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A fascinating collection of six vintage and modern reference books essential for any serious historian of early cinema history and technology. This lot includes The Edison Motion Picture Myth by Gordon Hendricks (University of California Press), Talking Pictures by Bernard Brown (1931, Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons), Selected Attempts at Stereoscopic Moving Pictures and Their Relationship to the Development of Motion Picture Technology, 1852-1903 by H. Mark Gosser (1977, Arno Press), A Historical Study of the Development of American Motion Picture Content and Techniques Prior to 1904 by Richard Arlo Sanderson (1977, Arno Press), A Yank in Britain: The Lost Memoirs of Charles Urban, Film Pioneer edited by Luke McKernan (The Projection Box), and The Movies Begin: Making Movies in New Jersey 1887-1920 by Paul C. Spehr (The Newark Museum). The volumes show varying degrees of handling wear consistent with use; The Edison Motion Picture Myth exhibits a torn and heavily taped spine with loose binding elements, while the remaining clothbound and softcover editions show mild shelf wear, light spine fading, and minor edge bumping, but remain structurally intact with clean interior pages. H 4.75″, W 10″, D 9.25″. See photos for condition.
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