Beau Geste

  • SIGNED Photograph portrait of the author; illustrated by Helen McKie with 4 color plates and 16 black & white ones. [xii], 579, [1], [4
  • London: John Murray, 1927
By Wren, Percival Christopher
London: John Murray, 1927. Edition deluxe, no 628, signed by the author. Photograph portrait of the author; illustrated by Helen McKie with 4 color plates and 16 black & white ones. [xii], 579, [1], [4, printed music] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Black morocco gilt, a.e.g., for Asprey. Fine. Edition deluxe, no 628, signed by the author. Photograph portrait of the author; illustrated by Helen McKie with 4 color plates and 16 black & white ones. [xii], 579, [1], [4, printed music] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Handsomely bound copy of the deluxe edition of this instant classic, source for the famed movie, with "The Song of the Legion: March Theme of the Paramount Picture" at the end.

Ronald Colman's starring role in Beau Geste, filmed in the Arizona desert in 1926, caught the fancy of millions. The film was one of the most profitable pictures of the silent era and paved the way for the actor's memorable successes of the 1930s.

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