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The House That Shadows Built: The Story of Adolph Zukor and the Rise of the Motion Picture Industry
by Irwin, Will
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. First edition stated. Hardcover, full tan cloth with blue lettering to front cover and spine, top edge stained blue, other edges untrimmed; dust jacket is blue with modernist architectural image. Near fine with light turning in of spine ends; dust jacket has original price intact, shallow chipping to top of front panel and bottom of spine panel, some short closed tears, presents very well with its striking cover design. Zukor was a Hungarian-American who produced one of the first feature-length films (The Prisoner of Zenda, 1913) and was one of the three founders of Paramount Studios. The book covers his rise from nickelodeon arcades to the heights of Hollywood.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- s02330
- Title
- The House That Shadows Built: The Story of Adolph Zukor and the Rise of the Motion Picture Industry
- Author
- Irwin, Will
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- film studies cinema
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About the Seller
Crooked House Books & Paper
Biblio member since 2005
Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
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