The RKO Story by Richard B. Jewell; Vernon Harbin - 1982-01-01

Arlington House, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Arlington House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0706412850 . Owner inscription fep; 320 pages .

Paperback. Very Good.

Arlington House, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Octopus Books, London, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 320 pages, index of film titles, index of personnel, colour illustrated dustjacket, facsimile signature illustrated end pages, text illustrated with numerous monotone photographs arranged chronologically. This film studio existed in an atmosphere of almost continual chaos from its optimistic beginnings in 1928 until it collapsed into ruins at the hands of the megalomaniac Howard Hughes nearly 30 years later. In its comparatively short, and always turbulent history, it made some of the greatest films and noted some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood -- it was the studio that immortalised Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, unveiled the genius of Orson Wells and established King Kong and Tarzan in popular mythology. there is a gifting annotation on the half title page taking up a good 1/3rd of the page, and no other damage to describe. Third impression of the First Edition.… Read More

London: Octopus, 1985. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 320pp, indexes, 100s of nostalgic photos. Size: Folio

London: Octopus Books, 1983. ------012589 - The scan you see is the book you get. Large pictorial hard cover black cloth (roughly) 13" by 9 1/2" (inches) with white lettering and illustrations, 320 glossy pages, filled with mostly b & w photos, some sepia and some colour, Near Fine condition with large ink name on title page, dust jacket is in Near Fine condition. Canadian orders, because of the Fuel Surcharge by the Post Office, may be asked for extra shipping. "RKO Radio Pictures existed in an atmosphere of almost continual chaos, from its optimistsic beginnings in 1928, until it collapsed into ruins at the hands of the megalomaniac Howard Hughes nearly 30 years later. In its comparatively short and always turbulent history RKO made some of the greatest films and nurtured some the of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood." Contents include: Preface / Intro / 1929-1939 / 1940-1949 / 1950-1960 / RKO British Production and Distribution / RKO Nominations and Awards / index of Film Titles /… Read More

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 320pp. Illustrative light blue cloth-covered boards; white and light blue titles on spine; illustrative endpapers; black and white photographs throughout. Folio. A large and very heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Text block fore-edge starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, not price clipped. The comparatively short and always turbulent history of the studio that made some of the greatest films and nurtured some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.