ID: 1533
200,000 Feet on Foula: The Story of the Film 'The Edge Of The World'.
POWELL, Michael

Category: First Edition, Photography/Film

Place/Publisher/Date:
London, Faber and Faber. 1938.

Description: First edition; 8vo; original cloth boards and dust jacket. The book of Michael Powell's debut film, inspired by the evacuation of St Kilda. The film was shot in the remote landscape of Foula in the Shetlands. The film won Powell respect and an introduction to Alexander Korda. Very good, with slight darkening to the edges, corners slightly bumped, dust jacket is frayed at the spine ends with tears to head, a few small closed tears and loss to one corner. Very scarce especially in the original dust jacket.

Price £600.00