Metropolis
by Thea von Harbou
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$1,247.18NZ$1,122.46
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co, [1927]. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. The first Hutchinson edition of this important sci-fi novel, the first English language edition to have plates showing scenes from the monumental film. An uncommon first Hutchinson edition, also being the first English language film tie-in edition, with plates from the 1927 hit film.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and three plates, depicting scenes of the film. The frontispiece shows Brigitte Helm, who portrayed the Maria and the robot Futura in the film.'Metropolis' is a monumental 1925 science fiction novel by Thea von Harbou, set in a technologically advanced city. The tale is one of clashing classes who are struggling to co-exist, the exploited class living underground, the better off class living on the surface of the world.This novel was based on Harbou and Fritz Lang's screenplay for the film, a collaboration between the married couple which would be released in 1927. The couple wrote the screenplay together, then Harbou wrote and published this novel with the sole purpose of it being made into a film. Production on the film began before the book had been published.The film, a German expressionist silent film, was a pioneering production, and was one of the first feature length sci-fi films. To this day it is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential films ever made. Filming took seventeen months to complete, and cost more than five million Reichsmarks, about eighteen million pounds today.Collated, complete.One leaf of adverts after the list of plates, promoting Hutchinson's 'New Famous Film Editions'. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with very light rubbing to the joints and extremities. A few minor marks to the boards and spine. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901P45
- Title
- Metropolis
- Author
- Thea von Harbou
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1927]
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Metropolis thea von harbou sci-fi science fiction thea von harbou
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.