Cinema

McDowell Obolensky,: [1958]. First edition. publisher's two-toned cloth in dust jacket. Fine in a jacket with a few short closed tears and some light dust-soiling, darker at the spine. 8vo,. Drawings by Tomi Ungerer. more information

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The Film Daily,: 1935. publisher's cloth-backed printed boards. A very good copy: quite worn at corners and soiled. 8vo,. more information

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E. A. Beckett,: 1893. First edition. publisher's cloth. Old ink ownership signature; shelf-slanted with some light use to the cloth. . 8vo,. Two folding plates and numerous text illustrations. more information

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William Morrow & Company,: 1941. First edition. publisher's cloth in variant dust jacket. Near fine (endsheets a little tanned) in a jacket with some light edgwear. 8vo,. The dust jacket is a variant: there no text on the spine, and the only text on the front panel reads "Greatest woman's part of the year!" The front flap notes that "There Goes Lona Henry," while compelling in novel form, will be even finer as a film, and "presents a stirring challenge to Hollywood to find an actress who can do justice to the title-role." The back panel features a portrait of the author and additional text. more information

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Albert Whitman & Co.,: 1935, Introduction by Frank Buck. First edition. publisher's black cloth with applied photographic illustration on front panel. . Rubbed slightly at extremities; otherwise a nice copy. 8vo,. Inscribed, with love, from F, M Christeson and H. M. Christeson on the half-title. more information

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Bodley Press,: 1949], Translated from the French by Lily Pons. First edition. publisher's black lettered cloth in dust jacket. Bookplate; slight use at extremities; dust jacket with a few tiny chips and some dust-soiling. . Oblong 8vo,. Illustrated. more information

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Constable,: [1937]. First edition. publisher's pink cloth in dust jacket. Moderate spotting to cloth; else a near fine copy in a bright unchipped jacket with a few small closed tears and some light soiling to the white portions. 8vo,. With 16 plates in gravure. more information

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Lee and Shepard,: 1888. Second edition, revised, with additions. publisher's brown cloth. A small dark stain affects the bottom inner corner of the first ten leaves; old ink signature; light spotting and rubbing to cloth; shallow chipping at the bottom of the spine. 12mo,. more information

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Thomas Y. Crowell,: [1923], With an Introduction by Philander P. Claxton. publisher's maroon cloth in dust jacket. A nice copy in a dust-soiled jacket. . 8vo,. Illustrated. more information

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Cappelli editore,: [1959]. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A few pages crimped at the corners; otherwise near fine in a lightly used jacket. . 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs. more information

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Cinememories Publishing Co.,: [1968]. First edition; one of 1500 copies. publisher’s boards in dust jacket. Old distributor’s stamp on title page; very good in jacket with a few long tears repaired with tape on verso; light soiling. . Folio,. Illustrated throughout from photographs. more information

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Doubleday, Doran & Company,: 1929. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Minor use to cloth; tight and sound in a lightly dust-soiled jacket with a few coin-sized chips. . 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs and drawings. Presentation copy with the author's printed presentation card laid in. more information

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Crown Publishers,: [1943]. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Near fine in a jacket with tiny chips and rubbing at extremities. . Large 8vo,. Clipped signatures of the two editors, John Gassner and D. Nichols, affixed to the front free endpaper. more information

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G. P. Putnam's Sons,: 1929. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Endpapers a little browned; tiny bookseller's ticket; else a bright, fresh copy in a very sharp jacket with some minor use to the crown of the spine. . 8vo,. With 31 illustrations from photographs. . more information

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L. C. Page & Company,: [1931]. First edition. publisher's gilt cloth, t.e.g. in glassine wrapper and publisher's two-part box. . A beautiful copy; the publisher's box is lightly worn at extremities, and a scrape affects the lettering on the printed label. . 12mo,. Illustrated from autographed photographs. more information

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The Cinema Schools, Incorporated,: 1928. publisher's green cloth. Raised spotting to rear board; small bookseller's ticket on front pastedown; tight and sound. 12mo,. Illustrated. more information

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End Poverty League,: [1935]. First edition. publisher's pink cloth in dust jacket. Owner's name stamp on pastedowns; edges of text block a little tanned; otherwise a nice copy in a jacket with some chipping and rubbing along folds and at corners. 8vo,. more information

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Ivan Deach, Jr.,: [1937]. First edition. publisher's two-toned cloth. Corners of spine and joints frayed; a little shaken. . Folio,. One of 1000 copies. more information

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J. B. Lippincott,: [1948], With a Foreword by Nunnally Johnson and an Afterword by Jack Alexander. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A fine copy in a jacket with a few small chips and light use. 8vo,. Inscribed by the author: "This is no Egg and I but its the best I could lay / Pete Martin. more information

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Jack Mathis Advertising,: 1975]. First edition. publisher's gilt padded leatherette. A fine copy. Oversize folio,. Illustrated throughout. more information

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Falk Publishing Company,: [1928]. publisher's embossed cloth. Minor rubbing; near fine. 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs and diagrams. more information

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,: 1926-27]. publisher's boards with applied color illustration. The binding is good to very good, with some loss of paper to the spine, spotting to back board, and some general wear and tear. One or two of the tipped-in plates have slight creases; with a light line drawing in ink to the blank verso of one of the plates; otherwise the interior is bright and fine. . Square folio,. Printed in color throughout, with numerous tipped-in color and black and white likenesses of the stars of the day, including Lillian Gish, Greta Garbo, Marion Davies, etc. There are numerous color illustrations for films, drawn by John Held, Jr., Tony Sarg, and others. A typically lavish production. more information

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Cinebooks,: 1985-1987. First edition. publisher's blue gilt-lettered cloth. Fine. Folio,. Comprising 10 volumes; a two-volume Index, and the 1986 Annual. more information

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The Scarecrow Press,: 1987. First edition; a review copy with publisher's slip laid in. publisher's green cloth. Near fine. 4to,. more information

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Simon and Schuster,: 1926. First trade edition. publisher's blue ribbed cloth, t.e.g. Tape stains on endsheets front and rear in both volumes; cloth a little rubbed and frayed at extremities. Large 8vo,. Illustrated from photographs. Volume I is inscribed on the half-title by Terry Ramsaye; Volume II is inscribed on half-title to the same recipient by Lillian Gish. more information

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Intercontinental du Livre,: [1956]. First French edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. . Some very light spotting; covers a little bowed; in a dust jacket with some rubbing and use at extremities. 8vo,. more information

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Frederick Fell, Inc.,: [1958], Based on an Idea by N. Peter Dee. First edition. publisher's cloth-backed boards in dust jacket. Very slight bumping at extremities; otherwise fine in a jacket with some light use. 8vo,. Inscribed by Edward G. Robinson, Jr. to Hollywood columnist Jimmy Starr. more information

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Theater Arts, Inc.,: [1946]. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. A near fine copy in a very good jacket with a few chips to the top edge, not affecting any lettering. 8vo,. Inscribed by Bill Erwin on the front free endpaper to actress Rosalind Russell, "in gratitude and fond memory of Hollywood Star Theatre. more information

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Society of Motion Picture Engineers,: 1920. later green cloth. Library stamp and discard stamp on verso of title page; no other library markings. . 8vo,. more information

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David Graham Fischer Corporation,: 1926. First edition; no. 70 of 1000 copies; inscribed by Jimmy Starr. publisher's cloth with printed paper labels, in dust jacket. Very good; labels rubbed and chipped; in a jacket with some overall light soiling and use. . 8vo,. more information

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Grosset & Dunlap,: [ca. 1920]. publisher's red cloth. Some light wear and a few spots of foxing. 8vo,. Basis for the 1922 film starring Rudolph Valentino (and the 1946 parody starring Bob Hope). Inscribed in pencil to actress Bebe Daniels on the front free endpaper: "At the moment she is standing on the threshold of a great career, Jan. 24th 1924, Paul Bern." Bern was a Hollywood director who later became Thalberg's right-hand man at MGM and the husband of Jean Harlow. more information

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Yale University Press,: 1939. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Ink names and inscription; otherwise better than very good in a very attractive jacket with some light use to the head of the spine and edges. 8vo,. Illustrated. more information

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1950. Some chipping to fragile onion-skin press memos. . A file of press releases, Air Base newspapers, background information, and itineraries pertaining to the U.S. Air Force Celebrity Entertainment program and this world tour. more information

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Cassell,: [1934]. First edition. publisher's cloth in dust jacket. Slightly cocked; else a bright copy in a very good jacket with some chips to the bottom edge (affecting the imprint and the last two letters of the author's name). 8vo,. Inscribed by the author in the year of publication to Jimmy Starr. more information

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October 14, 1930. original printed wrappers with a few ms. notes. Some light edgewear. Folio,. Filmscript of this original early talkie starring George O'Brien and Walter C. Kelly. more information

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Victor Gollancz Ltd.,: 1938. Reprint. publisher's black cloth. . One hinge and one joint split; good to very good. 8vo,. Warmly inscribed by Rosalind Russell on the front free endpaper, Perugia, 1938. Laid in are two postcards, three snapshots (two taken by Miss Russell), and a three page typed letter from the recipient, Chief United States District Judge, enclosing this book and with an account of his experiences in Italy with Miss Russell, who went on to play the female lead opposite Robert Donat in the movie version of "The Citadel." more information

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