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ANDREW, G. (ed). Film: The Critics Choice. Aurum: 2001 1st ed 352 pp, profuse b/w and colour photos. F/VG+. Contributors include David Bordwell, David Thompson, Philip French, Gilbert Adair, Peter Wollen and Tony Rayns on a 150 masterpieces of film. (Book Ref #25005)  £20.00

ANGER, K. Hollywood Babylon. Bell: 1981 rep 292 pp, profuse b/w photos throughout. VG+/VG+. The legendary underground classic of Hollywood's darkest and best-kept secrets. US edition. (Book Ref #31053)  £12.00

ANON. "Metropolis" Magazine. Depicting scenes, story and incidents in the making of the world's greatest modern spectacular film masterpiece. UFA/Wardour Films: 1927 p/b 1st ed 16 pp, 75 b/w production shots and stills from the film, some in the form of montage. Magazine format with card covers. Staples rusted and a rust (?) mark affecting the design on the front cover, back cover a little grubby o/w VG+. The front cover features the face of the robot in red, green and black (after the poster by Degan, but not credited to him). "Premier Presentation at the Marble Arch Pavilion, Monday March 21st" appears in red at the bottom right corner. The rust (?) mark runs across the face of the robot and a scan is available.. (Book Ref #27259)  £550.00

ANON. The Picturegoer's Who's Who and Encyclopedia. Odhams: 1933 1st ed 608 pp, 96 pages of sepia photos, biographical section, trade organisations and studio section. Rear board lightly scratched and slight foxing to page edges and margins o/w VG. (Book Ref #33216)  £12.00

ARMES, R. French Cinema. Secker & Warburg: 1985 p/b 1st thus 310 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. VG+. (Book Ref #33742)  £11.00

ARNHEIM, R. Film as Art. Faber: 1958 new ed 194 pp, b/w photos. F in lightly edge-worn d/w. Revised edition with additional essays. (Book Ref #22542)  £7.00

BAGSHAW, MEL. The Art of Italian Film Posters. Black Dog Publishing: 2005 p/b 1st ed 211 pp, over 250 colour photos throughout. VG+. Featuring posters from the early twentieth century to the late 1970s, Bagshaw's text provides a rich overview of Italy's cinematic culture. (Book Ref #33415)  £12.00

BEGO, M. The Best of Modern Screen. Columbus: 1986 p/b 1st ed 224 pp, numerous b/w photos. F. 'Contains many of the most exciting, glamorous, historic, humourous and outrageous material from the pages of Modern Screen'. (Book Ref #3632)  £9.50

BEGO, M. The Best of Modern Screen. Columbus: 1986 p/b 1st ed 224 pp, numerous b/w photos. Bottom of spine slightly bumped o/w VG+. Contains many of the most exciting, glamorous, historic, humourous and outrageous pages from 'Modern Screen'. (Book Ref #8949)  £7.50

BERGAN, R. The United Artists Story. Octopus: 1986 1st ed 352 pp, b/w photos throughout, extensive appendices on all the companies' activities. VG+/VG+. The complete history of the studio and its 1581 films. (Book Ref #18842)  £30.00

BERTON, P. Hollywood's Canada. The Americanization of our national image. McClelland & Stewart: 1975 1st ed 303 pp, 109 b/w illustrations and photos, appendix, notes. VG+ in price clipped and edge worn d/w with some fading. "If foreigners think of this country as a land of snowswept forests and mountains, devoid of large cities and peopled by happy-go-lucky French Canadians, wild trappers, and grim-jawed Mounties-that's because Hollywood has pictured us that way". (Book Ref #8958)  £15.00

BLUM, D. A Pictorial History of the Talkies. Spring Books: 1974 revised ed 379 pp, over 4250 b/w photos. Front board lightly water-stained o/w VG+ in chipped d/w. Comprehensive visual history of the motion picture. (Book Ref #23919)  £7.50

BOGDANOVICH, P. Picture Shows. Peter Bogdanovich on the movies. Allen & Unwin: 1975 1st ed 271 pp. fore edge slightly marked o/w VG+/VG. A personal view of the cinema and Hollywood, including a discussion on Bogdanovich's favourite films. (Book Ref #15486)  £10.00

BOGLE, D. Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks. An Interpretive History of Blacks in American Film. Continuum: 1991 p/b enlarged ed 322 pp, a few b/w stills. VG. (Book Ref #31794)  £10.00

BONO, F. & KOSKINEN, M. (eds). Film in Sweden. Swedish Film Today. Svenska Institute: 1996 p/b 1st ed 164 pp, a few colour and b/w photos. VG+. The first comprihensive book to focus on Swedish films of the 1980's and 90's. (Book Ref #19009)  £7.50

BOUZEREAU, L. The Art of Bond. From storyboard to screen: the creative process behind the James Bond Phenomenon. Boxtree: 2006 1st ed 240 pp, numerous colour photos. Fine in VG+ d/w. (Book Ref #33587)  £10.00

BOVAY, G-M. Cinema. Un oeil ouvert sur le monde. Editions Clairefontaine Lausanne: 1952 p/b rep 152 pp, 100 b/w illustrations. Paper covers edge-worn with 30mm tear to top of front panel, eps lightly foxed o/w VG. Text in French. Contributors include Jean Cocteau, Leon Moussinac, Georges Sadoul and Andre Bazin. (Book Ref #21518)  £15.00

BROWNLOW, K. Behind the Mask of Innocence. Sex, violence, prejudice, crime. Films of social concience in the silent era. Jonathan Cape: 1990 1st ed 579 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. M/M. 'Brownlow has delved deeply into contemporary sources to describe the context, creation, plot, and reception of the movies that showed America its true face'. (Book Ref #2253)  £19.95

BROWNLOW, K. Hollywood - The Pioneers. Collins: 1979 1st ed 272 pp, 200 b/w photos from the Kobal collection. F/VG+. 'An excellent book which will appeal to social historians as much as movie buffs'. (Book Ref #6318)  £9.00

BROWNLOW, K. Hollywood - The Pioneers. Collins: 1979 1st ed 272 pp, 200 b/w photos from the Kobal collection. Historic biro price on title page o/w BG+/VG+. 'An excellent book which will appeal to social historians as much as movie buffs'. (Book Ref #21418)  £15.00

BROWNLOW, K. Napoleon. Able Gance's classic film. Jonathan Cape: 1983 1st ed 310 pp, profuse b/w photos. Inscription o/w F/VG+. Brownlow describes how it took him 25 years to locate, reassemble and restore Gance's masterpiece. (Book Ref #23327)  £18.00

BROWNLOW, K. Napoleon. Able Gance's classic film. Jonathan Cape: 1983 1st ed 310 pp, profuse b/w photos. F/VG+. Brownlow describes how it took him 25 years to locate, reassemble and restore Gance's masterpiece. (Book Ref #24384)  £20.00

BURCHILL, J. Girls on Film. Pantheon: 1986 p/b 1st US ed 192 pp, b/w photos. Back cover creased o/w VG. Why are we 'encouraged to worship men in life, love, bed, war and politics but only encouraged to worship girls on film?'. (Book Ref #8877)  £7.00

CAMERON, I. Adventure In the Cinema. Studio Vista: 1973 1st ed 152 pp, colour and sepia photos in text. VG+/VG. Chronological exploration of the genre's development and audience appeal. (Book Ref #150)  £8.00

CANEMAKER, J. Before the Animation Begins. The art and lives of Disney inspirational sketch artists. Hyperion: 1996 1st ed 209 pp, profuse colour illustrations, notes, bibliog. Gift inscription o/w VG+ in VG d/w. A lavishly illustrated guide to the thought processes of the "inspirational sketch" artists behind some of Disney's best films past and present. (Book Ref #33146)  £25.00

CASTELL, D. Hollywood In the 1970s. Admiral: 1986 1st ed 119 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos. VG+/VG. Pictorial history of the decade of 'new realism' and sensationalism in search of audiences. (Book Ref #151)  £5.00

CHANAN, M. The Dream that Kicks. The prehistory and early years of cinema in Britain. RKP: 1980 1st ed 353 pp, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Chanon provides both a multi-disciplinary study of the forces which shaped early cinema and a vivid evocation of it as popular entertainment. (Book Ref #9431)  £10.00

CHANAN, M. The Dream that Kicks. The prehistory and early years of cinema in Britain. RKP: 1980 1st ed 353 pp, bibliog. VG+/VG+. Chanan provides both a multi-disciplinary study of the forces which shaped early cinema and a vivid evocation of it as popular entertainment. (Book Ref #11360)  £10.00

CHIBNALL, S. Making Mischief. The Cult Films of Pete Walker. Fab Press: 1998 p/b 1st ed 223 pp, numerous b/w photos, bibliog. New. Walker, Britain's closest equivalent to Russ Meyer, is a low-budget, independent, exploitation film director.. In this major critical study, his mordant observations of a 'malevolent underworld' are dissected through a 5 hour interview, the co-operation of his screenwriters and a wealth of unpublished photographs. (Book Ref #27883)  £10.00

CHRISTIE, IAN. & GILLIAM, TERRY (foreword). The Last Machine. Early Cinema and the Birth of the Modern World. BFI: 1994 p/b 1st ed 152 pp, b/w ilustrations throughout. VG+. Published to accompany the BBC TV series of the same name.. (Book Ref #33299)  £20.00

CLARENS, C. An Illustrated History of the Horror Film. Capricorn: 1967 p/b 1st ed 256 pp, b/w photos. VG. 'This is the definitive history of the horror film and likely to remain so' - The Detroit News. (Book Ref #1977)  £7.50

COHN, L. Movietone Presents the 20th Century. A pictorial record. Andre Deutsch: 1977 1st ed Approx 250 pp, b/w archive stills and photos. VG+/VG. 20th Century Fox's Movietone story, from newsgathering to production, told in pictures. (Book Ref #158)  £10.00

COOK, P. (ed). The Cinema Book. BFI: 1990 p/b rep 377 pp, b/w photos. Front cover slightly creased o/w VG+. 'Has something for anyone interested in film'. Times Education Supplement. (Book Ref #32182)  £14.00

CORK, J. & SCIVALLY, B. James Bond. The Legacy. Boxtree: 2002 1st ed 320 pp, 500 colour and b/w photos, appendices. Fine. 'The story of how writers, filmmakers and producers changed popular culture by breaking all the rules'. (Book Ref #19708)  £25.00

COWIE, P. (ed). A Concise History of the Cinema. Vol 1: Before 1940 and Vol 2: Since 1940. Zwemmer: 1971 p/b 1st US ed 212 pp & 261 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. Front cover of Volume 1 creased o/w both volumes VG. (Book Ref #30155)  £10.00

COWIE, P. (ed). International Film Guide 1965. Tantivy: 1964 1st ed 304 pp, b/w photos. VG. (Book Ref #30050)  £7.00

CROSS, R. The Big Book of British Films. Charles Herridge: 1984 p/b 1st ed 192 pp, over 300 b/w stills from 1939 to 1970, bibliog. Corners bumped o/w VG. Overview of production, style, genre and personalities of the British film industry in it's era of greatest productivity. (Book Ref #9435)  £7.50

CROWTHER, B. Captured on Film. The prison movie. Batsford: 1989 1st ed 184 pp, b/w photos throughout text, bibliog, filmogCovers the whole spectrum of prison life from simple adventures to the complex psychological and sociological themes of prisoners of conscience. (Book Ref #12399)  £6.99

CULHANE, J. Walt Disney's Fantasia. Abrams: 1983 1st ed 222 pp, 280 illustrations including 130 colour plates, production credits, bibliog. Bottom extremities slightly rubbed o/w VG+ in nicked d/w. Definitive and beautifully illustrated book on Fantasia, the first since 1940. (Book Ref #33502)  £25.00

CULHANE, J. Walt Disney's Fantasia. Abradale: 1983 1st ed 222 pp, 280 illustrations including 130 colour plates, production credits, bibliog. Bottom board edges slightly rubbed in d/w with edge-worn top and disclaimer label on back cover. Definitive and beautifully illustrated book on Fantasia, the first since 1940. (Book Ref #33552)  £25.00

DELPIERRE, M. et al. French Elegance in The Cinema. Musee de la Mode: 1988 1st ed 271 pp, profuse b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. F/VG. English Text. Published to coincide with the Musee Galliera exhibition, it celebrates the contribution of French designers to both Hollywood and European cinema. (Book Ref #16835)  £45.00

DICK, B.F. The Star-Spangled Screen. The American World War II Films. Kentucky: 1996 p/b rep 297 pp, a few b/w photos, bibliog. F. 'Analytical, descriptive and engaging'. (Book Ref #19640)  £10.00

DOOLEY, R. From Scarface to Scarlett. American films in the 1930's. HBJ: 1981 rep 648 pp, b/w photos. F in edge-worn d/w. Examines 5000 films in 50 distinct genres in a 'lively literate style'. (Book Ref #3945)  £25.00

DYER, R. (ed). Gays and Film. BFI: 1977 p/b 1st ed 73 pp, chapter notes, bibliog, filmog. Front cover unevenly faded, small label residue on front endpaper o/w VG+. A collection of early readings of lesbianism, gay stereotypes, camp, and the gay position in film. (Book Ref #31371)  £7.50

EAMES, J. D. The MGM Story. Octopus: 1986 p/b rep 408 pp, profuse b/w and some colour photos. Bottom of spine bumped o/w VG+. The complete history of fifty seven roaring years. (Book Ref #9325)  £10.00

EAMES, J.D. The MGM Story. Octopus: 1979 p/b revised ed 400 pp, profuse b/w photos and 15 colour plates. VG+. The complete history of fifty roaring years. (Book Ref #13780)  £10.00

EAMES, J. & BERGAN, R. The MGM Story. Hamlyn: ca 1984 p/b rep 416 pp, profuse b/w photos. Corners lightly chipped o/w VG+. Additional text 1982 -1983 by Ronald Bergan. EAMES. (Book Ref #84)  £10.00

EYLES, A. with. & SKONE, K. Cinemas of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire Publications: 2002 p/b 1st ed 152 pp, b/w photos and map. Top corner creased o/w VG+. (Book Ref #33727)  £7.50

FILMER, A.J. & GOLAY, A. Harrap's Book of Film Directors and Their Films. A Comprehensive Guide from 1924 to the Present Day. Harrap: 1989 1st ed 491 pp. F/VG+. Over 2600 English Language releases of 3,300 directors. (Book Ref #15895)  £12.00

FINLER, J. The Hollywood Story. Octopus: 1988 1st ed 304 pp, b/w and colour photos, charts etc. Fine in chipped d/w. Everything you always wanted to know about the American movie business but didn't know where to look. (Book Ref #7435)  £15.00

FINLER, J. The Movie Directors Story. Octopus: 1985 1st ed 272 pp, over 600 b/w and 50 colour photos. F in torn d/w. All the major British and American directors are included. (Book Ref #1906)  £10.00

FINLER, J.W. The Hollywood Story. Octopus: 1988 1st UK ed 304 pp, b/w and colour photos, charts etc, bibliog, filmog. Board bottoms lightly bumped o/w VG+/VG+. 'Everything you always wanted to know about the American movie business but didn't know where to look'. (Book Ref #22212)  £12.00

FINLER, J.W. The Hollywood Story. Crown: 1988 1st US ed 304 pp, b/w and colour photos, charts etc, bibliog, filmog. Bottom of spine bumped o/w VG+ in lightly edge worn d/w. 'Everything you always wanted to know about the American movie business but didn't know where to look'. (Book Ref #22879)  £12.50

FINLER, J.W. The Movie Directors Story. Octopus: 1985 1st ed 272 pp, over 600 b/w and 50 colour photos. VG+ in chipped d/w. All the major British and American directors are included. (Book Ref #12069)  £12.00

FITZGERALD, M. Universal Pictures. Studio history. Arlington House: 1980 rep 766 pp, profuse b/w photos throughout, filmog. Page edges lightly foxed o/w VG+ in lightly marked, edge-worn and torn d/w. Year by year filmography. (Book Ref #19363)  £20.00

FITZGERALD, M. Universal Pictures. Studio history. Arlington House: 1980 rep 766 pp, profuse b/w photos throughout, filmog. VG+ in worn d/w. Year by year filmography. (Book Ref #30977)  £16.50

FITZGERALD, M. Universal Pictures. Studio history. Arlington House: 1977 1st ed 766 pp, profuse b/w photos throughout, filmog. VG+ in nicked d/w. Year by year filmography. (Book Ref #33197)  £15.00

FRAYLING, C. Sergio Leone. Once Upon A Time in Italy. Thames & Hudson: 2005 1st ed 240 pp, over 200 colour and b/w photos throughout. Fine in Fine d/w. An in-depth study with plentiful interviews about Leone and the Italian western including an essay on Leone by John Ford. (Book Ref #33776)  £18.00

GARFIELD, B. Western Films. A Complete Guide. Rawson: 1982 1st ed 396 pp, over 100 b/w stills. VG+ in VG+ d/w. A comprehensive study of the genre and its off-shoots, thoroughly researched.. (Book Ref #32328)  £20.00

GIANNETTI, L. Understanding Movies. Prentice Hall: 1999 p/b 8th ed 529 pp, 14 colour plates, numerous b/w photos, glossary. VG. Organised into photography, mise en scene, movement, editing, sound, acting, drama, story, writing, ideology, theory and synthesis. (Book Ref #33726)  £10.00

GIFFORD, D. American Animated Films. The Silent Era, 1897-1929. McFarland: 1990 1st US ed 208 pp. VG+ issued without d/w. A complete list. (Book Ref #28969)  £15.00

GOLDSTEIN, L. (ed). & KONIGSBERG, I. (ed). The Movies. Texts, Receptions, Exposures. University of Michigan: 1996 p/b 1st ed 338 pp, 14 b/w plates and occasional b/w photos, contributors list. VG+. Brings together a wide range of writing and visual art that describes in detail the history, art and technology of motion pictures. (Book Ref #27757)  £10.00

GOPALAN, L. Cinema of Interruptions. Action genres in contemporary Indian cinema. BFI: 2002 p/b 1st ed 218 pp, bibliog. Fine. A new framewoek for understanding Indian national cinema 'in a global system dominated by Hollywood. (Book Ref #30610)  £13.50

GOW, C. Suspense in the Cinema. Castle: 1968 rep 143 pp, b/w photos in text, bibliog, filmog. VG in worn d/w. Examines the components of genre and their characteristics and adaptation for the cinema. (Book Ref #191)  £8.00

GUYNN, W. A Cinema of Nonfiction. Fairleigh Dickinson: 1990 1st ed 249 pp, b/w photos, Notes, bibliog, Filmog. Inscription o/w F/F. An examination of documentary film's reliance on the structures of fiction. (Book Ref #23934)  £18.00

HALLIWELL, L. Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion A to Z. Hart, Davis: 1977 rep 82 pp, b/w photos, lobbycards, posters etc, filmog. Rear cover rubbed o/w VG. Indispensable coverage of cinema stars, personnel and film treatments. (Book Ref #194)  £6.00

HAMBLETT, C. The Hollywood Cage. Hart: 1969 p/b rep 435 pp, b/w photos. VG. First published as 'Who Killed Marilyn Monroe?'. (Book Ref #19981)  £6.50

HAMMOND, PAUL. Marvellous Melies. Gordon Fraser: 1974 p/b 1st thus 159 pp, b/w illustrations throughout text, filmog. VG. A critical study of Melies's films and career as conjuror, set designer, painter, satirist and filmmaker with 'a genius for the revelatory image'. (Book Ref #32670)  £18.00

HARDING, C. & POPPLE, S. In the Kingdom of Shadows. A Companion to Early Cinema. Cygnus: 1996 1st ed 267 pp, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Uses a thematic approach to survey the rapid advance of the cinema into every sphere of human activity and examines the reception, exhibition and numerous applications of film. (Book Ref #14531)  £18.00

HARDING, C. & POPPLE, S. In the Kingdom of Shadows. A companion to early cinema. Cygnus: 1996 1st ed 267 pp, b/w and colour photos and illustrations, bibliog. Fine in a Fine d/w. Uses a thematic approach to survey the rapid advance of the cinema into every sphere of human activity and examines the reception, exhibition and numerous applications of film. (Book Ref #18401)  £18.00

HARDY, P. Science Fiction. The Aurum Film Encyclopedia. Aurum: 1995 p/b rep 512 pp, over 650 b/w stills throughout, appendix, bibliog. Front cover lightly scratched o/w fine. Complete statistical information on over 1,550 science fiction films, from George Melies to George Lucas and beyond. (Book Ref #30076)  £18.00

HARDY, P. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies. Octopus: 1986 rep 408 pp, 450 illustrations in b/w and colour, appendices. VG+/VG+. Offers plot summaries for over 1200 science fiction films, from George Melies to George Lucas. (Book Ref #12331)  £22.00

HARDY, P. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies. Octopus: 1986 revised ed 408 pp, 450 illustrations in b/w and colour, appendices. VG+/VG+. Offers plot summaries for over 1200 science fiction films, from George Melies to George Lucas. (Book Ref #28289)  £12.00

HAY, P. MGM; When the Lion Roars. Turner: 1991 1st ed 335 pp, profuse colour photos, bibliog. Fine in Fine d/w. 'the most ambitious and thorough exploration of the studio ever published'. (Book Ref #30293)  £14.00

HEPWORTH, C.M. Came the Dawn. Memories of a film pioneer. Phoenix: 1951 1st ed 209 pp, b/w drawings and photos by author. Head of spine faded o/w VG+ in an edge-worn d/w with some small loss. 'Hep's' vivid recollections of a bygone era including Lumiere's living photographs, the first flickerings at the 'Palace' and the filming of Queen Victoria's funeral. (Book Ref #32322)  £20.00

HEPWORTH, C.M. Came the Dawn. Memories of a film pioneer. Phoenix: 1951 1st ed 209 pp, b/w drawings and photos by author. VG+ in an edge-worn d/w with some small loss. 'Hep's' vivid recollections of a bygone era including Lumiere's living photographs, the first flickerings at the 'Palace' and the filming of Queen Victoria's funeral. (Book Ref #33565)  £18.00

HIRSCHHORN, C. The Universal Story. Octopus: 1986 p/b rep 400 pp, over 1200 b/w photos, filmog. Lightly spine-faded, front corner creased o/w VG+. From silents through the Laemmle years to TV. (Book Ref #18000)  £15.00

HIRSCHHORN, C. The Universal Story. Octopus: 1983 1st ed 400 pp, over 1200 b/w photos, filmog. Bottom corners lightly bumped o/w VG+/VG+. From silents through the Laemmie years to TV. (Book Ref #19920)  £30.00

HIRSCHHORN, C. The Universal Story. Octopus: 1983 1st ed 400 pp, over 1200 b/w photos, filmog. Fine in a Fine d/w. From silents through the Laemmie years to TV. (Book Ref #22134)  £30.00

HIRSCHHORN, C. The Universal Story. Octopus: 1983 1st ed 400 pp, over 1200 b/w photos, filmog. Page edges slightly tanned o/w VG+ in lightly edge-worn d/w. From silents through the Laemmie years to TV. Please note this book weighs 2350 grams and will require extra postage if ordered on ABE or Biblio. Do contact us for a postal quote before ordering. (Book Ref #33782)  £15.00

HOLLISS, R. & SIBLEY, B. The Disney Studio Story. Octopus: 1988 1st ed 256 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. Front board lightly rubbed o/w VG+ in lightly scored and creased d/w. (Book Ref #19443)  £20.00

HOLLISS, R. & SIBLEY, B. The Disney Studio Story. Crown: 1988 1st US ed 256 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. Light shelf wear o/w F in slightly torn d/w. (Book Ref #19444)  £20.00

HOLLISS, R. & SIBLEY, B. The Disney Studio Story. Octopus: 1988 1st ed 256 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. Top edge lightly bumped o/w VG+ in slightly scratched d/w. (Book Ref #22965)  £15.00

JARVIS, D. Hollywood 1960's. Gallery: 1986 1st ed 119 pp, profuse colour and b/w photos. VG+/VG+. The decade of widening screens and declining audiences. (Book Ref #211)  £4.50

JEAVONS, C. A Pictorial History of War Films. Hamlyn: 1974 1st ed 253 pp, over 350 b/w photos. Spine of d/w faded o/w VG/VG. (Book Ref #212)  £6.00

JEWELL, R.B. & HARBIN, V. The RKO Story. Octopus: 1982 1st ed 320 pp, b/w and tinted photos throughout. VG+ in lightly edge worn d/w. RKO's relatively short but always turbulent history. (Book Ref #18843)  £30.00

JEWELL, R.B. & HARBIN, V. The RKO Story. Octopus: 1982 1st ed 320 pp, b/w and tinted photos throughout. Inscription o/w VG+/VG+. RKO's relatively short but always turbulent history. (Book Ref #19918)  £22.00

JEWELL, R.B. & HARBIN, V. The RKO Story. Octopus: 1982 1st ed 320 pp, b/w and tinted photos throughout. VG+/VG+. (Book Ref #26784)  £20.00

JONES, K. Memorable Movie Roles. Moore: 1992 1st ed 160 pp, 212 colour and b/w photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. 'Instances of inspired casting' are the theme of this volume. (Book Ref #13056)  £8.50

JONES, S.G. The British Labour Movement and Film 1918-39. RKP: 1987 1st ed 248 pp, b/w photos. M/M. The first book to look at how film was received by the organised working class in Britain in the interwar years. (Book Ref #214)  £10.00

KELSON, J.F. & SHORT, K.(intro). Catalogue of Forbidden German Feature and Short Film Productions. Held in Zonal Film Archives of Film Services Division, Control Commission for Germany, (BE). Flicks: 1996 1st ed 198 pp. Fine in a Fine d/w. In print @ <@250>52.00. (Book Ref #13175)  £25.00

KISCH, J. & MAPP, E. A Separate Cinema. Fifty Years of Black Cast Posters. Noonday: 1992 p/b 1st ed 168 pp, b/w photos and more than 200 colour posters, many very rare. Fine. First book to present a history of Black-Cast films through their posters. Covers 1915-1965. (Book Ref #17208)  £7.99

KISCH, J. & MAPP, E. A Separate Cinema. Fifty Years of Black Cast Posters. Noonday: 1992 p/b 1st ed 168 pp, b/w photos and more than 200 colour posters, many very rare. VG. First book to present a history of Black-Cast films through their posters. Covers 1915-1965. (Book Ref #17229)  £5.00

KOBAL, J. Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance. Pictorial history of musicals. Exeter: 1983 rep 316 pp, profuse b/w photos throughout. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. (Book Ref #1954)  £10.00

KUHN, A. Cinema, Censorship and Sexuality. 1909-1925. Routledge: 1988 1st ed 160 pp, b/w photos, sources consulted, notes and references. M/M. Major source book for media and cultural studies. (Book Ref #12406)  £10.00

LAHUE, K.C. Gentlemen to the Rescue. The heroes of the silent screen. Castle: 1972 1st ed 244 pp, profuse b/w photos. Inscription, previous owner's small label o/w VG+ in lightly marked d/w. Many seldom-seen photographs of the heroes in their best (and worst) roles. (Book Ref #8174)  £10.00

LEE, R. Fit for the Chase. Cars and the movies. Castle: 1969 1st ed 237 pp, profuse b/w photos. VG in marked and edge-worn d/w. Photographic essay on the greatest cinema prop. (Book Ref #409)  £11.00

LEE, R. & VAN HECKE, B.C. Gangsters and Hoodlums. The underworld of the cinema. Castle: 1971 rep 264 pp, approx 350 b/w photos. F in rubbed d/w. (Book Ref #227)  £8.00

LEVY, E. And The Winner Is.... The history and politics of the Oscar Awards. Ungar: 1987 1st US ed 390 pp, b/w photos, chapter notes and statistics. Fine in a Fine d/w. 'An invaluable addition to the sociological literature of one of the few unifying spectacles in american life.' - Andrew Sarris. (Book Ref #6805)  £10.00

LOW, R. The History of the British Film 1906-1914. Allen & Unwin: 1973 rep 309 pp, b/w photos, list of films, bibliog. VG+ in slightly creased d/w. Standard work. (Book Ref #7101)  £25.00

LOW, R. The History of the British Film 1906-1914. Allen & Unwin: 1973 rep 309 pp, b/w photos, list of films, bibliog. Spine slightly faded and e.ps a little foxed o/w VG. Standard work. (Book Ref #7754)  £15.00

LOW, R. The History of the British Film 1906-1914. Allen & Unwin: 1949 1st ed 309 pp, b/w photos, list of films, bibliog. VG+ in tatty d/w with small losses to back and front panels. Standard work. (Book Ref #17806)  £25.00

LOW, R. The History of the British Film 1914-1918. Allen & Unwin: 1973 2nd impression 332 pp, a few b/w photos, appendices, film list, bibliog. Inscription o/w F/VG+. Lists some 500 contemporary British feature films with full production details. (Book Ref #24721)  £25.00

LOW, R. & MANVELL, R. The History of the British Film 1896-1906. Allen & Unwin: 1973 rep 136 pp, bibliog. F in spine-faded d/w. Based on the research of the BFI History Committee. (Book Ref #9889)  £25.00

LOW, R. & MANVELL, R. The History of the British Film 1896-1906. Allen & Unwin: 1973 2nd impression 136 pp, bibliog. Inscription o/w F/VG+. Based on the research of the BFI History Committee. (Book Ref #24719)  £25.00

LOW, R. & MANVELL, R. The History of the British Film 1906-1914. Allen & Unwin: 1973 rep 309 pp, b/w photos, list of films, bibliog. Boards lightly damp marked along edges o/w contents VG in edge worn d/w. Standard work. (Book Ref #16256)  £16.50

LYON, C (ed). The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Volume 2; Directors. Papermac: 1987 p/b rep 611 pp, notes. Slightly edge worn o/w VG+. 'A film buff's bible'. - The Economist. (Book Ref #11282)  £8.50

MALTIN, L. The Great Movie Shorts. Those wonderful one-and two-reelers of the thirties and forties. Bonanza: 1972 1st ed 236 pp, over 200 b/w photos throughout text. VG+ in chipped and edge-worn d/w. Invaluable reference work with complete data of over one thousand short subjects. (Book Ref #16086)  £17.50

MANVELL, R. (ed). International Encyclopedia of Film. Michael Joseph: 1972 1st ed 574 pp, 22 colour plates and profuse b/w photos throughout, extensive index of title changes, films and names, bibliog. Extremities lightly shelf-worn o/w VG+ in edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #237)  £12.00

MANVELL, R. (ed). International Encyclopedia of Film. Rainbird: 1972 1st ed 574 pp, 22 colour plates and profuse b/w photos throughout, bibliog. Inscription tippex-ed out o/w VG+/VG. Index of title changes, film names and an extensive bibliography. (Book Ref #1483)  £18.00

MANVELL, R. (ed). International Encyclopedia of Film. Rainbird: 1975 rep 574 pp, 22 colour plates and profuse b/w photos throughout, bibliog. VG+ in taped and slightly creased d/w. Index of title changes, film names and an extensive bibliography. (Book Ref #1920)  £20.00

MANVELL, R. (ed). International Encyclopedia of Film. Michael Joseph: 1975 rep 574 pp, 22 colour plates and profuse b/w photos throughout, bibliog. Fine in slightly creased d/w. Index of title changes, film names and an extensive bibliography. (Book Ref #11882)  £20.00

MAPP, E. Blacks in American Films. Today and Yesterday. Scarecrow Press: 1972 1st ed 278 pp, b/w photos, notes, bibliog. Silver boards as issued, small stamp on endpapers o/w VG+. Systematically examines the major characterisations of Negroes in American film up to 1970. Scarce. (Book Ref #8753)  £25.00

MARCORELLES, L. Living Cinema. New directions in contemporary film-making. Allen & Unwin: 1973 1st eng. trans. 155 pp, b/w photos. Fine in slightly chipped d/w. Marcorelles interest is the socio-cultural, economic and political object through the medium of 'direct cinema'. (Book Ref #2126)  £8.00

MARRIOTT, P.J. Early Oxford Picture Palaces. Privately published: 1978 p/b 1st ed 32 pp, b/w photos and illustrations. Fine. (Book Ref #24956)  £8.00

MAST, G. A Short History of the Movies. Bobbs Merrill: 1977 p/b revised ed 575 pp, b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. VG+. 'Aims at revealing significant trends and turns along the road'. (Book Ref #1933)  £10.00

MAST, G. & COHEN, M. Film Theory and Criticism. OUP: 1992 p/b 4th ed 877 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. VG. 'A rich and thought provoking anthology...that permits some 60 contributors to state their stimulating views'. - American Cinematographer. (Book Ref #33741)  £15.00

MAYER, J. British Cinemas and their Audiences. Sociological studies. Dobson: 1948 1st ed 279 pp, b/w photos, appendices, bibliog. Page edges lightly foxed o/w VG+ in slightly chipped and foxed d/w. The bulk of the book consists of documents written by film goers and submitted to 'Picturegoer'. (Book Ref #7876)  £18.00

MCCLELLAND, D. The Golden Age of B Movies. Bonanza: 1981 rep 216 pp, b/w stills. Corners very slightly rubbed o/w VG+ in slightly torn d/w. Returns the reader to the world of 1940's and 'that most neglected of film species, the low-budget but often high quality motion picture - the B movie'. (Book Ref #23201)  £12.00

MCCLINTICK, D. Indecent Exposure. A true story of Hollywood and Wall Street. BCA: 1983 1st ed 544 pp, b/w photos, notes. Fine in chipped d/w. Blackmail of the most pernicious kind that reveals Wall Street's enormous influence over the entertainment industry. (Book Ref #8903)  £8.00

MCFARLANE, B. Sixty Voices. Celebrities recall of the golden age of British cinema. BRI: 1992 p/b 1st ed 260 pp, a few b/w photos in text. VG+. McFarlane has interviewed most of the celebrities from the 40s and 50s heydays of British Film. (Book Ref #12403)  £7.50

MEDVED, M. The Hollywood Hall of Shame. Angus & Robertson: 1984 p/b 1st ed 235 pp, b/w photos throughout, compendium of flops. Covers slightly worn o/w VG. 'Devoted to the most expensive mistakes in movie history'. (Book Ref #1445)  £6.00

MELLEN, J. Women and Their Sexuality in the New Film. Davis-Poynter: 1974 1st ed 254 pp, 40 b/w stills. Inscription o/w VG+/VG. An early examination of the treatment of women and their sexuality by directors, producers and writers. (Book Ref #1978)  £11.00

MELLEN, J. Women and Their Sexuality in the New Film. Davis-Poynter: 1974 1st ed 254 pp, 40 b/w stills. VG+ in edge worn d/w. An early examination of the treatment of women and their sexuality by directors, producers and writers. (Book Ref #9175)  £10.00

MELLOR, G.J. Picture Pioneers. The Story of the Northern Cinema 1896 - 1971. Frank Graham: 1971 1st ed 96 pp, b/w photos. F/VG+. (Book Ref #15364)  £20.00

MICHAEL, P. The Academy Awards; A Pictorial History. Allen & Unwin: 1966 1st ed 350 pp, nearly 300 b/w photos. VG+ in tatty d/w. The only complete photographic and textual of the Oscar winners. (Book Ref #7799)  £9.00

MICHAEL, P. & PARISH, J. (eds). Movie Greats. The players, directors and producers. Garland Books: 1969 1st ed 239 pp, b/w photos throughout, bibliog, filmog. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. (Book Ref #246)  £8.00

MITCHELL, J. Flickering Shadows. A Lifetime in Film. Harold Martin: 1997 1st ed 320 pp, numerous b/w photos, notes. Fine in chipped d/w. With 150 films to his credit, John Mitchell recounts a lifetime at the forefront of the industry.. (Book Ref #31782)  £12.00

MONTGOMERY, J. Comedy Films 1894 -1954. Allen & Unwin: 1968 revised ed 286 pp, 35 b/w photos. F/VG-. (Book Ref #1383)  £10.00

MONTGOMERY, J. Comedy Films 1894 -1954. Allen & Unwin: 1968 revised ed 286 pp, 35 b/w photos. VG+ in edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #7756)  £15.00

MOORE, A. The Picture Palaces of Cheltenham and Gloucester. Amber Valley: 1989 p/b 1st ed 37 pp, numerous b/w photos. Fine. The history of twenty buildings which have all shown films in the two towns. (Book Ref #27216)  £10.00

MUSSER, C. The Emergence of Cinema The American Screen to 1907. History of The American Cinema Vol 1. Uni. of California: 1994 p/b 1st thus 623 pp, b/w photos, notes. Rear cover and last few pages lightly indented,fore and bottom edges marked o/w VG+. Examines early American cinema as an industry and an influential cultural practice. (Book Ref #25979)  £18.00

NEALE, S. & KRUTNIK, F. Popular Film and Television Comedy. Routledge: 1994 p/b rep 291 pp, notes. F. The jumping-off point for anyone studying humour as modern popular culture in the media. (Book Ref #3845)  £7.50

NEALE, S. & KRUTNIK, F. Popular Film and Television Comedy. Routledge: 1990 1st ed 291 pp, notes. Embossed cloth, VG+. 'This wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion will be of particular interest to students of cinema, TV, the mass media and popular culture'. (Book Ref #3934)  £15.00

NEALE, S. & KRUTNIK, F. Popular Film and Television Comedy. Routledge: 1994 p/b rep 291 pp, notes. VG+. This wide-ranging and comprehensive discussion will be of particular interest to students of cinema, TV, the mass media and popular culture. (Book Ref #20522)  £7.50

NULL, G. Black Hollywood. The negro in motion pictures. Citadel: 1975 1st ed 254 pp, over 400 b/w photos. Corners lightly bumped, boards lightly marked o/w VG+ in slightly edge-worn d/w. Chronologically records the progression towards films with exclusively black themes. (Book Ref #19342)  £32.00

OKUDA, T. The Monogram Checklist. The Films of Monogram Pictures Corporation, 1931-1952. McFarland: 1987 1st ed 387 pp, a few b/w stills. Corners slightly bumped, small mark on front board and front endpaper o/w VG+. A historical overview followed by the feature films and short subjects. (Book Ref #31835)  £15.00

OLSON, J. (ed). The Ultimate Guide to Lesbian and Gay Film and Video. Serpent's Tail: 1996 p/b 1st ed 389 pp, distributor directory, bibliog. F. 'The most complete lesbian and gay film and video encyclopedia available'. (Book Ref #10576)  £7.50

PARISH, J.R. & BOWERS, R.L. The MGM Stock Company. Ian Allan: 1973 1st UK ed 862 pp, profuse b/w photos, Oscar nominations and awards, filmog. Small label residue o/w VG+ in torn d/w. 'A cornucopia of film lore with carefully detailed biographies and career studies of over 150 MGM greats'. (Book Ref #25928)  £15.00

PATTERSON, L. (ed). Black Films and Film Makers. A comprehensive anthology from stereotype to superhero. Dodd, Mead: 1975 1st ed 298 pp, b/w photos, notes, bibliog, Filmog. Private library stamps on endpapers o/w VG+ in edgeworn d/w. A collection of thirty articles, divided into six sections by the most important writers on the subject, such as Bosley Crowther, James Baldwin, Melvin Van Peebles, Lena Horne and Pauline Kael. (Book Ref #8754)  £20.00

PEART, S. The Picture House in East Anglia. Terence Dalton: 1980 1st ed 180 pp, b/w photos, a survey of East Anglian Cinemas and Circuits. VG+ in VG d/w. Peart tells the story from the first Royal Cinematograph of 1897 at The Agricultural Hall, Norwich, to the cinema chains and their painful decline thanks to television. (Book Ref #32426)  £10.00

PERRY, G. Forever Ealing. Pavilion: 1985 p/b rep 200 pp, b/w photos throughout text, bibliog, filmog. Previous owner's name o/w VG. Celebration of the great British film studio. (Book Ref #33574)  £12.00

PERRY, G. Movies from the Mansion. A history of Pinewood Studios. Elm Tree: 1982 revised ed 191 pp, profuse b/w and some colour photos, bibliog, filmog. VG+ in spine-faded d/w. Roger Moore contributes a foreward to a lively and objective look at this unique British institution. (Book Ref #24903)  £18.00

PERRY, G. Movies from the Mansion. A History of Pinewood Studios. Elm Tree: 1976 1st ed 188 pp, profuse b/w and some colour photos, bibliog, filmog. VG in a spine-faded d/w. Trevor Howard contributes a foreword to a lively and objective look at this unique British institution. (Book Ref #31242)  £8.00

PERRY, G. The Great British Picture Show. Pavilion: 1985 revised and enlarged 386 pp, b/w photos, bibliographic guide to the British cinema. F/VG+. Examines the best of British cinema from the '90's to the 70's. (Book Ref #10076)  £12.00

PETTIGREW, T. Raising Hell. The rebel in the movies. Columbus: 1986 p/b 1st ed 192 pp, b/w photos. F. Cagney, Bogart, Brando, Dean.... (Book Ref #1839)  £7.50

PIERSON, J. Spike Mike Slackers and Dykes. A Guided Tour across a Decade of Independent American Cinema. Faber: 1996 p/b 1st UK ed 374 pp, b/w photos. VG. (Book Ref #21823)  £9.00

PINES, J. Blacks In Films. Studio Vista: 1975 1st ed 143 pp, b/w stills throughout text, bibliog, filmog. Page edges browned o/w VG+ in slightly creased d/w. 'A survey of racist themes and images in American film'. (Book Ref #19200)  £15.00

PIRIE, D. (ed). Anatomy of the Movies. Inside the film industry - the money, the power, the people, the craft, the movies. Windward: 1981 1st UK ed 320 pp, b/w photos throughout text. F in edge worn d/w. 'Comprehensive and entertaining survey of the inner workings of the movie industry'. (Book Ref #12400)  £8.00

POWELL, D. The Golden Screen. Fifty years of film. Pavilion: 1989 1st ed 302 pp. F/F. Edited by George Perry, these reviews convey the 'open-minded and sympathetic approach' which made Powell so readable over such a time span. (Book Ref #27693)  £10.00

PYM, J. Film on Four. A Survey 1982/1991. BFI: 1992 1st ed 224 pp, b/w photos, budgets, credits. F/F. The first comprehensive survey of this once innovative, and now sadly defunct, commissioner. (Book Ref #25707)  £10.00

RAINEY, B. Saddle Aces of the Cinema. A.S. Barnes: n.d 1st ed 307 pp, over 200 b/w photos. VG+ in edge worn d/w. Deals with the stars of silent and sound westerns and including the neglected and underrated in the genre with a full chapter on each of the selected artists. (Book Ref #5735)  £20.00

RAWLENCE, C. The Missing Reel. Collins: 1990 1st ed 306 pp, b/w photos, chapter notes. M/M. The untold story of Le Prince, possibly the inventor of moving pictures. (Book Ref #5924)  £9.00

RAWLENCE, C. The Missing Reel. The untold story of the lost inventor of moving pictures. Collins: 1990 1st ed 306 pp, b/w photos, chapter notes. VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. The fascinating story of Le Prince's disappearance and of his family's tragic determination to prove that he was the true father of film. (Book Ref #21453)  £10.00

READE, E. History and Heartburn. The saga of Australian films 1896 - 1978. Harper & Row: 1979 1st ed 353 pp, 302 b/w photos. Fine in a Fine d/w. The first major historical survey of Australian film making. (Book Ref #1207)  £15.00

READER, K. Cultures on Celluloid. Quartet: 1981 1st ed 216 pp, b/w photos, references, bibliog, filmog. Page edges slightly yellowed o/w VG+/VG+. Four countries are discussed, the United States, France, Britain and Japan. Reference is made to many films, providing a stimulating insight into national cinema. (Book Ref #11809)  £5.00

REBELLO, S. & ALLEN, R. Reel Art. Great Posters from the Golden Age of the Silver Screen. Abbeville Press: 1988 1st ed 342 pp, 300 posters mainly col, a few b/w, illustrator biographies, source notes, bibliog. As new. Charts the changing advertising conventions of the decades when films were promoted by striking graphics and lavish budgets. A beautifully produced volume. (Book Ref #10994)  £38.00

RHODE, E. A History of the Cinema. From its origins to 1970. Allen Lane: 1976 rep 674 pp, b/w photos throughout text, notes, bibliog. Ex Library, reading copy. (Book Ref #1796)  £6.50

ROTHA, P. & GRIFFITH, R. The Film Till Now. A Survey of World Cinema. Spring Books: 1967 revised ed 831 pp, 200 b/w photos. VG/VG. Long considered the film student's bible. (Book Ref #30759)  £12.00

ROTHA, P. & ROAD, S. Documentary Film. Faber: 1952 enlarged ed 412 pp, b/w photos, notes. Endpapers and page edges slightly foxed o/w V/G+ in edge-worn d/w. An exhaustive and authoritative survey of the world documentary movement. (Book Ref #7883)  £20.00

ROTHA, P. & ROAD, S. Documentary Film. Faber: 1952 enlarged ed 412 pp, b/w photos, notes. Small inscription o/w VG. An exhaustive and authoritative survey of the world documentary movement at the time. (Book Ref #22888)  £10.00

ROUD, R (ed). Cinema - A Critical Dictionary . 2 vols. The Major Film-Makers. Secker & Warburg: 1980 1st ed 1121 pp, b/w photos. Bottom corners slightly bumped o/w VG+ in lightly spine-faded d/ws. Two massive volumes embracing an international gallery of film makers. (Book Ref #22232)  £25.00

ROUD, R (ed). Cinema - A Critical Dictionary . 2 vols. The Major Film-Makers. Secker & Warburg: 1980 1st ed 1121 pp, b/w photos. Extremities lightly rubbed o/w VG+ in lightly spine-faded and slightly chipped d/ws. Two massive volumes embracing an international gallery of film makers. (Book Ref #23991)  £25.00

ROUD, R. (ed). Cinema a Critical Dictionary. Vol II K-Z. Viking: 1980 1st ed 1121 pp. Fine in slightly creased d/w. (Book Ref #3896)  £12.50

RUSSELL, K. Fire Over England. The British cinema comes under friendly fire. Hutchinson: 1993 1st ed 183 pp, numerous b/w photos. F/VG+. Passionate, provocative, often very funny and a unique insight into one of Britain's great film directors. (Book Ref #11032)  £8.50

RUSSELL, K. Fire Over England. The British cinema comes under friendly fire. Hutchinson: 1993 1st ed 183 pp, numerous b/w photos. VG+ in nicked d/w. A passionate, provocative, often very funny and a unique insight into one of Britain's great film directors. (Book Ref #21986)  £8.50

SARRIS, A. The American Cinema. Directors and Directions 1929-1968. Dutton: 1968 p/b 1st ed 383 pp, directorial index. VG. (Book Ref #30005)  £7.00

SARRIS, A. (ed). Hollywood Voices. Secker & Warburg: 1971 p/b 1st UK ed 180 pp, b/w photos. VG. The responsibility of the director and the auteur theory are the twin themes of this series of confrontations with Cukor, Mamoulian, Preminger, Huston and others. (Book Ref #3904)  £5.00

SARRIS, A. (ed). Hollywood Voices. Secker & Warburg: 1971 p/b 1st UK ed 180 pp, b/w photos. VG. The responsibility of the director and the auteur theory are the twin themes of this series of confrontations with Cukor, Mamoulian, Preminger, Huston and others. (Book Ref #11520)  £5.00

SCHATZ, T. The Genius of the System. Hollywood film-making in the studio era. Faber: 1998 p/b 1st UK ed 514 pp, b/w photos, notes. F. Considered a lasting contribution to to film history, this vivid narrative evokes Hollywood's past battles and glory. (Book Ref #15465)  £8.00

SCOTLAND, J. The Talkies. Technical Press: 1930 1st ed 194 pp, 36 b/w plates. Covers slightly marked o/w VG+. Includes chapters on the development of sound, theatre installations, colour projection and contemporary reaction to these innovations. (Book Ref #27186)  £25.00

SELLAR, M. Best of British. A celebration of Rank film classics. Sphere: 1987 1st ed 153 pp, over 180 b/w stills from the films. Fine in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #7504)  £8.00

SELLAR, M. Best of British. A celebration of Rank film classics. Sphere: 1987 1st ed 153 pp, over 180 b/w stills from the films. Front board lightly marked o/w F in lightly edge-worn d/w. (Book Ref #12372)  £8.00

SELLAR, M. Best of British. A celebration of Rank film classics. Sphere: 1987 1st ed 153 pp, over 180 b/w stills from the films. F in d/w with scuffed back panel. (Book Ref #12607)  £8.00

SELLAR, M. Best of British. A celebration of Rank film classics. Sphere: 1987 1st ed 153 pp, over 180 b/w stills from the films. Inscription o/w F/VG+. Published to accompany the BBC1 series. (Book Ref #24088)  £8.00

SHIPMAN, D. Caught in the Act. Sex and eroticism in the movies. Elm Tree: 1985 1st ed 160 pp, b/w photos throughout text. Fine in a Fine d/w. Perceptive and entertaining. (Book Ref #14626)  £11.00

SHIPMAN, D. The Great Movie Stars. The international years. Angus & Robertson: 1980 p/b revised ed 646 pp, b/w photos. F in edge worn d/w. (Book Ref #5140)  £10.00

SHIPMAN, D. The Great Movie Stars. The international Years. Angus & Robertson: 1972 1st ed 568 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. V/G+ in chipped d/w. (Book Ref #7510)  £15.00

SHIPMAN, D. The Story of Cinema. An Illustrated History. Vol 1 The beginnings to 'Gone With the Wind', Vol 2 'Citizen Kane' to the present day. Hodder & Stoughton: 1984 1st ed 1280 pp, b/w photos, bibliog. Inscriptions o/w VG+ in chipped d/ws. (Book Ref #8207)  £30.00

SHIRLEY, G. & ADAMS, B. Australian Cinema. The first eighty years. Angus & Robertson: 1985 1st US ed 325 pp, b/w photos, notes, bibliog. VG+ in d/w with closed tear. A comprehensive, chronological and thematic coverage of a film industry which only in the 1980's achieved international recognition. (Book Ref #8855)  £15.00

SIKOV, E. Screwball. Hollywood's madcap romantic comedies. Crown: 1989 1st ed 240 pp, profuse b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. 2 black crosses on lower edge, pages cockled o/w VG/VG. (Book Ref #28023)  £10.00

SIKOV, E. Screwball. Hollywood's madcap romantic comedies. Crown: 1989 1st ed 240 pp, profuse b/w photos, bibliog, filmog. Fine in Fine d/w. 'Succeeds in bringing a scintillating period in our cultural history back to life'. (Book Ref #30369)  £14.00

SKAL, D.J. V is For Vampire. The A-Z guide to everything undead. Robson: 1996 p/b 1st ed 288 pp, b/w photos throughout, notes, filmog. F. Everything about the fiendishly fascinating creature known as the vampire. (Book Ref #6067)  £5.99

SMITH, J. & LAVINGTON, S. Bond Films. Virgin: 2002 p/b 1st UK ed 293 pp, a few colour and b/w photos, bibliog. F. Discusses each movie. (Book Ref #22429)  £4.95

SMURTHWAITE, N. & GILDER, P. Mel Brookes and the Spoof Movie. Proteus: 1982 p/b 1st ed 96 pp, 60 colour and b/w photos, filmog. Front cover faded o/w VG. (Book Ref #3909)  £5.00

SPEED, F.M. Movie Cavalcade. Library Edition: 1944 1st ed 111 pp, 32 pages b/w photos and stills. Last page torn o/w VG. The story of the cinema, its stars, studios and producers. (Book Ref #310)  £5.00

SPRINGER, J. A Pictorial History of the Movie Musical. Castle: n.d rep 256 pp, profuse b/w photos in text. VG+ in slightly torn d/w. (Book Ref #12415)  £9.00

STEINBRUNNER, C. & GOLDBLATT, B. Cinema of the Fantastic. Galahad Books: 1972 1st ed 282 pp, over 350 b/w photos. Fine in torn d/w. 'An excursion in to the world of horror, the bizarre, the grotesque, the incredible and satanic'. (Book Ref #33085)  £10.00

STREET, S. British National Cinema. Routledge: 1997 p/b 1st ed 232 pp, occasional b/w photos throughout, Chapter Notes. VG+. A comprehensive introduction to the British Film industry exploring the relationship between cinema and society. (Book Ref #22005)  £15.00

SWEENEY, R.G. Coming Next Week. A pictorial history of film advertising. Castle: 1973 rep 303 pp. VG+ i in slightly chipped d/w. Reprinted from original newspaper adverts 1920-40. (Book Ref #30303)  £12.00

TALBOT, F.A. Practical Cinematography. J.B. Lippincott: 1913 1st ed 262 pp, profuse b/w photos. Ex Library, reading copy. Intended primarily for the amateur and written by the talking picture pioneer. (Book Ref #7613)  £30.00

TAVES, B. The Romance of Adventure. The genre of historical adventure movies. University of Mississippi: 1993 p/b 1st ed 267 pp, appendices, bibliog. VG+. (Book Ref #20858)  £7.50

TAYLOR, D. A Pictorial History of the Movies. Simon & Schuster: 1950 revised ed 375 pp, 37 b/w photos. Covers rubbed and corners bumped o/w VG. Visual evolution of the new medium to 1949. (Book Ref #315)  £7.00

TAYLOR, K. 50 Years of the ABC Regal Wakefield. Wakefield Historical Publications: 1985 p/b 1st ed 12 pp, b/w photos. F. (Book Ref #20918)  £5.00

THOMAS, T. Harry Warren and the Hollywood Musical. Citadel: 1975 1st ed 344 pp, b/w photos throughout, complete list of songs with lyrics. Small marks on front endpaper o/w a Fine copy in a Fine d/w. (Book Ref #28932)  £50.00

TRAVERS, P. The Rolling Stone Film Reader. The Best Film Writing From Rolling Stone Magazine. Pocket Books: 1996 p/b 1st ed 436 pp, occasional b/w photos. Corners lightly creased o/w VG+. A selection of the best of Rolling Stone's film writing, from Easy Rider to Pulp Fiction. (Book Ref #21931)  £10.00

TRENT, P. The Image Makers. Sixty years of Hollywood glamour. Bonanza: 1982 rep 327 pp, numerous b/w photos. Fine in slightly nicked d/w. The flesh and fantasy of Hollywood vividly captured in a distinctive collection of portraits by its finest photographers. (Book Ref #24247)  £20.00

TURNER. The Making of David Lean's Laurence of Arabia. Dragon's World: 1994 1st ed 183 pp, colour photographs and small b/w photos throughout, bibliog. A tiny nick on the front panel o/w a Near Fine copy in a Near Fine d/w. (Book Ref #33762)  £200.00

TYLER, P. Underground Film. A critical history. Secker & Warburg: 1971 1st ed 248 pp, b/w photos, filmog. VG+ in edge worn d/w. In-depth discussion on specific films showing the variety of aims and techniques used by the film-makers and tracing their origins in Dada and surrealism. (Book Ref #14798)  £22.50

WALKER, A. National Heroes. British cinema in the seventies and eighties. Harrap: 1985 296 pp, b/w photos, industrial chronology. Page corner folded (binding fault), small inscription o/w VG+ in slightly chipped d/w. Companion volume to 'Hollywood, England - The British Film Industry in the Sixties'. (Book Ref #20158)  £12.00

WALKER, A. Stardom. The Hollywood phenomenon. Michael Joseph: 1970 1st ed 392 pp, b/w photos, appendices. VG+ in worn d/w. A mosaic of the variety of experiences that stardom represents; its social and aesthetic aspects along with a deeply human appreciation of the success and failure, celebrity and servitude involved in being a film star. (Book Ref #12345)  £12.00

WARREN, B. The Evil Dead Companion. Titan: 2000 p/b 1st ed 271 pp. Fore-edge and margin slightly marked o/w VG+. Behind the scenes on the making of all three movies. (Book Ref #31502)  £7.50

WARREN, P. Elstree. The British Hollywood. Columbus Books: 1988 p/b 1st thus 186 pp, numerous b/w illustrations, filmog. VG+. A lavishly illustrated account of the history and times of Elstree. (Book Ref #25213)  £10.00

WARREN, P. The British Film Collection 1896-1984. Elm Tree: 1984 1st ed 248 pp, numerous b/w photos. F/VG+. A pictorial celebration for British film year. (Book Ref #12413)  £12.00

WARREN, P. The British Film Collection 1896-1984. Elm Tree: 1984 1st ed 248 pp, numerous b/w photos. F in d/w with slight scuff o/w VG+. A pictorial celebration for British film year. (Book Ref #12414)  £12.00

WEBB, M. Hollywood: Legend and Reality. Pavilion: 1986 1st UK ed 212 pp, b/w and colour photos. F/VG+. Webb celebrates the craft behind the aspects of movie making which are all too often obscured by the Hollywood star system. (Book Ref #8468)  £15.00

WENDEN, D.J. The Birth of the Movies. Macdonald: 1975 1st ed 192 pp, references, bibliog. 15mm repaired tear to front of d/w, other small chips, o/w VG+ in Good only d/w. A fresh and unusual exploration into the early days of world cinema. (Book Ref #9794)  £7.00

WILLIAMSON, D. (compiled by). British National's Film Review. McKenzie, Vincent: 1946 p/b 1st ed 63 pp, coloured front cover showing Webster Booth & Anna Ziegler in The Laughing Lady, b/w portraits and stills throughout by Frank Buckingham. Card cover with slight vertical crease to top of front panel and both panels lightly marked, 1" tear to spine bottom o/w clean and bright. British National Films used this review to showcase the output of The Rock studio and its stars. The booklet includes a Foreword by the M.D, Louis Jackson and an article on the production team, including scenic artists and modellers. All their major films of the year are featured with their stars Webster Booth and Anna Ziegler, Douglass Montgomery, William Hartnell, Herbert Lom, Robert Morley and Jimmy Handley plus a showcase for BNF's featured artists and contract players. (Book Ref #28077)  £20.00

WILLOUGHBY, H. & SCHICKEL, R. The Platinum Years. Studio Vista: 1974 1st UK ed 268 pp, b/w and colour photos. Inscription o/w VG+ in spine-faded d/w. On the set with the great movies and stars of the last three decades. (Book Ref #5804)  £10.00

WYVER, J. The Moving Image. An International History of Film, Television and Video. Blackwell: 1989 p/b 1st ed 321 pp, 300 b/w and colour photos. VG+. Published to mark the opening of the Museum of the Moving Image. (Book Ref #30499)  £9.00

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