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Published by University of California Press, 1966
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. 1966 revised edition Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Published by New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1947
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. 1st American edition. Condition: DJ heavily chipped & worn; else near fine in fair DJ. 324 pages.
Published by Collins, London, 1946
Seller: KULTURAs books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. First printing. Book is crisp and clean, in slightly faded aqua cloth boards; small tear at spine. Top edge is a bit dusty. Former owner's name on front free endpage. Unclipped dust jacket has small chips along top and bottom edges and some minor loss at bottom of spine. Two newspaper obituaries are tucked onto the rear free endpage and pastedown page, for documentary filmmakers Lindsay Anderson and Basil Wright (one is glued in, the other is laid in) . Ninety two black and white illustrations (photos) . A nice copy of this historically significant work. 256 pp. Including index. In protective Mylar.
Published by Ramsay Head Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0902859528ISBN 13: 9780902859524
Seller: Simply Read Books, Boat Of Garten, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1979 Ramsay Head Press first edition hardback; very good condition copy, with very good unclipped dj in plastic sleeve; UK dealer, immediate dispatch.
Published by Faber & Faber, 1981
ISBN 10: 0571116655ISBN 13: 9780571116652
Seller: El Pinarillo Books, Morden, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Light wear to book and dustwrapper; both very good. Book.
Published by London: Collins, (1946), 1946
Seller: Robert Campbell Bookseller ABAC/ILAB, Montreal, QC, Canada
First Edition
First edition. Hardcover. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly edgeworn. An attractive copy: tight, clean and unmarked. 256pp. Illustrated.
Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company (c.1947), New York, 1947
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dj. First American Edition. [very slight bumping to a couple of corners, light age-toning to top edge of text block; jacket moderately worn at edges and extremities, front panel a little rubbed]. A collection of the film writings of the pioneer British documentarian John Grierson.
Published by London ; Boston : Faber, 1979
ISBN 10: 0571103316ISBN 13: 9780571103317
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 298 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; 1. Growing Up by the Gillies Hill -- 2. Able Seaman to Clydeside Radical -- 3. Chicago, Hollywood, New York -- 4. Drifters -- 5. The Documentary Movement -- 6. G.P.O. Film Unit -- 7. Canada, Australia, New Zealand -- 8. By the Ottawa River -- 9. Canadian Summit -- 10. A Dream Crumbles -- 11. Paris, London, Africa -- 12. Group 3: The Brave Don't Cry -- 13. The Heart is Highland -- 14. This Wonderful World -- 15. Awards and Rewards -- 16. Return to Canada: Indian Summer -- 17. The Right of the Prophet. Subjects; Grierson, John (1898-1972). Grierson, John (1898-1972) ; Biography. Grierson, John )1898-1972) Studies. British Films Ltd. Documentaires ; Biographies. Motion picture producers and directors. Motion picture producers and directors Great Britain ; Biography. Feature films Canada. Moving-picture producers and directors Biography. Moving-pictures, Documentary Production and direction. Motion picture producers and directors Great Britain. Motion picture producers and directors Biography. Moving-pictures, Documentary Production and direction.Motion picture producers and directors. Motion picture producers and directors ; Biography. Documentary films Production and direction. Motion pictures. Film producers and directors ; Biography. Producers and directors ; Biography. Genres; Bibliography. Biographies. Biography. Illustrated. 1 Kg.
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Published by Collins, London, 1946
Book First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, amply illustrated with b/w plates of film stills. Original sea green cloth, spine lettered in plum. Pushing to spine ends, slightest bend to boards, wrinkle to bottom board. Faint spotting to edges. A little musty, else, clean and tight. In the attractive illustrated dust jacket in pink, yellow, and black: a little grubby and rubbed, creasing and occasional nick to top edges. Very good/ very good. A pleasing copy of an early analysis of one of the pioneers of the documentary film movement, John Grierson, by his friend and supporter, the Scottish film critic Forsyth Hardy (1910-1994). A significant figure in British film, he was The Scotsman's first film critic and co-founded the magazine Cinema Quarterly, the British Film Institute and the Scottish Film Council in 1933 and 1934, as well as the Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1947.
Published by Harcourt, Brace, New York, 1947
Seller: Autumn Leaves, Allentown, PA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. A clean, crisp copy, with slight toning of the pages, but no signs of use or wear. The price-clipped jacket is lightly edgeworn, but still bright. A mylar Brodart cover now protects it. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 324 pages.
Published by Published by Faber and Faber Ltd., 24 Russell Square, London First Thus Edition . 1966., 1966
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
First Edition
First revised edition hard back binding in publisher's original black cloth covers, gilt title and author lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9'' x 6''. Contains 411 printed pages of text with many monochrome photographs throughout. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with light rubbing to the edges, not price clipped, 50s. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection, it does not adhere to the book or to the dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. CINEMA, SCREEN & FILMS.
Published by London Collins 1946, 1946
First Edition
Condition: 2. in-8, cartonnage sous jaquette illustrée, 256 pp., nombreuses photos en noir hors-texte, index. Edition originale. Texte en anglais. Très bon état. Exemplaire provenant de la bibliothèque d'Alain Resnais.
Published by London, Faber and Faber, 1966
Seller: Antiquariat Uhlmann, Zürich, Switzerland
OLwd. m. goldgeprägtem Rückentitel. 8°, Frontispiz, 411 S., zahlr. Abb. auf Tafeln. Rücken etw. aufgehellt, vordere Rückenkante beim Kopf etw. berieben, Deckel etw. verzogen, Papier min. gebräunt. EA dieser «revised edition».
Published by Harcourt Brace and Company, New York, 1947
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Harcourt Brace and Company. New York. 1947. 324 pages. First American Edition; stated. First printing. Book is about fine. Black cloth boards are bright. Binding and hinges are strong. Endpapers are bright. Pages lay tight. One corner gently pushed (barely). Original DJ with $3.75 price intact on DJ flap. Open chip at foot of DJ; a couple of tiny shallow chips at crown. Considered the definitive and essential book on documentary film-making; by the master himself; responsible for coining the word 'documentary.' F/VG.