Special Effects : -Wire, Tape and Rubber Band Style by Abbott, L. B. , Asc - 1984

Asc Press, 1984. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. First printing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards have a light watermark in lower corner across spine, otherwise clean and undamaged. Binding is tight and pages are clean and intact. No dog-ears or handling marks to pages. Dust jacket in nice condition with no tears and just minor discoloration due to age and handling. Will be covered in mylar for future protection. Bookstore stamp in lower corner of flyleaf. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Hollywood, California, U.S.A.: A S C Holding Corp, 1984. Book. Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ..

Hollywood: The ASC Press, 1984. 1st Edition . Oversize Cloth Lacking Dj.. Scarce special effects technical book, by one of the great special effects cameraman. Inclds. a short autobio. piece, his remarkable filmog. & extensive chapters on 12 films. Illus. with 100's of b&w photos & almost as many color plates. The book is lacking its dj, and there is mild faint rippling to the bottom of about 15 back pgs. that might have been caused in the binding. There is also very faint stain to the back cloth. All in all a better than vg. copy.

Hollywood, CA: The ASC Press, 1984. 241 pp., + index, dark blue cloth w/ gold lettering; Dust jacket in clear archival cover; Jacket shows some slight bends to edges w/ slight wear to head of spine, else fine / "Abbot draws aside the curtain that for many decades concealed the secrets of special visual effects. . . . Among the special techniques discussed in detail are front and rear projection, optical effects, blue screen and sodium screen compositing, miniatures, matte painting, animation, mechanical effects, multiple imagery, and holography. There are also many of those effects which cannot be achieved through ordinary special effects procedures - shots that tap the wellsprings of ingenuity and originality that are necessary ingredients of every top drawer special effects cinematographer." Illustrated with numerous (mainly) color and B&W photos. / . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Hollywood: A.S.C. Press, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket in Near Fine condition. Tiny chip to dust jacket front edge, else fine. Book has slight edge wear, else fine. Forest green cloth boards with gilt lettering to front panel and spine. Signed and inscribed: "To Elmo Williams/ Dear Elmo/ I'm taking this opportunity to thank you very much for adding so many wonderful experiences to my career/ Wishing you the very best/ Bill Abbott". James "Elmo" Williams was a film executive who edited, produced and directed. He is well known for the film "High Noon" from the 1950's. Part autobiography, part exploration of "the fascinating arts and crafts that make magical things happen on a movie screen through the eyes of the most honored of all the men who have worked in the field: L.B. "Bill" Abbott, ASC." Explores in detail how Abbot created magic on the set of numerous films such as "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "Tora! Tora! Tora!", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "The Poseidon Adventure",… Read More

Hollywood: The AsC Press, 1984. First Edition . Cloth. Fine/Near Very Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, very heavy book, quality dark blue cloth, embossed very bright gilt lettering on front and spine, 241 heavy glossy pages plus 4-page index, double-column for text, profusely illustrated, many in color. DJ beneath mylar, blue background with several movie stills of monsters on front, photo of author with camera in thin blue frame on back. DJ has tiny tear with crease at spine top right edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

A S C Holding Corp, 1984-12-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!