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

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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.