Search Results: Performing Arts from Cornish Books

New York: Metro Books, 1999. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. Informative & delightful celebration of the history of the film." Illustrated with over 150 stunning B&W Photos. Black cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. 171 Pages + Academy Award Winners and Index. 11 1/2" Tall. Very slight edge wear at spine ends. No inscriptions except old penciled price in corner of free endpaper. Jacket has slight edge wear and a chip on back corner. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1984. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. Absorbing book.explores the decade of Cinema which produced Alfred Hitchcock's Thrillers, the Musicals of Jessie Matthews & Alexander Korda's Epics." Illustrated with B&W Photos. Brown cloth cover with Silver Lettering to spine. 374 Pages, 790g, 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall

London: The Mitre Press, 1937. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. Collecting & analysing the work of some 60 Directors, Illustrating by numerous Plates the work of Outstanding Cameramen, Art Directors & Dress Designers.Scenario Writers work adapting Stage Plays & Novels as well as original scripts.Rideout develops the importance of the Technical experts. Also the Players." 163 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Blue Cloth cover with gilt lettering to spineDustjacket has tears along edge of spine and a piece missing from top corner and very top of spine (see photo). Heavy book, just over 1 Kilo so postage outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Paris: Anthologie Du Cinema, 1967. Soft cover. Good+. Supplement a l'Avant Scene du Cinema no 67 Fevrier 1967. Pages 60 _ 110. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1949. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. Includes Technique, History, Ballet Companies and Important Ballets. Illustrated wth a good selection of B&W Photos. 299 Pages. 8 3/4" Tall. Ivory cloth cover with gilt Ballerina on front. Gilt lettering to spine. No inscriptions. In very good condition apart from 2 dents with very small tears on 2 edges of the ear board. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Calcutta: Seagull Books, 1985. Trade Paperback. Near Very Good. English version based on the original films in Bengali by Shampa Banerjee. "With the Apu Trilogy in the '50s Ray placed India on the Film map. The present text, based on a shot-by-shot viewing of the film, has been checked and edited by Ray himself for the first authorized publication of these scripts in their entirety." Forward by Ray. 142 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and Drawings. Slight wear and 3 light creases to cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Lyon, France: Editions Ufoleis Rhone, 1963. Card Covers. Near Very Good. First issue of the French Cinema Quarterly. 168 Pages. Illustrated with a few B&W Photographs. Slight wear around edges of card covers, tanned at spine & edges. Pages very good. No inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

London: W H Smith, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Stars include Marilyn, Monroe, Judy Garland, Bogart, David Niven, John, Wayne, Chapli, and more. Well Illustrated with many B&W Photos and 32 Pages of Colour Photos. 240 Pages,11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Weighs 1.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Grandreams Ltd, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated Stories, some in comic strip form, and photos. No inscriptions. Price clipped Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

National Publishers Inc, 1964. Soft cover. Good+. 12" Tall. Book of the Hal Wallis Film starring Richard Burton as Thomas a'Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II. Illustrated with many Colour and B&W Photos. Articles on the Cast and the brief story of Becket. Some very light creasing to cover and a small closed tear (1/2" long) on top edge of cover. Pages in nice, clean condition. No inscriptions. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Fleetway House, London: Boys Cinema, 1947. Cloth Spine and Boards. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Film Stars in Thrill Stories." Includes Caesar & Cleoplatra and Son of Lassie. Many Monochrome Photos, including Jean Simmons and John Mills. Blue cloth spine with picture of Horse & Cowboy on cover. Cover worn around edges. Previous owner's pencilled inscription on ffep dated 1947. Pages in very nice, clean condition. Many more vintage Film Annuals in stock, I can give a discount on 2 or more and combine postage) Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London & New York: Continuum, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good +. Deals extensively with Films made during the War but also offers detailed analysis of the huge numbers of films made after. Complete with 25 B&W Film Stills and a Comprehensive Filmography and Biography. 339 Pages, 550 g, 9 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Longmans Green & Co Ltd, 1946. Original Wraps. Very Good +. No 14 in the "British Life & Thought" series. 53 Pages, Illustrated with B&W Photographs, mainly stage scenes. Green card cover with hand bearing torch on white to front. Black lettering to spine. 8 1/2" Tall. Nice, clean copy. Small nick to bottom corner of cover. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Cassell, 1971. Cloth. Very Good/Good. A lively anecdotal History of the Theatrical Capital of America." 484 Pages. Illustrated with B&W Photographs. Some small tears to top and bottom of dustjacket. Large Heavy book (over 1 Kilo) so Postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Theatre Arts Books, 1949. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Very Good +/No Jacket. Continuation of the earlier work "An Actor Prepares". Another brilliant book with emphasis on acting as an art and art as the highest expression of human nature. Translated by Elizabeth Reynolds Hepgood. Introduction by Joshua Logan. Pale Grey/Brown cloth-textured paper-covered boards with Brown Lettering & Design to front and Brown Lettering & Lines to spine. 292 Pages, 500g, 8 1/2" Tall. Slight edge wear and a little chipping to coverat spine. Previous owner's name in top corner of ffep, dated 1956. Some penciled letters & numbers on ffep. No other inscriptions. Nice, clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Applause, Theatre Book Publishers, 1989. Soft cover. Very Good. The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook. 70th Anniversary Edition. 662 Pages. Large, Heavy book (over 1 Kilo) so Postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Dodd Mead, 1978. Cloth Spine and Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Complete Broadway and off Broadway Productions. Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings by Hirschfeld. 604 Pages. Slight wear to Dustjacket. Heavy Book so Postage will be a little extra Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Dodd Mead, 1974. Cloth Spine and Boards. Very Good/Near Very Good. Hirschfeld. Complete Broadway & Off Broadway Programs. Statistics, Articles, Directories. Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings by Hirschfeld. 515 Pages. Small tear to dustjacket at top of spine and some wear aound its edges. Heavy Book so Postage will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paris: Julliard, 1957. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. 126 Pages, age darkened. Illustrated with 2 B&W Photographs. Some tears to cover (see photo). Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Virgin, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good +. Well Illustrated with Film Stills, posters etc. 224 pages, 960g, 10 7/8" Tall. No inscriptions. Weighs over 1 Kilo packed so shipping outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall