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Collectibles Spotlight

This month, our Collectibles team is showing off their favorite vintage, rare, and collectible books on Old Hollywood! From scandalous tell-alls to behind-the-scenes facts, these books celebrate the silver screen and are perfect for anyone fascinated by the glitz, glamour, and grit of classic cinema.

Staff Favorites

A star's progress

A star's progress

Katherine Everard

from: $142.00

Cecil Beaton's Fair lady

Cecil Beaton's Fair lady

Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton

from: $45.00

The Stars - Memoirs & Biographies

Miss Tallulah Bankhead.

Miss Tallulah Bankhead.

Lee Israel

from: $15.00

Valentino

Irving Shulman

from: $13.00

Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?

Who's Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?

Brenda Maddox

from: $21.00

My Heart Belongs

My Heart Belongs

Mary Martin

from: $12.00

This Life

Sidney Poitier

from: $12.00

Long live The King: A Biography of Clark Gable

Long live The King: A Biography of Clark Gable

Lyn Tornabene

from: $12.00

When I Was Young

When I Was Young

Raymond Massey

from: $21.00

Affair to Remember

Affair to Remember

William Royce

from: $13.00

Self-Portrait

Gene Tierney

from: $23.00

Lana Turner

Lana Turner

from: $17.00

In the Arena: An Autobiography

In the Arena: An Autobiography

Charlton Heston

from: $28.00

The Original Sin,: A Self-Portrait

The Original Sin,: A Self-Portrait

Anthony Quinn

from: $16.00

Marion Davies: A Biography

Marion Davies: A Biography

Fred Lawrence Guiles

from: $13.00

Marlene: The Life of Marlene Dietrich

Marlene: The Life of Marlene Dietrich

Charles Higham

from: $21.00

My Wicked, Wicked Ways. FIRST EDITION

My Wicked, Wicked Ways. FIRST EDITION

Errol Flynn

from: $40.00

My Way of Life

Joan Crawford

from: $45.00

Norma Jean: Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe by Fred Lawrence Guiles (1985-06-27)

Norma Jean: Life and Death of Marilyn Monroe by Fred Lawrence Guiles (1985-06-27)

from: $25.00

Hollywood Scandals

Mommie Dearest

Christina Crawford

from: $12.00

Hollywood Babylon 2

Hollywood Babylon 2

Kenneth Anger

from: $28.00

Hot Toddy: The True Story of Hollywood's Most Sensational Murder

Hot Toddy: The True Story of Hollywood's Most Sensational Murder

Andy Edmonds

from: $15.00

A CAST OF KILLERS The sensational true story of Hollywood's most scandalous murder-covered up for sixty years and solved at last by the great film director King Vidor.

A CAST OF KILLERS The sensational true story of Hollywood's most scandalous murder-covered up for sixty years and solved at last by the great film director King Vidor.

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

from: $17.00

The Broad-Belters: Can an Ex-Hollywood Starlet Find Happiness Writing a Dirty Book?

The Broad-Belters: Can an Ex-Hollywood Starlet Find Happiness Writing a Dirty Book?

Maxine Schnall

from: $33.00

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When Gossip Was Currency

When Gossip Was Currency

Hedda Hopper and Louella Parson's Hold on Old Hollywood

When Gossip Was Currency

When Gossip Was Currency

Hedda Hopper and Louella Parson's Hold on Old Hollywood

The Art of Cinema

Glorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow

Glorious Technicolor: The Movies' Magic Rainbow

Fred E. Basten

from: $13.00

Cut : The Unseen Cinema

Cut : The Unseen Cinema

Baxter Phillips

from: $21.00

Man with a Camera

Man with a Camera

Nestor Almendros

from: $107.00

Gone with the Wind (Movie Script)

Gone with the Wind (Movie Script)

Howard Karren

from: $17.00

History

Hollywood Musicals

Hollywood Musicals

Clive Hirschhorn

from: $13.00

The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History

The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History

Jim Piazza

from: $13.00

Those Crazy, Wonderful Years When We Ran Warner Bros.

Those Crazy, Wonderful Years When We Ran Warner Bros.

Stuart Jerome

from: $21.00

Great Hollywood Movies

Great Hollywood Movies

Ted Sennett

from: $13.00

Masters of Starlight: Photographers in Hollywood

Masters of Starlight: Photographers in Hollywood

David Fahey

from: $23.00

Huxley in Hollywood

Huxley in Hollywood

David King Dunaway

from: $17.00

Filmmakers

The Name Above the Title

The Name Above the Title

Frank Capra

from: $15.00

George S. Kaufman;: An intimate portrait

George S. Kaufman;: An intimate portrait

Howard Teichmann

from: $12.00

Each Man in His Time: The Life Story of a Director

Each Man in His Time: The Life Story of a Director

Raoul Walsh

from: $45.00

Skywalking: Life and Films of George Lucas

Skywalking: Life and Films of George Lucas

Dale Pollock

from: $37.00

Goldwyn

A. Scott Berg

from: $13.00

My Life in Pictures by Charles Chaplin

My Life in Pictures by Charles Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin

from: $28.00

Japanese Film Directors

Japanese Film Directors

Audie Bock

from: $29.00

Spotlight On: James Bond

JAMES BOND CLASSICS, 9 Volume Matched Set - Casino Royale, Doctor No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Moonraker, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice (James Bond 007)

JAMES BOND CLASSICS, 9 Volume Matched Set - Casino Royale, Doctor No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Moonraker, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice (James Bond 007)

Ian Fleming

from: $191.00

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

Ian Fleming

from: $20.00

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

from: $25.00

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Ian Fleming

from: $90.00

Doctor No Book Club Edition (James Bond)

Doctor No Book Club Edition (James Bond)

Ian Fleming

from: $22.00

Filmographies

The legend of Brigitte Bardot

The legend of Brigitte Bardot

Peter Haining

from: $49.00

Complete Films of Cary Grant

Complete Films of Cary Grant

Donald Deschner

from: $17.00

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