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Lot 216

TALBOT, Frederick. Moving Pictures.

Estimate: $100 - $200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $10
$200 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
TALBOT, Frederick (1880-1924). Moving Pictures, How they Are Made and Worked.
Publisher: William Heinemann, London. 1912. First Edition.

8vo. Red cloth bound, with gilt title. Embossed borders.

Frontispiece, xv, 340 pp., with illustrations, with index.

H: 8 7/8 W: 5 7/8 D: 1 5/8 in.

Condition

Fair to poor. Foxing throughout. Plate on page 222 is almost completely detached. Bumping, scuffing, and rubbing to corners, spine, and covers.

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From the Estate of John A. Davidson, Jr. Proceeds to benefit the APL of Lorain County and the Dittrick Museum, CWRU.