WHO'S WHO OF VICTORIAN CINEMA: A WORLDWIDE SURVEY (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY S. HERBERT)

HERBERT, Stephen, Luke Mckernan (Eds.)

ISBN 10: 0851705391 / ISBN 13: 9780851705392

Published by Bfi Publishing, London, 1996

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8vo. pp [ii], 178. Black and white illustrated pictorial boards. Some illustrations in black and white. Inscribed from the editor Stephen Herbert to Bill (William Barnes of the Barnes Collection, St. Ives); "To Bill, With grateful thanks for your encouragement through the years. Stephen Herbert." Barnes is also mentioned in the acknowledgements where his name has been highlighted. Also loosely inserted is a pamphlet to an exhibition at the Museum of the Moving Image at the South Bank - Countdown to Cinema: A Celebration of the Centenary of the First Films.ISBN: 0851705391 Very good condition, aside from the highlighter marking Barnes' name, clean and unmarked throughout, with some light surface marks and shelfwear to boards. Seller Inventory # C64907

Bibliographic Details

Title: WHO'S WHO OF VICTORIAN CINEMA: A WORLDWIDE ...

Publisher: Bfi Publishing, London

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Cinema arrived in 1895 and had reached almost every corner of the globe by 1896. This reference records the lives of the people who made it happen. From Thomas Edison, inventor, to Eugene Pirou, pornographer, and from Alice Guy, director, to James Corbett, boxer, this book documents over 250 key figures worldwide. It features 21 contributors from around the world.