The Illustrated History of the Cinema. By David Robinson and Ann Lloyd (Editors), Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1987.
 
ISBN: 0029192412
 
The book chonicles the birth of film from one reelers, to silent films, then to talkies, covering a time span of about 50 years. It also features filmmakers from europe and other countries, like Ingmar Bergman, Ikira Kurosawa, Sargei Eisenstein, and more. It discusses filmmakers that were trailblazing and others later in the years that broke boundries and taboos, and thus paving the way for future directors. 

Hardcover. Solid binding with very nice text and yellow colored end pagers. Jacket has one small tear to upper corner. 455 pages. Illustrated.