The mountebank
1921, 2nd Photoplay Edition. New York; Grosset & Dunlap. Very good copy in a very good, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages; Description: 320 p. front, 20 cm. Subject: Soldiers -- Great Britain. World War, 1914-1918. Soldiers. Notes: Photoplay edition refers to movie tie-in books of the silent film and early sound era at a time when motion pictures were known as "photoplays". Typically, photoplay editions were reprints of novels additionally illustrated with scenes from a film production. Less typically, photoplay editions were novelizations of films, where the film script was fictionalized in narrative form. Today, vintage photoplay editions are sought after by film buffs, bibliophiles, and collectors. Item #220710
Price: €45.00