Handbook of Motion Picture Photography by Herbert C McKay 1927 Early Cinematography Film Camera Techniques Hard Cover

Excellent surviving example of this scarce 1927 handbook on early motion picture photography and cinematography by Herbert C. McKay. This handbook of motion picture photography was also used as a supplementary text in the New York Institute of Photography. Published by Falk Publishing Co., New York. Original red cloth boards with bright gold gilt lettering on cover and spine remain remarkably well preserved with only light signs of age and minor wear at the head of the spine. No bumping, chipping, or structural damage noted. Binding remains tight and secure. Interior is exceptionally clean and well preserved with no writing, markings, highlighting, foxing, or torn pages. A fascinating early technical work covering the rapidly evolving world of silent-era and early motion picture photography. Increasingly sought after by collectors of cinema history, vintage photography, Hollywood memorabilia, and early filmmaking technology. BR Shelf 308B.