Making Monster by Taylor Roy (16 results)

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Condition: acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: good. This book is in good condition. The cover has minor creases or bends. The binding is tight and pages are intact. Some pages may have writing or highlighting.

Condition: good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. The spine and cover may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation. If you're not satisfied with purchase please just return it.…

hardcover. Condition: Fair. Boojk is good but tears on spine of DJ. Some foxing on top page edges.helving code LI Midtwn.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. DUST JACKET. Pages are crisp and clean, no marking. Cover is verygood. Binding is tight/good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. This book with dust jacket is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a larger style hardcover book with 278 pages including lots of photos and illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling, writing, or tears. The copyright page shows 1980 as the published date, This is definitely Not a former library book. The black dust jacket has a color photo of one of the Planet of The Apes characters. The dust jacket is also in great shape with just a hint of edgewear (No Chips). I have placed the DJ in a fresh mylar jacket and this book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy box.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. DJ has heavy shelf wear with scuffing and curling at the edges as well as tearing. Interior of the DJ has heavy dampstaining. Boards have moderate scuffing with soiling and bumping along the edges. Binding is shaken. Endpages have light scuffing and smudging with previous owners nameplate on front free page. Page edges have heavy dampstaining with scuffing and moderate age-toning. Interior pages are unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. dj. pp. x, 277. 4to. Black and white frontispiece and photographs throughout. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good dustjacket with some creases to flaps and wear to edges. "A behind-the-scenes look at the great film makeup artists, their careers and creations, from Frankenstein to Star Wars, with revealing information on how to make your own monsters.".…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Here at last is the ultimate book for horror and science fiction film cultists, a book devoted in its entirety to Hollywood's makeup men and the characters they've created, from Frankenstein to Star Wars. MAKING A MONSTER is the behind-the-scenes story of these unsung heroes of the film industry, this small fraternity of specialists and technicians whose creativity and attention to realistic detail make the illusions of the screen frighteningly complete. For what would Boris Karloff have been without the bolts in the sides of his neck, or Christopher Lee without his fangs, and what would The Thing have been without. the Thing. Authors Al Taylor and Sue Roy have told the story of the careers of thirty of the most well known American and British film and television makeup artists and supplied hundreds of revealing photographs showing how they do their work, from the first plaster molds and latex facial pieces to the final high. lights and shadows. MAKING A MONSTER features Jack Pierce, who worked with Bela Lugosi on the original Dracula; Dick Smith, who prepared Linda Blair for The Exorcist; Tom Burman, designer of the aliens for Close Encounters; Stuart Freeborn of Star Wars; Rick Baker, the man inside Dino De Laurentiis's King Kong suit; John Chambers, the man responsible for the popular Planet of the Apes series; Roy Ashton and Phil Leakey of Britain's Hammer Films, the studio responsible for the rebirth of horror movies in the 1960s; Jack Dawn of The Wizard of Oz; Ben Nye of The Fly; and many, many more. MAKING A MONSTER will reveal the secrets behind your favorite fantasy film, be it The Mummy, The Wolf M.an, The Time Machine, The Birds, Jaws, or Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Filled with detailed accounts of actual makeup processes and ingenious solutions to difficult problems of filming, with an introduction by veteran horror film actor Christopher Lee himself, MAKING A MONSTER provides a unique view of this highly specialized and highly creative aspect of filmmaking. All orders shipped protected in a box. Photographs and drawings (illustrator). Book.…

4to Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 278p. Bright pages are unmarked with numerous b/w photos. Tightly bound with secure hinges. Blue paper boards with cream cloth spine are clean and pointed with light foxing on top of text-block. Jacket is intact and unclipped with a few closed tears and chipping on spine ends. Four gift inscriptions on front and rear end pages dedicated to previous owner.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good Plus Jacket. First Edition. 278pp. Lower tip of text block has a small stain. Spine ends are lightly bumped. Boards have a slight bend. Spine panel, flap folds and edges of jacket are sunned with correlating toning to the inside of the jacket. Lower edge of front panel has a small tear. Jacket has light scuffs and light scratches. Text is unmarked. 0517528622.…

Hardcover. Condition: gut. 1980. Making a Monster - The Creation of Screen Characters by the Great Makeup Artists In englischer Sprache. pages.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

Condition: New. (inventory#Shelf).