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Great Acting (First Edition, inscribed by Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson)
by Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noel Coward (contributors); Hal Burton (editor)
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: BBC Books, 1967. First Edition. First Edition. Association copy, warmly INSCRIBED to noted production manager John Palmer on the front endpaper by contributors Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier. With a brief manuscript note from Palmer to Olivier laid in, requesting Olivier's autograph, and with a newspaper clipping regarding Richardson attached with a paper clip to page 72.
From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer.
Palmer worked with Olivier and Richardson on several films throughout the late twentieth century, including "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "A Bridge Too Far" (1977), and "Clash of the Titans" (1981) with Olivier, "The Sound Barrier" (1952) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) with Richardson, and "Battle of Britain" (1969) with both Richardson and Olivier.
Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Boards slightly bowed, with faintly faded board edges. Jacket rear panel and flap are lightly toned, with chipping and brief wear to the spine ends (just barely affecting the first "G" in Great Acting) and flap folds.
From the collection of noted British film producer John Palmer.
Palmer worked with Olivier and Richardson on several films throughout the late twentieth century, including "Lawrence of Arabia" (1962), "A Bridge Too Far" (1977), and "Clash of the Titans" (1981) with Olivier, "The Sound Barrier" (1952) and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965) with Richardson, and "Battle of Britain" (1969) with both Richardson and Olivier.
Very Good plus in a Very Good dust jacket. Boards slightly bowed, with faintly faded board edges. Jacket rear panel and flap are lightly toned, with chipping and brief wear to the spine ends (just barely affecting the first "G" in Great Acting) and flap folds.
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- Bookseller
- Royal Books, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 151837
- Title
- Great Acting (First Edition, inscribed by Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson)
- Author
- Laurence Olivier, Sybil Thorndike, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Redgrave, Edith Evans, John Gielgud, Noel Coward (contributors); Hal Burton (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- BBC Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Film Books | Association Copy | Actors | British Interest | Nonfiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- British Interest; Film Books; Nonfiction; Association Copy; Actors;
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www.royalbooks.com
We are an open shop located in the midtown section of Baltimore. Check our website for directions if you are coming through the Baltimore area. We are open 10AM-6PM EST, Monday through Friday. You may email an order at any time, 24 hours a day.
Glossary
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- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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