Condition: Good. Signed Copy . Good dust jacket. Signed/Inscribed by Lorentz on title page. Dust jacket price clipped.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 0806107847 ISBN 13: 9780806107844
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by University of Nevada Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0874172314 ISBN 13: 9780874172317
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very Good.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.55.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine book and jacket.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman OK, 1968
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Lorentz developed new filming techniques and set new standards in his documentaries made in the 1930's for the US government, on pressing problems facing the nation -- dust bowl, the river, the fight for life. 232 pages. DJ price clipped, spine slightly faded, two 1/2" tears at top edge (now in mylar sleeve). ; 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 " Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket.
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd), 1968
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
textbook. Condition: Good. Inscribed by Pare Lorentz Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1968. No edition remarks. 232 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
ISBN 10: 1299008607 ISBN 13: 9781299008601
Seller: Pella Books, Pella, IA, U.S.A.
VHS. Condition: Used. Hardcover, book is in good condition in a good dust jacket, text and photographs are bright, some underlining throughout book, binding is tight, dust jacket is soiled with bumps to edges and small tears as well, it is now protected in mylar.
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Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
Seller: Books on the Boulevard, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. 231 pages.
Published by University of Oklahoma, 1968
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Illustrated. 8vo, cloth, d.w. University of Oklahoma Press, (1968).
Published by University of Oklahoma Press
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Good condition. Binding firm. Pages in clean condition. A good example of this book.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
Seller: Canford Book Corral, Freeville, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Paper clip mark on 2 pages, two 1" tears on title page mended, covers FINE copy in a VG+ bright dj. Inscribed and signed by Lorentz on title page. Also includes a signed letter by Lorentz. , 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s).
Published by University Of Oklahoma Press, 1968, 1968
Seller: Jacques Gander, Fairford, United Kingdom
First Edition
First Edition. American documentary film maker of the 1930's and three films made by him for the US governement during the depression on themes of national importance, films now considered as groundbreaking classics in the field of documentary film making.An account of the production of these films,and the contemporary reaction to them along with a critical examination of each one(The Plow That Broke The Plains, The River, and The Fight For Life.)Illustrated with photographs, 232 pages.very good book with some underlining in a good dustwrapper with some edge wear.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket - rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post within 12 hours of receipt of order.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1968
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Small quarto. 232pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Fine in a very good dust jacket with fading, rubbing, and tiny tears.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1968
Seller: Hackenberg Booksellers ABAA, El Cerrito, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
1st Edition. xii, 232p., b/w illus., original brown cloth.
Published by Univ of oklahoma Press
Seller: Hollywood Canteen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 22 FEB LIGHT SURFACE WEAR,ONE FILED IN BASEMENT.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1968
Seller: Treehorn Books, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. The book is in excellent condition. The dust jacket is close to that, with just a little edgewear here & there. ; Signed & inscribed by Pare Lorentz: "For Tom Radko.with the hope that he has time to regard the documents in the Appendices section, from P. L. , Friday, November 18, 1991." ; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 232 pages.
Published by University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 1968
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition hardcover stated. Inscribed to title page by Pare Lorentz to Bob Thomas, famed Hollywood biographer; from Thomas' estate. Remainder mark else tight and square in price clipped/sunned DJ in mylar. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1968
Seller: Abacus Bookshop, Pittsford, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
hardcover. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 1st edition. 8vo, 232 pp., Unique copy, inscribed by the filmmaker, Pare Lorentz, to author Jerre Mangione in 1982, Lorentz made documentary films for the FSA in the 1930s. Includes photographs by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Edwin Locke Frances H. Flaherty and others Spine of dj slightly faded, else a fine copy in dust jacket.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, 1968
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed and inscribed by Pare Lorentz. Minor wear and tear to the jacket. Pages are tanning.
Published by Oklahoma Univ. Of Oklahoma Press 1968., 1968
Seller: Ira Joel Haber - Cinemage Books, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
fine/fine. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY PARE LORENTZ. In depth study of the inovative doc. filmmaker of the 30's. Illus. w. 48 photos. 1st edition. Binding is cl.w.dj. Book.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press (c.1968), Norman, 1968
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good dj. First Edition. [light shelfwear, a handful of tiny white-paint stains on bottom edges of covers (probably due to the book's have been placed on a newly-painted shelf before the paint had thoroughly dried); the jacket appears to be somewhat unevenly color-shifted on the front panel and spine, and has a small ragged tear at the top of the rear panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the ffep by composer Virgil Thomson, to film producer Richard Goldstone: "for Richard Goldstone / a Lorentz graduate / from another one / and now you and I have / worked together / a privilege and a pleasure / Virgil Thomson / Hollywood / 21 May 1970." (See notes below.) A history and analysis of the three groundbreaking documentary films made for the U.S. Government by Pare Lorentz during the Great Depression, about "the pressing problems facing the nation -- drought, flood, poverty, and slums." The films, the first made by the government for distribution to the general public, were: THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS (about the Dust Bowl); THE RIVER (an account of the devastation caused by flooding of the Mississippi River, and how it was ameliorated by the establishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority); and THE FIGHT FOR LIFE (about the dangers posed to the health and lives of pregnant women by urban poverty). More broadly, the book discusses the establishment of the U.S. Film Service (with Lorentz as its director), and the political opposition it engendered -- not unlike the problems National Public Radio faces today. Regarding the inscription: there are numerous index entries in the book for Thomson, who composed the musical scores for both THE PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS and THE RIVER -- his earliest work for a medium to which he only infrequently applied his talents. While Thomson's association with Lorentz is clear and documented, however, the Goldstone connection isn't apparent: there is nothing obvious in his career arc (MGM Short Subjects Department, 1935-1942; feature film producer at MGM, RKO and elsewhere after WWII service in the Signal Corps) that would suggest an association between him and Lorentz, let alone explain Thomson's reference to him as a "Lorentz graduate." Similarly, I can find no point of shared credit to account for Thomson's comment about he and Goldstone now having "worked together," ca. 1970 (unless of course it refers to something outside the realm of actual filmmaking). So we can only attest to the provenance (the book was purchased from Goldstone's estate), and will leave the documentation of the association to some future researcher. Signed by Notable Personage, Related.
Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1968
Seller: Ed Smith Books, ABAA, Bainbridge Island, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First edition. Inscribed by Pare Lorentz to Harris Liechti founder of the International Film Series on the front endpaper. "To Harris / Best Wishes for more / high low comedy / (signed) Pare Lorentz / Oshkosh, November 23, 1971." Ownership signature of Harris Liechti above the inscription. ALS laid in from William Sloan to Mr. Leichti, dated October 27, 1969 on 'Film Library Information Council' letterhead, reads, " Dear Mr. Leichti / Your fine review of the / Lorentz book is on p.53 of the / Film Library Quarterly which is / just out today. Please send me / your exact address and I'll see / that we get a copy of the book to you. / Also, we'd be happy to have you / review for us whenever you have the / time to take it on. You can have / more copies of the FLQ if you wish." Sincerely, (signed) William Sloan." In the book, these three titles, The Plow That Broke the Plains, The River, and The Fight for Life, have special significance in the history of motion pictures. They are three of the great documentaries produced by Pare Lorentz in the 1930's for the United States government. Except for some training films vintage World War 1, they were the first films the government made for the general public. In the depths of the Depression, the government decided to produce a series of films about the pressing problems facing the nation; drought, flood, poverty, and slums. With an initial budget of $6000. and a young director who had never made a motion picture, the beginnings were anything but auspicious. The results, however, were sensational. 232 pages with index and appendices. Illustrated from photographs. The author dedicated the book to Pare Lorentz. A near fine sharp copy of the book bound in brown cloth with black and white stamping to the spine, in a very good clean dust jacket with a chip to the top of the rear spine fold.