Charlie Chaplin

* Charlie Chaplin-nice copy- 1978 stated -first edition hardcover -dust jacket; tight binding – deckle edged pages -blackboards wrapped in black cloth- dust jacket just acceptable condition- staining chipping on its edges of certain amount of minutia – some light soiling to edges -book does have a ding on its spine otherwise the spine is tight –Definitive biography on the great film star. Film historian John Mc Cabe separates the fact from myth & comes up with the truth behind the endless legends, misconceptions, errors surrounding Chaplin's extraordinary life, both public & private. A rich portrait of an enormously complicated man, born, raised in the slums of Victorian England, who used his straightforward craft of slapstick into an art that astonished the world and whose private life was very different from the public one he showed the world. Marvelous, enlightening read about one of the true early legends of Hollywood with 28 black & white illustrations including a number of rare photographs; a select bibliography; filmography; index. A must-read for any student of film.-Pictures included for your review – aid decision process--Ruth Reaser..LAXVespa Los Angeles /Culver City-sent media mail –- questions can be answered via customer service phone or customer emailing message services -gift delivery instructions-alternative expedited deliveries need to be requested & adjusted price wise...-you get the copy you were viewing carefully packed to protect it from damage in transit...LCCN 77 – 11771 ISBN 0385114451-Charlie Chaplin – Doubleday – John McCabe – 1978 – hardcover – first edition BMK 17 3348 Charlie Chaplin HC *