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(Books to Film) BEAU JAMES; The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker
by FOWLER, Gene
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1949. First Edition. Decorated Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. (x) 389 pages. First Edition. Illustrated dustjacket. Illustrated from vintage black and white photographs. Octavo. Decorated cloth. Index. Prior owner's neat bookplate on dedication page. The biography of James J. "Jimmy" Walker, the well-dressed Mayor of New York from 1926 to 1932. Although Mayor Walker was never charged with anything, his administration was riddled with corruption, and he himself suffered from the scandal of a long-standing extra-marital affair with Ziegfield Girl Betty Compton. The sourcework for the 1957 movie "Beau James", starring Bob Hope as Walker, and also starring Vera Miles, Paul Douglas, Alexis Smith and Darren McGavin. A Near Fine copy (minor edgewear at spine-ends) in a Very Good Plus dust jacket (edgewear, especially at spine ends; spine slightly sunned and rubbed)now in a clear mylar protective sleeve.ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address.
Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1522
- Title
- (Books to Film) BEAU JAMES; The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker
- Author
- FOWLER, Gene
- Format/Binding
- Decorated Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- New York, Prohibition, Tammany Hall, Movies, Film, Democrat,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books to Film;
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
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About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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