Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir by Hirsch, Foster - 1981

San Diego New York: A. S. Barnes, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bill O'Connell - editor visual material. Quarto. vii + 231 pp, Stated First Edition, acknowledgments, 1. The City at Night; 2. TheLiterary Background: The Boys in the Back Room; 3. The Cinematic Background: From Expressionism to Neo-Realism;; 4. The Crazy Mirror; 5. The Noir Director; 6. The Noir Actor; 7. Down These Mean Streets...Narrative patterns; 8. Noir's Legacy; Selected Bibliography; Selected Filmography; Index. Pages clean with no markings, binding tight, cover black laminate VG, gilt Spine letters bright, in price-clipped DJ. DJ with light wear at the top edge, with soft vertical crease from top to bottom, in mylar protector. UK Publisher Tantivy Press London 8.8" x 11.2" black laminated boards in black DJ.