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Laughing Matters:: On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things
by Larry Gelbart
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 067942945X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429456
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
* Larry Gelbart is the comic genius who developed M*A*S*H for TV, one of the longest-running, most beloved series in history; he was a much-admired member of that memorable gaggle of writers who worked for Sid Caesar, which also included Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Woody Allen, and Neil Simon; and he's written successful movies like Tootsie and Oh, God!, smash hits for Broadway, including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and City of Angels, TV comedy-dramas like Barbarians at the Gate and Weapons of Mass Distraction, and more....... Over-sized hard cover book in very good condition. Blue boards with authors monogram embossed on front cover, black wrapped spine with gold titling all are very good. Spine is tight, endpapers are unmarked. Pages are clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is good with no tearing or chipping of edges or corners just slight amount of edge wear. Very nice copy of this First Edition book...... Laughing Matters: On Writing M-A-S-H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things, Author Larry Gelbart, Publisher Random House, 1998, Book design by J.K. Lambert, Jacket design by Spot Designs, Authors photograph courtesy of 20th Century Fox, ISBN 067942945X, 9780679429456, 276 pages, Book size about 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1 in., Subjects Performing Arts Film Screenwriting...... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit....... Laughing Matters 5199 HC Bio WB 1
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5199
- Title
- Laughing Matters:: On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things
- Author
- Larry Gelbart
- Illustrator
- Book design by J.K. Lambert, Jacket design by Spot Designs, Authors photograph courtesy of 20th Century Fox
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- stated first edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 067942945X
- ISBN 13
- 9780679429456
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998-03
- Keywords
- a Few Other Funny Things, Author Larry Gelbart, Publisher Random House, 1998, Book design by J.K. Lambert, Jacket design by Spot Designs, Authors photograph courtesy of 20th Century Fox, ISBN 067942945X, 9780679429456, 276 pages, Book size about 6 1/2 x 9
- Bookseller catalogs
- BIOGRAPHICAL JOURNEY;
- Size
- about 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 1 in
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