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The Fabulous Lunts; A Biography of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
by Jared Brown
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0689116489
- ISBN 13
- 9780689116483
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Atheneum, 1986 Atheneum, New York. 1986. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; price clipped; scattered bumps to DJ edges. Rust color cloth boards and spine with bright copper lettering on spine and front board. Tinted textblock top. 523 pp 8vo. The best loved and most successful acting team in American theatrical history for half a century. An engrossing biography of this couple whose life-long friendship with Noel Coward brought about the Design for Living and whose relationship with the Theatre Guild produced some of the most memorable moments in the history of the American state. A clean pristine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005278
- Title
- The Fabulous Lunts; A Biography of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne
- Author
- Jared Brown
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0689116489
- ISBN 13
- 9780689116483
- Publisher
- Atheneum
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- American State, Theatre Guild, American Theatre, Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Noel Coward, American Theatre history, actor, actresses, movie actors,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Biographies;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Cloth
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- Edges
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