Miss America, 1945: Bess Myerson's Own Story.
by Susan Dworkin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket condition very good
- ISBN 10
- 1557040001
- ISBN 13
- 9781557040008
- Seller
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Miller Place, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Newmarket Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Dust Jacket condition very good. Biography of a girl from the Bronx who aspired to be a piano teacher and became a beauty queen. Myerson became a symbol of hope for Jewish-Americans amidst the horrors of World War II. Based on interviews conducted in 1986 and 1987. Signed and inscribed by the author in blue ballpoint on the ffep, dated 11/87. 229 pages, index, b/w photo section. Shelfwear, toning.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Monkey House Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9023
- Title
- Miss America, 1945: Bess Myerson's Own Story.
- Author
- Susan Dworkin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket condition very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1557040001
- ISBN 13
- 9781557040008
- Publisher
- Newmarket Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- AN, beauty pageants, Miss America Pageant, Atlantic City, World War II homefront
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Monkey House Books
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Miller Place, New York
About Monkey House Books
Monkey House Books is a mail order, used book dealer located on New York's Long Island. We offer quality used books in a variety of categories at reasonable prices. A home-based business managed by a lifelong bibliophile, Monkey House offers personalized assistance and friendly customer service. For the holidays, or anytime, we provide gift wrapping and recipient shipping upon request. We ship within 24 hours of receiving payment, and packages are wrapped and boxed using recycled/reused materials.
Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.