Search Results: Biography from Friday's Child Books

Pyramid, 1975. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies.  VG/VG+ Some rubbing; ink mark on bottom edge of text block; light discoloration of white cover.  

Henry Holt and Company, 1987. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-library copy. Book bound in black cloth with red lettering has small amounts of tape on the boards; "withdrawn" stamped on endpapers; a pocket glued to the rear endpaper; some staining to the text.  DJ is rather nice. The library covering has been removed, there is a sticker on the spine and two on the back.

Pyramid, 1977. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Light rubbing, a slight warp from storage; ink mark on top edge of text block. Nice and clean, lots of B&W photos.

Pan, 1958. Paperback. VG-. Pan G103 Tie-in to the 1959 George Stevens film with photo of Millie Perkins and Richard Beymer on the back cover. Foreword by Storm Jameson, four pages of B&W pictures. Corners bumped and creased; edge wear; chipping at spine; light soiling; small tears at top and base of spine. Upper right corner of front cover has a patch where the color has lifted, perhaps due to a sticker removal. (Please see photos!) Interior clean, with a couple of pages having been dogeared.  

Pyramid, 1975. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Light rubbing; light soiling/tanning near top edge; ink mark across bottom of text block; small crease top corner back cover. Interior clean, appears unread.

Pocket, 1976. Paperback. VG. A celebration of the Marx Brothers, with plenty of B&W photos mixed in with the text. White cover discoloring due to age and use, and a small ink stain on the back cover (see photos). Minor edge wear; reading crease; a few presure marks; front lower corner creased. Interior clean with only slight tanning, feels solid.

Popular Library, 1969. Paperback. Good. A surprisingly deep book. What looks like just another Laugh-In tie-in is actually "Pigmeat" Markham's autobiography, peppered through with comedy routines and illustrations. Good condition. Creased, rubbed, soiled, water damaged and a bookstore stamp on the inside front cover. But the spine is solid and the pages are clean except for a few which were marked by the water damage.

Pocket, 1976. Paperback. VG. Fifth printing. Includes 32 pages of B&W photos. VG copy. Some rubbing and edge wear; chipped at top and bottom of spine. Clean interior.

Signet, 1966. Paperback. Good +. Signet T2861 Spine solid; white back cover is grubby; crease at spine; edge wear; poor storage has warped the book - no sign of water damage. Interior tanning but clean.

Pyramid, 1977. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Lightly rubbed; a few small marks on the front cover (please see pictures); some discoloration at edge; ink mark on bottom edge of text block. Interior clean.

Pyramid, 1977. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Light rubbing; some discoloration at edges; ink mark across bottom edge of text block. Clean interior.

Pyramid, 1977. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Some light rubbing; discoloration at edges; ink mark on bottom edge of text block. Clean interior.

Pyramid, 1977. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Solid spine; rubbed; front cover has some soiling as does spine; ink mark on bottom of text block. Interior clean.  

Pyramid, 1976. Paperback. VG. A volume of the Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies. VG copy. Light rubbing; some discoloration around edges; ink mark on top edge of text block. Interior clean.

Scholastic, 1972. Paperback. VG. Scholastic TK2082 VG copy; white cover discoloring from age; minor rubbing; some light creasing near corners. Clean interior.

University of Nebraska Press, 1961. Paperback. VG. Ninth printing. Foreword by Jessamyn West. Trade paperback copy, VG with some shelf wear, slight discoloration to the white panel on the back cover, foxing on top of text block.  

David McKay, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. An early biography of Mick Jagger. Book is VG in black cloth binding, minor soiling to top edge and an inscription on the front free endpaper. Dust jacket is Good - intact with some water damage, chipping, and a tear at the top of the spine

Last Gasp, 1986. Paperback. VG. VG copy with rubbing, and a bit of edge wear. Spine a bit more worn, signs of having been bent. See pictures.

Signet, 1968. Paperback. VG. Third printing. Biography of Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy with a foreword by Dick Van Dyke and 32 pages of black & white photographs. VG copy with minor edge wear, creased spine.  Interior is tanning.

Berkley, 1979. Paperback. VG. VG copy. Covers tanning; spine creased; front lower corner creased; some discoloration on back cover; Front cover separated at base of spine about 1 cm, spine peeling. See photos. Interior is clean.