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Goldwyn; A Biography of the Man Behind the Myth
by Marx, Arthur
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0393074978
- ISBN 13
- 9780393074970
- Seller
-
melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1976. first Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 780 g.; XII, 380 pages, bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography between page 192 and 193. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and a little fading to the backstrip edges and bumping to the book corners. Dust marks and light browning to the text block edges. Black-and-white photographic dustwrapper, of Samuel Goldwyn, with gold and orange titles to the front panel and black and yellow titles to the backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear dustwrapper panel. Rubbing and creasing to the dustwrapper edges and rubbing to the dustwrapper panels. Fading to the backstrip. Clipping of the dustwrapper, front fold over, lower right-hand corner. The biography of one of the most powerful men in Hollywood -- owner and creator of both MGM and Paramount -- Samuel Goldwyn. this is the first USA edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust Jacket price-clipped. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Film; Biography -- Arts; ISBN: 0393074978. ISBN/EAN: 9780393074970. Inventory No: 0110031. . 9780393074970
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0110031
- Title
- Goldwyn; A Biography of the Man Behind the Myth
- Author
- Marx, Arthur
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0393074978
- ISBN 13
- 9780393074970
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Samuel Goldwyn -- Biography, Performing Arts -- Director -- Film Studio -- Owner Art & Design; Film; Biography -- Arts; Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0393074978 EAN: 9780393074970 Marx, Arthur Goldwyn; A Biography of the Man Behind the Myth
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film; Biography -- Arts;
Terms of Sale
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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