America or The Sacrifice: A Romance of the American Revolution (Photoplay Edition)

Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1924. Photoplay. Hardcover. Very Good+ Condition/Very Good+. Book First Photoplay Edition, illustrated with scenes from D. W. Griffith's 1924 photoplay based upon Chambers' book. It starred Lionel Barrymore as Capt. Walter Butler and Carol Dempster as Miss Nancy Montague. The story plays out against the frontier fighting in upstate New York during the American Revolution. Illustrated with seven full-page stills from the film, printed on coated stock The text block is followed by seven unnumbered pages of advertising for other G&D series First Thus. Size: 7.5"-8" - Small Octavo (Sm. 8vo). 399 pages. Item Type: Book. The text block is tight, bright and unmarked, except for one pencil mark in the margin next to a paragraph in the Prologue, p. xxv. Blue cloth over boards with black title and illustration of the Liberty Bell on the front cover. Minimal wear at the corners with a slight bump to the top corner of the front cover. The dust jacket has been protected in a clear sleeve, so it is in Very Good+ condition with no chipping, but some wear at the top of the spine. The spine and folds are a bit darkened. It is now protected in a clear archival Brodart cover. Dust Jacket un-clipped and features a G&D catalog on the inside of the jacket. It looks as if a previous owner's name was erased from the front free end paper. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. There is a small envelope pasted on the inside back cover, but it is empty and it's not clear what it might have held. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; United States; 1920s; Film, Radio & Television. Main Picture: Chambers (1924), America - Front panel and spine of dust jacket. Picture 2: Chambers (1924), America - Back panel of dust jacket and page edges. Picture 3: Chambers (1924), America - Front cover and spine. Picture 4: Chambers (1924), America - Rear cover and page edges. Picture 5: Chambers (1924), America - Outside of dust jacket and inside with printed Grosset & Dunlap catalog. Picture 6: Chambers (1924), America - Title page and frontis with one of the internal stills from the film. Picture 7: Chambers (1924), America - Two internal stills from the film. Picture 8: Chambers (1924), America - Back material and envelop pasted on the inside back cover. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1097. .