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Mysterious Fires and Lights: Their weird manifestations, the evidence for their occurrence, and the latest theories to explain them [George Cukor's copy]
by Gaddis, Vincent H
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: David McKay Company, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. David McKay Co., 1967; no additional printings indicated; viii, 280pp. From the library of "Gone with the Wind" director George Cukor, with his Paul Landacre-designed bookplate on front paste-down. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square; very minor wear to edges of blue cloth boards, gilt titling remains bright and bold; text also very good. Light wear, rubbing to edges of clipped dust jacket; jacket arrives wrapped in protective mylar. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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- The Book House in Dinkytown
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 299102
- Title
- Mysterious Fires and Lights: Their weird manifestations, the evidence for their occurrence, and the latest theories to explain them [George Cukor's copy]
- Author
- Gaddis, Vincent H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- David McKay Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1967
- Weight
- 1.50 lbs
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