Noakes,Vivien — Edward Lear 1812-1888

Harry N Abrams This is a Fine Copy of this hardcover book in a Very Good Dust-Jacket with just one small 4mm closed tear to top edge of the lower cover.Not price clipped.This copy was acquired from the impressive private library of Film Director Roy Ward Baker who began in the film industry as a gofar boy,but worked his way up to the level of as assistant director on Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938).He served in the Army during World War II, transferring to the Army Kinematograph Unit in 1943. One of his superiors at the time was novelist Eric Ambler who insisted on Baker being given his first big break directing The October Man, from an Ambler screenplay, in 1947.Ambler also adapted Walter Lord's A Night to Remember for Baker's 1958 screen version.His next two films, The Weaker Sex and Paper Orchid (1949) were popular but overshadowed by the success of Morning Departure (1950), also featuring John Mills.Baker worked for three years at Fox where he directed Marilyn Monroe in Don't Bother to Knock 1952. He returned to the UK in 1953 and continued to work on films.He worked for television during the 1960s. He directed episodes of The Avengers, The Saint, The Persuaders and Minder.Large 4to lovely clean copy internally and well illustrated in black and white 216pp First Edition Fine Very Good First Edition New York 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall