Hollywood Saga in RARE Color DustJacket of Blue, White & Orange ,A Solid Copy of a Rare Book, William C. DeMilles , he Left Broadway and Went to Hollywood for 3 Months - he Stayed for 20 Years. He Tells About the Early Days of Hollywood from First-hand

William C. deMille, Brother of Cecil De Mille, With a Foreword By John Erskine. Previous Owner Ink Signature on Front Free Endpaper. Endpapers Darkened. Illustrated with B/W Photographs

Published by E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York,, 1939

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HBDJ, Stated First Edition on Copyright pg & on Inner Flap DJ, 1939. 1st Printing, SalmonPink Buckram Cloth Hard Cover with Blue Titles, Spine Cover light chipping edges & Light Fade. Book Condition: Good Condition. Dust Jacket Condition: GOOD-, AS-IS, 8vo ,Slight to moderate dampstaining to covers and spine. Otherwise, contents clean and tight. Dustjacket is slightly rubbed/faded/soiled with a large open tear on the spine Cvr takes out part of Publishers Nme and chipping at the extremities DJ. Large octavo, 319 pgs,Index, Cover light rub, wear Scuffing, DJ protected in clear Mylar . Illustrated with B/W photographs including frontispiece of de Mille on location Directing the Movie Buccaneer. Inner Flap DJ PriceClipped but Original price of $3.50 Intact on back inner Flap, .He tells about the early days of Hollywood from first-hand experience as the Despised Movie of 1914 grew into the most socially important form of drama in the world. A very intersting early film book. A solid copy of a rare book, Discusses the fight of independents led by Adolph Zukor to free film industry from dictation & censorship. Theres an exciting & Highly informative information section dealing with the disintegration arising from the coming of Sound Pictures. Filled with Original Revealing anecdotes of Producers, Director & Technicians & stars Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Geraldine Farrar , Greta Garbo, Thomas Meighan ETC.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hollywood Saga in RARE Color DustJacket of Blue, White & Orange ,A Solid Copy of a Rare Book, William C. DeMilles , he Left Broadway and Went to Hollywood for 3 Months - he Stayed for 20 Years. He Tells About the Early Days of Hollywood from First-hand
• Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc., New York,
• Publication Date: 1939
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good