Leading Men by Julie Welch & Louise Brody
Leading Men (Illustrated Hollywood Leading Men in Dust Jacket)
A Lavishly Illustrated Photographic Celebration of Hollywood's Screen Idols, with a Foreword by Jane Russell
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Leading Men
- Authors: Julie Welch & Louise Brody
- Editor: Vicky Hayward
- Publisher: Octopus Conran (Conran Octopus Limited), London
- Publication Date: 1985
- ISBN-10: 1850290210
- Edition Details: First published 1985. Foreword by Jane Russell.
- Binding: Publisher's cream cloth-covered hardcover boards with black printed title and authors to the front, in a printed dust jacket.
- Physical Format: Large, heavy illustrated coffee-table format, profusely illustrated with black and white studio portraits and film stills. Printed and bound in Italy by A. Mondadori, Verona.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Boards: The cream cloth boards are clean, with black title and author printed on the front and no marks, rubbing or bumping. The spine is cream with black lettering and the publisher's logo at the foot. Spine and corners are straight and sound.
- Interior: The pages are clean and bright, with no foxing, markings or writing. The binding is tight.
- The Dust Jacket: Present. Cream jacket with a black and white photographic front and a photo collage and blurb on the back. Clean and bright overall, with slight creasing or rubbing at the head and tail of the spine and the corners. Protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover.
Synopsis & Historical Value
Published in London in 1985 by Conran Octopus, Leading Men is a photographic celebration of Hollywood and the screen leading man, running from the matinee idols of the 1920s to the stars of the 1980s. Each actor is given a short biographical text alongside studio portraits and film stills drawn from the Kobal Collection.
Julie Welch's text and Louise Brody's design take a frankly admiring view of their subjects, and the selection leans towards sex appeal rather than strict critical ranking. The result is a large, handsome picture-book of studio-era glamour, introduced by a foreword from Jane Russell.
A generously illustrated volume for collectors of cinema history, studio portraiture and Hollywood nostalgia, offered here in its original dust jacket.
Author Profile: Julie Welch
Julie Welch is a British sports journalist, author and screenwriter. In 1973 she became Fleet Street's first female football reporter.
Her other books include the novel Dangerous Dancing (1986) and the memoir Long Distance Information (1999). Louise Brody, who shares the credit on this volume, is described as a book designer.
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