How They Do It
by Capek, Karel (Translated by M. and R. Weatherall)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Poor
- Seller
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Lewisporte, Newfoundland, Canada
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: George Allen & Unwin, 1945. Green cloth hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, 158 pages including cartoon drawings; light shelf wear and corner bumping, some sun fading of covers, but very gently used, tight in binding, very clean throughout; contemporaneous artistic bookplate inside front cover; DJ has numerous chips and tiny tears and is sadly torn in two along the back hinge.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor.
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- Bookseller
- Eric James
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034096
- Title
- How They Do It
- Author
- Capek, Karel (Translated by M. and R. Weatherall)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- George Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1945
- Keywords
- DRAMA THEATER THEATRE HUMOR HUMOUR FILM CINEMA MOVIES JOURNALISM NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Drama; Film and Television; Journalism/Mass Media/Communications;
Terms of Sale
Eric James
Payment through Biblio, or directly we accept PayPal, money order or cheque (10 days for clearance within Canada before shipment). Shipping by Canada Post. Shipment within 48 hours of receipt of payment.
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