Hollywood in 1927

Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 27 pages; Limited edition of 26 copies, hand lettered. The editors Kellner and Farber here present the four essays Van Vechten prepared for successive issues of Vanity Fair in 1927. The edition prepared from Van Vechten's typescripts held at the New York Public library. Added at front and rear is a two page facsimile of Ralph Barton's fabulous caricature of the leading lights of the cinema "A Tuesday Night at Coconut Grove" A key for identifying the 128 or so persons pictured is included at rear. Light shelf/handling evidence to the silver metallic wraps. Scarce limited edition chap book. VG+ to NFOf this edition [. Twenty-six copies have been printed on Springmill Gray paper in Bernhard Modern and Broadway fonts . They have been hand-sewn into Daler-Roney silver Canford wrappers and lettered A through Z." ].