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5c0058 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC hardcover book 1930 filled w/ movie information & advertising images!

Date Sold 7/23/2020
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A Vintage Hardcover Book (measures 9" x 11 3/4" [23 x 30 cm]; 247 pages) (Learn More)

Motion Picture Almanac of 1930 ("Pictures and personalities"). This is a hardback book ("compiled and edited by the staff of Exhibitors Herald-World") that was the "reference book of the industry". In addition to many paid ads from top names in the industry, the book is a virtual "Who's Who" of Hollywood, with extensive one paragraph biographies of actors and all other studio personnel in 1930! The biographies give information that I doubt is easily obtainable anywhere else including birth place, height, hair color, eye color, weight, name of mate, top films they were connected with, studio affiliation, etc! There are 247 pages, each crammed full with extremely tiny type! Note that this yearbook was part of the series of Motion Picture Almanacs that were published starting in the 1920s (the earliest one we have seen is from 1929). In 1937, they added a second volume on non-U.S. movies, called "International Motion Picture Almanac". In 1952, they added coverage of television to the main volume, and the title became "Motion Picture and Television Almanac". In 1959, they split each volume into two, one book that focused solely on movies, and the other focused solely on television, and the titles reflected that. Finally, keeping up with the times, the television almanac became "Television and Video Almanac" in 1988! Also note that very clever poster dealers have used these yearbooks to find out exactly where there were movie theaters in their area (and the surrounding states) and they have contacted the former owners of those theaters (or their heirs), and have found many great finds of movie posters in that way! Of course, we can't guarantee that will work for YOU, but it sure seems worth a try!
Important Added Info: Note that we have only previously auctioned one example of this book, and that was 17 years ago, when it sold for $355! Also note that we have pictured the front cover, the title page, and the interior page that shows the publishing information, and one or more interior 2-page spreads.

Condition: good. All the interior pages have a small light water stain at the top near the spine, but it does not interfere with the printing, and the pages are not stuck together.
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