[a nice clean tight copy, with just modest wear to the extremities of both the book and the dust jacket]. (B&W photographs) A major general history of the American silent film, by one of the most eminent experts in the field. Everson wrote many books and scads of articles on film history, but I think it's fair to consider this book his magnum opus, and to regard its inclusion in the noted bibliography "100 Books on Hollywood and the Movies" as entirely appropriate. As stated in the jacket blurb, the author combined "a film enthusiast's passion and a scholar's dedication and erudition" in ad... View More...
