{"product_id":"great-movie-actresses-strick-1984","title":"Great Movie Actresses by Phillip Strick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreat Movie Actresses (Illustrated Orbis Survey in Pictorial Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Large Illustrated Survey of Screen Actresses of America and Europe, From the Silent Era to the Seventies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Movie Actresses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phillip Strick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orbis, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0856136514\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published in Great Britain by Orbis, 1984; this copy reprinted 1985.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's cream cloth boards with pictorial dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large-format illustrated hardcover, over 250 pages, with many black and white film stills, a foreword by John Russell Taylor and an index.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plain cream cloth boards, clean, with a few faint marks. The spine and corners are sound, and the spine lettering is tidy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing or markings. The binding is tight.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. A pink confetti-pattern pictorial jacket with gold title lettering and star photographs, clean and bright. A price\/barcode sticker sits on the lower back panel over the ISBN box. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat Movie Actresses is a large, lavishly illustrated survey of the women of the screen, published by Orbis in London in 1984. It follows film actresses from the silent era through the 1930s and on to the 1970s, and closes with a look at newer faces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach entry pairs photographs and black and white film stills with a short career write-up, making the book as pleasant to browse as to consult. A foreword by John Russell Taylor and a full index complete the volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome, jacketed copy for collectors of film biography, cinema history and illustrated entertainment books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Philip Strick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhilip Strick (1939-2006) was a British film critic, anthologist and teacher, and also directed a film library. His criticism appeared in the Monthly Film Bulletin, which later merged into Sight and Sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is best known for Science Fiction Movies (1976), regarded as one of the better early books on the subject. His other titles include Antigrav (1975), Philip K. Dick and the Movies (1982) and The Metropolis Wars (1984).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat Movie Actresses Orbis 1984 · Philip Strick film book · classic Hollywood actresses book · illustrated film actresses survey · silent era to 1970s screen actresses · film biography hardcover with dust jacket\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orbis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58787090661679,"sku":"TCB-000393","price":680.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/great-movie-actresses52289_cover_1.jpg?v=1793867836","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/great-movie-actresses-strick-1984","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}