Add this copy of The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle to cart. $150.00, very good condition, Sold by Aladdin Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fullerton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1931 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. 1st Printing. One prior owner name on flyleaf. Inscribed on half-title page to another prior owner "Mick" by the subject's niece, actress CARLA LAEMMLE. NO dust jacket. 288 pages. A very good copy. Paper slightly age-darkening as would be expected. Illustrated with some b&w photos. Biography of the head of Universal Pictures, the studio that produced Stroheim's FOOLISH WIVES, Lon Chaney Srs. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, Paul Leni's CAT AND THE CANARY, THE MAN WHO LAUGHED, and many other silent film classics. This volume was published just as the talkie era was coming into its own, with Universal continuing to make a mark in the horror genre with DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN, although this biography is focused almost entirely on Laemmle's personal life and his participation in the development of the film industry in the silent era.
Add this copy of The Life and Adventures of Carl Laemmle to cart. $450.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1931 by William Heinemann Ltd.
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Near Fine. First edition. Large octavo. 275pp + 16 plates. Blue cloth gilt. Tips a little rubbed, else a near fine, bright copy lacking the dust jacket. Inscribed by Drinkwater in year of publication: "For Alec and Sylvia Kenward, with all good wishes for luck and happiness, from John Drinkwater. London, June 28, 1931". Laemmle was born in Germany and emigrated to the United States in 1884. He was a pioneer in American film making, and founded Universal Studios in 1912.
