ANOBILE, RICHARD JOSEPH

'Godfrey Daniels!' : Verbal and Visual Gems from the Short Films of W.C. Fields

New York, Darien House Inc. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0718114191) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches. First US edition. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small tears to upper and lower edges of front. 224pp. With over 800 frame Blow-ups and dialogue from the short films of W C Fields. Fine/Near Very Good.

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Book number: 005643

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Comedy, Actors, Movies, Films, Hollywood, Wc Fields 0718114191

ANOBILE, RICHARD J (EDITOR)

Why a Duck?: Visual and Verbal Gems from the Marx Brothers Movies

London, Cassell Illustrated. 1976. (ISBN: 0289702852) Soft Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. Creasing to covers and to spine. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 288pp. Films stills and dialogue from the Marx Brothers' movies. Good (+).

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Book number: 022843

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Movies, Marx Brothers, Films, Groucho 0289702852

AUSTIN, THOMAS

Hollywood, Hype and Audiences

Manchester, Manchester University Press. 2002. (ISBN: 0719057752) Soft Cover, 8.5 x 5.25 inches. No inscriptions or marks. Very faint crease to rear corners, none to front or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 257pp. This is a fascinating multi-dimensional investigation of popular film as a commercial, cultural and social phenomenon. It traces the circulation in Britain of three Hollywood films - Basic Instinct, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Natural Born Killers - from marketing and critical reception to consumption in cinemas and on video. This is essential reading for both academics and students of film, popular culture and media. Near Fine.

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Book number: 004386

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Motion Pictures_united States, Movies, Films, 0719057752

JANE BARNWELL

The Fundamentals of Film-Making

Switzerland, AVA Publishing. 2008, First Edition. (ISBN: 2940373191) Soft Cover with Self-Wraps, 9 x 8 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 208pp. The practical and collaborative approach to making a film. Very well illustrated. Fine.

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Book number: 020873

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Practice Collaboration, Films Movies, Production 2940373191

BARRACLOUGH, DAVID

Hollywood Heaven : From Valentino to John Belushi, the Film Stars Who Died Young

London, The Apple Press. 1991, First Edition. (ISBN: 1850762988) Hard Cover, 12 x 9 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely very clean crisp very tight copy with bright boards, no bumping to corners and tiny one mm nick to top of ffep. Dust jacket not price clipped or torn with traces of handling. 96pp. This book focuses on the film stars who died tragically young or whilst at the peak of their popularity. Includes Jean Harlow, Bogart, Errol Flynn, Clark Gable, Monroe, James Dean, Montgomery Clift, Rock Hudson, Natalie Wood and Steve McQueen. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 002070

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Movies, Biography, 1850762988

BEGO, MARK

The Best of Modern Screen

London, Columbus Books. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0862873045) Soft Cover, 10.75 x 7.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 224pp. With over thirty years of Hollywood gossip and images from the pages of Modern Screen Magazine. Fine.

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Book number: 009517

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Hollywood, Actors, Actresses, Gossip, Films, Movies, History 0862873045

BILBOW, TONY AND GAU, JOHN

Michael Aspel Presents Lights Camera Action : A Century of the Cinema

London, Little, Brown and Company. 1995, First Edition. (ISBN: 0316875953) Hard Cover, 10.75 x 8 inches. No inscriptions or marks. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked, torn or creased wth traces of handling. 256pp. This book was published to commmemmorate the 100th birthday of the cinema and it tells the story of those years - why the cinema has always needed the stars, how sex has been a part from the earliest times, cinema's magic tricks and lots more. As New/Near Fine.

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Book number: 004158

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Motion Pictures, Production and Direction, Movies, Films 0316875953

BILLSON, ANNE

My Name Is Michael Caine

London, Frederick Muller Ltd. 1991. (ISBN: 0091753368) Soft Cover, 9.75 x 7.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers, single crease to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 192pp. Illustrated film biography of Michael Caine. Near Fine.

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Book number: 009280

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Movies, Actors, Films, Biography Biography - Performing Arts 0091753368

BLACK, JEREMY

The Politics of James Bond : From Fleming's Novels to the Big Screen

Westport, CT, Praeger Publishers. 2001, First Edition. (ISBN: 0275968596) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked with small nick to upper rear corner and traces of handling. 227pp. 'How James Bond has changed the world - and how the world has changed James Bond.' The author charts how the Bond adventures have changed over time in response to shifts in the real-world environment. Bond's place in a historical, cultural and political context is explored and mapped out. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 005303

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Fleming, Ian, 1908-1964 Bond, James, Spy, Espionage, 007, Spectre, Cold War, 0275968596

BLACKBURN, VIRGINIA

Robert Pattinson : The Unauthorized Biography

London, Michael O'Mara Books Ltd. 2009, First Edition. (ISBN: 1843174049) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean crisp very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn or creased. 224pp. Biography of the enigmatic movie actor. As New/As New.

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Book number: 007893

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Movies, Films, Hollywood, Actors 1843174049

BOWERS, RONALD L.

The Selznick Players

London, Thomas Yoseloff Ltd. 1976, First Edition. (ISBN: 0498013758) Hard Cover, 11.25 x 8.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear silver lettering to spine, tiny nick to top of spine and very tiny bump to upper front corner. Dust jacket not price clipped with damp effect to lightly marked front (none to book cover) with light creasing and rubbing to upper edge. 255pp. The story of David O Selznick and the famous stars who he created in Hollywood and their films. Illustrated. Scarce in UK. Near Fine/Good.

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Book number: 013303

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Hollywood, Davis Selznick, Films, Movies, Actors, Biography - Performing Arts 0498013758

TIM BURTON AND MARK SALISBURY (EDITOR)

Burton on Burton : Revised Edition

London, Faber & Faber. 2006. (ISBN: 0571229263) Soft Cover, 9.25 x 6 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 289pp. The definitive interview with movie director Tim Burton, revised and with a new forward by Johnny Depp. Illustrated. Fine.

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Book number: 018901

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Cinema, Movies, Films, Tim Burton, Biography Biography - Performing Arts 0571229263

CHAPMAN, GORDON

Devon at the Cinema

Tiverton, Devon, Devon Books. 2000, First Edition. (ISBN: 1855227584) Hard Cover, 12 x 8.5 inches. Book and jacket in as new condition. 160pp. An illustrated history of cinemas and cinema going by gazetteer through all the towns and cities of the County of Devon. As New/As New.

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Book number: 011409

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Cinemas, Movies, Films, West Country 1855227584

CHARRINGTON, JAMES ET AL (EDITORS)

Stage Entertainment. Licensed Productions (with CD)

Amsterdam, Stage Entertainment. Licensed Productions. 2011. Hard Cover, 8.25 x 11.75 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and very minor bump to upper rear corner. 76pp. Illustrated catalogue of some of Stage Entertainment's films and musicals, including Sister Act, Ricky, Anastasia, Sleepless in Seattle, Rex, The Little Mermaid, Joe, Taboo etc. CD in holder attached to rear cover with impressions of some of Stage Entertainment's best musicals. Near Fine/No Jacket.

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Book number: 019266

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Musicals, Theatre, Films, Movies, Performing Arts - Music Performing Arts - Theatre

CLINCH, MINTY

Harrison Ford : A Biography

Sevenoaks, New English Library. 1987, First Edition. (ISBN: 0450399400) Hard Cover, 9.5 x 6.25 inches. No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with slight creasing to edges and traces of storage. 214pp. Biography of actor Harrison Ford, of Indiana Jones and Han Solo fame, to mention just two of his films. Fine/Very Good (+).

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Book number: 009183

Catalogue: Performing Arts - Film

Keywords: Actors, Movies, Hollywood, Films, Indiana Jones, Han Solo Biography - Performing Arts 0450399400