Broken Melody. A Drama for the Talking Screen.
by SPIVACK, M.J
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Talking Picture Publishing Co., (1930). First edition. Inscribed by the author [to Abe Tovin], in 1932. In his foreword to the book, Spivack purports this to be the first talking picture play by an American author ever published. Spine slightly cocked, else very good, no dust jacket..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4028
- Title
- Broken Melody. A Drama for the Talking Screen.
- Author
- SPIVACK, M.J
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- New York: Talking Picture Publishing Co., (1930). First edition.
- Keywords
- FILMCAT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film;
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...