How to be a Ventriloquist
by Bergen, Edgar
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, 1938. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Good. Illustrated by Samuel Nisenson.
Publisher's orange cloth with stamped titles. 7.75 inches tall; 125 pages, Illustrated by Samuel Nisenson. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The dust jacket in a protective Mylar sleeve has a sun-faded spine with small loss on the tips and light edge wear. The front panel presents very well.. With simple text, many picture and diagrams, and a wealth of practical advice, Mr. Bergen tells you exactly how to master this fascinating art. [from DJ Flap]
Background Information:
Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.
Publisher's orange cloth with stamped titles. 7.75 inches tall; 125 pages, Illustrated by Samuel Nisenson. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The dust jacket in a protective Mylar sleeve has a sun-faded spine with small loss on the tips and light edge wear. The front panel presents very well.. With simple text, many picture and diagrams, and a wealth of practical advice, Mr. Bergen tells you exactly how to master this fascinating art. [from DJ Flap]
Background Information:
Edgar John Bergen was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. He was the father of actress Candice Bergen.
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- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16803
- Title
- How to be a Ventriloquist
- Author
- Bergen, Edgar
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Samuel Nisenson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Date Published
- 1938
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