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Chaplin Collection created by Dominique Dugros and ednapurviance.org Except where noted, none of these books are in the regular library. All information on the books listed are for the books pictured. Updated: May 10, 2008 - Note: I am updating all of the Chaplin Library into a new database. The books on this page will remain here until I finished the full update. - L

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CHAPLIN LIBRARY INDEX

HB - Hardback PB - Paperback

CHAPLIN ARABIC BOOKS		HB	PB
	ARABIC - 1965 Mudhakkirat Charli Chaplin By Charlie Chaplin Dar Al-Hilal 1965 (Cairo, Egypt) Paperback Edition 225 Pages - No Illustrations This Egyptian edition, 'MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY' was translated by Salah Hafez, and published in two parts. This is the second part.
CHAPLIN CHINESE BOOKS
	CHINESE - 1977 (added in the current library) Tang Tai Tien Ying Fa Chan Shih Ti So Ying By Charles Chaplin Taipei: Chi Wen Ch'u Pan She 1977 (Taiwan) Paperback Edition 637 Pages - Illustrated First Chinese edition of Chaplin's 'My Autobiography'.
CHAPLIN DUTCH & DANISH BOOKS
	DUTCH - 1976 Chaplin By Tjitte De Vries AO 76 N°1601 Stichting IVIO 1976 Paperback Edition 20 Pages - Illustrated
	DANISH - 1928 Chaplin Chaplin Hans Liv Og Levned By Robert Eddy Zinklar Zinglersen & c°1928 Paperback Edition 115 Pages - Illustrated In English, the title reads "Charlie Chaplin, his life and career"
	DUTCH - 1993 De Autobiografie By Charles Chaplin Uitgeverij BZZTôH 1993 Paperback Edition 571 Pages - Illustrated
	DUTCH - 1961 MIJN Vader Charlie By Charles Chaplin, Jr. Scheltens & Giltay 1961 Hardback Edition shown without Jacket 336 Pages - Illustrated
	DUTCH - 1964 MIJN LEVEN By Charles Chaplin Koninklijke uitgeverij erven j.j. tijl n.v. zwolle 1964 Hardback Edition without Jacket 572 Pages - Illustrated
	DANISH - 1964 MIJN LIV By Charles Chaplin Gyldendal 1964 Hardback Edition without Jacket 452 Pages - Illustrated Danish edition of "MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY"
	DUTCH - 1945 EEN GENIALE CLOWN: CHARLIE CHAPLIN By J. Van Cottom Stars Reek - Cine-Revue 1945 Paperback Edition 16 Pages - Illustrated
	DUTCH - 1990 Charlie Chaplins Parade By Michael Gold Alfred Holz Verlag 1990 Hardback Edition without Jacket 56 Pages - Illustrated with drawings only
	DUTCH - 1974 De Dwaze Avonturen van Charlie Chaplin de Goudkoorts By Philippe Magniaux Williams Lektuur 1974 Paperback Edition 48 Pages - Illustrated Dutch comic edition of the movie THE GOLD RUSH.
CHAPLIN ENGLISH BOOKS
	ENGLISH - 1978 Chaplin, Clown and Genius A TRIBUTE TO CHARLIE No author World Distributors 1978 Paperback Edition 34 Pages - Illustrated The edition from Netherlands can be found in the Dutch section.
	ENGLISH - 2006 Silent Traces Discovering Early Hollywood Through the Films of Charlie Chaplin By John Bengtson Santa Monica Press 2006 Paperback Edition 301 Pages - Illustrated
	LATEST ENGLISH - 1985 Charlie Chaplin By Maurice Bessy Harper & Row 1985 Hardback Edition with Jacket 440 Pages - Illustrated First U.S. edition.
	ENGLISH - 2007 Charlie Chaplin: His Life and Art By W. Dodgson Bowman Kessinger Publishing 2007 Paperback Edition 134 Pages - Illustrated Fac-simile reprint of the original 1931 book.
	LATEST ENGLISH - 2002 Charlie Chaplin a Photo Diary By Michael Comte Steidl Publishers 2002 Hardback Edition with Jacket 359 Pages - Illustrated
	ENGLISH - 2007 Charlie Chaplin: An Atlantic Portrait By Alistair Cooke Kessinger Publishing 2007 Paperback Edition 48 Pages - No Illustrations Reprint of an article published in Atlantic Monthly in August 1939. The article is printed on 9 pages out of 48. The other pages of the book are white!
	ENGLISH - 1989 Remembering Charlie By Jerry Epstein Isis Large Print 1989 Hardback Edition without Jacket 345 Pages - No Illustrations
	ENGLISH - 2006 The Charlie Chaplin Murder Mystery By Wes D. Gehring Ramble House 2006 Paperback Edition 152 Pages - No Illustrations A comic novel. Available through LULU.COM.
	ENGLISH - 1999 Charlie Chaplin's Techniques for the Creation of Comic Effect in his Films By Christian Hansmeyer Grin Verlag 1999 Paperback Edition 12 Pages - No Illustrations
	ENGLISH - 2008 The Art of Charlie Chaplin By Kyp Harness MacFarland 2008 Paperback Edition 222 Pages - No Illustrations Copyright is 2008 though the book have been available since November 2007.
	ENGLISH - 2005 Charlie Chaplin By David Kent Henry Adobe PDF document (E-Book) 232 Pages - Illustrated The very first E-book in our Library. We are interested if anyone knows of any other e-books on Chaplin.
	LATEST ENGLISH - 1917 Charlie Chaplin's Funny Stunts By J. Keeley M.A. Donohue & Co. 1917 Paperback Edition 12 Pages - Illustrated Copyright is owned by J. Keeley.
	ENGLISH - 1979 Charlie Chaplin A Guide to References and Resources By Timothy J. Lyons G.K. Hall & C° 1979 Hardback Edition without Jacket 232 Pages - No Illustrations
	ENGLISH - 1965 The Films of Charlie Chaplin By G.D. MacDonald, M. Conway, M. Ricci Cadillac 1965 Hardback Edition with Jacket 224 Pages - Illustrated
	ENGLISH - 1974 The Adventures of Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush By Philippe Magniaux Treasure Hour Books 1974 Hardback Edition without Jacket 48 Pages - Illustrated Comic Also see French, Dutch and Portuguese sections.
	ENGLISH - 2007 City Lights By Charles Maland BFI Film Classics 2007 Paperback Edition 128 Pages - Illustrated Charles MALAND is also author of "CHAPLIN AND AMERICAN CULTURE" (see English section). In the same BFI FILM CLASSIC collection is Joan Mellen's "MODERN TIMES."
	ENGLISH - 1998 TRAMP The Life of Charlie Chaplin By Joyce Milton Da Capo Press 1998 Paperback Edition 578 Pages - Illustrated
	ENGLISH - 1985 Chaplin: His Life and Art By David Robinson Collins 1985 Hardback Edition with Jacket 792 Pages - Illustrated
	ENGLISH - 1986 Chaplin: His Life and Art By David Robinson Paladin Grafton Books 1986 Paperback Edition 792 Pages - Illustrated
	ENGLISH - 2006 Chaplin By David Robinson Edited by Paul Duncan Movie Icons, Taschen 2006 Paperback Edition 192 Pages - Illustrated Two multilingual editions exist: one is written is ENGLISH-GERMAN-FRENCH; the second book in SPANISH-ITALIAN-PORTUGUESE. Covers and layout are strictly identical.
	ENGLISH - 2006 The Essential Chaplin Perspectives on the life and art of the great comedian Edited by Richard Schickel Ivan R. Dee 2006 Paperback Edition 315 Pages - No Illustrations
	ENGLISH - 1984 Chaplin By Julian Smith Twayne, August 1984 Paperback Edition 161 Pages - Illustrated First US paperback edition.
	ENGLISH - 2007 Charlie Chaplin - King of Tragedy By Gerith von Ulm Kessinger Publishing 2007 Paperback Edition 403 Pages - Illustrated This is a reprint of the original book. Photographs are thus of very low quality.
	ENGLISH - 2008 The Sea Gull "A Woman of the Sea" By Linda Wada Leading Ladies 2008 Paperback Edition 132 Pages - Illustrated The Chaplin Studio's lost film starring Edna Purviance.
	ENGLISH - 1916 Charlie Chaplin's Chatter and Funny Sayings no author listed I&M Ottenheimer *1916 Paperback Edition 64 Pages - No Illustrations According to Lennart Eriksson, though the book is copyrighted in 1916, it could have actually been printed later in the *20's.
CHAPLIN ESTONIAN
	ESTONIAN - 1990 (added to the current library) Minu Elulugu (My Autobiography) By Charles Chaplin Eesti Raamat 1990 Hardback Edition without Jacket 512 Pages - Illustrated
CHAPLIN FRENCH BOOKS
	FRENCH - 2007 Charlie Chaplin By André Bazin Petite Bibliothèque des Cahiers du Cinéma 2007 Paperback Edition 123 Pages - No Illustrations This is strictly an identical edition of the original 2000 printing of this book.
	FRENCH - 1989 Histoire De Ma Vie By Charles Chaplin Presses Pocket 1989 Paperback Edition 596 Pages - No Illustrations
	FRENCH - 2007 Le Manoir De Mon Père By Eugène Chaplin Ramsey 2007 Hardback Edition with Jacket 80 Pages - Illustrated Photo album of Chaplin's last home with recollections of his life there by Charlie and Oona's 5th son.
	FRENCH - 2007 Charlot Livre-Puzzle By Nathalie Choux mK2 Bayard 2007 Puzzle book for children with wooden bricks composing 6 original pictures of Charlie inspired by his films.
	FRENCH - 1990 Meditations sur la défunte mère de Charlot, traduit de l'espagnol par Claude Couffon By Federico Garcia Lorca Brandes 1990 Paperback Edition 38 Pages - No Illustrations Poems written by the famous Spanish poet on occasion of Chaplin's mother death. (Dessins de Rafael Alberti.)
	FRENCH - 1931 Essai Sur Charlie Chaplin By J. Geralde Editions de l'Elan 1931 Paperback Edition 61 Pages - No Illustrations
	FRENCH - 2007 La Ruée Vers L'or By Laurence Gillot et Olivier Balez mK2 Bayard 2007 Hardback Edition without Jacket 62 Pages - Illustrated 'LE KID' issue in the same collection.
	FRENCH - 2007 Le Kid By Laurence Gillot et Olivier Balez mK2 Bayard 2007 Hardback Edition without Jacket 62 Pages - Illustrated 'La Ruée Vers L'or ' issue in the same collection.
	FRENCH - 2006 Le Supplice de Tantale ou Charlot L'Affamé By Mariange Lapeysonnie Ed Aleas 2006 Paperback Edition 171 Pages - No Illustrations
	FRENCH - 2007 Charlie Chaplin By Jérôme Larcher Collection Grands Cinéastes, Le Monde Les Cahiers Du Cinema 2007 Paperback Edition 96 Pages - Illustrated
	FRENCH - 2007 Connaissez-Vous Charlie Chaplin? By Philippe Lecuyer Marabout 2007 Paperback Edition 160 Pages - Illustrated This is a funny book aiming at testing our knowledge of Chaplin, his life and his career. The book contains questions and answers. No illustrations.
	FRENCH - 1974 Les Aventures de Charlot La Ruée Vers L'or By Philippe Magniaux Williams France 1974 Hardback Edition without Jacket 48 Pages - Illustrated Comic The story of the movie THE GOLD RUSH in comics (see also English, Dutch and Portuguese pages).
	FRENCH - 1974 Les Aventures de Charlot Les Temps Modernes By Philippe Magniaux Editions Williams 1974 Hardback Edition without Jacket 46 Pages - Illustrated Comic French comic edition of the movie MODERN TIMES.
	FRENCH - 2007 Chaplin Et Les Femmes By Nadia Meflah Editions Philippe Rey 2007 Paperback Edition 188 Pages - Illustrated Nadia Meflah is the main contributor for the www.charles-chaplin.net french website.
	FRENCH - 1928 Charlot By Henri Poulaille Grasset, collection "Le Moment", 1928 Paperback Edition 192 Pages - Illustrated Unlike the others French editions of this book (titled "CHARLES CHAPLIN"), this one doesn't present the foreword by Paul MORAND entitled "An evening with Charlie in New York".
	FRENCH - 1927 La Passion de Charlie Chaplin (Charlot) By Edouard *Ramon Editions Baudinière 1927 Paperback Edition 253 Pages - Illustrated The same book has been published by the same editor (Editions Baudinière) with various covers (see the others entries in our library). However, inside, the layout is strictly the same. *Please note that on the cover, the author's name was misspelled: RAMON instead of RAMOND! We have his other books listed in the library under Edouard Ramond.
	FRENCH - 2007 Chaplin By Sam Stourdze mK2 Bayard 2007 Hardback Edition without Jacket 93 Pages - Illustrated
CHAPLIN GERMAN BOOKS
	GERMAN - 1984 Das Grosse Charlie Chaplin Buch By Maurice Bessy Schirmer/Mosel 1984 Hardback Edition with Jacket 439 Pages - Illustrated
	GERMAN - 2004 Die Geschichte Meines Lebens By Charles Chaplin Fischer Verlag 2004 Hardback Edition with Jacket 510 Pages - Illustrated
	GERMAN - 2004 (Audiobook) Die Geschichte Meines Lebens By Charlie Chaplin Hoffmann und Campe Verlag 2004 Audio Book Audiobook composed of 4 CD's narrating Chaplin's "MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY"
	GERMAN - 1989 Chaplin in Berlin Illustrierte Miniatur von Berliner Zeitungen von 1931 By Wolfgang Gersch Argon verlag 1989 Hardback Edition with Jacket 174 Pages - Illustrated
	GERMAN - 1932 Chaplin Auf Der Verbrecherjagd By O.F. Heinrich Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft 1932 Hardback Edition without Jacket 94 Pages - Illustrated with drawings We have the Dutch version in our library.
	GERMAN - 1982 Chaplins Shatten By Fritz Hirzel Kaleidoskop Verlag 1982 (Switzerland) Hardback Edition with Jacket 472 Pages - Illustrated
	GERMAN - 1931 Lichter Der Grossstadt Der Film vom Strolch Charlie, dem Millionar und dem blinden Madchen By Arnold Hoellriegel E.P. TAL & C° Verlag, Wien 1931 Paperback Edition 80 Pages - Illustrated
	LATEST GERMAN - 1953 Das ist Chaplin Sein Leben, Seine Filme Seine Zeit by Georges Sadoul Globus Verlag Coll. 'Die Buchgemeinde' 1953 Hardback Edition without Jacket 256 Pages - Illustrated The dustjacket is missing on that copy especially designed for the 'Die Buchgemeinde' collection. As the hardback cover is different from the first Globus Verlag edition, maybe the dust jacket is different too.
	GERMAN - 2006 CHARLIE CHAPLIN Eine dramaturgische Studie by Johannes Schmitt LIT Verlag Berlin 2006 Paperback Edition 128 Pages - Illustrated with drawings only
	GERMAN - 1924 CHARLIE CHAPLIN by Hans Siemssen Feuer-Verlag, Liepzig 1924 Paperback Edition 45 Pages - Illustrated
	GERMAN - 1989 Uber Chaplin By Wilfried Wiegand Diogenes 1989 Paperback Edition 391 Pages - Illustrated See this LINK for the 1978 German edition.
CHAPLIN HEBREW BOOKS
	HEBREW - 1955 (added to the current library) Charlie Chaplin Hayyaw Wizirato By Abraham B. Yoffe Iddit 1955 Hardback Edition with Jacket 227 Pages - Illustrated
CHAPLIN IRAN BOOKS
	FARSI (added to current library) My Autobiography By Charles Chaplin Editor Unknown - Year of printing unknown Paperback Edition 691 Pages - Illustrated Dear Readers: We could use your assistance to the information on these three Chaplin book from Iran. If anyone has information, we would be interested in hearing from you. You can e-mail us at our Contact Us page. Thank you, Dominique and Linda, ednapurviance.org
	FARSI (added to current library) My Autobiography By Charles Chaplin Editor Unknown - Year of printing unknown Paperback Edition 728 Pages - Illustrated Dear Readers: If anyone has information, we would be interested in hearing from you. You can e-mail us at our Contact Us page. Thank you, Dominique and Linda, ednapurviance.org
	FARSI (added to current library) Charlie Chaplin Author Unknown Editor Unknown - Year of printing unknown Paperback Edition 200 Pages - Illustrated Dear Readers: If anyone has information, we would be interested in hearing from you. You can e-mail us at our Contact Us page. Thank you, Dominique and Linda, ednapurviance.org
CHAPLIN ITALIAN BOOKS
	ITALIAN - 1974 Charlie Chaplin 100 Immagini - 100 Documenti By Association Chaplin - Paris Commune di Colonnella 2000 Paperback Edition 73 Pages - Illustrated Catalogue of a Chaplin Exhibition (see also Italian section).
	ITALIAN - 1930 IO E VOI (Memorie) By CHARLOT (Charlie Chaplin) Corbaccio 1930 Paperback Edition 261 Pages - Illustrated Italian edition of "MY TRIP ABROAD".
	ITALIAN - 1953 Luci Della Ribalta By Charles S. Chaplin) Edizioni dell'Ateneo 1953 Paperback Edition 127 Pages - No Illustrations* Italian edition of the screenplay of LIMELIGHT (see also the 'MONTESANTI Fausto' entry in our library). *With the exception of two drawings of Chaplin as Calvero, no other illustrations.
	ITALIAN - 2000 La Mia Vita By Charles S. Chaplin Fabbri Editori 2000 Hardback Edition without Jacket 595 Pages - No Illustrations Collection "Le Grandi Biografie"
	ITALIAN - 1961 Charlot Mio Padre By Charles Chaplin, Jr. Rizzoli 1961 Hardback Edition with Jacket 316 Pages - Illustrated
	ITALIAN - 1959 Charlot IL RE DELLO SCHERMO By Michel Duino Marabout-Junior Edizione S.A.I.E. 1959 Paperback Edition 157 Pages - Illustrated with drawings only P.S.- Italian edition of the French book: "CHARLOT, ROI DE L'ECRAN"
	ITALIAN - 1972 Charlie Chaplin: L'UOMO CHE FU CHARLOT By Virginia Galante Garrone Incontri 15, U. Mursia & C° 1972 Paperback Edition 160 Pages - Illustrated only in drawings
	ITALIAN - 1972 Le Avventure Di Charlot By Giuseppe Marotta Sr. Bietti 1972 Paperback Edition 141 Pages - Illustrated
	ITALIAN - 1953 Luci Della Ribalta Sceneggiatura By Charlie Chaplin with a foreword by Fausto MONTESANTI Bianco e Nero Editore 1953 9 (2nd edition) Paperback Edition 141 Pages - Illustrated Italian version of the screenplay of LIMELIGHT.
	ITALIAN - 1989* Charlie Chaplin By Camillo Moscati Edizioni Lo Vecchio 1989 Paperback Edition 143 Pages - Illustrated *Not sure on the date for it is not written in the book.
	ITALIAN - 2005 Charlie Chaplin IL Grande Dittatore By Camillo Moscati Edizioni Lo Vecchio 2005 Paperback Edition 112 Pages - Illustrated Latest Edition
	ITALIAN - 1987 Chaplin, La Vita E L'Arte By David Robinson Marsilio Editori 1987 Hardback Edition with Jacket 864 Pages - Illustrated
	ITALIAN - 2006 Chaplin, La Vita E L'Arte By David Robinson Marsilio/La Biblioteca di Repubblica 2006 Hardback Edition with Jacket 884 Pages - Illustrated Latest Edition in Italian.
	ITALIAN - 1952 Vita Di Charlot By Georges Sadoul Giulio Einaudi Editore 1952 Paperback Edition 275 Pages - Illustrated
	ITALIAN - 1972 IL Tutto Chaplin By Francesco Savio Biennale di Venezia, 3M 1972 Paperback Edition 328 Pages - Illustrated Compilation of all the Chaplin movies on occasion of the 33rd "Mostra Internazionale d'arte cinematografica di Venezia".
	ITALIAN - 1999 Charlie Chaplin sarebbe nato nel 1889... By Giorgio Solmi L'autore Libri Firenze 1999 Paperback Edition 386 Pages - No Illustrations Though Chaplin's name and image appear in title and cover, the book does not deal with Chaplin, but with the story of Italy during the 20th century. A curiosity...
	ITALIAN - 2006 Un Comico Vede IL Mondo By Lisa Stein Le Mani Cineteca di Bologna 2006 Hardback Edition without Jacket 190 Pages - Illustrated Essay about Chaplin's report of his 1931-1932 world tour, originally published in "WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION" under the title: "A COMEDIAN SEES THE WORLD"
	ITALIAN - 2007 CHAPLIN E L'IMMAGINE By Sam Stourdze Cineteca Bologna Le Mani 2007 Paperback Edition 263 Pages - Illustrated Italian edition of the exhibition catalogue first printed in France in 2005 (see French section under the name Patrice Blouin - French book had three authors - Blouin, Delage and Stourdze). Contains some identical chapters from "CHAPLIN ET LES IMAGES"
	ITALIAN - (date unknown) Charlie Chaplin: L'Infanzia By (author unknown) Armando Curcio Editore (date unknown) Paperback Edition 32 Pages - Illustrated This is the first part of a serie based upon David ROBINSON's book "CHAPLIN, his life and art". We do not know how many parts in this special Italian series.
CHAPLIN JAPANESE BOOKS
	JAPANESE - 1992 (in current library) Charles Chaplin: The Life Story by Kiyoshi Fukukawa Media Factory 1992 Hardback Edition without Jacket 138 Pages - Illustrated
	JAPANESE - 2006 (in current library) Charles Chaplin in Japan by Hiroyuki Ono The Chaplin Society in Japan 2006 Hardback Edition without Jacket 121 Pages - Illustrated
	JAPANESE - 2007 (in current library) Chaplin and War by Hiroyuki Ono and David Robinson The Chaplin Society in Japan 2007 Paperback Edition 64 Pages - Illustrated This version in Japanese and English.
	LATEST JAPANESE -1973 Sekai-No Eigasakka 19 Charles Chaplin by no author for this book Kinema Junpo C° Ltd 1973 Paperback Edition 286 Pages - Illustrated Film Directors of the World N°19: Charles Chaplin
CHAPLIN LATVIAN BOOKS
	LATVIAN - 1966 Mana Dzive by Carlzs Caplins (Charles Chaplin) Ieverojamu Cilveku Dzive 1966 Hardback Edition with Jacket 503 Pages - Illustrated
CHAPLIN NORWEGIAN BOOKS
	NORWEGIAN - 1961 MIN FAR CHARLIE CHAPLIN By Charles Chaplin Jr Tiden Norsk Forlag, Oslo 1961 Hardback Edition with Jacket 223 Pages - Illustrated
	NORWEGIAN - 1964 Chaplin Og Chaplinismen By Vsevolod Meyerhold Cappelens forlag 1964 Paperback Edition 46 Pages - No Illustrations
	NORWEGIAN - 1982 Chaplin Collection "Mote med Chaplin" By Calli Thaugland Collection "Mote med..." Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1982 Paperback Edition 110 Pages - Illustrated
NEW SECTION - CHAPLIN POLISH BOOKS
	POLISH - 1955 Moja Autobiografia By Charles Chaplin Czytelnik 1967 Hardback Edition with Jacket 563 Pages - Illustrated Polish edition of "My Audiobiography".
	POLISH - 1955 Charlie Chaplin Jego filmy i jego czasy By Georges Sadoul Filmowa Agencja Wydawnicza 1955 Paperback Edition 175 Pages - Illustrated Polish edition of the French book "CHARLIE CHAPLIN, SES FILMS ET SON TEMPS".
CHAPLIN PORTUGUESE BOOKS
	PORTUGUESE - 2006 Charlie Chaplin By André Bazin Jorge Zahar Editor 2006 (Brazil) Paperback Edition 118 Pages - Illustrated
	PORTUGUESE - 1975 As Aventuras de Charlot A Quimera Do Ouro By Philippe Magniaux Publicaciones Dom Quixote 1975 Hardback without Jacket Edition 48 Pages - Illustrated Comic The story of the movie THE GOLD RUSH in comics (see also English, Dutch and French pages).
	PORTUGUESE - 1952 (added to the current library) A Vida De Carlitos By Georges Sadoul Livraria-Editora da Casa do Estudante do Brasil 1952 Hardback Edition without Jacket 253 Pages - Illustrated