first edition Hardcover
1979 · London/Boston
by Hardy, Forsyth
London/Boston: Faber and Faber. Very Good in Very Good+ dj. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. 0571103316 . [foxing to edges of text block, no other significant blemishes; jacket lightly soiled, minor dog-earing along top edge]. Biography of the filmmaker who helped initiate the British documentary film movement in the 1930s, went on to establish the National Film Board of Canada, served as Director of Mass Communications at UNESCO, and more, and who "had an inspiring influence on film-makers on both sides of the Atlantic." The author, "a fellow Scot who knew Grierson from 1930, assesses his contribution to the cinema and the art of communication and gives a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary man." . (Inventory #: 23930)