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To The Stars; The Autobiography of George Takei; Star Trek's Mr. Sulu
by George Takei
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0671890085
- ISBN 13
- 9780671890087
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Pocket Books, 1994 Pocket Books, New York. 1994. Hardcover. First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail. DJ: Near Fine; Price Clipped; light bumping to tail; light rubbing. Blue boards with dark blue cloth overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 406 pp 8vo. Best known as Mr. Sulu, helmsman of the Starship Enterprise and Captain of the Starship Excelsior, Takei gives a unique firsthand account of the creative experiences, personalities, and egos behind the thirty-six year Star Trek phenomenon. Takai was in a japanese internment camp during WWII, involved in Los Angeles city politics, and in Hollywood pursued his ambition to succeed as an Asian actor. A clean pristine copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005263
- Title
- To The Stars; The Autobiography of George Takei; Star Trek's Mr. Sulu
- Author
- George Takei
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0671890085
- ISBN 13
- 9780671890087
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, Starship Enterprise, Starship Excelsior, George Takei, Mr. Sulu, television star, movie actor, homosexual, LGBTQ, Japanese-American relocation camps, World War II, Los Angeles City Council Seat, Souther California Rapid Transi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography; LGBT Issues;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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- Gilt
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
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