This is a starting lista for anyone interested in learning più about Rudolph Valentino.
Books and articoli da Rudolph Valentino
* Daydreams (1923) MacFadden Publications, Inc. (New York). A book of poesia authored da Valentino. This book is not too difficult to locate.
* Daydreams (1923) Hurst and Blackett, Ltd. (London). Also published in a rare softbound version in 1924.
* Sogni ad occhi aperti (Day Dreams)- Italian edition translated da Marinella Grosa. (1995) Libreria Petrini Torino (Italy).
* How te Can Keep Fit (1923) MacFadden Publications (New York). This was originally published in Liberty Magazine in the 20's and republished again in the 1930's. Thanks to Jim Lovelace for the image.
* My Private Diary (1929) Occult Publishing Company (Chicago). Originally published in Movie Weekly Magazine in serial form from February 1924 to August 1924. Valentino's travel diaries from his first trip back to Europa in 1923 after becoming a star. This book was available in hardback as well as paperback.
* The Intimate Journal of Rudolph Valentino (1931) William Faro, Inc. (New York). This book is reported to be the private journal of Valentino. It is ghosted and heavily fictionalized and I would say it is not the least bit authentic. Does make for an interesting read one time through.
Books about Rudolph Valentino
* Valentino as I Knew Him da S. George Ullman. (1926) Macy-Masius Publishers. One of my preferito libri on Valentino since it was written da a person who knew him and shows the real side of Valentino as a person. I recommend it highly. The book is not too hard to locate as it sold in the thousands shortly after his passing and was reprinted the following anno in a popolare edition (see below). This book was also published in the UK, France, Finland and other countries.
* Valentino as I Knew Him da S. George Ullman (1927) A.L. Burt. This is the book in a popolare edition with a different dust giacca and half the foto as the first edition.
* Rudy: An Intimate Portrait of Rudolph Valentino da his wife Natacha Rambova (1926) Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. (London). Not an easy book to locate. This book only had one printing in 1926 and successivo to How te Can Keep Fit is one of the most difficult libri to find.
* Rudolph Valentino Recollections da Natacha Rambova. (1927) Jacobson Hodgkinson Company. A cheap paperback edition, abridged of Rambova's book. più readily available than the hardback, but difficult to find in good condition.
* The Life and Loves of Rudolph Valentino (1926) Biographical booklet published after Valentino's passing in 1926.
* Rudolph Valentino - His Romantic Life and Death da Ben-Allah. (1926) Ben-Allah, Co. (California).
* La Vie Amoureuse de Rudolph Valentino da Edouard Ramond. (1926) Librairie Baudiniere (France).
* Rudolph Valentino Sa Vie - Ses Films - Ses Aventures (1926) Les Publications Jean-Pascal (Paris, France)
* Het liefde-leven furgone, van Rudolph Valentino da J. G. Burdon. (1927) Koloniale Boek Centrale (Amsterdam).
* Rodolfo Valentino cavaliere dell'amore da Sarah Weskaja. (1927) Licino Cappelli Editore Bologna (Italy).
* Rodolfo Valentino da Ivan Pissilenko (1927) Edizioni Vitagliano (Milan, Italy).
* Avventure d'Amore di Rodolfo Valentino da Ligurgo Serradifalco, (1927) Ediziono Pervinca (Milan, Italy).
* Die Liebesabenteuer des Rudolf Valentino da Ligurgo Serradifalco, (1927) Verlag Ross GmbH (Berlin, Germany).
* La vita amorosa di Rodolfo Valentino da Edouard Ramond. Translated da Enrico Piceni. (1927) A. Mondadori Milano (Italy).
* Los Amores d Rodolfo Valentino da Edouard Ramond. Translated da A.O. Sole. (1927) Films Selctos, Bacelona.
* What the fan Think of Rudy Valentino - A Memorial Book da Charles Mank, Jr. (1929)
* Valentino: The Unforgotten da Roger C. Peterson. (1937) Wetzel Publishing Co. This book has the odd twist of being a tribute to Valentino da the fan who make a pilgrimage to his gravesite.
* Remember Valentino da Beulah Livingstone (1938). A little paper magazine/book of recollections of Valentino along with a complete synopsis of his two final films The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik. Lots of photos, but since the book is essentially newsprint, not too high in quality. It was published to coincide with the 1938 reissue of the two above-mentioned films.
* Rodolfo Valentino Avventure Amorose da Licurgo Serradifalco (1944) Italian Book Company, New York, NY (U.S. reprint of 1927 edition)
* Valentino da Alan Arnold. (1952) Hutchinson & Co, Ltd.
* Rodolfo Valentino En el 25th Aniversario de su Muerte da Gesù Basañez Arrese (1951) Graficas Bilbao (Spain). A nice lavishly illustrated bio to commemorate Rudy 25 years after his passing. Issued in paperback and hardback.
* Rudolph Valentino, The Man Behind the Myth da Robert Oberfirst. (1962) Citadel Press [Library of Congress Catalogue No. 62-21008]. This book is dedicated to Nita Naldi who was Valentino's co-star in several films. This book was republished in 1977 in paperback format.
* Ciao Rudy da Luigi Magni (1965) Cappelli Editore Rocca San Giovanni (Italy).
* Valentino, An Intimate Shocking Expose da Brad Steiger and Chaw Mank (1966) MacFadden Books. It was issued with a very nice cover for the U.K. edition paperback. This little volume is really stinko, avoid it if te can.
* Valentino da Irving Shulman (1967) Trident Press, division of Simon and Schuster [Library of Congress Catalogue No. 66-12335]. One of the earlier "trash the celebrity" biographies. The book focuses a great deal on Valentino's funeral and in between there is a great deal of imaginative dialogue! This book focuses on the death of Valentino and the circus of the New York riots at Campbells, it’s very thorough in that respect.
* The Magic of Rudolph Valentino da Norman A. Mackenzie. Research Publishing Co. [ISBN 0-7050-0018-4] Before Emily Leider’s 2003 biography (see below) This along with the Alexander Walker book was the preferred modern biography of Valentino. This libri is flawed in that it relies upon the book The Intimate Journal of Rudolph Valentino as fact, aside from that, it’s good general bio. Currently out of print in the U.S., but te may be able to find it in a book search.
* The Intimate Life of Rudolph Valentino da Jack Scagnetti. (1975) Jonathan David Publishers [ISBN 0-8426-0197-1]. This book is the recollections of a former employee of Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova, Luther Mahoney. An interesting insight into Valentino the man as well as some thoughts on Natacha Rambova.
* Rodolfo Valentino da Sergio Trinchero & Sergio Russo. (1975) Priuli & Verlucca. This is a small Italian foto book, the image quality is terrible.
* Rudolph Valentino da Alexander Walker. (1976) Stein and giorno [ISBN 0-8128-2098-1]. Another good modern era biography of Valentino. Recommended along with the Norman MacKenzie volume listed above.
* Valentino - The Amore God da Neil Botham and Brad Donnelly. (1976) Everest Books.
* Valentino, The True Life Story da Vincent Tajiri. (1977) Bantam Books.
* Valentino da Robert Oberfirst. Italian edition translated da Bruno Oddera. (1977) Longonesi & C.Milano (Italy).
* Rudolph Valentino da Jeanne DeRecqueville. (1977) Empire Editions (Paris), also printed in Canada da Presses Select (1978).
* Valentino La Seduccion Manipulada da Antonio Tello and Gonzalo Otero Pizarro (1978) Editori Bruguera (Barcelona, Spain)
* There's a New stella, star in Heaven .. Valentino (1979) International Filmfestpiele Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
* Il Mistero Rodolfo Valentino da Leo Pantaleo. (1995) Idea libri Milano (Italy).
* Rudolph & Rodolfo - La Vita Breve e Felice di Valentino da Vito Attolini (1995) Schena Editore (Italy).
* Rodolfo Valentino Una Mitologia Per Immagini da Chicca Guglielmi Morone and Antonio Miredi. (1996) Libreria Petrini Torino (Italy).
* Valentino Lo Schermo Della Passione Paola Cristalli (ed.) (1997) TransEuropa (Italy)
ISBN: 88 7828 110 7
* Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino da Emily W. Leider (2003) Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) ISBN: 0374282390. The best modern biography of Valentino to date.
* Valentino Forever da Tracy Terhune (2004) Authorhouse Books. A chronicle of the annual memorial services held at Hollywood Memorial Park (now Hollywood Forever). ISBN: 1418405221.
* The Valentino Mystique da Allan Ellenberger (2005) McFarland A great reference tool for the Valentino fan, many great tools for your research into Valentino life and untimely death. ISBN: 0-7864-1950-4.
* Valentino: The Unforgotten da Roger C. Peterson, edited da Tracy Terhune (2007) Authorhouse Books. ISBN: 1425996736. Tracy Terhune has republished and expanded this rare 1937 book and added new photos.
* Rudolph Valentino - The Silent Idol His Life in Photographs da Donna L. collina (2010) Blurb Books, ISBN: 978-0-615-30912-5. Yes, it is a little egotistical to lista my own book here, can't help it, I am proud of it.
A Few of the Stranger libri in the Lexicon of Valentino Ephemera
* The Return of Rudolph Valentino da Rev. Carol E. McKinstry. (1952) Kirby & Gee (Los Angeles). One of wackier titles in the cannone of libri on Rudolph Valentino. In 1938, while living in England, Rudy appeared to Carol McKinstry and dictated the story from beyond the grave as a "warning throughout the ages."
* Rudolph Valentino is My Spirit Friend da Anna Lou Erhard. (1959) William-Frederick Press (New York). Biographical segnala of an intimate psychic experience. Need I say anything more?
* The Voice of Valentino da Lynn Russell (1965). Spirit messages from Valentino through the medium, the late Leslie Flint.
Books Relating to Valentino
* Madame Valentino: The Many Lives of Natacha Rambova da Michael Morris. Abbeville Press [ISBN 1-55859-136-2]. A heavily researched book on Rudolph Valentino's secondo wife. There are a few candid family foto of Rudy and Natacha in the book. A must read, Natacha was a fascinating woman, far ahead of her time, much maligned and misunderstood, rightly o wrongly, Rudy loved her and this book helps explain why.
Photoplay Editions
* Beyond the Rocks da Elinor Glyn, The Macauley Company, 1922. Pictoral dust giacca and 4 illustrations from the film inside.
* Blood and Sand da Vincente Blasco-Ibañez, E.P. Dutton, Illustrated Edition, August 1922, September 1922, and October, 1922. Pictoral dust giacca and 16 illustrations from the film inside. This edition can be difficult to locate in any form, nearly impossible with a dust jacket.
* Cobra da Martin Brown and Russell Holman, Grosset and Dunlap, 1925. Pictoral dust giacca and 6 illustrations from the film inside.
* Cobra da Martin Brown and Russell Holman, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1925. Pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* The Eagle da Hayter Preston and Henry Savage, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1925. Pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* L'Aigle Noir, French illustrated edition, softbound.
* El Aguila Negra, Spanish illustrated edition, softbound.
* The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyspe da Vincente Blasco-Ibañez, A.L. Burt Company, 1920's edition, pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* Monsieur Beaucaire da Booth Tarkington, Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Pictoral dust jacket, illustrated endwraps and 6 illustrations from the film inside.
* The Sheik da E.M. Hull, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1922. Pictoral dust jacket, 1 interior illustration.
* Le Cheik, French illustrated edition, softbound.
* The Sons of the Sheik da E.M. Hull, A.L. Burt Company, 1926, art dust jacket, 4 illustrations from the film inside.
* The Sons of the Sheik da E.M. Hull, Nash's popolare biblioteca (UK edition), 1926, pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
Books and articoli da Rudolph Valentino
* Daydreams (1923) MacFadden Publications, Inc. (New York). A book of poesia authored da Valentino. This book is not too difficult to locate.
* Daydreams (1923) Hurst and Blackett, Ltd. (London). Also published in a rare softbound version in 1924.
* Sogni ad occhi aperti (Day Dreams)- Italian edition translated da Marinella Grosa. (1995) Libreria Petrini Torino (Italy).
* How te Can Keep Fit (1923) MacFadden Publications (New York). This was originally published in Liberty Magazine in the 20's and republished again in the 1930's. Thanks to Jim Lovelace for the image.
* My Private Diary (1929) Occult Publishing Company (Chicago). Originally published in Movie Weekly Magazine in serial form from February 1924 to August 1924. Valentino's travel diaries from his first trip back to Europa in 1923 after becoming a star. This book was available in hardback as well as paperback.
* The Intimate Journal of Rudolph Valentino (1931) William Faro, Inc. (New York). This book is reported to be the private journal of Valentino. It is ghosted and heavily fictionalized and I would say it is not the least bit authentic. Does make for an interesting read one time through.
Books about Rudolph Valentino
* Valentino as I Knew Him da S. George Ullman. (1926) Macy-Masius Publishers. One of my preferito libri on Valentino since it was written da a person who knew him and shows the real side of Valentino as a person. I recommend it highly. The book is not too hard to locate as it sold in the thousands shortly after his passing and was reprinted the following anno in a popolare edition (see below). This book was also published in the UK, France, Finland and other countries.
* Valentino as I Knew Him da S. George Ullman (1927) A.L. Burt. This is the book in a popolare edition with a different dust giacca and half the foto as the first edition.
* Rudy: An Intimate Portrait of Rudolph Valentino da his wife Natacha Rambova (1926) Hutchinson & Co. Ltd. (London). Not an easy book to locate. This book only had one printing in 1926 and successivo to How te Can Keep Fit is one of the most difficult libri to find.
* Rudolph Valentino Recollections da Natacha Rambova. (1927) Jacobson Hodgkinson Company. A cheap paperback edition, abridged of Rambova's book. più readily available than the hardback, but difficult to find in good condition.
* The Life and Loves of Rudolph Valentino (1926) Biographical booklet published after Valentino's passing in 1926.
* Rudolph Valentino - His Romantic Life and Death da Ben-Allah. (1926) Ben-Allah, Co. (California).
* La Vie Amoureuse de Rudolph Valentino da Edouard Ramond. (1926) Librairie Baudiniere (France).
* Rudolph Valentino Sa Vie - Ses Films - Ses Aventures (1926) Les Publications Jean-Pascal (Paris, France)
* Het liefde-leven furgone, van Rudolph Valentino da J. G. Burdon. (1927) Koloniale Boek Centrale (Amsterdam).
* Rodolfo Valentino cavaliere dell'amore da Sarah Weskaja. (1927) Licino Cappelli Editore Bologna (Italy).
* Rodolfo Valentino da Ivan Pissilenko (1927) Edizioni Vitagliano (Milan, Italy).
* Avventure d'Amore di Rodolfo Valentino da Ligurgo Serradifalco, (1927) Ediziono Pervinca (Milan, Italy).
* Die Liebesabenteuer des Rudolf Valentino da Ligurgo Serradifalco, (1927) Verlag Ross GmbH (Berlin, Germany).
* La vita amorosa di Rodolfo Valentino da Edouard Ramond. Translated da Enrico Piceni. (1927) A. Mondadori Milano (Italy).
* Los Amores d Rodolfo Valentino da Edouard Ramond. Translated da A.O. Sole. (1927) Films Selctos, Bacelona.
* What the fan Think of Rudy Valentino - A Memorial Book da Charles Mank, Jr. (1929)
* Valentino: The Unforgotten da Roger C. Peterson. (1937) Wetzel Publishing Co. This book has the odd twist of being a tribute to Valentino da the fan who make a pilgrimage to his gravesite.
* Remember Valentino da Beulah Livingstone (1938). A little paper magazine/book of recollections of Valentino along with a complete synopsis of his two final films The Eagle and The Son of the Sheik. Lots of photos, but since the book is essentially newsprint, not too high in quality. It was published to coincide with the 1938 reissue of the two above-mentioned films.
* Rodolfo Valentino Avventure Amorose da Licurgo Serradifalco (1944) Italian Book Company, New York, NY (U.S. reprint of 1927 edition)
* Valentino da Alan Arnold. (1952) Hutchinson & Co, Ltd.
* Rodolfo Valentino En el 25th Aniversario de su Muerte da Gesù Basañez Arrese (1951) Graficas Bilbao (Spain). A nice lavishly illustrated bio to commemorate Rudy 25 years after his passing. Issued in paperback and hardback.
* Rudolph Valentino, The Man Behind the Myth da Robert Oberfirst. (1962) Citadel Press [Library of Congress Catalogue No. 62-21008]. This book is dedicated to Nita Naldi who was Valentino's co-star in several films. This book was republished in 1977 in paperback format.
* Ciao Rudy da Luigi Magni (1965) Cappelli Editore Rocca San Giovanni (Italy).
* Valentino, An Intimate Shocking Expose da Brad Steiger and Chaw Mank (1966) MacFadden Books. It was issued with a very nice cover for the U.K. edition paperback. This little volume is really stinko, avoid it if te can.
* Valentino da Irving Shulman (1967) Trident Press, division of Simon and Schuster [Library of Congress Catalogue No. 66-12335]. One of the earlier "trash the celebrity" biographies. The book focuses a great deal on Valentino's funeral and in between there is a great deal of imaginative dialogue! This book focuses on the death of Valentino and the circus of the New York riots at Campbells, it’s very thorough in that respect.
* The Magic of Rudolph Valentino da Norman A. Mackenzie. Research Publishing Co. [ISBN 0-7050-0018-4] Before Emily Leider’s 2003 biography (see below) This along with the Alexander Walker book was the preferred modern biography of Valentino. This libri is flawed in that it relies upon the book The Intimate Journal of Rudolph Valentino as fact, aside from that, it’s good general bio. Currently out of print in the U.S., but te may be able to find it in a book search.
* The Intimate Life of Rudolph Valentino da Jack Scagnetti. (1975) Jonathan David Publishers [ISBN 0-8426-0197-1]. This book is the recollections of a former employee of Rudolph Valentino and Natacha Rambova, Luther Mahoney. An interesting insight into Valentino the man as well as some thoughts on Natacha Rambova.
* Rodolfo Valentino da Sergio Trinchero & Sergio Russo. (1975) Priuli & Verlucca. This is a small Italian foto book, the image quality is terrible.
* Rudolph Valentino da Alexander Walker. (1976) Stein and giorno [ISBN 0-8128-2098-1]. Another good modern era biography of Valentino. Recommended along with the Norman MacKenzie volume listed above.
* Valentino - The Amore God da Neil Botham and Brad Donnelly. (1976) Everest Books.
* Valentino, The True Life Story da Vincent Tajiri. (1977) Bantam Books.
* Valentino da Robert Oberfirst. Italian edition translated da Bruno Oddera. (1977) Longonesi & C.Milano (Italy).
* Rudolph Valentino da Jeanne DeRecqueville. (1977) Empire Editions (Paris), also printed in Canada da Presses Select (1978).
* Valentino La Seduccion Manipulada da Antonio Tello and Gonzalo Otero Pizarro (1978) Editori Bruguera (Barcelona, Spain)
* There's a New stella, star in Heaven .. Valentino (1979) International Filmfestpiele Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
* Il Mistero Rodolfo Valentino da Leo Pantaleo. (1995) Idea libri Milano (Italy).
* Rudolph & Rodolfo - La Vita Breve e Felice di Valentino da Vito Attolini (1995) Schena Editore (Italy).
* Rodolfo Valentino Una Mitologia Per Immagini da Chicca Guglielmi Morone and Antonio Miredi. (1996) Libreria Petrini Torino (Italy).
* Valentino Lo Schermo Della Passione Paola Cristalli (ed.) (1997) TransEuropa (Italy)
ISBN: 88 7828 110 7
* Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino da Emily W. Leider (2003) Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) ISBN: 0374282390. The best modern biography of Valentino to date.
* Valentino Forever da Tracy Terhune (2004) Authorhouse Books. A chronicle of the annual memorial services held at Hollywood Memorial Park (now Hollywood Forever). ISBN: 1418405221.
* The Valentino Mystique da Allan Ellenberger (2005) McFarland A great reference tool for the Valentino fan, many great tools for your research into Valentino life and untimely death. ISBN: 0-7864-1950-4.
* Valentino: The Unforgotten da Roger C. Peterson, edited da Tracy Terhune (2007) Authorhouse Books. ISBN: 1425996736. Tracy Terhune has republished and expanded this rare 1937 book and added new photos.
* Rudolph Valentino - The Silent Idol His Life in Photographs da Donna L. collina (2010) Blurb Books, ISBN: 978-0-615-30912-5. Yes, it is a little egotistical to lista my own book here, can't help it, I am proud of it.
A Few of the Stranger libri in the Lexicon of Valentino Ephemera
* The Return of Rudolph Valentino da Rev. Carol E. McKinstry. (1952) Kirby & Gee (Los Angeles). One of wackier titles in the cannone of libri on Rudolph Valentino. In 1938, while living in England, Rudy appeared to Carol McKinstry and dictated the story from beyond the grave as a "warning throughout the ages."
* Rudolph Valentino is My Spirit Friend da Anna Lou Erhard. (1959) William-Frederick Press (New York). Biographical segnala of an intimate psychic experience. Need I say anything more?
* The Voice of Valentino da Lynn Russell (1965). Spirit messages from Valentino through the medium, the late Leslie Flint.
Books Relating to Valentino
* Madame Valentino: The Many Lives of Natacha Rambova da Michael Morris. Abbeville Press [ISBN 1-55859-136-2]. A heavily researched book on Rudolph Valentino's secondo wife. There are a few candid family foto of Rudy and Natacha in the book. A must read, Natacha was a fascinating woman, far ahead of her time, much maligned and misunderstood, rightly o wrongly, Rudy loved her and this book helps explain why.
Photoplay Editions
* Beyond the Rocks da Elinor Glyn, The Macauley Company, 1922. Pictoral dust giacca and 4 illustrations from the film inside.
* Blood and Sand da Vincente Blasco-Ibañez, E.P. Dutton, Illustrated Edition, August 1922, September 1922, and October, 1922. Pictoral dust giacca and 16 illustrations from the film inside. This edition can be difficult to locate in any form, nearly impossible with a dust jacket.
* Cobra da Martin Brown and Russell Holman, Grosset and Dunlap, 1925. Pictoral dust giacca and 6 illustrations from the film inside.
* Cobra da Martin Brown and Russell Holman, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1925. Pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* The Eagle da Hayter Preston and Henry Savage, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1925. Pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* L'Aigle Noir, French illustrated edition, softbound.
* El Aguila Negra, Spanish illustrated edition, softbound.
* The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyspe da Vincente Blasco-Ibañez, A.L. Burt Company, 1920's edition, pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.
* Monsieur Beaucaire da Booth Tarkington, Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Pictoral dust jacket, illustrated endwraps and 6 illustrations from the film inside.
* The Sheik da E.M. Hull, Readers biblioteca (UK edition), 1922. Pictoral dust jacket, 1 interior illustration.
* Le Cheik, French illustrated edition, softbound.
* The Sons of the Sheik da E.M. Hull, A.L. Burt Company, 1926, art dust jacket, 4 illustrations from the film inside.
* The Sons of the Sheik da E.M. Hull, Nash's popolare biblioteca (UK edition), 1926, pictoral dust jacket, no interior illustrations.