"THE FILM DAILY" BOOK PAIR.
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Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, September 10, 2009 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction #198 Part I
Item numbers 1-499 in auction 198
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Item Description
"Production Guide And Director's Annual 1935" is 6.5x9.25" hardcover w/402 pages. Book has typical printer-studio promotional material regarding stars and upcoming film projects. Some stars featured include Buster Keaton, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Greta Garbo, Charles Laughton, George Arliss, Norma Shearer, Shirley Temple, Will Rogers, Leslie Howard as well as directors Frank Capra, King Vidor, George Cukor and Walt Disney. Full-page red/bw ad for "Mickey Mouse" animated shorts w/nice classic image of Mickey. Ad mentions that all Mickey Mouse productions would be made in Techni-Color. Book also contains half-page bw ad for Walter Lantz's Oswald cartoons. Features various advertisements for film-related businesses. Edge wear, surface paper lifts/rubs. Front cover has vertical crease. Fine-. Also from 1935, "The Film Daily-Year Book of Motion Pictures" hardcover measures 6.5x9.25" w/1090 pages. Similar in design to previous book although w/more attention paid to details, book cover has embossed leather-like cover w/great deco design. Some stars featured include Edward G. Robinson, Mae West and Buster Keaton, repeated Mickey Mouse ad is featured although this time in orange/bw. "Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies" half-page cartoon advertisement as well. Some films advertised include "It Happened One Night, Little Women, The Thin Man, Dinner At Eight, The Count Of Monte Cristo," others. Lt. handling wear/aging. Fine/VF. Additional photos online.
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