INVENTORY #157193
Two Reels and a Crank: From Nickelodeon To Picture Palaces
SMITH, Albert E.; KOURY, Phil A.
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Autobiography of Hollywood pioneer Albert E. Smith, who is credited with inventing one of the first motion picture cameras in 1896 and founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. Its first claim to fame was newsreels, followed by many famous silent films. Eventually Smith was awarded an honorary Oscar for his pioneering efforts during the infancy of the movie industry.
Publication Info
- Publisher: Doubleday
- Edition: First Edition
- Date Published: 1952
- Place Published: Garden City
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: Yes
- Jacket Condition: Fair
- Details:
285 p. 22 cm. B&w illustrations. Blue cloth in mylar-covered dusjacket. Jacket hs small tears and chips to edges. Book itself has some discolouration. Slight spotting to top edge and endpapers.