(no dust jacket, as issued) [well-worn copy, both hinges cracked, extensive edgewear to covers, spine lettering completely rubbed away, etc.; should be considered a research/reference copy only, not in collectable condition; previous owner's pencil signature at top of limitation page]. (B&W plates) SIGNED by the author with generic inscription ("Always Yours") on a limitation page following the title page. A comprehensive history of the movies through mid-1914, at a time when feature films were just getting a foothold in the marketplace (D.W. Griffith's THE BIRTH OF A NATION was in productio... View More...
(blue cloth; no dust jacket) [decent reading/reference copy, front hinge a little weak but still holding (not split), internally quite clean; spine cloth faded and somewhat mottled]. (B&W photographs) One of the earliest historical examinations of the movies as an industry, written by an insider: the author, after stints in advertising, publishing and as a tobacco company executive, entered the film business in 1916 and worked for a number of production/distribution companies, including the General Film Company and Samuel Goldwyn. Although the 1970 Dover reprint (retitled "History of the ... View More...
(pictorial hard covers, no dust jacket) [considerable wear to edges and covers, exterior of spine appears to be splitting but all pages still firmly affixed, long ink line and small surface-peeled spot on front cover, previous owner's signature and date on ffep, small annotations in table of contents]. (B&W photographs) Brief reviews of 41 notable releases of the year, including ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM, LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS, LADY IN THE LAKE, MILDRED PIERCE, SARATOGA TRUNK, SCARLET STREET, SPELLBOUND, THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE, etc. (Some of these films had been released a year or two earlier i... View More...
[nice clean as-new copy, with no discernible wear]. (Cambridge Film Handbooks) Series Trade PB (B&W photographs) Production history and critical analysis of the great Martin Scorsese film. The editor's introduction "recounts how the story of Jake La Motta, the protagonist in RAGING BULL, came to be made into a film [and] examines the film within the oeuvre of Martin Scorsese, traces its sources, and positions in within the history of cinema. Subsequent chapters examine RAGING BULL from a variety of methodological and critical perspectives and lend new insights to the work." View More...
[externally scuffed and shelfworn, short diagonal crease at bottom corner of rear cover, remainder stripes on top and bottom edges of text block; internally clean, binding solid]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) A pioneering and indispensible work of early film history. The author brought a professional historian's discipline and reliance on original sources to a field which prior to that time had consisted almost entirely of anecdotal histories and self-serving memoirs, riddled with distortions and inaccuracies which went unchallenged, and yet were woven into the fabric of future histories of th... View More...
[nice clean copy, with no discernible wear]. Facsimile of the author's Doctoral dissertation, "made from the microfilm master copy"; a revised version was later published by the University of Texas Press under the title "Harnessing the Technicolor Rainbow: Color Design in the 1930s." View More...
[light overall wear, soft diagonal crease at top corner of rear cover]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by author Hill on the title page. "This book is a comprehensive chronicle of Black participation in film and television for the five year period from 1987 to 1991." Includes separate essays on film and television, plus reviews of numerous individual films and programs. An appendix lists awards won by black performers and creative artists during the period. Includes bibliography, index. Signed by One Author View More...
[nice clean copy, slight bump to both book and jacket at base of spine]. (B&W photographs) A cultural and social history of Yiddish film, by a longtime Village Voice film critic. "An epic tale of adventure and trauma, its turbulent scenes shifting from Moscow to New York, from Warsaw to Vienna, as a background of wars and revolution leads up to the tragic fate of European Jewry." View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [solid copy, moderate overall wear, hinges and binding fully intact, 1-1/2-inch rip in spine cloth at bottom front hinge, cloth frayed exposing boards at 3 of 4 corners; internally very clean, despite some very light dampstaining to the last 80 pages or so]. (B&W photographs, halftones, diagrams) This massive work, first issued in 1911 (as "A Cyclopedia of Motion Picture Work," in two volumes), is really a gigantic how-to manual, with a staggering amount of detailed information about exactly how films were manufactured, distributed and exhibited to the publi... View More...
[slight bumping to spine ends, pages somewhat age-browned due to cheap paper stock employed, small bookstore stamp on ffep; jacket has some paper loss at top corners and bottom corner of rear panel, moderate soiling and general wear]. (B&W photographs) "A complete survey of Film Music in Great Britain from the earliest days of the silent picture to the present day -- how it all began, the films that mark the milestones along the road of development, a meeting with the composers, musical directors, sound engineers and orchestral players who contribute so much to our enjoyment of the cinema... View More...
[several thick black marker lines at top of front endpaper (apparently an obliteration of a previous owner's name and address) but otherwise a decent clean copy, modestly shelfworn but with notable weaking of the front hinge (which is just starting at the lower end), a short tear at the bottom edge of the front endpaper and the following page, and a little bit of black schmutz along the bottom edges of both endpapers; the jacket has tiny chips at the upper and lower rear hinges, and is lightly edgeworn but still attractive]. (B&W photographs) The "first comprehensive and critical history of t... View More...
[a solid clean copy, with the slightest trace of wear to bottom edge; white paper jacket is moderately soiled and unevenly browned, especially at spine]. (B&W photographs) "A well-documented and psychologically penetrating study of one of the largest industries in the United States. ... [the author] loses nothing of the irony, humor, pathos and acrimony that have characterized the growth of the industry, yet her touch is a light one and the intricacies of high finance are simplified and made dramatic." View More...
[good sound copy, binding firm, minor wear along spine, some soiling to bottom of text block, short diagonal crease at top corner of rear cover]. Trade PB "What were you doing on September 13, 1947? On that day some of Hollywood's most distinguished authors, stars, directors and producers were commanded to appear befor the House un-American Activities Committee in Washington where they and the pictures they produced were charged with being 'subversive.'" Those hearings resulted in the indictment and ultimate imprisonment of ten men for contempt of Congress -- which of course was the only app... View More...
[minor edgewear to covers, slight bumping/dog-earing at bottom corner of fore-edge]. (B&W photographs, graphics) Catalog for an exhibition jointly curated by the Museum of Modern Art (in New York) and the San Francisco Cinematheque. Contains about a dozen articles and essays covering various artistic, experimental and personal uses of the 8mm and Super 8 film formats; includes an article about the "Zapruder Film" of the JFK assassination, and interviews with a number of filmmakers who have used the smaller format, including George Kuchar, Mike Kuchar, Ken Jacobs, Stan Brakhage, Saul ... View More...
[a lovely, flawless copy; no discernible wear to either book or jacket]. (B&W and color photographs) An extensively-illustrated visual history of Hammer Films, by "the world's leading expert" on the company and its films, who had written two books on the studio prior to this one and was also the author and publisher of "The House That Hammer Built," a serialized history of the company issued in 25 magazine-format installments between 1997 and 2009. Note on the copyright page: "This is a strictly limited edition of only 2500 copies." ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed ... View More...
[previous owner's name in ink at top of ffep, otherwise Fine, with no significant wear to book; jacket slightly scuffed in one small area at right edge of front panel]. (color reproductions; B&W photographs) Preface by Spike Lee; introduction by Donald Bogle. Beautiful color reproductions of more than 200 posters dating from 1915 to 1965, providing "a unique glimpse of another era and of the extraordinary energy and spirit that characterized early black film." View More...
[minor shelfwear to bottom edge, technically ex-library but unmarked except for bookplate on front pastedown (see notes); jacket shows a little wear along bottom edge and right-hand edge of front panel]. (Cinema One, no. 12) Series (B&W photographs) One of the more interesting and influential works in the excellent "Cinema One" series, with insightful readings of the genre work of three directors whose films continue to command attention from cineastes. Includes filmographies. Also issued in paperback; the hardcover printing is fairly uncommon. [NOTE that the bookplate on the front... View More...
[moderate wear, light soiling to page edges, minor rubbing/creasing to covers; binding sound, text unmarked]. Trade PB "The authors provide a penetrating study of the short film industry in Great Britain and present suggestions as to ways in which the British film industry can be restored to energetic and profitable life by concentration on development of the short film." (Hm. Wonder how that worked out?) "The contents are grouped under four main headings: Introductory Facts; The Entertainment Film; The Factual Film; and Conclusion, and within this framework many specialized asp... View More...
[light external handling wear, very slight dog-earing at corners of front cover, small bookseller rubber-stamp on ffep]. Trade PB (B&W photographs) A "photo-gallery and cinematic history" tracing "the rise, development, transition and renaissance of the Astoria Studio," which its 60-year history (at that time) had "produced every type of feature and short; operated in such new technologies as sound film and television; operated in both commercial and noncommercial capacities; hosted dozens of the cinema's greatest talents; and is breaking new ground today in a creative mix of commercial, cult... View More...
(no dust jacket, as issued) [nice copy, with just a bit of soiling to the bottom edge]. (B&W photographs) "How the Scenario Writer, Director, Cameraman, Scene Painter and Carpenter, Laboratory Man, Art Director, Property Man, Electrician, Projector Operator and Others Contribute Their Share of Work Toward the Realization of the Wonderful Photoplays of Today; and How the Motion Picture is Rapidly Extending Into Many Fields Aside from that of Entertainment." Beautifully-produced reissue (even if they did misspell the author's name on the spine) of a work originally issued in 1919. Ext... View More...
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