Dustcover shows minor wear - Book is in Fine Condition - Brown boards with gold lettering (gilt) - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Price inside dustcover: $10.00 - 492 pages -

FINE copy of this SCARCE book - Appears unread - NO remainder marks or price clippings - 574 pages - Tight spine - From the golden age of art movies and underground cinema to X-rated porn, splatter films, and midnight movies, this breathtaking thriller is a tour de force of cinematic fact and fantasy, full of metaphysical mysteries that will haunt the dreams of every moviegoer. Jonathan Gates doesn't set out to uncover the secret history of the movies—a tale of intrigue, deception, and death that stretches back to the 14th century. But he succumbs to what will be a lifelong obsession with the mysterious Max Castle, a nearly forgotten genius of the silent screen who later became the greatest director of horror films, only to vanish in the 1940s, at the height of his talent. Now, 20 years later, as Jonathan seeks the truth behind Castle's disappearance, the innocent entertainments of his youth—the sexy sirens, the screwball comedies, the high romance—take on a sinister appearance. His tortured quest takes him from Hollywood's Poverty Row into the shadowy lore of ancient religious heresies. He encounters a cast of exotic characters, including Orson Welles and John Huston, who teach him that there's more to film than meets the eye, and journeys through the dark side of nostalgia, where The Three Stooges and Shirley Temple join company with an alien god whose purposes are anything but entertainment.

Very-good condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. 271 pages. Illustrated. Upper-right-hand corner of front cover has a small hole punched out. NO writing, marks or tears inside book.

Fair 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Good Cloth Third Printing Incisive examination of the 1960s counter culture movement. Boards damp stained.

Cover slightly scuffed through use..Softback,Ex-Library,with usual stamps markings, ,in good all-round condition, ,304pages. 300g ISBN:

New and unused. Gift-giving quality.

8vo over 7.75 - 9.75'' tall h 8610

12mo over 6.75 - 7.75'' tall Nice Tight Clean copy ! 301 pages. 8009

Condition: Very Good - in Good DJ. Edges of DJ somewhat ruffled, couple of small nicks to top edge of lower panel. Bruised at head and tail. Leans very slightly. A nice copy all the same. :: Further Information: Imaginative novel, individuality in the urban industrial world, blends ideas in a fictional framework with fascinating - and truly chilling results. 352pp. Size: 8vo Demy (22 x 14cm Approx.) First Edition. Weighs 0.550 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

Condition: Near Fine. :: Further Information: First in this edition. ::