Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Add this copy of Around Cinema to cart. $61.29, good condition, Sold by The Guru Bookshop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1946 by Home & Van Thal Ltd.
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Good. First Edition without dust jacket on yellow cloth & SIGNED BY AUTHOR by way of a dedication on end paper-Rare and Collectable-will send out 1st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.
Add this copy of Around Cinemas. (Signed) to cart. $158.09, good condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1946 by Home & Van Thal.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 280. Original publisher's blue cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Portrait frontispiece. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, "To dear Francis Plomley from dear James Agate, May 1946." James Agate had been the second ever guest on Francis Plomley's Desert Island Discs Very good in very good minus dust jacket, with some chipping at edges and slight loss.
Add this copy of Around Cinemas to cart. $457.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by Home & Van Thal.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. First edition. Fine in a moderately soiled, very good dustwrapper. A notable volume of film criticism. Inscribed by the author to Thomas Quinn Curtiss: "For Tom Curtiss from his old friend. James Agate. May 20. 46." Thomas Quinn Curtiss, who studied with Sergei Eisenstein, was a film critic, biographer of Erich Von Stroheim, screenwriter, and companion of Klaus Mann. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by Charles DeGaulle for saving the Luftwaffe's secret film library during WWII. A notable association.
