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Preston Sturges, His Life in His Words
by Sturges, Preston, adapted and edited by Sandy Sturges
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/good +
- ISBN 10
- 0671679295
- ISBN 13
- 9780671679293
- Seller
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 352 pages with index and two black and white photo sections. The autobiography of the great writer and director of Hollywood's screwball comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, put together by his wife from his detailed journals. Blue boards with red spine, silver titles on spine and blindstamped imprint on front cover, blue end papers, red errata card laid in. A little edge wear with minor bumping of corners and spine ends, top edges of cover a little faded, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. White illustrated dust jacket with black titles on front cover and spine shows a little tanning, light edge wear, minor spotting, not price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- Scraps of American History
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 01601
- Title
- Preston Sturges, His Life in His Words
- Author
- Sturges, Preston, adapted and edited by Sandy Sturges
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671679295
- ISBN 13
- 9780671679293
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1990
- Keywords
- autobiography, history, film making, Hollywood,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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Scraps of American History
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Meadows of Dan, Virginia
About Scraps of American History
Unique bookstore in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. We specialize in vintage and antiquarian volumes with an emphasis on history, but carry books on many subjects. Currently we are building a catalogue from a large collection. We have been members of Biblio.com since around 2001 under the name Greenberry House. Our descriptions are detailed and careful and we try to note every flaw. ALL of our books are photographed and show you the exact item you will receive. We ship within one business day of receipt of orders and generally do not add shipping charges to the amount on your original invoice.
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