NY: Frederick A. Praeger, 1969. First edition. Quarto. 224 pp; 5 color & profuse b/w illustrations; selected list of cinemas in Great Britain and the United States; bibliography; index. Cloth with gilt-lettered spine in dustjacket. VG, a clean, unmarked copy; unclipped jacket has 1 3/4" closed tear at top of spine, spine & back panel lightly soiled. This is an entertaining and well-researched history of the movie house - from nickelodeons and Kinetoscope parlors to drive-ins, from the picture palace to the art theater - in America, England, and continental Europe. It features the colorful 1920's, the depression years of the 1930's, and the post-World War II era, with the trend toward small, intimate, simply decorated theaters. The author treats problems of sight lines, ventilation, acoustics, projection, and decoration; discusses the styles and innovations of important theater architects such as Thomas W. Lamb, John Eberson, and Ben Schlanger.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

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Bookseller: Carnegie Hill Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010437
Title: THE PICTURE PALACE and other Buildings for the Movies
Author: Sharp, Dennis
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Frederick A. Praeger
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 1969
Keywords: Architecture Cinema Movie Theaters Theatres Performing Arts British American
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