René Schwob / dessin inédit de Marc Chagall - Une Mélodie Silencieuse [1/5 de tête sur Madagascar] - 1929

Here are the dimensions of the book:

Height: 20 cm
Width: 14 cm
Thickness: 3 cm

Here are the precise details of the copy:
* Author: René Schwob
* Title: A Silent Melody
* Publisher: Bernard Grasset, Paris
* Year: 1929 (First edition)
* Print run justification: Limited edition on Madagascar paper, numbered 3. Rare copy.
* Particularity: The work includes in the frontispiece an unpublished drawing by Marc Chagall (depicting Charlot).
* Condition: Very good. Important note for collectors: the copy has remained entirely uncut (the pages are not detached from one another). Some signs of wear, nothing shocking.

This book is classified among cinema works, in the category of film criticism. It is listed as a book of film criticism, published by Grasset in 1929. It is also cited as a reference text in studies on French cinema of the 1920s, notably in David Bordwell's thesis on French impressionist cinema. The title probably harks back to silent cinema, with the “silent melody” being that of the imagery without words.