A Funny Thing Happened To Me On My Way To The Grave
by DOUGLAS, Jack
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Palm Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962., 1962. First edition (so stated). 8vo. Illustrations from b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Very good. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed in blue ink by Jack Douglas on the front free endpaper in blue ink to columnist Sidney Skolsky: "Feb '62 - To Sidney - with much affection - It's been too long since our last meeting - all the best - Jack Douglas." Skolsky (1905-83), Hollywood gossip columnist who "received his mail at Schwab's drugstore" and "coined the term 'sneak preview'"; close friend and confidante to Marilyn Monroe, he helped promote her early career and was the author of her first biography.. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket Included.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 198064
- Title
- A Funny Thing Happened To Me On My Way To The Grave
- Author
- DOUGLAS, Jack
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962.
- Date Published
- 1962
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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