Tree Tree by Vidor King (25 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Samuel French Edition. 317pp, index, filmography, bw ills. Pictorial card. Slight edge wear. Autobopgraphy of Hollywood producer and director King Vidor (1894-1982) whose 40+ year career spanned the period from 1918-1959. Size: 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Black boards with silver lettering on spine. Some fading to green top stain. Seven Arts Book Club bookplate inside front cover. A couple of spots on front flyleaf, fore edge. Light shelf rubbing to dust jacket, spine heel. Light wear to spine head, heel, tips.

Condition: Good. 1954. First Edition Thus. 228 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over black cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Clean pages with faint tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Previous owner's inscription to front pastedown and p.3. Boards have light edge wear with minor corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine, with mild markings overall. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Notable foxing to inside. Notable rubbing and marking all over.

FIRST EDITION, octavo, black heavy boards, silver gilt lettering to spine, x + 228pp, illus/photos, VG+ (sl bruising to spine & extrems, light soiling to boards, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, light foxing to prelims & terminals) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping/rubbing to edges, light fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, sl tanning to rear).

Paperback. Condition: New. /NEW/SAME AS PICTURED/.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Very Good octavo x + 228pp., frontis., b/w pls., index, Seven Arts book-plate on front paste-down o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good with no prior owner markings or bookplate in a good dust jacket with some shallow chips along top edge, especially at top of spine and a little fading to the red background at top of spine. Not price-clipped. One of the first autobiographies by a film director. Vidor was a major director from the silent era through the 1950s.

Hardback. King Vidor, Harcourt Brace., New York, NY. Author: King VidorBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace., New York, NY, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner's name in FEP, tanning and foxing to page edges, some chips to DJ and discolouration.This compelling autobiography chronicles the illustrious career of a cinematic pioneer, offering an intimate look at the evolution of filmmaking. A Tree Is A Tree: The Autobiography Of A Great Director - The Golden Age Of The Movies From 2-Reeler To 3-D presents King Vidor's personal journey through Hollywood's most transformative era. Vidor details the challenges and triumphs of directing, from the silent era's two-reelers to the innovative spectacle of 3-D productions. His narrative uncovers the creative processes and industry shifts that defined the golden age of cinema, providing unparalleled insights into the art and business of moviemaking. This memoir stands as an essential document for film enthusiasts and historians, illustrating the profound impact of a visionary artist on the silver screen. Hardback.

Original Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Undecipherable signature on front flyleaf."New York 1955." Dust jacket with large piece missing from rear wrapper and old tape repair.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 315pp. Illustrated from black and white photograph. Foxing on page edges, small paper remnant pasted on to front endpaper near gutter, very good in a very good dust jacket with one-inch chip on topedge on front panel. A nice copy of the great director's autobiography.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. 315pp. Illustrated from black and white photograph. Fine in a very good dust jacket with spine lightly sunned, one-inch chip on bottom edge and short tear on bottom corner on rear panel. A crisp, fresh copy of the great director's autobiography.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Very good with some abrasion to spine edges of cloth. With the ownership signature of noted writer ROBERT BLOCH (Psycho) on flyleaf in ink. No other markings. Normal age-toning to paper. In good dust jacket with shallow chipping at base of spine extending to lower edge of front panel, some fading to red ink on spine, some rubbing to jacket which is not price-clipped. One of the first autobiographies by a film director. Vidor was a major director from the silent era through the 1950s.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED (inscribed) by King Vidor on front end page. Book is inscribed to actor Warren Munson. page age-toning. Mild edge rubbng of boards with corner bumping. Laid-in the book is the business card of Joseph C. Youngerman who was the Exec. Director of The Screen Director's Guild of America from 1950 to 1977. 315 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Original black cloth, with minimal wear to corners of book, titles to spine very bright, contains previous owner's stamp on lower right corner of front free endpaper. This copy does not contain the dust jacket. Otherwise very neat and complete. By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. Near fine in close to near fine dust jacket. (Couple short edge tears with attendant creases at head of front panel of jacket. ) Laid-in is a publicity photograph (5" X 7") of King Vidor circa 1972. A 'Hollywood 100' title.

Hard Cover. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ,One of the First Autobiographies By a Film Director. Stories of Greta Garbo, Marion Davies, Irving Thalberg, F. Scott Fitzgerald ETC, HBDJ, 1953, Stated 1st Edition, Interior Nice Tight Clean light FoX, Wear, Black Cloth Lettered in White, Green , Red on Spine Cover, FINE-/VG-, DJ some Tiny chips Extremities & Small Triangular Piece top Front DJ Not affecting Title , 292 pgs + Appendix, Index, Small pieces End DJ Spine & along Side Rubbing spine DJ, 8Vo. , Across Entire top Back DJ tiny piece Missing, Small Mended Tear DJ, Small triangular piece Missing front bottom DJ Corner, DJ protected clear Mylar. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 8vo. Cloth in DJ. Inscribed by the author: "To Harrison, who knows the story by heart, King Vidor, 1953." Provenance: Although there is no bookplate or signature to signify it, this book is from the library of George Cosmatos, director and screenwriter, sold at Sotheby's 23 March 2005.

First Edition. Signed presentation copy to Hollywood assistant director Phil Quinn. Inscribed: ÒTo Phil Quinn, With the best wishes of, King VidorÓ. Some rubbing to the cloth at extremities, and general use, very good copy in a fine bright dust jacket. The autobiography of the distinguished Hollywood director whose credits include such films as The Big Parade, Our Daily Bread, Street Scene, The Crowd, Duel In the Sun, The Citadel, and important uncredited sections of The Wizard of Oz. Listed in 100 Books on Hollywood & the Movies.

First edition. Inscribed by the author and dated "Sept. 12-72." Fine in d/w with wear to the spine ends but still very good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED BY KING VIDOR. Well known autobiography by the versatile long lasting Hollywood director whose career spanned more than 30 years. 16pgs. of photos. Light chipping to the dj. Small pieces missing from the top and bottom edges of the spine. Vg.vg. LAID IN IS A NICE TYPED AND SIGNED LETTER FROM VIDOR ON HIS PERSONAL STATIONARY TO A SCREENWRITER DATED 1957 IN WHICH HE THANKS HIM FOR LETTING HIM READ HIS SCRIPT BUT TURNS DOWN THE CHANCE TO DIRECT IT BECAUSE HE IS ABOUT TO START WORK ON SOLOMON AND SHEBA. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. INSCRIBED by King Vidor to the renowned Bandleader Artie Shaw on the front endpaper- "To- Artie Shaw. First a neighbor then a good friend. King Vidor. Dec 1966." From the library of Artie Shaw with his book plate afixed to the front pastedown. Close to near fine in a near fine dj. (Bottom corner tips lightly tapped. Very light trace of rubbing to dj.) The autobiography of the esteemed film director who's career spanned silent films into the 1950's. A notable association on a 'Hollywood 100' title. (LR).

315pp. 8vo. Condition: Cloth. Fine in dj. Dust Jacket Condition: dj. First Edition. First Edition. 315pp. 8vo. Stamped in blind Library of King Vidor and above stamped in blue King Vidor and his addsress.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 1957 First Edition Hardcover Fine/Near Fine Signed & Inscribed by Author Harcourt, Brace & Co, Pubs, NY, 1957, 1st edition: Signed and Inscribed by the Author (3 separate signatures by the Author with 3 separate dates); fine condition with a near fine dust jacket, light wear to the jacket at head & base of spine, King Vidor,

First edition, first printing. Signed by Vidor on the front free endpaper. Octavo. Illustrated. Original black boards, titles to spine in red, white and green. With the pictorial dust jacket. Housed in grey cloth folding box. An excellent copy in the nicked and very slightly rubbed, price-clipped dust jacket.