ramsaye terry thomas edison (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. Two volumes, first edition, both very good in original cloth.

Zustand: Very good. First Edition. First edition of this important work of film history from the silent era, noted for its attention to detail, and emphasizing technological innovation and commercial enterprise. Formerly a publicity director at Mutual Film Corporation, Ramsaye developed this book out of a running column in PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE. Photoplay Magazine. 2 volumes, 9.25'' x 6.25'' each. Publisher's blue cloth with decoration and titles in gilt. Top edges gilt, other edges uncut. Lacking scarce dust jacket and slipcase. lxxii, 400; [4], 401-868 pages. Former owner bookplate to front pastedowns; bookseller's label at rear pastedowns. Spines gently sunned, with moderate edgewear to cloth, toning to endpapers. Textblock generally bright and clean. Sound.

Cloth. Zustand: Very good. First edition, first printing of A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture by Terry Ramsaye, with the scarce slipcase. (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, [2 volumes], lxx, [2], 400pp; 401-868pp. Blue cloth, title stamped in gilt on spines with decorative gilt image on front covers. The first printing, with no additional printings mentioned. Top edges gilt, untrimmed fore edges. Both volumes have frontispiece portraits with tissue covers and complete with 103 illustrations. Solid binding, clean text block. Light sunning to both spines, a few points of wear to cloth covers. Previous owners' bookplate on the front free endpaper of both volumes. Housed in the publisher's scarce slipcase, notable wear to boards, delicate hinges, shelf wear to all panels. An attractive example of this classic work on the early history of the motion picture industry.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 327 copies of the signed limited edition, signed by Thomas Edison and the author, Terry Ramsaye. Volume One, first printing, near fine in original cloth. Housed in a fine custom-made collector's slipcase. Volume II not present.

Zustand: Very Good+. First edition. One of 372 copies (this being copy seventy-two). Signed by Terry Ramsaye and Thomas Edison. A Very Good set. Two volumes, quarto (262 x 175 mm). Collating: lxx, 400; 401-868 pp. Frontispieces. Illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographic reproductions. In the publisher's deluxe quarter leather over textured paper boards. A large paper copy, with edges untrimmed. Minor edgewear. Evidence of removed bookplates to upper endpapers. The library stamp of the Gertrude Kistler Memorial Library to margin of each title-page and to lower endpapers. A few spots of toning to first and last few leaves; otherwise, very clean throughout. An appealing set. This first official history of cinema, written by film journalist Terry Ramsaye, presents a clear and detailed picture of the early development of film as seen from the Edison camp. Dwelling specifically on Edison's early Kinetograph and his "Black Maria" (the first studio to be built specifically for making commercial films), Ramsaye charts the development of the motion picture industry through 1925. While later critics downplayed Edison's importance, recent scholars have reinstated his preeminent position in the history of film. A lavish production, chronicling the history of the silver screen, with wonderful vintage photographs - as Edison states, "the first endeavor to set down the whole and true story of the motion picture.through his years of preparation.I am aware of [the author's] effort at exact fact. A high degree of detailed accuracy has been attained.". Very Good+. Signed.

Zustand: Very Good. First edition. Limited to 327 copies (this one out of series). Signed by Ramsaye and Thomas A. Edison. Quarto (241 x 168 mm). Collating: lxx, 400; 401-868. Frontispiece portrait. Illustrated throughout text with black and white photographic reproductions. In the publisher's original blue cloth with gilt decorations on the front boards. Spine lettering dulled and rubbed. A faint tide-mark affecting the closed text-block to vol. 2. But, a Very Good set overall. Housed in a custom blue slipcase with red morocco label. This first official history of cinema, written by film journalist Terry Ramsaye, presents a clear and detailed picture of the early development of film as seen from the Edison camp. Dwelling specifically on Edison's early Kinetograph and his 'Black Maria (the first studio to be built specifically for making commercial films), Ramsaye charts the development of the motion picture industry through 1925. While later critics downplayed Edison's importance, recent scholars have reinstated his preeminent position in the history of film. A lavish production, chronicling the history of the silver screen, with wonderful vintage photographs-as Edison states, "the first endeavor to set down the whole and true story of the motion picture.through his years of preparation.I am aware of [the author's] effort at exact fact. A high degree of detailed accuracy has been attained.". Very Good. Signed.

Zustand: Near Fine. Signed Limited First Edition. First edition. Copy number 233 of a limited 327, signed by Ramsaye and Thomas A. Edison. Large paper copy, bound in publisher's original blue cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gilt; copies of this limited edition were also bound in half-leather. Near Fine with light rubbing. Browning to endsheets. The first official history of the motion picture as written by film journalism Terry Ramsey, presenting a clear picture of the early development of film as seen from the Edison camp. A beautiful copy of a set which often turns up much worse for wear.