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Transforming the Screen 1950-1959 (History of the American Cinema, Volume 7)
by [FILM HISTORY - HOLLYWOOD] LEV, Peter
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0684804956
- ISBN 13
- 9780684804958
- Seller
-
Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1997. First Edition. Large octavo. Maroon cloth boards; dustjacket; 382pp; illus. Includes bibliography. Tight, straight copy of the first hardcover edition; one page corner turned down, else very Near Fine in a crisp, unworn dustwrapper.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16523
- Title
- Transforming the Screen 1950-1959 (History of the American Cinema, Volume 7)
- Author
- [FILM HISTORY - HOLLYWOOD] LEV, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0684804956
- ISBN 13
- 9780684804958
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997
- Bookseller catalogs
- Social History;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Dustwrapper
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- Fine
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