The Rise Of the American Film

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… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company. Very Good in Very Good dj. (c.1939). Later Printing. Hardcover. [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… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition. 585pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Spine ends and corners lightly bumped, topedge darkened, else near fine in a good or better dust jacket with several chips and tears including a large tear at the center of the spine, creases, and toning. "This is the… Read more about this item

Teachers College Press. Used - Good. Good condition. (history, film, american) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. 585pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Corners and spine ends bumped and rubbed, with chips at the base of the spine, first couple pages chipped and with a tear, a couple of pages loose from the binding with old tape repairs in the gutters, thus good… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1939. First Edition. First Edition. A comprehensive history of American cinema up to the beginning of World War II, beginning with George Melies, the birth of the Hollywood studios, and D.W. Griffith, and ending with the dawn of the "auteur" era (Vidor, Lang, von Sternberg, Capra, Ford, etc.) A focused, factual look at cinema's first… Read more about this item

New York: Harcourt Brace, 1939. First Edition. Signed presentation copy from the author Lewis Jacobs to Barrett C. Kiesling. Inscribed: “For Barrett, with friendship, Lewis Jacobs, 3/21/40”. Barrett C. Kiesling was the publicity director for film director Cecil B. DeMille from 1924-1927 and then graduated to the powerful position of the Publicity Director for MGM studios from 1928… Read more about this item

Teachers College Press, 1967. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket… Read more about this item

Teachers College Press. Used - Good. Good condition. No dust jacket. Hardcover edition. Interior stamped.

NY.: Teachers College Press., (1971).. Trade Paperback.. Light cover wear, text clean/tight: VG.. 8vo. Profusely illustrated in black & white.. of the series: Studies in Culture & Communication.

New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1939. hardcover. Book VG: shelf wear to boards and spine, some fading to spine lettering, mild toning, text clean, binding tight.. 8vo 585pp. later printing. #02266 HEAVY ITEM WILL REQUIRE EXTRA S/H.

Teachers College Press, 1968, New York.. 23x15. Rústica. (tapa blanda) .632 pgs. Texto en ingles. 675829

Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.