Softcover. Washington, D. C., American Film Institute, 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 64 pages. Features articles: "Acting His Age", "Marquise De Merteuil and Comte De Valmont Get Laid", "Civil Rights and Wrongs", and more. Clean, unmarked copy.
Hardcover. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1st Thus, 1986, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 238 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket illustrated by Al Hirschfeld, with some toning. Illustrations in b/w. Clean, unmarked copy.
Softcover. Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, 2nd, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 251 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Light pencil (erasable) throughout. Wrapper excellent. Binding tight. Pages bright. In very good shape. Contemporary film thinkers explore the age-old puzzles of film comedy.
Hardcover. New York, Museum of Modern Art, 1st, 1940, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 36 pages. B&w photography throughout. Illustrated frontispiece. Slight soiling to rear cover, otherwise clean, tight copy.
Softcover. New York, Three Rivers Press, 1st, 2001, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 125 pages. Illustrated with full color and black & white photographs. Clean, Tight copy.
Hardcover. US, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., rep, 2002-09-06, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 297 pages, illustrated throughout with photos in b&w. Small tear to upper edge of rear cover, else a clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket.
Hardcover. Boston, Little Brown , 1st, 1975, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 242 pages, b&w photographs, dust jacket price clipped. SIGNED BY AUTHOR BENCHLEY, who was a close friend of the actor. Small library stamp to same prelim page as the inscription (" With Vicarious thanks/ Nathaniel Benchley") and another stamp on rear blank page. Otherwise, clean
Hardcover. US, Turner Publishing, Inc., 1st, 1997-08-08, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 335 pages, illustrated throughout in color and b&w. Light shelf-wear and rubbing to price clipped dust jacket, else a clean, tight copy.
Hardcover. West Hanover, MA, O'Raghailligh Ltd., 1st, 1988, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, Introduction by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Red cloth cover, very little wear. 208 pages. Dust jacket has wear, slight bumping, to edges. Very light foxing on front and rear endpages. Many b&w and color illustrations throughout. A nice, clean copy.
Hardcover. New York, Filipacchi Publishing, 1st, 2002, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 248 pages. Hardcover with dust jacket. A very clean, unmarked copy with only minor wear to dust jacket edges. A tight copy. Black & white photographs throughout.
Softcover. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 1st Thus, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 398 pages. Softcover. B/w illustrations. Wrapper excellent. Light (erasable) pencil throughout. Previous owner's name on front flyleaf top corner. Binding tight. In very good shape.
Hardcover. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1st, 1971, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Good, 357 pages. Hardcover. B/w illustrations throughout. Binding tight. Decorated endpapers. Dust jacket unclipped, has some age tanning, a little chipping and a tear (1") with tape repair at spine. Cover boards bound with brown cloth, gilt title on spine. Other than a touch of age tanning pages and edges are in excellent shape. Some light (erasable) penciling. In very good condition for its age. Replacing legend with truth, Thomas Quinn Curtiss, drama critic of the Paris Herald Tribune and a long-time friend of Von Stroheim, tells the complete story of this great director's tragic career, life and work for the first time.
Hardcover. New York, HarperCollins Publishers, 1st, 1991, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 222 pages. Hardcover. Dust jacket with only minor wear. Jacket photograph on front courtesy of Fairchild Publications and on back, courtesy of Robert Dance Collection. Black & white illustrations throughout. Clean, unmarked copy.
Not actual item image. A stock cover is shown for reference. The copy offered for sale is the one described below.Softcover. Harpercollins, 1st pb, 1987, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 495 pages, b&w photos. Light wear to wrappers, small hole in center of spine, else a very neat, tight copy. Record # 453643
Hardcover. NY, Thames & Hudson, 1st, 2012, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 368 pages volume 1, 248 pages volume 2, both in hardcover with original slip case. Covers and interior pages are clean and bright. Bindings are solid. These oversize volumes are available for domestic shipping only. Hundreds of stunning full color photo illustrations throughout. "Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla have built a 25-year partnership that has included designing for India's leading actors and actresses, working with directors on costumes for epic Bollywood films, and building a brand that exudes luxury, artistry and Indian tradition. Packed with substance as well as style, this publication is a sumptuous fanfare for a whole new world of high fashion. It is sure to become a collectible." Clean copies. Record # 33811
Hardcover. London, Oxford University Press, 1st, 1939, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 191 pages, hardcover. Covers show minor wear and yellowing, as well as some bumping around the edges. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. Mild musty smell present. This book is an overview of cinema, covering the manufacture and processing of cine-film, making a film, the picture theatre, and the development of cinema. Line illustrations and B&W photography throughout. Previous owner's signature inscribed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 33755