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New York: Chelsea House, 1983 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. vi, 311 pp, acknowledgments, introduction, 10 chapters, selected bibliography, index with b&w illustrations throughout. Very light wear front panel at top edge with lightly sunned edges, else, no wear. In protective acetate jacket. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black cloth..

New York: Abbeville Press, 1989 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 319 pp, 1927-1937: the first decade, 1938-1947: the second decade, 1948-1957: the third decade, 1958-1967: the fourth decade, 1968-1977: the fifth decade, 1978-1987: the sixth decade, academy facts and records, index with b&w illustrations throughout. Nearly Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Grey cloth..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1967 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Hardcover Reprint. Large 8vo. 488 pp, foreword by John Huston, Noa Noa; The African Queen; The Night of the Hunter; The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky; The Blue Hotel. First Edition, 1967. Price clipped. Lightly rubbed spine edge dj with minor edge wear to top and bottom edge of same. Faintly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red and grey cloth with black and gilt lettering to spine. "The scenarios and commentaries belong to the classic age of the movies. It is generally conceded that this era is over. There are few finer examples of the classic age than the work of James Agee collected here." from the jacket flap..

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, Publishers, 1967 Book. Illus. by Tomi Ungerer. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large Octavo. Large 8vo. Volume I, (10) 432 (6) pp, illus. Volume II, x (iv),488 (10) pp, illus. Reprint Edition, 1967. Only the faintest external wear, else, Pristine. No markings, tight binding, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 9.25". Orange and grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine..

New York: United Publishers Corporation, 1919 Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 115 pp, preface, Organization, Men of the Empire, Industries of England and France in Times of War, In the Wake of War, Westward Bound, Personal Impressions, appendix with numerous b&w illustrations of the England and especially the devestation of France in the wake of the Great War. Subtitle: An Account of a Visit to England and France at the Close of the War Made By a Party of Editors and Publishers of American Industrial Papers As Guests of the British Government Under the Auspices of the British Ministry of Information. Lightly bumped corners with minor edgewear, else, Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green flexible cloth with gilt lettering..

New York: Plume Book. Near Fine. Paperback. 8vo. 540 pp. Includes b&w illustrations throughout. Third Plume Printing (Revised and Updated Edition), July, 1984. Wraps, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia..

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1965. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition. Wide Octavo. 264 pp, 293 illus. Translated by Richard Winston: First American Edition, 1965. Price clipped. Small stamp front pastedown. Preface, 5 titled chapters with sub-topics, bibliography, index. Chipping and edge wear to dj. Lightly age-toned text block and some pages. else, no wear. No markings, tight binding, clean. 7" x 9.25". Black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "A definitive history of the cinema before 1897. Four countries claim to have invented the film: America, England Germany, and France. This fascinating book throws light on the question, as well as many other aspects of the cinema.".

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1989 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +.. xiii, 238 pp, preface, acknowledgments, 1. The Emergence of Equal Time, 2. FDR, Equal Time, and Public Affairs, 3. The Articulation of Fairness, 4. Lar Daly, Codification Confusion, and the Kennedy-Nixon Debates, 5. The Cresting Tide of the Fairness Doctrine, 6. Candidate Debates, Press Confrences, and Polling, 7. Documentaries, 8. Advertisements, 9. The Ebbing Tide of the Fairness Doctrine, 10. An Unsettled Question: Who Owns the First Amendment?, 11. Candidate Debates in the 1988 Presidential Election, notes, index with b&w illustrations. Two closed tears to top edge rear wrapper dj with slight edge wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Lilac cloth..

Westport, CT: Arlington House, 1981 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good - Fine. xxvi, 259 pp, preface, introduction by DeWitt Bodeen, text, index, with b&w illustrations throughout. Price clipped with minor edgewear and watermark on rear panel dj, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Yellow boards..

Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Random House Inc, 1977 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xvi, 365 pp, acknowledgments, list of b&w illustrations, 1. Introduction; 2. From the Beginnings Through the Twenties; 3. Crossing into Hard Times; 4. The Thirties; 5. The Forties; 6. The Fifties; 7. The Sixties; 8. The Seventies; index. First Edition, 1977. "This volume is a provocative and highly entertaining account of how Hollywood's myth-making factory has created the image of the indomitable male and, in the process, shaped and distorted our understanding of male sexuality. The silent, strong heroes from Cooper to Wayne to Eastwood, men idealized as single-handedly confronting the bad guys and civilizing the West, are shown actually to epitomize a violence and brutality that pervade American culture. Force rather than thought is lauded as ruthless paternal authoritarianism is linked with virility and manliness. The seeming veneration… Read More

Denton, TX: University of North Texas Press, 1992 Book. As New. Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 242 pp, I. foreword by Ossie Davis, II. Introduction: King Tut's Warehouse: Finding the Films; The Non-White World of All-Black Cinema. III. Some Pioneer Black Filmmakers: Oscar Michearx: The Dean of Black Filmmakers; Spencer Williams; William Alexander; George Randol. IV. The Tyler, Texas, Black Film Collection: The Blood of Jesus; Dirtie Gertie from Harlem, U. S. A.; The Girl in Room 20; Juke Joint; Marching On; Midnight Shadow; Miracle in Harlem; Murder in Harlem (Lem Hawkins' Confession); Souls of Sin; By-Line Newsreels (Four Episodes); Other Short Films in the Collection: Broken Earth; Boogie Woogie Blues; Daughters of the Isle of Jamaica; Harlem Hot-Shots; Junior Jeeps; Vanities. V. Comments from Some of Today's Black Filmmakers: How the Films Were Produced, Distributed, Exhibited -- and What Became of the System; What Black Independent Films Meant to the… Read More

Dresden: Bulgaria Zigarettenfabrik Book. Good - Very Good. Soft cover. Facsimile Edition. Oblong Quarto. 23 pp. + 3 color plates: Lillian Harvey - Hans Albers in Quick, Michael Bohnen in Johann Strauss K.u.K. Hofballmusikdirektor, and Werner Krauss - Maria Bard in Mensch ohne Namen with 125/184 (8/page) color cards collated against original checklist of set, 59 color cards from any possible number of different versions of the Gold Film sets, and an additional 17 pasted to inside wrappers and pp. 18-21 (Total of 201 color cards). Actors drawn largely from German film but also many American or actors know to American audiencies, such as Leni Riefenstahl, Carole Lombard, Constance Bennett, Una Merkel, Hoot Gibson, Robert Montgomery, Gloria Swanson, Loretta Young, Jackie Coogan, Ronald Colman, Victor McLaglen, Fay Wray, Will Rogers, John Barrymore, Richard Arlen, Jack Oakie, Tom Mix, Warner Oland, William Powell, Douglas Faribanks, Dolores Del Rio, Maurice Chevalier, Paul Morgan, Jean Arthur, Warner… Read More

New York: Henry Schuman, 1951 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. First Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. (viii), 354 pp, list of b&w illustrations, 1. The Importance of Chaplin and His Art; 2. Childhood and Stage Career; 3. The Karno Company and Tour in America; 4. The Motion Picture Industry, December 1913, and a note on Mack Sennett; 5. Chaplin at Keystone; 6. The Chaplin-Keystone Films (1914); 7. Essanay -- The Transitional Period; 8. $10,000 a Week at Mutual; 9. The Classic Mutual Comedies; 10. Million-Dollar Contract and First Marriage; 11. "A Dog's Life" -- First Masterpiece; 12. "Shoulder Arms"; 13. Two Failures; 14. Chaplin's Method; 15. "The Kid"; 16. Chaplin's 1921 Trip Abroad; 17. New Friends; 18. Two Minor Comedies; 19. "The Pilgrim"; 20. "A Woman of Paris; 21."The Gold Rush"; 22. Lita Grey -- Second Marriage and Divorce; 23. "The Circus"; 24. "City Lights"; 25. Chaplin as a… Read More

Secaucus: Citadel Press Book. Very Good +. Soft cover. 4to. xi, 212 pp, with b&w illustrations throughout. Fourth paperbound printing, 1972. Price punched front wrapper with light rubbing to same, and minor edgewear at spine, else, clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Wraps..

New York: Oxford University Press, 1978 Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. (10) 374 pp, illus. First Edition, 1978. Not Price Clipped. Small chip to top fore-edge corner ffep, else, Pristine, no wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6.25" x 8.5". Black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Pictorial dj in acetate protector. "The author traces the development of British cinematic art and the increasing sophistication of techniques, plots and production, along with factual information on directors and producers, actors and specific films.".

New York: Bounty Books, 1975 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 111 pp, acknowledgments, the first sabotage, politics and titillation, in retreat, cut on violence. Illustrated with 250 stills, cards, and posters. Sixth Printing. 1/2 closed tear at rear panel dj; bottom corners slight bumped, else, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth..

Herford, Germany: Busse & Seewald Verlag GmbH, 1985 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 208 pp. Text in German. Only the slightest wear to head & tail and fore-edge tips of dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Dark Blue cloth..

London: Faber & Faber Limited, 1939 Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. Revised Edition. Large 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 320 pp, preface by John Grierson, author's foreword, foreword to the revised edition, list of 89 b&w illustrations, I. Introduction to Cinema; II. The Evolution of Documentary; III. Some Principles of Documentary; IV. Documentary in the Making: 1. The Function of the Producer; 2. The Function of the Director; V. Whither Documentary?; Appendix of Documentary Directors and Their Principal Films; index. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged: February 1939. "In this new edition the author has added a long chapter dealing with these new documentary film developments in Britain and America; has brought up to date the lists of producers and their films; and has chosen additional photographs from still-uncompledted films of the time, while John Grierson has contributed an entirely new Preface." Price clipped. Small chip bottom edge rear panel near spine corner… Read More

New York: Universe Books, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xiii, 287 pp, preface, Part I. In Defense of Adaptations: 1. Biases and Preconceptions; 2. Film as Literature. Part II. Adaptation as Interpretation: 3. The Viewer as Reader: Varieties of Interpretation; 4. The Filmmaker as Reader: The Question of Fidelity. Part III. The Rhetoric of Adaptation: 5. Point of View; 6. Style and Tone; 7. Metaphor, Symbol, Allegory; 8. Interiors: Thought, Dream, Inner Action; Afterword: The Magnificent Ambersons: Reversing the Bias; bibliography, notes, index with b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1985. "Taking a look at movie versions of novels, the author contends that film is an art eminently capable of translating a novel, not only in plot and theme, but in style, technique, and effect. Providing a close-up study of the ways in which adaptation may serve as a successful, even superlative, interpretation of literature, this book examine aesthetics, the history, and the contemporary… Read More

Pittsburgh, Pa: Museum of Art Carnegie Institute, 1976 Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Edition. 4to. 126 pp, preface, Catalogue of Color and B&W Prints: Religious Prints; Primitive Prints; Ukiyo-E Prints; Foreigner and Meiji Prints; Twentieth Century Prints. First Edition, 1976. Inscribed by the Austine on the Title Page. Two small soiled spots on front wrapper with only the slightest edge wear, else, Pristine. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Color illustrated wrappers..