The four decades between 1910 and 1950 were the golden age of the American movie poster, an era when wonderful films wer promoted through the talents of legendary illustrators like Thomas Hart Benton, Norman Rockwell, Howard Chandler Christy and Jmes Montgomery Flagg, as well as a small army of unknowns. It was a time when big studios lavished fortunes on poster campaigns - from modest one-sheets posted on neighbourhood fences to the gargantuan forty-eight sheets that usurped entire sides of multi-storey buildings. ...
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The four decades between 1910 and 1950 were the golden age of the American movie poster, an era when wonderful films wer promoted through the talents of legendary illustrators like Thomas Hart Benton, Norman Rockwell, Howard Chandler Christy and Jmes Montgomery Flagg, as well as a small army of unknowns. It was a time when big studios lavished fortunes on poster campaigns - from modest one-sheets posted on neighbourhood fences to the gargantuan forty-eight sheets that usurped entire sides of multi-storey buildings. Hollywood knew that the right image could seduce millions past the box office and into the theatre. Today such graphics fetch five-figure prices from collectors seeking a Casablanca or a King Kong.
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Seller's Description:
Third impression (hardback). 4to (34cm by 27cm), 342pp. Illustrated throughout, mainly in colour. Original red cloth, dustwrapper. The book is in very good condition; the dustwrapper is in good to very good condition (some chafing of the corners). The dustwrapper has now been put in a mylar cover to protect it. ISBN 0896598691.
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The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact (including the dust cover, if applicable). Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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Good. Stated First Edition; 1988, Abbeville Press. Hardcover with no dust jacket if issued, shows some light age wear, solid spine, binding & hinges, tight & unmarked. We take great pride in accurately describing the condition of our books and media, ship within 48 hours, and offer a 100% money back guarantee. Customers purchasing more than one item from us may be entitled to a shipping discount.
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Fine. Size: 4to 11"-13" tall; Sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf-and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Massively heavy, oversized volume, bound handsomely in red cloth, with red-stamped lettering over silver background on cover, silver lettering to spine. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. 342 pp. and stuffed with gorgeously colorful film posters from the 1920s to the 1950s. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Reprint. Folio. 10.25" x 13.25". Fine in glossy dustwrapper lightly scraped on rear with some small tears to spine and foredge. Full-color illustrations throughout.
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Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Edited by Alan Axelrod. Folio 13 1/4"x 10 1/2" red cloth w/ silver gilt to cover & spine; silver endpapers; 342 pgs, poster art from 1910-1950; Illustrator Biographies, Bibliography & Index at back; illus dust jacket, front & back, unpriced; printed in Japan. designed by Renee Khatami and Julie Rauer.