Der Geist des Films

Halle: Verlag Wilhelm Knapp, 1930. First edition. Hardcover. g. Quarto. VIII, 217, [3]pp. Original full cloth with red and blue lettering on front cover and white lettering on spine. Printer's device on title-page. Laid in, a typed letter written in Berlin on Mai 23, 1935, by Friedrich Hansler (?) who is suggesting this book to a friend. Scarce and fascinating work being a pioneer study by the world renowned Hungarian novelist and film theorist. Minor age wear with slight age-toning along edges and on spine. Closed tear on upper right corner of half-title page. Minor age-toning along paper margin. Text in German. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.