A substantial collection of cinema and film history reference books and annuals, dating primarily from the mid-20th century through to the early 1980s. The assortment includes numerous volumes of the Film Review series edited by F. Maurice Speed, published by Macdonald, and Picture Parade by Peter Noble, published by Burke. Notable annual titles include multiple editions of the Hollywood Album, Film World Album, The British Film Annual, and the Star T.V. and Film Annual 1967. The collection also features significant historical and reference works such as The Movie and The History of the Movies published by Orbis, The Movies by Griffith and Mayer (Spring Books edition), Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon, and Anatomy of the Movies edited by David Pirie. Other volumes include Patrick Robertson’s Movie Facts and Feats published by Guinness, Marlene by Riccardo Nils, and The Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Movies. The books are predominantly hardcovers, featuring a mix of cloth-bound and pictorial boards, alongside several softcover titles. Publishers represented include Odhams, Orbis, Spring Books, Windward, and Cassell. The volumes range in size from octavo to large quarto.
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