Philadelphia. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Top page ends are darkened and lightly foxed, inscription to former owner on first endpaper. Pages are clean and crisp, binding is tight; book appears unread. Orange cloth covers are in beautiful condition. Pages are clean and crisp, the binding is tight and square; book appears unread. . A thoughtful book assessing the history and state of the fledging movie industry in 1929. It is highly critical of American movies for their falsification of reality, but equally critical of "dreary psychological films" coming out of Germany and the propaganda films from Russia. The author was an American writer and cultural critic. I would think that this book is a "must have" for the movie historian. Stated first edition. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 156 pages. F4 .

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Bookseller: Sweet Beagle Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 25268
Title: An Hour with the Movies and the Talkies
Author: Seldes, Gilbert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: J. B. Lippincott
Place of Publication: Philadelphia. Philadelphia
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: Cinema Movies Film, History
Bookseller catalogs: Entertainment / General; Entertainment / Cinema;

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