Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. FIRST EDITION. Bump to rear bottom corner. Spinecaps gently folded under. Dustjacket very good. Some sunning to extremities. Mild scuffing to covers. Light creasing to jacket fold edges, no tears. Black lettering to spine and front of illustrated deep golden-bronze-colored, cloth-covered boards. Two 45 rpm records present in rear pocket. Very cool!! Many black and white photographs. Clean, tight, bright. 341 pp with index. "Hear the voices of 15 famous radio commentators once again -- on the two records included with this book," (jacket front). "This book takes you back to an important era and reveals how the impact of these early broadcasters grew in importance and how their performance markedly influenced the events of the twentieth century," (rear flap). Read profiles on such voices as Lowell Thomas, Dorothy Thompson (Mrs. Sinclair Lewis), Walter Winchell and a dozen more.

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Bookseller: The Sensible Magpie (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 816
Title: THOSE RADIO COMMENTATORS!
Author: Fang, Irvin E
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0813815002
ISBN 13: 9780813815008
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Place of Publication: Ames, Iowa
This edition first published: 1977

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