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Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosbys Own Story (First Edition)
by Bing Crosby (As Told To Pete Martin)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Simon and Schuster, 1953. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x5x1. Mid-century autobiography of multi-media legend Big Crosby's Call Me Lucky. Collectible first edition, first printing ("First Printing" so stated on copyright page), inscribed and signed in blue ink thus: "To the Pest - | B. Crosby." Signature not authenticated. Early Mary Anne Popin bookplate mounted to front blank recto. Includes original somewhat scarce dust jacket with $3.50 price to bottom of front flap and 32 pages of photos preceding the text - featuring, to no surprise, Bing Crosby and a virtual who's who of mid-century celebrities and other notables. Hard cover format. 344 pp. 8 3/4" x 6". Tight, unmarked copy with minimal shelf wear, sharp corners and very light wrinkling to head and tail of spine panel. Internals faintly age toned. Priced dust jacket with several very short tears and minimal chipping. A very presentable and complete copy of a Crosby collectible. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midnight Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 377318
- Title
- Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosbys Own Story (First Edition)
- Author
- Bing Crosby (As Told To Pete Martin)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Date Published
- 1953
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Weight
- 1.25 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Midnight Books
Biblio member since 2005
Frederick, Maryland
About Midnight Books
Midnight Books specializes in hard-to-find books in high demand by collectors. This includes (but is not limited to) vintage and antiquarian titles, signed first editions and scarce ephemera. All books offered come with an unconditional, lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
Glossary
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- A.N.
- The book is pristine and free of any defects, in the same condition as ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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