The Film Till Now: A Survey of World Cinema
London: Vision Press, 1951. Second edition. Softcover. Quarto. 755, [1]pp. Original photographic wrappers over black cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover. Top edge blue. Frontispiece. Remarkable work widely accepted as the classical history of World Cinema. This second edition brings the cinematographic survey up to 1950. It is not only a contribution to film history, it is also an analysis of film aesthetics. This book is profusely illustrated with numerous b/w photographic reproductions of actors, actresses, movie directors, and film scenes. Some rubbing, creasing and tiny chipping along edges of wrappers. Lower front corner bumped (not affecting pages). Offsetting on endpapers. Wraps in overall fair to good-, binding in good, interior in good+ to very good condition. g. Item #31166
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