ISBN10: 089950101X, ISBN13: 9780899501017, [publisher: McFarland Publishing] Hardcover Front and back covers have very light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request.
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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 ...

Jefferson, North Carolina, U.S.A.: McFarland & Co, Date: 1984. Little visible wear. Very slight edge wear. Former owner's stickers on the ffep and a post office round stamp. . Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall, 281 Pages. 1984. McFarland & Co ISBN 089950101X 9780899501017 [US]

Jefferson North Carolina: McFarland, Date: 1984. Hardcover. Fine. First edition. Tall octavo. 281pp. Illustrated. Publisher's black cloth gilt. Fine. A lovely copy. 1984. McFarland ISBN 089950101X 9780899501017 [US]

Jefferson, N. C. : McFarland, Date: 1984. First Edition. Hardback. 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. 1984. Jefferson, N. C. : McFarland ISBN 089950101X 9780899501017 [IE]