Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
by Friedman, Myra
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0688001602
- ISBN 13
- 9780688001605
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Bantam, 1974. First Mass Market Paperback Edition . Soft cover. Good+. Still the definitive biography of the tortured "legendary queen of rock,'' by a woman who worked closely with Joplin & her manager, Albert Grossman, until her death in Oct. 1970. In 398 pages + 8-page center section of rare black-and-white photos titled, "The Metamorphosis from Janis to Pearl: A Photo History." Orig. published in hardcover in 1973, this is the very FIRST mass market paperback edition, First Printing, from 1974 from Bantam (Y8422), not the later reprint. Condition is Good+: completely clean & unmarked inside, with moderate page tanning, heavier to edges. Binding secure & straight, with 1 serious spine crease that makes the book crack open at photo section. Mild-moderate edgewear & light stain to back cover near spine. 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 time); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023523
- Title
- Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
- Author
- Friedman, Myra
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Mass Market Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0688001602
- ISBN 13
- 9780688001605
- Publisher
- Bantam
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- musicians rock and roll sixties 1960 heroin suicide overdose drug abuse addict singer women female
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography-Biography-Journals-Letters; Performing Arts: Theater/Dance/Music & Musicians;
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