Life Processes
by Staley, William L
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Printed for W. L. Staley By Clermont Press, 1934. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on front endpage -" To Will H. Hays Greetings from William L. Staley June 11th, 1935". Will Hays managed Warren G. Hardings successful campaign for the Presidency of the U.S. and was subsequently appointed Postmaster General. After a year in that position, he resigned to become most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. Charming dustjacket illustrations, the book is actually a layman's biology text. Profusely illustrated, fold-out chart Fine. Book is Fine, dustjacket Very Good Plus, small chips at head of spine and spine a bit darkened. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Plus. Presentation Copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dale Steffey Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004617
- Title
- Life Processes
- Author
- Staley, William L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for W. L. Staley By Clermont Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biology;
Terms of Sale
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Bloomington, Indiana
About Dale Steffey Books, ABAA
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