[Film & Theatre] [Grey, Zane. (1872 - 1939)] Phillips, Henry Albert. (1880 - 195. "The Photodrama" - INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY TO ZANE GREY. Larchmont, NY: The Stanhope-Dodge Publishing Company. 1914. First edition. "The philosophy of its Principles, the Nature of its Plot, its Dramatic Construction and Technique, Illuminated by Copious Examples, Together with a Complete Photoplay and a Glossary, Making the work a Practical Treatise." 16mo. 221 pp. One of the first books about the art of screenplay writing, inscribed on the front free endpage by the author to the American writer Zane Grey, best known for such Western and adventure novels as Riders of the Purple Sage, many of which were adapted by the early film industry.


Besides his manuals on 'The Photodrama' and 'The Feature Photoplay,' Henry Albot Phillips also authored 'The Plot of the Short Story' and 'Art in Short Story Narration.'