The influential British director whose most famous film is The Red Shoes presents a rich, hugely entertaining autobiography, filled with revealing a necdotes about great British stars and directors.
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The influential British director whose most famous film is The Red Shoes presents a rich, hugely entertaining autobiography, filled with revealing a necdotes about great British stars and directors.
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Seller's Description:
Like New. Size: 9x6x1; As new clean tight and bright thick hardcover in jacket showing touch of shelf wear. Stated first American edition. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
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Seller's Description:
Fine. The 1st vol. of Powell's autiobiography. No photos. A scarce title. Fine/fine. Laid in is a program from the film society of lincoln center for a large retrospective of his films. The program includes 12pgs. of notes and stills, also laid in is a small 22pg. booklet for "A Canterbury Tale".
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Near Fine. 0394559355. First American Edition. INSCRIBED & dated ("3 May '19..." likely in year of publication) by Michael Powell on the title page. The place "San Quentin Calif" noted as well. (almost certainly the town, and not the notorious maximum security prison of the same name) Laid-in is color poloroid photo of the esteemed film director and his wife Thelma Schoonmaker, the recipient of 3 Oscars for her film editing prowess sitting at table presumably in the home of the inscribees. Near fine in a close to fine dj. (Light trace of foxing at top edge. Hint of shelfwear to boards & cloth. Dj. a tad toned at white edges) (B)
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) First American Edition. Laid in are 2 letters written on "Michael Powell Productions" letterhead and each signed by Powell. The first is dated April 10, but with no year indicated. This letter is written entirely by hand and is addressed to a man who judging from the context had some small involvement (though not found in credits) in Powell's movie, "Gone To Earth", or in the U.S. -"The Wild Heart". The second letter, dated Jan. 3, 1988, is typed, and signed Powell. This brief letter is addressed to the widow of the recipeint of the first letter and concerns this book. There are a few inked notations/doodles at the bottom and back of this second letter. As to the book itself (which is not signed), Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Mild bump to upper corners of boards/jacket. There is a slender 1.5 inch long strip of tape residue near top of front endpage where Powell's obituary had been taped (obit has since been neatly removed/laid in). Jacket has a little darkening about the edges. Original price intact on front flap.
