Georges SADOUL, "Histoire Général du cinéma, Tome 3, "Le Cin - Lot 212

Georges SADOUL, "Histoire Général du cinéma, Tome 3, "Le Cinéma DEVIENT UN ART (1909-1920)", second volume, La Première Guerre Mondiale, illustrated, Editions Denoël, Paris 1952. 546 pages. Sold as is, cover damaged and fragile, otherwise pages in good condition. Note: A reference work by Georges Sadoul, a major figure in the history of cinema, this volume explores a decisive period when cinema asserted itself as a true art form. Richly documented and illustrated, it plunges the reader into the heart of the aesthetic and historical mutations of the early XXᵉ century, in the midst of the First World War. A must-read for cinephiles, researchers and collectors wishing to understand the origins of the cinematic language.