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Sister Sets
Sisters Whose Togetherness Sets Them Apart
by Emily Gwathmey ; Ellen Stock Stern
ISBN: 0688153313
ISBN-13: 9780688153311
Format: Hardcover
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Summary
Sorority come to life is the theme of this exploration of twins, triplets, and other multiple sister acts, rendered in charming anecdotes illustrated by more than 100 photos and sketches.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published date: 1997
Size: 8.5 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1 pounds
Pages: 104
Publisher's Notes
Here are such devoted and undevoted sisters as Jackie and Lee Bouvier, Olivia de Havilland and Joan Fontaine, Cinderella and her wicked stepsisters, the literary Bronte sisters, the Toni twins and the Doublemint twins, and vaudeville's Cherry Sisters, the worst sister act in the history of show business. Emily Gwathmey and Ellen Stern offer a lively look at sisters in the spotlight. Meet Ann Landers and Abigail Van Buren, identical twins with parallel careers and a zigzag relationship; Sadie and Bessie Delany, lovingly together for almost a century; Lillian and Dorothy Gish, who co-starred in each other's lives as well as in the birth of Hollywood; the all-American Andrews Sisters, peppy and patriotic songbirds; the Dionne Quintuplets, whose adorable lookalike exploits mesmerized the world while traumatizing them; Siamese-twin actresses Violet and Daisy Hilton, literally joined at the hip; Margaret and Kate Fox, whose seances raised spirits in the 1850s; and the Hill sisters, who wrote "Happy Birthday", the most popular American song ever. Weaving a stunning tapestry of photographs, paintings, movie stills, song sheets, posters, ads, and other ephemera, Sister Sets swings from the boardwalk to Broadway, Mount Olympus to the English moors, Madison Avenue to Hollywood, the Bible to the burlesque house.
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Emily Gwathmey
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William Morrow & Company. Hardcover. 0688153313 BRAND NEW & PERFECT! Hardback w/Perfect Jacket. Clean, Shiny, Tight & Crisp. Just a hint of shelf wear. NO marks, writing or stickers inside or out! APO, FPO & INTERNATIONAL Orders Always Welcome! Order with EXPEDITED Shipping for FAST Delivery in just 2 or 3 Business Days! SEE OUR FEEDBACK - BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. Psst..... and... Thank You! . New. 11/1/1997. ( more information) Offered by Stephen F. Forsyth, Bookseller (United States)
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William Morrow & Company. Hardcover. 0688153313 HARDCOVER, VERY NICE & CLEAN, HAS GENTLE WEAR, PAGES CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT, NO HI-LIGHTING/ UNDERLINING/MARKS, GREAT FOR PERSONAL USE . Very Good. 11/1/1997. ( more information) Offered by AB Book Company. (United States)
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Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: William Morrow & Co, 1997 First Edition. Hard Cover. Good+/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Moonrise Books (United States)
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Emily Gwathmey
William Morrow & Company William Morrow & Company 1997. Fine. New 1st edition hardcover. Helps support Christian Homeschooling family.. Hard Cover. New. ( more information) Offered by dhamiltonbooks (United States)
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SISTER SETS SISTERS WHOSE TOGETHERNESS SETS THEM APART
GWATHMEY, EMILY & STERN, ELLEN
NEW YORK: MORROW, 1997. Text discusses the closeness of sisters. Illustrated with both color and b&w nastalgic photos. Text is clean inside and out. Hardbound with dust jacket both in very good condition. Purple paste downs and flyleaves. Gift inscription on fhe front flyleaf in ink. Bottom corners are very slightly bumped. Dust jacket has a clipped corner on the front flap.. Hard Back. Very Good/Very Good. 8'' - 8'' Tall. ( more information) Offered by Moody Books Inc (United States)
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New York: Morrow Publishing, 1997. This is a lavishly illustrated examination of what it means to be and to have a sister. Illustrated with both color as well as black & white photographs, this hardcover First Printing from 1997 is in Very Good Condition with a Very Good Dustjacket.. 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good Condition/Very Good Dustjacket. Illus. by Illustrated with Both Color and Black & White Illustrations. 8x9 Inches. ( more information) Offered by T.E. Christensen; Rare Books & Documents (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.:: Morrow/Avon,, 1997.. First edition. Hard Cover. Fine in Fine dj. STATED FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING ( 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10). 104 pages with index. Black & white and color illustrated throughout. The book and dust jacket are in FINE condition. Comes with BRODART jacket cover. JMVintage specializes in books, magazines, and treasures related to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor...and other curious people. ( more information) Offered by jmvintage (United States)
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William Morrow & Company, 1997 Only the lightest of wear, NOT price clipped, a beautiful book. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. ( more information) Offered by 3 R's Used Books (Canada)
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