The Serials : Suspense and Drama by Instalment, Second Edition
by Stedman, Raymond William
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Fine condition.
- ISBN 10
- 0806116951
- ISBN 13
- 9780806116952
- Seller
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About This Item
Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1977. 6" wide by 9" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, tight copy. The spine is square and flat. NO creases. NO owner's name. NO ink stamps. Pages are fresh and crisp -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photo illustrated throughout. Appendices. Bibliography. General Index. Title Index. This the first printing of the revised and expanded 2nd edition. It has been updated, including new shows from the 1970s such as MASTERPIECE THEATRE: ALL IN THE FAMILY; THE WALTONS; THE JEFFERSONS; RICH MAN, POOR MAN; etc. From the rear cover: "The serial, a uniquely American drama form, had its origins in early-day comic strips and the motion-picture cliffhangers of the early twentieth century. The author describes the radio adventure serials and domestic soaps of the 1930s and 1940s, the transfer to TV of the form in the 1950s, and its undiminished success in the 1970s, as shown by the popularity of such as LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE; UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS; and THE ADAMS CHRONICLES.". Second Edition, revised and enlarged. Softcover. Fine condition.. xvi, 574pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009027
- Title
- The Serials : Suspense and Drama by Instalment, Second Edition
- Author
- Stedman, Raymond William
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Edition
- Second Edition, revised and enlarged
- ISBN 10
- 0806116951
- ISBN 13
- 9780806116952
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1977
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entertainers / Hollywood / Broadway / TV;
- Size
- xvi, 574pp
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