Duell, Sloan And Pearce, New York, 1964. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Will introduction by author, acknowledgements and index stop the text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs and film stills. Grey coloured cloth covered boards with black coloured titles to the back strip. Photographic dustwrapper with black and red coloured titles to the front panel and black coloured titles to the back strip. Quoting from the front fold over panel blurb " ... Harold Lloyd is unique and so is this book about him. A comedic immortal who has returned to the limelight recently with two enormously successful reissues of his own film classics, he has talked at length to William Cahn about the "golden age of comedy" he knows so well. Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Mabel Normand, W.C. Fields, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers Â– all come to life in personal reminiscences and in the more than 200 photographs in this handsome volume." Rubbing of the book edges and a little bumping of the corners. Softening of the back strip edges and there is foxing spots along its length. Offset tanning to the end pages with original bookseller's sticker to the lower right-hand corner of the front paste-down. Chipping of the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges. Creasing to the dustwrapper edges with sunning to the back strip and rear panel. Fading of the front panel along with stains and marks to the dustwrapper. Browning of the verso. First American Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. [8], 9 - 208 pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Film, Radio & Television; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Inventory No: 0290549. .

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0290549
Title: Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy
Author: Cahn, William
Illustrator: Photographic
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Duell, Sloan And Pearce
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: BZDB2 Harold Lloyd, biography, comedian, 1920s, silent films Film, Radio & Television; United States; Biography & Autobiography. Photographic Unbranded Cahn, William Harold Lloyd's World of Comedy

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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