Melbourne's Screen Pictorial
New York: Melbourne's Screen Pictorial, Inc., ND. Softcover. Lg. 4to. 50pp. Gray wrappers richly decorated in gold and black, protected by modern mylar. Verso of front- and rear cover with illustration in gold. Title-page in golden floral border with textured tissue guard. Rare publication looking at movies and stars of the silent film era. Illustrated with photographic reproductions in b/w and sepia-tone of Colleen Moore, Lon Chaney, Renee Adoree, Bebe Daniels and James Hall. Also includes still shots from the movies Orchids and Ermine, Mr. Wu and The King of Kings. Portrait of each actor with facsimile signatures. One page with list of cast of Cecile B. de Mille's "The King of Kings" with facsimile signatures of 13 actors from the movie. Ten advertisement pages (mostly illustrated) in rear. Chipping, creasing and tearing to edges of wraps. Wraps in good-, interior in very good condition. Scarce. g. Item #23258
Contents: Orchids and Ermine. The Story of the Play by Frances Smith Dean / Mr. Wu. The Story of the Play, by Uarda McCarty / King of Kings. The Story of the Play, by Barrett C. Kiesling / Senorita. The Story of the Play, by Jay M. Schreck / John Gilbert asks for Realism, by Katherine Albert / Laura La Plante's Confession, by Laura La Plante.
Price: $450.00