The Silent Clowns - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Walter Kerr

First Edition/First Printing in Near Fine condition, traces of sunning to edges in Very Good+ dust-jacket with few closed tears and chips to spine ends. From the collection of Betty Anderson, legendary art director of publisher Knopf in the late 20th century as evidenced by her (small and unobtrusive) inventory number on front paste down;

Illustrated with more than 400 pictures Kerr explores the art of the great masters of silent screen comedy including Keaton and Chapelin, Sennett, Langdon and Lloyd, Laurel and Hardy, Max Linder and many others.