Size: 10x7x1; NOT an ex library book. 368 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.

Size: 10x7x1; NOT an ex library book. 368 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.

Berkeley. 2008. December 2008. University Of California Press. 1st American

Berkeley. 2008. December 2008. University Of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780520256675. 237 duotones. Copub: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 376 pages. hardcover. keywords: Biography Hollywood America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-This deft amalgam of biography, film history, and analysis is a superb portrait of a true pioneer who was critically important to the creation of cinema as the defining art form of the twentieth century. Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939) was one of the first film superstars, a screenwriter, a major independent producer during the early studio era, a cofounder of United Artists, a founder and the first president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and much more. The optimism, energy, and huge success during the 1920s of his best-remembered films The Mark of Zorro, Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood, The Thief of Bagdad, and The Black Pirate made Fairbanks a popular hero throughout the world and showcased his talents as a creative producer whose work set the standard for excellence. Douglas Fairbanks takes the full measure of Fairbanks's remarkable life. Jeffrey Vance, who had complete access to the star's personal and professional papers and scrapbooks, also incorporates 237 photographs, some unseen for more than seventy-five years. Extensively researched, engagingly written, and sumptuously designed, the book goes behind Fairbanks's public persona to thoroughly explore his art and his far-reaching influence. inventory #36617.

4to-over 9¾-12" tall Inscribed or signed by all three persons who worked on

4to-over 9¾-12" tall Inscribed or signed by all three persons who worked on the book on the title page to recipient. No other markings and in all other ways as new in as new dust jacket. Laid in are ticket stubs for various screenings of Fairbanks films at the Academy Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Size: 112x19x160; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Size: 112x19x160; New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!