{"product_id":"the-movies-griffith-mayer-1971","title":"The Movies by Richard Griffith \u0026 Arthur Mayer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Movies (Revised Edition in Illustrated Dust Jacket)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn Illustrated History of American Motion Pictures, from the Nickelodeon Era Through the Sixties\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 The Movies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard Griffith \u0026amp; Arthur Mayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring Books, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1971\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0600360440\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Revised Edition, 1971.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's blue cloth boards with red endpapers, in illustrated dust jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large quarto-size illustrated volume, approximately 28 x 22 cm. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white film stills throughout.\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 (VG)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Boards:\u003c\/strong\u003e The plain dark blue cloth boards are clean, with a few light specks and some dust marks. The spine edge is intact. The book is protected by its illustrated dust jacket, which is described below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The cream pages are lightly toned and clean in the sections examined, with no marks seen. The red endpapers are clean and the binding appears tight. Black-and-white film stills run throughout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Present. The illustrated jacket, with a colour collage design, shows light surface scuffing and scratches, mainly on the back. The spine is chipped at the head with a small tear at the top left, and there is some edge wear at the tail. The edges are slightly worn, and there is ageing and tape residue to the flap edges, with yellowed tape visible on the inside of the flaps. The jacket is protected in a durable archival-type plastic cover. Jacket grade: Good to Very Good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Movies is a large, lavishly illustrated history of American cinema, told through photographs and film stills with explanatory text. This 1971 revised edition brings the story forward from the nickelodeon era through the sixties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters are arranged broadly by decade and by theme. They follow the early stars and studios, the star system, comedy, westerns and war films, the arrival of sound, Hollywood in the Thirties, the war years and postwar decade, and the new generation of directors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a handsome and useful reference for the golden age of Hollywood, and a collectible copy for anyone interested in film history and the visual record of the studio era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Richard Griffith \u0026amp; Arthur Mayer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichard Griffith (1912-1969) was an art critic and film historian who worked at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1940-42 and again from 1949 to 1965. He became Curator of the Museum's Film Library in 1951 and established the Film Preservation Fund, which helped save many classic films. He also wrote The Movie Stars (1970).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Mayer (1886-1981) was born in Demopolis, Alabama, and worked as a film publicist, exhibitor and distributor. He ran the Rialto Theater in New York and later taught film at Dartmouth, Stanford and the University of Southern California. 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