Ft. 8 Frs. A SELZNICK STUDIOS FILM of ERNEST HEMINGWAY'S NOVEL. Printed gray paper covers, 8.5" x 11", side-bound with 3 brass brackets, pages numbered consecutively and by reel, 238 pages / Reel 18 Page 5. Pages printed on one side only. The front and rear covers are stained from a spill, the first 2 pages are also heavily stained, the next ten or so pages have staining to their top margin, then the stain disappears. The covers are well worn, have a couple 3" closed tears, lots of edge chips and closed edge tears. Internally, after the staining on the beginning pages, all the pages are bright and clear. SCARCE Reel by Reel Dialogue and Cutting Continuity to A FAREWELL TO ARMS, the film based on Hemingway's Masterpiece. Continuities (Continuity Scripts) were an important part of the film industry in its early days. They were typically created after a film was "in the can", but before it was released, in order to create a written "copy" of the film. A good "Continuity" provided a transcription of every shot and scene in detail as it occurred in the finished film, something that could obviously not be known until a film was completed. Continuities were created both for copyright protection and for a "record" of a film. Many early films easily degenerated, and many others were wiped out to recover their silver. A true continuity script was therefore often the only archived, scene-by-scene, record of many early films. Provenance of the late Peter Howard, and his now shuttered Serendipity Books, Berkeley, California. Peter was a long time member, and at one time President, of the Antiquarian Bookseller's Association of American. He was very well known in the antiquarian book arena. Years ago Peter bought much of the archives of Selznick Studios,. This continuity script is from that archive.

SINGLE SOURCE : The EARLY POEMS (1934-1940), by WILLIAM EVERSON (aka Brother Antoninus). Introduction by Robert Duncan.

Published by Oyez, Berkeley, 1966. First Edition, FIRST STATE, with the typo "langauge" instead of "language" on page ix.

Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, cloth covered spine and paper covered boards, gilt lettering on spine, 6x9.5 inches, 105 pages plus Colophon page (the last page).

Limited edition, one of only 1,000 copies. From the Colophon page: "SINGLE SOURCE has been designed & printed by Graham Mackintosh in an edition of 1000 copies..."

Though not called for, this copy is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by BROTHER ANTONINUS to DENNIS TURNER (a San Francisco Doctor who was a Friend of Many Poets and Artists, and who was also a Fine-Printer in his early days at Harvard; he died in 2013):

"for Dennis / with the best wishes of / Brother Antoninus / Good Friday 1968 / Cambridge, Mass."

Laid-in is the single fold, four panel prospectus for this book

Condition: The book has a circular blindstamp of Dennis Turner (to whom Brother Antoninus inscribed this book) on the title page, and a bookseller's label at the bottom of the front pastedown (Grolier Book Shop / Cambridge); otherwise a NEAR FINE book, tight, bright, sharp cornered, and clean; in a GOOD MINUS dustjacket with scrapes, edge wear, a pea-size hole, a couple 1" closed tears, and some rubbing and soiling.

LARGE, RARE POETRY BROADSIDE POEM by ROBERT CREELEY.

KORE is one of CREELEY'S earliest and most discussed poems. This Large Broadside does not state Publisher, Publication Place or Publication Date. However, it is known to have been published by NATIVE DANCER PRESS, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, 1975, as noted by WorldCat and others.

Broadside, 16" x 20" (40cm x 52cm). Printed on fine, RAG, watermarked paper. Printed on one side only.

SIGNED and HAND NUMBERED by ROBERT CREELEY at the bottom. This is COPY 1 OF 26. Worldcat states that ONLY 13 OF THE 26 COPIES ARE NUMBERED AND SIGNED BY THE POET. If so, this is 1 of only 13 Signed and Numbered Copies.

GOOD PLUS condition, creasing to the margins and edges from handling, some light creases from perhaps having been rolled, a light vertical crease from handling, perhaps from the printing process of this large broadside. Still a Solid, Sturdy Broadside, with no tears or chips. Would look great mounted and/or framed.

Scarce. A wonderful broadside from one of America's Great 20th Century Poets, Robert Creeley.

Please Note The last image is my attempt to photograph the watermark, as it looks held up to the light. It didn't come out quite right, but I hope you can see how lovely it is.

GONE WITH THE WIND, by MARGARET MITCHELL. Published by Ercilla, SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 1937. Published as "Supplemento De Excelsior Año II, No. 6, Octubre de 1937". FIRST SOUTH AMERICAN EDITION. Bound in Hardcovers, cloth covered spine and marbled paper covered boards, 7.5" x 10", 476 pages. Pagination: I-IV Introductory pages and "Gloria Tropical" by Horacio Quiroga; 1-471 GONE WITH THE WIND; 472-475 "ALDOUS HUXLEY En La Literatura Britanica" by Antonio Marichalar; [1] Poem by Pablo Neruda "Monzon de Junio". CHILEAN EDITION - TEXT ENTIRELY IN SPANISH. GOOD condition, covers are worn along the edges, spine ends and corners, rubbed at the folds, scraped along the spine and on the spine title label, toned at the upper portion; nonetheless the covers are sturdy and doing their job well; the front and rear inner hinges are cracked but holding very well; there is a previous owner's signature and a two line gift inscription on the blank verso of the front-free endpaper; the title page has some offsetting from the previous owner's signature on the facing page; all the pages have toned / browned as normal; page 363 has a closed tear across its face that has been repaired with clear tape ( the page is complete and fully legible with the tape repair); overall a complete, tight, bright and clean copy, with pages that are toned as normal and covers that show some wear. ESTE LIBRO ES MUY RARO

Typescript Draft of the novel DAYS WITHOUT WEATHER by CECIL BROWN, an African-American author and screenwriter.

Copy of an original draft typescript. This early photocopy of the original typed pages was probably made for distribution to agent, editor and/or publisher.

The last page is Signed and Dated: "July 3, 1981 / Hollywood-Berkeley 1979, 81 / Cecil Brown" (again, this is a draft COPY of the actual signed page, not a hand signature on this draft) . The author's typed name "Brown": is at the top of every page. 296 pages, printed on plain 8.5x11 inch paper, printed on one side only (i.e. there are 296 sheets of paper).

Accompanying this typescript draft is a HAND SIGNED and INSCRIBED First Edition of DAYS WITHOUT WEATHER. Hardcover book in dustjacket, 5.5x8 inches, 250 pages. Published by Farrar Straus Giroux, 1983. "First Edition 1983" stated on the copyright page. The inscription is on the front free endpaper: "To Stanley / Here's to the new friendship! / Cecil Brown / Sept. 6 1987".

The TYPESCRIPT is in GOOD condition: the pages are lightly age toned; the first page has some closed edge tears, corner creases, and edge wear; the first 25 pages have corner creases; the last 10 pages have corner creases; the last several pages have edge wear, closed edge tears, and creases; the last page has a lot of creasing and edge tears; there are early photocopy machine smudges, marks, and lines here and there throughout. Overall, ALL PAGES, including the first and last page, remain bright and clear. The BOOK is in NEAR FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and clear; the DUSTJACKET is in GOOD condition, substantially sunned / faded at the spine, otherwise solid and bright. A nice, signed, first edition copy.

SCARCE WORKING DRAFT of the BITTER & FUNNY NOVEL "DAYS WITHOUT WEATHER" by the BLACK NOVELIST and SCREENWRITER CECIL BROWN, along with a first edition, signed and inscribed copy of the published book.

About CECIL BROWN (from Wikipedia):

******Cecil Brown, b.1943, is an African-American author, screenwriter, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His noted works include The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger and work as a screenwriter on the 1977 Richard Pryor film Which Way Is Up?

Born in rural Bolton, North Carolina, Brown attended North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University of Greensboro, North Carolina, where he earned his B.A. in English in 1966. He later earned his Ph.D. in African American Studies, Folklore and Narrative from the University of California, Berkeley. He is currently a Professor at U.C. Berkeley in the African American Studies Department. His published books include: The Life and Loves of Mr. Jiveass Nigger (1969); Pryor Lives (1969); Days Without Weather (1983); I, Stagolee (1993); Stagolee Shot Billy (2003); and Dude, Where's My Black Studies Department? (2007).

Awards include: Professor John Angus Burrell Memorial Prize, Columbia University, 1966; Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award for DAYS WITHOUT WEATHER, 1984; Berlin Literary Fellowship, 1985; UC Berkeley, Mentor Fellowship, 1992.******