Catastrophe; The End of the Cinema.
Illus. 111pp. 8vo, d.w.; light wear. Bounty Books, 1975. More about Catastrophe; The End of the Cinema
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Jean Renoir: A Life in Pictures
Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 1991. 403 pages, 8vo, lavender cloth, dust wrapper. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, (1991). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Jean Renoir: A Life in Pictures
Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen.
1971. Illustrated, 279pp, 8vo, cloth. South Brunswick and New York: A.S. Barnes, 1971. Very good in edgeworn dust jacket. More about Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen
The Films of Bing Crosby.
Secaucus: Citadel, 1977. More than 400 photographs. 256pp. 4to, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. Secaucus, N.J.: Citadel, 1977. First edition. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about The Films of Bing Crosby
Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles.
New York: Scribner, 1989. Illustrated. xiii + 665pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1989). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Citizen Welles: A Biography of Orson Welles
Venus in Hollywood: The Continental Enchantress From Garbo to Loren.
New York: Lyle Stuart, 1970. Illustrated. 257pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Lyle Stuart, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More about Venus in Hollywood: The Continental Enchantress From Garbo to Loren
Take 22: Moviemakers on Moviemaking.
1984. Interviews co- edited by Shirley Sealy. 496pp, 8vo, cloth. New York: Viking, 1984. Very good in worn dust jacket. More about Take 22: Moviemakers on Moviemaking
The Films of Spencer Tracy.
New York: Cadillac, 1968. Extensively illustrated. 253pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper worn. New York: Cadillac Publishing, (1968). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More about The Films of Spencer Tracy
Pappy: The Life of John Ford.
Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1979. Illustrated. ix + 324pp., 8vo, brown cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, (1979). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. More about Pappy: The Life of John Ford
The Films Of James Mason
Secaucus: Citadel Press, 1977. 256 pages, many black and white photographs and film stills. 4to, 1/2 brown leatherette spin over brown cloth, dust wrapper. Secaucus: Citadel Press, (1977). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More about The Films Of James Mason
The Movie Treasury, Gangster Movies.
Illustrated. 160pp. 4to, decorative boards. London: Octopus Books, 1974. Good copy in a good worn dust wrapper. More about The Movie Treasury, Gangster Movies
The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and '40s and Our World Since Then
Fallbrook: Fallbrook, 1993. Many black-and-white photographs. 438 pages, 4to, sliver and black cloth, dust wrapper. Fallbrook: Fallbrook Publishing, (1993). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about The Way We Wore: Styles of the 1930s and '40s and Our World Since Then
Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984. Illustrated. xiv + 525pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (1984). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges
Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers
Philadelphia: Running Press, 2015. Profusely illustrated with photographs, film stills, and fashion illustrations. 416 pages, 4to, black cloth, dust wrapper. Philadelphia: Running Press, 2015. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More about Creating the Illusion: A Fashionable History of Hollywood Costume Designers
Lacombe: Cinema/Theater
Schirmer/Mosel, 2001. Introduction by David Mamet. Essay by Adam Gopnik. 136 exquisite black-and-white portraits by Brigitte Lacombe. 292pp., folio, black cloth, d.w. (minor rubbing to dust wrapper), thin cardboard slipcase. Schirmer/Mosel, (2001). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about Lacombe: Cinema/Theater
Actor: The Life and Times of Paul Muni
London: Allen, 1975. Illustrated. 380pp., 8vo, light green cloth, cloth, d.w.; red ink inscription on front flyleaf. London: W. H. Allen, 1975. First British edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Actor: The Life and Times of Paul Muni
Nazi Cinema
New York: Macmillan, 1975. Illustrated. 179pp., small 8vo, cloth, d.w.; small tear lower front margin of dust wrapper. New York: Macmillan, (1975). First American edition. A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Nazi Cinema
The Art of the Moving Picture.
New York: mac, 1915. 8vo, pictorial cloth. New York: Macmillan, 1915. First Edition. Scarce Inscribed, and signed in full, Jan. 4, 1916 "To my dear friend Edith Wyatt with every good wish....Possibly the chapter on architecture in motion is the one that will please you most. But you will also care to read about Mrs. McCormick's play in the chapter on Progress and Endowment." The spine is toned & the back cover dust soiled. More about The Art of the Moving Picture
James Ivory in Conversation: How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2005. Illustrated. xi + 339pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. Berkeley: University of California Press, (2005). Presentation copy signed by the author on title page. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More about James Ivory in Conversation: How Merchant Ivory Makes Its Movies
The Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen.
Illustrated. 238pp. 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. N.Y.: Crown, 1978. Near fine. More about The Great Movie Comedians: From Charlie Chaplin to Woody Allen
Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson.
New York: Norton, 1994. Illustrated. 478pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards, d.w. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, (1994). First edition. A fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson
The Life and Legend of Tom Mix.
South Brunswick: A. S. Barnes, 1972. Numerous Illus. 4to, cloth, d.w. South Brunswick and N.Y.: A.S. Barnes & Co., (1972). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about The Life and Legend of Tom Mix
Fellini The Artist.
New York: Frederick Ungar, 1976. Illustrated. xiii + 256pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; light wear at head of dust wrapper's spine, price clipped. New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing, (1976). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More about Fellini The Artist
American Picture Palaces: The Architecture of Fantasy.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1981. Profusely illustrated in color and black & white. 224pp, 4to, boards, dust wrapper; d.w. price clipped, edgeworn and torn at head of spine. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., (1981). A very good copy in a very good(-) dust wrapper. More about American Picture Palaces: The Architecture of Fantasy
The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958
Jefferson: McFarland, 1986. Foreword by Emil Sitka. Introduction by Edward Bernds. Illustrated. x + 262pp., 8vo, green cloth. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, (1986). A fine copy. More about The Columbia Comedy Shorts: Two-Reel Hollywood Film Comedies, 1933-1958