Fame and Obscurity

by Talese, Gay

Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge was a 1970 book by Gay Talese. The book was a collection of many of Talese's works for Esquire about New York City, and also includes his most famous celebrity profiles: "", "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" and "The Silent Season of a Hero".

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Fame and Obscurity

Fame and Obscurity

by Gay Talese

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1993
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Random House Publishing Group, 1993. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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by Gay Talese

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1986
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by TALESE, Gay

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1970
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New York: World Publishing, 1970. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Foxing on topedge, sunning at top of the boards, very good in slightly spine-sunned else near fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author: "For my friend Arnold Weissberger With great admiration and respect. My best always - Gay Talese. May 8, 1972." Weissberger was a theatrical lawyer,… Read more about this item
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by Gay TALESE

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World Publishing. Collectible - Very Good. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. Signed by author on laid-in bookplate. In protective mylar cover. (New York, Travel)
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1986
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by Gay Talese

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Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . .

by Gay Talese

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Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . .

by Talese, Gay

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Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . .

by Talese, Gay

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by Talese, Gay

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FAME AND OBSCURITY -First American Edition-

by Gay Talese

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1970
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New York and Cleveland: The World Publishing Company , 1970. First American Edition . Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Very Good. 8vo. (357 pages). A very good copy of the First American Edition in an unclipped dust jacket with fractional loss at the spine head and tail, else fine. The contents are fine with a hint of a stain… Read more about this item
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by Talese, Gay

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Fame and obscurity,: Portraits

by Talese, Gay

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by Gay Talese

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Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . .

by Talese, Gay

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Fame and obscurity

by Talese, Gay

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