Alien: The Archive, The Ultimate Guide to the Classic Movies, 2014, HC, Very Good

London, Titan Books, 2014. 

English, First Edition, Very Good, HC, Folio, 10 ¼” x 13,” 320 pp.

ISBN: 9781783291045

Gray paper over boards with white illustration to front and white text to spine, light green endpapers and pastedowns, in publisher’s dust jacket with black-and-white sketch of the Alien to front, gray and black text to front, spine, and back, images of Alien movie posters to back. Mild bumping to foot and tail of spine, mild bumping to edges, very minor edgewear, otherwise clean throughout, tightly bound, and excellent. In a Very Good dust jacket now protected in a Mylar sleeve. Mild edgewear, very minor shelfwear, crease to sleeve at back flap, otherwise excellent. 320 pp. Replete with full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Includes interviews with Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver, H. R. Giger, and others. Alien: The Archive walks readers through all four films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, and Alien Resurrection. Images of the set, characters, and the infamous creatures accompany in-depth essays that provide fans with all they need to know about the film franchise. From the dust jacket: “Featuring close examinations of the origins of each film and the behind the scenes process, Alien: The Archive includes hundreds of stunning imagery, from the earliest conceptual art, through on set photography, and to special effects work and finished film stills.”