£29.95
Title: Gone to the Pictures
Author: Hilda Lewis-Author Signed
Publisher : Jarrolds Publishers (London) Ltd
Publication 1946 First Edition
Format: Hardback
Condition: Black covers which have some minor bumping and scuffing to the spine and some small light marks to the cover. It comes with its dust jacket which is in a poor condition with pieces missing. The pages are clean with no ink or pencil marks. Inscribed by the author to the front which has faded slightly over time.
Book measures: 19cm x 13.5cm with 331 pages
1 in stock
Hilda Lewis’s new novel will appeal to everyone who is interested in the pictures. It tells not only the story of Petra Gaunt, but the story of the cinema in this country. And what a story it is. From the despised Penny Bioscope to the palatial Picture House of today. To the well brought up child at the beginning of the century, the penny bioscope was naturally forbidden. But for all that, the little Petra became an ardent devotee of the new and fascinating entertainment. We follow Petra as she learns her trade in an East End Picturehouse, an almost unthinkable step for the young lady of 1906.
A Rare First Edition copy of this book which is inscribed by the author and presented to Jill Balcon, an actress and Radio Presenter
| Weight | 0.75 kg |
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