About this title: The eighth edition of A Short History of the Movies continues the tradition-well-written, up-to-date, free of jargon-that has made it the most widely adopted textbook ever for college courses in film history. This volume offers students a panoramic overview of the worldwide development of film, from the first movements captured on celluloid, to the early Mack Sennett and Charlie Chaplin shorts, through the studio heyday of the 1930s and 1940s and the "Hollywood Renaissance" of the 1960s and 1970s, to the pictures and their technology appearing in the multiplexes and sound palaces of today. ...
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Edition: 2d ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780672637193ISBN:0672637197
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Hinges and spine tight. Less than 1/4 of pages have underlining and notes, rest are clean. Name on inside cover. Several spine creases. Some rubbing and light smudging on covers. Corners bumped. A good reading copy. 575 p. Includes Illustrations. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 505-544. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780672637193ISBN:0672637197
Description: Good. 1976 Bobbs-Merrill large paperback. First edition, First printing. Heavy reading wear. Prior owner marks on endpapers. Ship same or next day. More entertainment books in our store. Matching ISBN. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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