Ruth Harriet Louise and Hollywood Glamour Photography by Bruce Robertson; Robert Dance - 2002

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University of California Press, 2002-05-06. Paperback. Very Good. 9x8x0. Interior clean, binding tight, light wear to covers.

Berkeley: Univ of California Pr, 2002. A clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International Priority Air Mail shipping available for this item. . Stiff Printed Wraps. Very Good.

University of California Press, 2002-05-06. Paperback. Good.

Berkeley: U. Of California, 2002. 285pp. Extremities lightly rubbed. Photos; endnotes; biblio.; index.. Paperback. VG.

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2002. 285 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. "When Ruth Harriet Louise joined Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio with 'more stars than there are in heaven,' she was twenty-two years old and the only woman working as a portrait photographer for the Hollywood studios. In a career that lasted from 1925 until 1930, Louise (born Ruth Goldstein) photographed all the stars, contract players, and many of the hopefuls who passed through the studio's front gates, including Greta Garbo, Lon Chaney, John Gilbert, Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, and Norma Shearer. This book, which coincides with a major traveling retrospective of Louise's work organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, is the first collection of her exquisite photographs. Containing over one hundred breathtaking images--reproduced from the original negatives--, it attests to the talent and… Read More

University of California Press, 2002. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall (small). Slight rubbing to wrappers (chiefly to extremities); else a near fine copy internally. [8], 285, [1] pages. Catalogue of the exhibition 'published in association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art' (title page recto); at 3 US institutions in all, April 2002 - January 2003. Focus is on Louise's work with MGM (chiefly with Greta Garbo and other women actors, but also including portraits of men); includes 2 appendixes, bibliography and index.Over 100 b/w Photographs.

CA.: University Of Ca. Press, 2002. First Printing . Large Paper. Beautiful book that was published in conj. with an exhibition of Louise's photography that she did at MGM from 1925-1930. The book is also a documentation of the Hollywood star system in the early years of the stuidos and how they marketed their stars. Illustrated with many examples of her wonderful photographs including her extensive work with Garbo. Also some color. Fine.

Ewing, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Univ of California Pr, 2002. Book. Illus. by Ruth H. Louise. As New. 1st Edition. 1st. ed.1st. printing 2002 , Soft cover in illustrated French wraps , 285 page book with black and white with some toned photo plates. As New . Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Berkeley: University of California and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2002. Book. Fine. Paperback. 285 pages, numerous b/w photos, a few color plates, acknowledgments, notes, index; 4to, pictorial wraps/French flaps. Illustrations include poses by Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, many others. Fine.