New York, NY: Atheneum. G/G. Date: 1990. First Printing. Cloth/Boards w/DJ. Sm 4to., 306 pp., Dj rubbed, writing on ffe . 1990. Atheneum ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

Appears as unread, unblemished copy in DJ price clipped, else minimal surface/edge wear as shown.The untold story of the lost inventor of moving pictures . Augustin Le Prince boarded a train on September 1890, in Dijon, France, for Paris. He had struggled for three years to perfect a motion picture camera and projector. He never reached Paris and was never seen again. It is a story of individual hope and betrayal which spans a century and two continents from the streets of nineteenth Century Leeds England to the deserted beaches of Fire Island in the 1920's to London, Paris, New York, in the 1890's and an attic in Memphis, Tennessee in 1988. Insurance & handling is included free. Extra Charges/Fees apply on Shipments Outside The U.S. and Expedited Shipments. Oversize and/or heavy books may require additional fees. Will advise. Updated 3.3.2023 #2505-22419 Date: 1990. Atheneum ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

Scribner. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Scribner ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Scribner] Hardcover First Edition Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
[Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

Atheneum. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. Date: 1990. Hardcover. 0689120680 . Small tear in the dust jacket. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing. ; 384 pages . 1990. Atheneum ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover Small tear in the dust jacket. Great overall condition. Minor cosmetic wear. No noteworthy blemishes. No writing. ; 384 pages
[Highland, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]
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ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum, New York. 1990.] Hardcover 8vo. 306pp. black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.
[Camberwell, VIC, Australia] [Publication Year: 1990]

Scribner 1990 Hardcover Good Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Atheneum, Date: 1990-11-01. First US. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1990. Atheneum ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

Maxwell Macmillan, New York, NY, Date: 1990. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Some shelf and corner wear. Small cut in dust jacket and is beginning to crease. Text appears clean. Binding is tight and solid in very good condition. Looks Nice. Size: 25 cm. 306 pp. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Fiction; Le Prince, Louis Aimé Augustin, 1842-1890; ISBN: 0689120680. ISBN/EAN: 9780689120688. Dewey Code: 778.5/3/092 B 20. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561006958. . 9780689120688 1990. Maxwell Macmillan ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Atheneum, Date: 1990. First Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Large, heavy book, black cloth spine, dark gray boards, bright silver lettering on spine, 306 pages. DJ beneath mylar glossy and colorfully designed with movie stills on front. DJ and book, both As New. 1990. Atheneum ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

Atheneum Books, Date: 1990. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1990. Atheneum Books ISBN 0689120680 9780689120688 [US]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum (1990)] Hardcover x, 306p.
[Fuefuki-shi, Yamanashi Pref., Japan] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover 2021 surface wear/writing inside front cover
[Toronto, ON, Canada] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.
[Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within
[Amherst, NY, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition Large, heavy book, black cloth spine, dark gray boards, bright silver lettering on spine, 306 pages. DJ beneath mylar glossy and colorfully designed with movie stills on front. DJ and book, both As New.
[New Port Richey, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

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[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.
[Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum Books] Hardcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.35
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1990]

ISBN10: 0689120680, ISBN13: 9780689120688, [publisher: Atheneum] Hardcover First Edition New York. 1990. Atheneum. 1st Printing. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0689120680. 384 pages. hardcover. Front-of-jacket photographs by Carl Flatow Front-of-jacket design by Denise Palma. keywords: Film History Science. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In September, 1890, the French inventor Augustin Le Prince boarded a train for Paris. For three years he had struggled to perfect a motion picture camera and projector, buoyed amid minor successes only by his own vision and his family's faith in him. Now Le Prince's diligence finally paid off. He was on his way to rejoin his wife Lizzie and to present the world debut of moving pictures. Only, Le Prince never reached Paris, and his disappearance crushed the hopes of his family and colleagues and altered the technological revolution he had fostered - for, within a few months, the American inventor Thomas Edison received patents for suspiciously similar instruments, one of the most lucrative discoveries of all time. How did this come to happen? Almost one hundred years after these unsettling events, filmmaker and author Christopher Rawlence embarked on a journey of his own, to solve a mystery buried in legal documents and family memoirs, lacuna-ridden archives and primitive movie footage. The Missing Reel is the story of Rawlence's quest, spanning a century and two continents, from the Dickensian cityscape of nineteenth-century Leeds ...