Remembering Charlie: A Pictorial Biography By Jerry Epstein
Remembering Charlie: A Pictorial Biography
An Intimate Photographic Retrospective, Studio Archive, and Personal Memoir Tracking the Master Craft and Private World of Cinema’s Greatest Comic Genius
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Remembering Charlie: A Pictorial Biography
- Author: Jerry Epstein
- Publisher: Doubleday and Company Incorporated, New York
- Publication Date: 1989
- ISBN-10: 0385262825
- ISBN-13: 9780385262828
- Edition Details: First Edition, Stated First Printing.
- Binding: Original publisher premium cloth bound hardcover boards with metallic spine typography, complete with an unclipped illustrated paper dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Quarto or Large Format, 228 pages. Lavishly structured as a premier visual history, enhanced by a sprawling collection of rare family snapshots, behind the scenes studio production stills, and definitive historical timelines.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
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The Book: Very Good
- Exterior and Boards: The original hardback cloth covers are exceptionally flat, square, and structurally sound with sharp corners and stable edges. The spine remains uncreased, tight, and completely undamaged with bright spine lettering.
- Interior: Pristine. The text block binding is remarkably tight, square, and robust. Internal pages, high gloss photographic layouts, and reference margins are beautifully white, crisp, and clean. Entirely free of standard user highlighting, dealer price markings, or dog ears.
- Protective Preservation: Professionally enclosed in a heavy duty, premium archival cellophane cover, fully shielding the exterior boards from environmental friction or dust accumulation.
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The Dust Jacket: Very Good
- Condition details: Present, unclipped, and structurally sound. Displays typical, limited signs of minor edge wear and light vintage shelf rubbing along the extremities, completely commensurate with a well preserved 1980s volume. Free of extensive missing pieces or major open tears.
Synopsis and Historical Value
Published in the late nineteen eighties this magnificent pictorial history offers an exceptionally intimate portrait of the legendary comic icon Charlie Chaplin. Written by his close personal friend and long time associate Jerry Epstein, the narrative goes past standard public headlines to reveal the rigorous craft, intense perfectionism, and relentless hard work behind Chaplin’s greatest acting sequences. Epstein combines thousands of rare, unmapped photographs from private family collections with behind the scenes glimpses of early Hollywood production techniques. The text provides a deep, nuanced exploration of Chaplin’s complicated relationships with close friends, family members, and other dominant movie personalities of the twentieth century, making this scarce first printing an indispensable archival keepsake for classic cinema historians and serious silent film curators.
Author Profile: Jerry Epstein
The author was a highly respected American theater producer, film director, and author who maintained a close personal and professional partnership with Charlie Chaplin that lasted for over thirty years. Having worked closely alongside Chaplin as the producer of his late career cinematic directorships and independent theatrical ventures, Epstein secured unprecedented access to the inner workings of the Chaplin studio archives. His historical biographical writing is celebrated globally by film scholars for its narrative accuracy, intimate first hand source materials, and unique personal perspective on the evolution of early visual entertainment history.
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