1940s Vintage HISTORY OF THE MOVIES 1st Edition PICTORIAL BOOK old PHOTOS

Description: 1943. A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE MOVIES 1893-1941 by Deems Taylor, Bryant Hale, and Marcelene Peterson. 1st Edition/4th Printing book. New York, Simon And Schuster. Hardcover. Stated Fourth Printing. Includes Index. The Book Is Bound In Black Cloth Over Boards With Gilt Lettering Within A Red Border On The Front And Spine. A World War II “Books in Wartime" edition. A Pictorial History of the Movies is an engaging visual chronicle of the American movie from its beginnings to now, with incidental human-interest captions by Deems Taylor. It comprises 350 pages. Films showcased in this book include The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Birth of a Nation (1915), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919), The Sea Hawk (1924), Steamboat Willie (1929), Frankenstein (1931), The Thin Man (1934), and Gone with the Wind (1939). Excerpt from The Atlantic review published on Feb. 1944 by Schuyler Watts: “The fact that the pictures are necessarily “stills” gives them a nostalgic potential far greater than seeing old films run off: you arrest the moment, actually “capture” the memory, and, in addition, thanks to a voluminous index, you know where you can always find it again. A Pictorial History of the Movies is a veritable warehouse of memories”. This book was printed during World War II. “World War II interrupted and then transformed the American book publishing industry. During the war, paper rationing, government-mandated melting of plates, and shortages of other materials disrupted production, while the absence of key personnel serving in the military complicated decision making and development”. (A History of the Book in America by Beth Luey - CHAPTER 2 The Organization of the Book Publishing Industry (pp. 29-54)). The following information is listed on the copyright page: ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF BOOKS IN WARTIME A recent ruling by the War Production Board has curtailed the use of paper by book publishers in 1943. In line with this ruling and in order to conserve materials and manpower, we are co-operating by: 1. Using lighter-weight paper, which reduces the bulk of our books substantially. 2. Printing books with smaller margins and with more words to each page. Result: fewer pages per book. Slimmer and smaller books will save paper and plate metal and labor. We are sure that readers will understand the publishers' desire to cooperate as fully as possible with the objectives of the War Production Board and our government. Chapter subjects are: 1. Birth and Infancy (1893-1914) 2. Griffith Turns A Page (1915-1919) 3. The Twenties (1920-1927) 4. Comes The Revolution (1927-1928) 5. The Talking Picture (1929-1941)CONDITION: This Book is in acceptable condition. Tight binding. The cover, however, is very worn, ripped, soiled, and scuffed. Pages have turned yellow from age. Foxing to paper commensurate with age. There is some glue residue/staining to the front pastedown from what perhaps was at some point, was a bookplate. There is a tear on the Title page. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.

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