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Letter from America: 1946-2004
by Cooke, Alistair
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0713998342
- ISBN 13
- 9780713998344
- Seller
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Montmorillon, France
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About This Item
London: Allen Lane, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First printing. 8vo. Pp xx + 503= + 16pp b&w photographs. Red cloth boards stamped in gilt on the spine. A clean, unmarked copy in a tight binding and bright, unclipped dust jacket.
Synopsis
When Alistair Cooke retired in March 2004 and then died a few weeks later, he was acclaimed by many as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. His Letters from America, which began in 1946 and continued uninterrupted every week until early 2004, kept the world in touch with what was happening in Cooke's wry, liberal and humane style.This selection, made largely by Cooke himself and supplemented by his literary executor, gives us the very best of these legendary broadcasts. Over half have never appeared in print before. It is a remarkable portrait of a continent - and a man.
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- Bookseller
- The Glass Key
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 94337
- Title
- Letter from America: 1946-2004
- Author
- Cooke, Alistair
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0713998342
- ISBN 13
- 9780713998344
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
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- History;
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