WGAE Foundation Writers at the Antiquarian Book Fair

NEW YORK CITY – Once dubbed by Andy Rooney as “The best book fair in the world,” The Antiquarian Book Fair is about to get a few new faces. To benefit the Writers Guild of America, East Foundation, writers Marshall Brickman, Tom Fontana, Jim Hart, John Markus, Susanna Styron, and WGAE Foundation President Michael Weller have donated items that will be seen alongside the likes of Faulkner, Lorca, Salinger, and Tolkien. Among the Foundation’s offerings are: a signed Annie Hall script, a signed Oz script, the score to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, an inscribed episode of the Cosby Show, William Styron’s copy of Sophie’s Choice, and the book for the new musical Dr. Zhivago – all of which can be found at James Cummins Bookseller’s booth E5. Fuller descriptions of the Foundation’s items follow. For a complete listing of our items and other items you can peruse at the fair, please click here.

ALLEN, Woody and Marshall Brickman. Untitled Film Script [Annie Hall]. 120 ff., + 4 ff. appendices. 4to, n.p: [April 15, 1976]. Mechanically reproduced facsimile of Marshall Brickman’s early numbered (#13) screenplay with numerous blue revision pages. This early version of the script differs considerably from the final shooting version. It is full of asides, flashbacks, gags, and set pieces.

ALLEN, Woody and Marshall Brickman. Manhattan. 107 ff. 4to, n.p: n.d. [ca. 1979]. Mechanically reproduced facsimile of Marshall Brickman’s copy of the screenplay. Bound with fasteners. Fine.

ALLEN, Woody and Marshall Brickman. Life in the Future [Sleeper]. 124 ff. 4to, n.p: n.d. [ca. 1973]. Mechanically reproduced facsimile of Marshall Brickman’s copy of the FIRST DRAFT of the screenplay, reproducing his original annotations and deletions.

BRICKMAN, Marshall. Simon. 104 ff. 4to, New York: Think Tank Productions, February 26, 1979. Mechanically reproduced facsimile of Marshall Brickman’s copy.

BRICKMAN, Marshall, based on previous drafts by Neal Jimenes & Lindy Laub. For the Boys. [ii], 126 ff. 4to, n.p: 20th Century Fox, November 27, 1990 [-May 5, 1991]. Mechanically reproduced facsimile. For the Boys tells the story of singer Dixie Leonard, who teams up with performer Eddie Sparks to entertain American troops during WWII. Midler’s performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

BRICKMAN, Marshall, Jim Henson, et al. “Sex and Violence with the Muppets”. 83, [1] ff. 4to, n.p: December 8, 1974. Mechanically reproduced facsimile; one of the pilots for the original Muppet Show.

CHILD, Julia and Jacques PEPIN. Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. 4to, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999. INSCRIBED by Julia Child and later SIGNED by Meryl Streep (who played Child in Julie and Julia) and Nora Ephron (who directed the film).

FONTANA, Tom. Oz: “The Trip”. [3], 60 ff. 4to, n.p: Rysher Entertainment, January 13, 1998. Writer and show creator Tom Fontana’s copy of the final draft script of season 2, episode 1.
Original final draft of the screenplay, signed by Tom Fontana and the cast on the front cover. Signatures include J.K. Simmons, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ernie Hudson, Terry Kinney, Eamonn Walker, Dean Winters, and Rita Moreno. [With:] Oz: Behind These Walls. The Journal of Augustus Hill. New York, 2003. First edition. Signed by Fontana and the cast.

HART, Jim (screenwriter), Francis Ford Coppola (director). Bram Stoker’s Dracula. 437, [1] pp., with shooting script on recto and storyboards on verso. 4to, n.p: American Zoetrope, October 13, 1991. Mechanically reproduced facsimile of Jim Hart’s copy of the shooting score (shooting script and storyboards). Housed in binder. With a one-page typed letter (“The Script that Wouldn’t Die”), signed (“Jim Hart”), describing this “unique and never before published document.”

MARKUS, John. The Cosby Show: “How Ugly is He?”. iii, 48 ff. 4to, Santa Monica, CA: SAH Enterprises, October 21, 1984. First mimeo draft of episode #0110. First mimeo draft of the tenth episode of season one of The Cosby Show. With a lengthy inscription on the title page by John Markus, the sole screenwriter on this episode.

STYRON, William. Sophie’s Choice. [x], 515, [3] pp. 8vo, New York: Random House, [1979]. Book Club edition. SIGNED by Styron on the half title and with an autograph note by his daughter Susanna Styron explaining that the present volume was found in her father’s library after his death.

WELLER, Michael. Doctor Zhivago. [1], 113 ff. 4to, November 5, 2010. “Sydney Rehearsal Master” script, with numerous inserted revisions on yellow and pink paper, and pen corrections in the author’s hand throughout. A working rehearsal script for the current Sydney production of Doctor Zhivago, with book by Michael Weller, music by Lucy Simon, lyrics by Michael Korie and Amy Powers, and directed by Des McAnuff. After premiering in Sydney, the production will travel to London. Writer Michael Weller’s copy with his notes and a one-page letter describing the genesis of the project and difficulties in adapting such a well-known book (and film) for the stage. Also included is a small archive of notes, revisions and e-mail correspondence between Weller and lyricist Amy Powers.

Book Fair Info:

The New York Antiquarian Book Fair will take place at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street, April 8 – 10, 2011. Hours are Friday from noon to 8pm, Saturday from noon to 7pm, and Sunday from noon to 5pm. A café and bar will be open during show hours to serve refreshments. Admission is $20 daily $30 for a two-day pass, or $45 for a run-of-show pass. Special rates for students, groups and library associations are available. The Park Avenue Armory is wheelchair accessible; please call 212.777.5218 to make arrangements. Contact cristina@sanfordsmith.com for more information.

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