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The Great Getty: The Life and Loves of J. Paul Getty-Richest Man in the World
by Lenzner, Robert
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0517562227
- ISBN 13
- 9780517562222
- Seller
-
Brooksville, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1985. 1st American Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Plus. Volume itself has red and black cloth covers with gold lettering on black on the spine. Dust jacket is protected in an archival quality Brodart cover. Book is clean, tight, and bright. No underlining, no highlighting, no bookplates, not ex-libras. Book has a prior owner name neatly written inside front cover with date of 5/24/86. The name and date are covered by the inner leaf of the dust jacket. 283 pages. Dust jacket has some chipping and wear mostly at base of spine. All in all, a very respectable copy.
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- Bookseller
- James Lasseter, Jr.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001829
- Title
- The Great Getty: The Life and Loves of J. Paul Getty-Richest Man in the World
- Author
- Lenzner, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st American Edition, 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0517562227
- ISBN 13
- 9780517562222
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1985
- Keywords
- GETTY, J. PAUL (JEAN PAUL) 1892-1976; MILLIONAIRES-UNITED STATES-BIOGRAPHY; BUSINESSMEN-UNITED PETROLEUM INDUSTRY AND TRADE-UNITED STATES-HISTORY; OIL INDUSTRY-HISTORY-UNITED STATES.
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James Lasseter, Jr.
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Brooksville, Florida
About James Lasseter, Jr.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Brodart
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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