signed first edition
1926 · New York
by Ramsaye, Terry; Thomas Alva Edison [Contributor]
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1926. Signed Limited First Edition. Near Fine. First edition. Copy number 233 of a limited 327, signed by Ramsaye and Thomas A. Edison. Large paper copy, bound in publisher's original blue cloth ruled in blind and stamped in gilt; copies of this limited edition were also bound in half-leather. Near Fine with light rubbing. Browning to endsheets. The first official history of the motion picture as written by film journalism Terry Ramsey, presenting a clear picture of the early development of film as seen from the Edison camp. A beautiful copy of a set which often turns up much worse for wear.
(Inventory #: 140940905)