Catalogues

Librairie Antoine

Specialities : Illustrated books , First Editions , Equestrian , Erotica , Cinema

Librairie Faustroll

Specialities : Cinema , Literature , Modern first editions , Modern illustrated books , Science fiction and fantasy , Feminism , First Editions

Old Imprints

Specialities : Cinema , Performing arts , Maps , Ephemera , Popular Culture , Theatre , Posters

The distinctive style of movies of the golden age of Film Noir, that genre of Hollywood crime dramas infused with liberal doses of sex and cynicism, is captured in the striking graphics of these classic movie posters. The portrait that emerges of a darker side of mid-twentieth century America makes them a compelling resource for the study of that period as well as for film history archives.
The light-hearted Gary Cooper / Barbara Stanwyck comedy “Ball of Fire” of 1941 that we include in this listing drives home this contrast…but no matter what, somebody is going to get burned...