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A Vision of Eden; The Life and Work of Marianne North published in collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
by North, Marion (abridged by Grahame Bateman)
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- Used - Good Condition
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- Good
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- First Edition Thus
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
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- 9780906671184
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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Webb & Bower, Exter, 1980. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Marianne North. Preface by Professor J. P. M. Brenan .... Foreword by Anthony Huxley, publisher's notes, biographical note and list of plants. Map illustrated endpapers, showing countries visited by Marianne North and other flora is partially illustrated in the collection. Colour… Read more about this item Item Price
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Melba
by Hetherington, John
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1967
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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F. W. Cheshire, Melbourne, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. Illustrated with two line drawings in the text, a colour frontispiece painted by Rupert Bunny, and 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Includes bibliographic sources, index, and photographic. Purple coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Von Stroheim
by Curtiss, Thomas Quinn
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1971
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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- 9780207954412
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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Angus and Robertson, London, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. foreword by Rene Clair, introduction by author, list of illustrations, appendix, filmography and bibliography. Black-and-white photographic endpapers, showing shooting of the film "Merry Widow". The text is illustrated with numerous black and white / sepia toned photographs from… Read more about this item Item Price
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Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann
by Eckermann
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- Reprint
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- 1984
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- Softcover
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North Point Press, San Francisco, 1984. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Frontispiece. translated by John Oxenford, Conversations with the German literary giant Goethe in the 18th century by his countrymen Eckermann. Clean copy, no damage to describe, no annotations. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 346 pages. Please refer… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Leafy Tree; My Family
by Lindsay, Daryl
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Good
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- reprint
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- 1966
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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F.W.Cheshire, Melbourne, 1966. reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. X, 198pp., foreword by R. G. Menzies. Illustrated endpapers, with family tree of the Lindsay family. Black-and-white photographic frontispiece, showing the Lindsay family in 1887. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white photographs. Illustrated covers, showing an all over pattern of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Bright Star of Exile; Jacob Adler and the Yiddish Theatre
by Rosenfeld, Lulla
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1977
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- Hardcover
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- 9780690014464
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Thomas Y. Crowell & Company, New York, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. XVI, 368 pages, includes bibliography of sources, index. The text is illustrated with 16 pages of black-and-white photography. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. Very light rubbing to the edges of the boards. " writes… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Ages of Gielgud; An Actor At Eighty
by Harwood, Ronald ( Editor )
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- qvv
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- Second Impression
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- 1984
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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- 9780340348284
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Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1984. Second Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/qvv. Illustrator: Various. 600 g; 182 pp., Colour illustrated dustwrapper. A tribute to actor John Gielgud on the occasion of his eightieth birthday with pieces written by friends, colleagues, and critics. Photographs throughout. there is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over… Read more about this item Item Price
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Marlene Dietrich; Life and Legend
by Bach, Steven
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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- 9780002179447
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Harper Collins, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 1.2 kg; XIV, 66 pages, includes extensive filmography, discography, source notes, bibliography, and index. 32 pages of black-and-white photography in four sections, and a black-and-white frontispiece. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. there is a mark from a small price… Read more about this item Item Price
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Every Secret Thing; My Family, My Country
by Slovo, Gillian
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
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- 9780316639989
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Little, Brown and Company, London, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. VI, 282 pages, acknowledgements. Black coloured endpapers. Black coloured boards with gray titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing the author's parents (colourised in a sepia toned photograph), against a white background with brown and black titles to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night
by Mistinguett
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1954
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- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
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Elek Books, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. VIII, 248 pages, last page blank, includes frontispiece, and numerous other black-and-white photographs. Previous owner's name on front end page, rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket at the corners. Otherwise clean and tightly bound. "They say… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Entertainers
by Unger-Hamilton, Clive [ Editor ]
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1980
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780858967939
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- 1
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Pitman & Sons, Carlton, Victoria, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 320 pages, foreword by Sir John Gielgud, glossary, index of entries, index, aknowledgements, general credits, artist credits, and picture credits. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious coloured and black-and-white photographs, coloured and black-and-white illustrations and… Read more about this item Item Price
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Eine Lanze Fur Felix Mendelssohn
by Stresemann, Wolfgang
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1984
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9783877762752
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Stapp, Berlin, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 500 g; 232 pages, includes a couple of pages of facsimiles of letters. The text is in German. The author was a German lawyer, conductor and composer. The book is in very good condition, and neither the pages nor the binding the dust jacket show… Read more about this item Item Price
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My Lord, What a Morning; An Autobiography
by Anderson, Marian
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1957
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- Hardcover
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melbourne, Victoria, AUS
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The Cresset Press, London, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 400 g; 240 pages, with eight pages of black-and-white photography, in original hardcover binding. Traces of foxing to the edges of the text block and to the end pages. Ownership details at the top of the front free end page. Slight bumping… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Life of Emily Carr
by Blanchard, Paula
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1987
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- Hardcover
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- 9780888945808
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Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. 950 g; VI, 7-331, (5) pages, with selected bibliography, index, 14 black-and-white photographs, and 10 reproductions of artworks in colour. The only damage to either book or the photographic jacket, is a very faint tape mark to front and rear… Read more about this item Item Price
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George Bell; The Art of Influence
by Helmer, June
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1985
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- Hardcover
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- 9780864360007
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Greenhouse Publications, Melbourne, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: George Bell and Others. 700 g; II, 138 pp., last two blank, acknowledgements, list of works, notes and references, exhibitions, select bibliography and index. Yellow coloured endpapers. Black and white photographic frontispiece showing a very young George Bell. Within the text… Read more about this item Item Price
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Behind Sad Eyes; The Life of George Harrison
by Shapiro, Marc
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780312301095
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St Martin's Press, New York, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 150 g.; (6) VII-XIV, 235 pages, (3), acknowledgements, introduction by author, discography and bibliography. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black and white photography between page 110 and 111. Black coloured boards with metallic blue titles to the backstrip.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Dietrich
by Spoto, Donald
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- Used - Very Good
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- Good
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- First Edition
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- 1992
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780593019825
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Bantam Press, London, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 800 g.; X, 380 pages, last page blank, acknowledgements, notes and index. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photography in 2 sections of 16 pages each. Back coloured boards with gilt title to the backstrip. Minor rubbing to the book corners and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Biased Memoir
by Cracknell, Ruth
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- Used - Very Good Condition
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- Very Good
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- First Edition
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- 1997
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670861972
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Viking, Ringwood, Victoria, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 760 g.; XII, 308 pages, last page blank, acknowledgements, ' A Tribute to Ruth' -- with apologies to Dr. Seuss by David Williamson, and index. Maroon coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with 4 inserts, of eight pages, of… Read more about this item Item Price
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Buddy Holly ... A Biography in Words, Photographs and Music
by Peer, Elizabeth and Ralph II
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- Used - Good
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- No Dust Jacket
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- First Edition
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- 1972
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- Softcover
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A$54.60
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Peer International Corporation, New York, 1972. First Edition. Softcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Photographic. 500 g.; (3] 4-148 pages, about this book, acknowledgements, four appendices, photo credits and index. The text is illustrated with numerous black-and-white photographs, music scores, reproduction of documents and reproduction of record covers. Black-and-white photographic front cover with green… Read more about this item Item Price
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Goldwyn; A Biography of the Man Behind the Myth
by Marx, Arthur
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- Used - Good
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- Good
- Edition
- first Edition
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780393074970
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W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 1976. first Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 780 g.; XII, 380 pages, bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with eight pages of black-and-white photography between page 192 and 193. Red coloured cloth covered boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. Bumping and a little… Read more about this item Item Price
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