Picture Show Annual HC (1926-1960 Amalgamated Press) UK Edition comic books 1929 or before

Picture Show Annual for 1926. Cover of Rudolph Valentino and Helena D'Algy. Articles include "The Progress of the Pictures," "This Is Rudolph Valentino," "Films That Made Them Famous," "The Gish Sis-Stars," "Hollywood Homes," "The Life of an Extra Girl," "Still the World's Sweetheart - Mary Pickford," short movie features including Peter Pan, Don Q, Forbidden Paradise, "Ivor Novello - Composer, Film and Stage Star," "Cinema Children," "Humorists of the Screen," "The Talmadge Three," "Who's Who in 1926 Pictures" and much more. Full-page movie star portraits in full color include Douglas Fairbanks in Thief of Bagdad, Jackie Coogan in Little Robinson Crusoe and Ramon Navarro in The Arab. Movie portraits include Mary Pickford, Richard Barthelmess, Charles Chaplin, Bebe Daniels, Harold Lloyd, Marion Davies, Anna May Wong, Tom Mix, Gloria Swanson, Mae Murray, John Gilbert, Adolph Menjou, Colleen Moore, Richard Dix, Pola Negri and many more. Profusely illustrated with tinted photographs. Excellent layout and design. Weighs over two pounds. Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Picture Show Annual for 1927. Cover of Dorothy Gish. Articles include "Then and Now," "Colleen Moore," "Love Through the Ages," "The Race for the Hero Championship," "Latest Film Finds," "Milestones in Mary Pickford's Movie Career," "The Beauty From Budapest," "Contrasts in Cinema Comedians," "What Special Qualities Brought Them Success," "What British Stars Have Done," "Film Fame in Families," "Definitions" of movie terms, "Passionate Pola," "How They Grow Up," "Home Life in Los Angeles" and much more. Full-page movie star portraits in full color include Lillian Gish and John Gilbert in La Boheme, Douglas Fairbanks and Billie Dove in The Black Pirate, Mary Astor and Ben Lyon in The Pace That Thrills. Movie portraits include Norma Talmadge, Buster Keaton, Constance Talmadge, Ramon Novarro, Norma Shearer, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Astor, Billie Dove, William S. Hart, Sessue Hayakawa, Wallace Beery, Tom Mix, Gloria Swanson, Mae Murray and many more. Also includes two illustrated short stories, one-page movie promos, all profusely illustrated with photographs. Excellent layout and design. Weighs over two pounds. Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Picture Show Annual for 1928. Cover of Norma Talmadge. Articles include "They Kept the Movies Moving," "Bungalow and Workshop" about Pickfair, "Memorable Moments in the Movies," "Getting There and Keeping There," "Norma Talmadge," "Fame Before Twenty," "Comedians Who Create," "It's a Dog's Life," "Putting the Wild Into West," "Two's Company," "The Continent's Contribution to the Screen," "Snapshots and Spotlights," "It's Character That Counts," "Censorship," "Night Life in Hollywood" and much more. Full-page movie star portraits in full color include Viola Dana and Milton Sills in The Silent Lover, Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky in The Night of Love, Dolores del Rio and Rod La Rocque in Resurrection. Movie portraits include Richard Dix, Ronald Colman, Ricardo Cortez, John Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Emil Jannings, Pola Negri, Ramon Navarro, Frances X. Bushman, Dorothy Gish, Victor McLagen, and many more. Also includes two illustrated short stories and one-page movie promos and short movie star features. Profusely illustrated with photographs with excellent layout and design. Weighs over two pounds. No dustjacket as issued but includes the glassine wrapper with the cover price of six shillings. Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Picture Show Annual for 1929. Cover of Betty Balfour. Articles include "Milestones in the Movies," "Strolling Through Hollywood," "Ivor Novello and His Leading Ladies," "Bungalow Alley - The Street of Stars," "Chic and Clever," "New Faces," "Training Animals for the Pictures," "Favorite Films That Have Stood the Test of Time," "Round the British Studios," "Modern Movie Mothers," "The Great Moment," "Without Benefit of Makeup" and much more. Full-page movie star portraits in full color include Victor McLagen and Dolores del Rio in Loves of Carmen, Douglas Fairbanks and Lupe Velez in The Gaucho, Ramon Novarro and Marceline Day in Penance. Movie portraits include Gloria Swanson, John Gilbert, Pola Negri, Ronald Colman, Marion Davies, Betty Balfour, John Barrymore, Norma Shearer, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Gary Cooper and many more. Also includes one-page movie promos and short movie star features, including Louise Brooks and Lon Chaney. Profusely illustrated with photographs with excellent layout and design. Weighs over two pounds. No dustjacket as issued but includes the glassine wrapper with the cover price of six shillings. Hardcover, 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, B&W.