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Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: The Investigation of Show Business by the Un-American Activities Committee, 1947-1958
by Bentley, Eric
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Harper & Row, 1972. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Very Good+. A play constructed using the actual dialogue from the hearings of the House Un-American Activities Committee, which, during the 1940s-1950s, under the direction of Senator Joe McCarthy, conducted a witch hunt in Hollywood that ruined the careers & lives of untold actors & directors. In 160 pages with real black-and-white photos of the "Hollywood Ten" & other key players. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1972 by Harper Colophon Books (CN 1006), cover price $2.95. From the library of a Stanford graduate, activist, & founding chair of the Theatre Dept at UC Davis (with his stamp to ffep, no other markings), this vintage paperback is in VG+ condition, marred only by mild foxing & dust dulling to top outside page edges & mild edgewear/rubbing. Else, exceptionally clean, binding strong & straight & uncreased, pages white & unmarked. Nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022251
- Title
- Are You Now or Have You Ever Been: The Investigation of Show Business by the Un-American Activities Committee, 1947-1958
- Author
- Bentley, Eric
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Mass Market Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harper & Row
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- HOLLYWOOD ACTORS ACTRESSES DIRECTORS MOVIES FILM COMMUNIST COMMUNISM RED SCARE SENATOR JOE MCCARTHY TRIALS HEARINGS
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- Vintage Paperbacks; Americana-Regional History;
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