The Rise of the American Film (First Edition, copy belonging to Jacques Tourneur)
by Lewis Jacobs
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. Copy belonging to director Jacques Tourneur, with his name in manuscript red pencil on the front endpaper. Published the same year as Tourneur's directorial debut, "They All Come Out."
Tourneur would go on to direct 70 films over a 40 year career, including the first three horror films for legendary producer Val Lewton, "Cat People" (1942), "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943), and "The Leopard Man" (1943), as well as the classic film noir "Out of the Past" (1947).
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with light chipping and edgewear, and a light dampstain to the rear panel.
Tourneur would go on to direct 70 films over a 40 year career, including the first three horror films for legendary producer Val Lewton, "Cat People" (1942), "I Walked with a Zombie" (1943), and "The Leopard Man" (1943), as well as the classic film noir "Out of the Past" (1947).
Near Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Jacket is lightly rubbed, with light chipping and edgewear, and a light dampstain to the rear panel.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145582
- Title
- The Rise of the American Film (First Edition, copy belonging to Jacques Tourneur)
- Author
- Lewis Jacobs
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Keywords
- Film Books | Association Copy | Directors | Film Criticism | Zombies
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Criticism; Film Books; Directors; Association Copy;
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Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...