Screen Acting by Mae Marsh (42 results)

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Presumed first edition (no direct statement provided). i-xiv, 15-129 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 14.5cm. Lacks dust jacket. Paper covers soiled and quite moisture stained; spine toned with strong bumping to heel; slender wear along board edges particularly at corners. Moisture staining and some soiling most prevalent from front endpapers diminishing inward to page 20 or so and re-occurring from pages 123 onward to rear endpapers; foxing strongest to rear endpapers with other scattered occurrences; interior leaves have slight rippling with occasional faint shallow staining at margins and a few spots of soiling. Some leaves remain uncut at their fore-edges. Only a fair copy but a quite uncommon book.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a window into the world of silent-era cinema, offering valuable insights into the making of early motion pictures. The author, herself a celebrated screen actress of the time, reveals the inner workings of the industry, from casting processes to make-up techniques. She explores the qualities that made for on-screen success and provides guidance for aspiring actors. Through captivating personal anecdotes and practical advice, the book illuminates the challenges and triumphs of the silent film era, shedding light on the art form's evolution and enduring legacy. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gray paper over boards, silhouette illustration on front and back covers. Spine and edges of covers yellowed. Fore edge of a couple pages rough cut. All plates present.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Unstated (presumed 1st). (paper-covered illustrated boards; no dust jacket) [a decent copy, bumped at all corners (with slight split and board exposure at lower right front corner), slight damage to base of spine, spine a little darkened with some light staining; humorous, non-authorial gift inscription on front endpaper, otherwise internally quite clean]. (B&W photographs) Very scarce book on early screen acting technique, by the luminous young star of D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" and "Intolerance," whose career was already beginning to fade at the time this volume was published. Includes a chapter entitled "Mr. Griffith," a charming vignette of the great director and his way with actors. …

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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

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LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 142. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1921 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 142.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 8vo, Original publisher's decorative grey cloth, 129pp. 12 photographic plates, No dust wrapper as presumably issued. A very good copy of a scarce work and internally very clean. One of the first books ever written on the art of screen acting by actress Mae Marsh. She along with Lillian Gish were Biograph Company actor's who appeared in most of D.W. Griffiths films of the period. It was Marsh who was the prominent female lead in Griffith's Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). The book contains illustrations of several of Marsh's contemporaries such as Alla Nazimova, Mary Pickford, Gloria Swanson & Wallace Reed. A nice little gem which no cinema library should be without.…