Chaplin

London England: Hutchinson of London, 1975. Hardback. First Edition. Chaplin. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Wear to edges of D/J. Scratch to front D/J. Price clipped to D/J. The author shows how Chaplin's destitute childhood and early experience on the stage led to the creation of the archetypal little tramp who, with his mixture of impudence and pathos, was at once the pet and butt of mankind - and the delight of audiences. He traces the growth of Chaplin's art from simple slapstick to its unique blend of social commentary and boisterous comedy, and relates it to the facts behind a life that was both controversial and turbulent. Charlie Chaplin represented what most people wish for themselves: resilience in adversity and, in success as well as failure, a jaunty sense of thri own - and others' - humanity. His mastery of mime makes him one of the great clowns of all time; hald a century of creative work makes him one of the outstanding artists and personalities of the twentieth century. 240 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.