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Tell It To Sweeney: The Informal History of the New York Daily News [SIGNED COPY of Limited Leather Edition]
by Chapman, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Traverse City, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Doubleday & Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. SIGNED and inscribed by the author on the title page. John Chapman (1874-1979) was a drama critic for the New York Daily News from about 1930 to 1950 and was widely read during his career. This is a limited leather edition his his history: Black leather spine and corner tips over green cloth covers; gilt spine lettering and top edge also gilt. A nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no internal or external markings; appears to have been unread.; B&W Illustrations; 8vo, 8"- 9" tall; 288 pages; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Peninsula Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18414
- Title
- Tell It To Sweeney: The Informal History of the New York Daily News [SIGNED COPY of Limited Leather Edition]
- Author
- Chapman, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Leather Bindings, New York, Newspapers, Journalism, Signed Books
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About the Seller
Peninsula Books
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Traverse City, Michigan
About Peninsula Books
Peninsula Books has been providing fine and rare books to collectors, institutions and the book trade since 1980. We have a select general stock of books and specialize in Americana in its many forms. We welcome your inquiries and are always happy to answer any questions about our books. Email is usually the quickest way to have your questions answered.
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- Spine
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