I Was Born Greek
by Mercouri, Melina
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
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About This Item
Garden City, NY, USA: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. First U.S. Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 253pp. One unpaginated section of bw photographs w captions. Fore edge rough cut. Med blue endpapers. Black cloth w gold lettering on spine. No wear to covers or spine. Binding square and tight. Colour photo illustrated DJ is clean showing slight shelf wear and mild sunning to spine. DJ now preserved in BroDart cover.
A warm, lively, intimate and unbuttoned self-portrait. A true Greek, Melina had passionate opinions and running through I Was Born Greek is her deeply felt love for her native country from which she was exiled.
A warm, lively, intimate and unbuttoned self-portrait. A true Greek, Melina had passionate opinions and running through I Was Born Greek is her deeply felt love for her native country from which she was exiled.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Post Horizon Booksellers (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038839
- Title
- I Was Born Greek
- Author
- Mercouri, Melina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY, USA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Mercouri, Melina, 1920-1994. Actress - Greek - 20th century Entertainment & Performing Arts, Political
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography and Memoirs;
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About the Seller
Post Horizon Booksellers
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Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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