Published by George Allen & Unwin, London, 1945
Seller: Bowman Books, Wooster, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Second Impression. Bound in full teal cloth with gilt lettering stamped on the spine; this hardcover binding is clean and tight. The interior and text are clean and unmarked with no signs of previous ownership. The dustjacket remains unclipped (18s) and is bright and attractive with light wear to the spine ends and corner folds; presents well under fresh archival mylar. NOT ex-library. A clean, tight copy in jacket. Illustrated. Indexed. xi, 412pp. Scarce. A definitive work that remained the most prominent aesthetic history of film for at least a decade.