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MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC ('30) MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC ('30) book OR search current auctions Auction History Result #2502 MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC book '30 Date Sold 9/2/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Exhibitor's Book (measures 9" x 12") (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 this book came from the estate of Alex Gordon. He told me that he thought this was the only surviving example of this book, and I myself (who collect similar books) had never seen or heard of another example of this book! Condition: very good. scuffing, smudges, and wear throughout the cover (as one would expect with a 73 year old book!); interior material appears to be in very nice condition Learn More about condition grades 
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