McFarland Publishing, Date: 1984-06-01. Hardcover. Very Good. McFarland & Company, 1984. Hard cover, xi, 281 p. Very good/ NO dust jacket. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on front and spine. Light bumping and scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Original bookseller's stamp (Larry Edmunds Cinema Bookshop) on front free end paper. Otherwise pages are clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. [From publisher] By the famous Big Reel columnist: the story of serials from Universal's 1930 The Indians Are Coming to Columbia's 1956 Blazing the Overland Trail. Fifteen fascinating chapters explain the importance of 'cliffhangers" to the industry as audience builders and 'product leaders.' The serials provided training for actors and served as a 'technical university' for people who later made the television industry work. An appendix lists in order of release all of the sound serials from 1930 through 1956, showing titles, releasing companies, chapter titles, directors and several cast members. Contents include: Prologue; Introduction Anatomy of a Cliff-Hanger (The Formula); In Search of the Ammunition (The Sources); The Six Faces of Adventure (The Types); The Plotters of Peril (The Writers); A Cheer for the Champions (The Heroes and Heroines); Guardians of the Sword (The Assistants); The Masters of Menace (The Villains); Emissaries of Evil (The Henchmen); They Who Also Serve (The Citizens); In the Hands ...

McFarland & Company, Date: 1984-06. Hardcover. Used: Good. 1984. McFarland & Company ISBN 089950101X 9780899501017 [US]

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[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

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[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: McFarland, Jefferson North Carolina] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Tall octavo. 281pp. Illustrated. Publisher's black cloth gilt. Fine. A lovely copy.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]
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Jefferson North Carolina McFarland 1984 Hardcover Fine First edition. Tall octavo. 281pp. Illustrated. Publisher's black cloth gilt. Fine. A lovely copy.

ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: McFarland, Jefferson North Carolina] Hardcover First Edition First edition. Tall octavo. 281pp. Illustrated. Publisher's black cloth gilt. Fine. A lovely copy.
[Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]
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ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: Mcfarland & Company, Inc, Jefferson, N. C.] Hardcover First Edition As issued, without dust jacket. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. Includes a filmography of serials released from 1930 to 1956. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition. ; B&W Photographs and Illustrations; 8vo.; 281 pages.
[Lexington, KY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

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ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: Jefferson, N. C. : McFarland] Hardcover First Edition Fine copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Uncommon in such positive condition. ; 281 pages; Description: xi, 281 p. , [32] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes index and filmography. Subjects: Film serials --History and criticism. 1 Kg.
[New York, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]
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Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S. A McFarland & Co Inc Pub 1984 1st Edition Hard Cover BOOK FINE. No Dustjacket 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author. SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER. Signed by the author in the year of publication. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 281 Pages. Index, filmography, photos. NOT an ex-library copy. 1st printing. Scarce signed copy.

ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: McFarland & Co Inc Pub, Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition SIGNED, INSCRIBED AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER. Signed by the author in the year of publication. AN EXTREMELY CLEAN, ATTRACTIVE COPY. NO PREVIOUS OWNER MARKINGS. 281 Pages. Index, filmography, photos. NOT an ex-library copy. 1st printing. Scarce signed copy.
[Lexington, SC, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1984]

McFarland Publishing, Date: 1984-06-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1984. McFarland Publishing ISBN 089950101X 9780899501017 [US]