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THE FILMS OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN edited by Gerald D. McDonald, Michael Conway and Mark Ricci (The Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1965 - First Edition) 224 pages 8 1/2" by 11" hardback condition: very good, writing on inside blank page dustjacket condition: fair - 4 inch tear on back has been taped on inside, nicks around edges, bumped corners Notes: Production, cast, writing credits - synopsis - excerpts from contemporary reviews and lots and lots of photos Price: $14.00 |
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LILLIAN GISH: HER LEGEND, HER LIFE by Charles Affron (Scribner, 2001) 445 pages 6 1/2" by 9 1/2" hardback book condition: brand new, black remainder mark on bottom dustjacket condition: brand new, couple of minor scuffs Notes: Excellent biography of Gish which covers aspeects of her life that her autobiography doesn't (her affair with George Jean Nathan, for example), but does so with respect and admiration for the star. Well written, with lots of glossy photos. Price: $15.00 |
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DREAM STREET: THE AMERICAN MOVIES AND THE POPULAR IMAGINATION 1889-1939 VOL. 1 by Edward Ifkovic (Revisionist Press, 1978) 304 pages 6 1/8" x 9 1/8" hardback condition: brand new dustjacket: not issued with a dustjacket Notes: Described as a "study" that "focuses on the relationship between American movies before World War II and the popular imagination: that curiously intricate marriage of celluloid image and the viewer in the darkened theatre." Divided into three main sections with sub-chapters: I. The Birth of the Movies at the End of the Genteel Age: Edison through 1918, II. Postwar America of the 1920's: A New World and An Old, III. The Sound of Depression: The Talkies and the 1930's. Excellent history! Brand new reprint of a 1978 publication. Price: $16.00 Order no. 113 |
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CHARLIE CHAPLIN: A PHOTO DIARY edited by Michael Comte (Steidl, 2002) 355 pages 10" x 12 1/4" hardback book condition: brand new dustjacket: brand new. Notes: Huge, sumptuous, coffee-table style photo book from Chaplin's earliest days through many 1970's photos with Oone and the children. Hundreds of photos, high quality hardback book with glossy pages, lots and lots of rare photos, too. A must have! Published in Germany. Price: $30.00 Order no. 114 |
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ANNA MAY WONG: FROM LAUNDRYMAN'S DAUGHTER TO HOLLYWOOD LEGEND by Graham Russell Gao Hodges (Palgrave MacMillan, 2004) 284 pages 6 3/8" x 9 1/2" hardback book condition: brand new dustjacket condition: brand new Notes: A welcome biography
of a long-ignored actress who appeared with Douglas Fairbanks
in "The Thief of Bagdad, Price: $12.00 Order no. 115 |
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SOUTHERN MOUNTAINEERS IN SILENT FILMS: PLOT SYNOPSES OF MOVIES ABOUT MOONSHINING, FEUDING, AND OTHER MOUNTAIN TOPICS 1904-1929 by J.W. Williamson (McFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, N.C., 1994) 320 pages 6" x 9 1/4" hardback book condition: very good to excellent, very slight bowing of hardback dustjacket condition: not issued with a dustjacket Notes: Great resource for this film genre. Give very good synopses of each film and, i addition to features, covers rare shorts, as well, such as Biograph's 1905 "A Kentucky Feud," Vitagraph's 1908 "The Miner's Daughter," and Essanay's 1909 "Maid of the Mountains." Also notes if film survives today and the source. Price: $18.00 |
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THE FILMS OF LON CHANEY by Michael F. Blake (Vestal Press, Inc., 1998) 218 pages 6" x 9 1/4" hardback book condition: brand new dustjacket condition: brand new Notes: This is the third book by Blake on Chaney and is the most complete filmography of Chaney's work ever compiled. In the research leading up to this volume, Blake uncovered a previously unknown Chaney film title, and the discovery enriches our knowledge of this legendary film actor. For each of the actor's 158 known film appearances, Blake includes cast and crew lists, plot synopsis, critical comments, and behind-the-scenes information. Complementing the text are 120 photographs, most of which are published here for the first time. Many frame enlargements of Chaney's seldom-seen home movies are included - a special treat for film buffs. Price: $20.00 Order no. 117 |
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THE FILMS OF MARY PICKFORD by Raymond Lee (Castle Books, New York, 1970) 175 pages 7" x 10 1/2" hardback book condition: excellent dustjacket condition: 3" tear and 1" tear on front, small tear, piece missing on top back, shows wear Notes: Short biography followed by many pages of portraits, then lots and lots of photos with listing of films. Price: $10.00 Order no. 118 |
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THE AMERICAN FILM INDUSTRY - A HISTORICAL DICTIONARY by Anthony Slide (Limelight Edition, 1990) 431 pages 6" x 9 1/2" paperback book condition: excellet except for bent bottom right corner of cover Notes: Absolutely indispensible - more than 600 entries from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to the zoom lens, from Astoria Studios to Zoetrope. Lists over 100 studios that were active in the silent era with great historical information about each one. Price: $12.00 Order no. 119 |
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D.W. GRIFFITH - HIS LIFE AND WORK by Robert M. Henderson (Oxford University Press, 1972) 326 pages 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" hardback book condition: like new dustjacket condition: excellent, few minor nicks, wrinkles, scuffs on outer edge Notes: Excellent biography of D.W. Griffith. Includes two sections of glossy photos and a very good filmography. High quality book. Price: $12.00 Order no. 120 |
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