New York: Dodd, Mead, 1930. First Edition. Basis for the 1930 film directed by Alan Crosland, and featuring John Barrymore and Philippe De Lacy. Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. Attractive bookplate on the front pastedown. Jacket is exceptional for this title, with no chips or tears, only a couple of vertical creases, one at the spine panel.....

New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1939. First Edition. A comprehensive history of American cinema up to the beginning of World War II, beginning with George Melies, the birth of the Hollywood studios, and D.W. Griffith, and ending with the dawn of the "auteur" era (Vidor, Lang, von Sternberg, Capra, Ford, etc.) A focused, factual look at cinema's first four decades. Profusely.....

Paris: Jolly Film, 1967. Original French grande poster for the 1967 French film.Monsieur Hulot first came to the attention of the world during his beach vacation in "Monsieur Hulot's Holiday" (1953), then reappeared in a modern French neighborhood in "Mon Oncle" (1958). The third feature finds him in the city, whose complexities unfold, revolve, deconstruct, and reconstruct before his eyes.....