Jean Epstein
Esprit de cinéma.
Geneva: Editions Jeheber, 1955. First edition. 217 pages.Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9", is bound in original printed wrappers. Book displays moderate external wear. Binding is sound. Previous owner's name appears at top edge of verso of front cover. Pages are clean and bright. Work is illustrated by b&w photographic plates, including a frontispiece portrait of the author. Volume is preserved in a transparent plastic cover, with small chip at bottom of front panel.Jean Epstein (1897-1953) was a Polish-born French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic and novelist. This book contains a collection of texts on cinema, cinematography and the avant-garde of the twenties (with which Epstein has been identified).