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Stan (signed)
by Guiles, Fred Lawrence (signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0718119088
- ISBN 13
- 9780718119089
- Seller
-
Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
London: Michael Joseph, 1980. SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the front free endpaper ("Best Wishes"and his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SIGNED copies are SCARCE. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped (£7.50 net). NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. A few very tiny spots (foxing?) on the fore-edge of the text block -- NOT bad -- PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. Pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. First Printing of the First Edition with "First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph... 1980" so stated on the copyright page. With 63 b/w photographs. Includes a Catalogue of Films starring Stan Laurel, 1917 - 1950, including all the Laurel and Hardy movies. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original black boards, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "Drawing on scores of interviews with the legendary comedian's family and friends, Guiles probes beneath the exterior of Laurel's stage personality to reveal a man plagued by financial troubles and a series of unfulfilling relationships.". SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 240pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Bookseller
- About Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 026992
- Title
- Stan (signed)
- Author
- Guiles, Fred Lawrence (signed)
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0718119088
- ISBN 13
- 9780718119089
- Publisher
- Michael Joseph
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo. 240pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entertainers / Hollywood / Broadway / TV;
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About Books
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Henderson, Nevada
About About Books
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