FAMOUS FACES: A Photograph Album of Personal Reminiscences
by Weissberger, L. Arnold
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, circa [1979].. [1979].. Very good. - Oblong quarto, 11 inches high by 12 inches wide. Blue cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a dust wrapper. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled. 443 pages. Illustrated with color plates tipped in on teal stock with profuse illustrations in color & black & white. Very good. <p>First edition.<p>Inscribed by L. Arnold Weissberger to the late autograph dealer Robert Tollett: "To Robert Tollett / Who knows all about these people. / With best wishes from L. A. Weissberger / Nov 16, 1979".<p>The text includes comments by Noel Coward, Igor Stravinsky, John Gielgud, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Rebecca West, Anita Loos and Orson Welles.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25209
- Title
- FAMOUS FACES: A Photograph Album of Personal Reminiscences
- Author
- Weissberger, L. Arnold
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, circa [1979].
- Date Published
- [1979].
- Keywords
- PHOTOGRAPHY; THEATER; PHOTOGRAPHER; L. ARNOLD WEISSBERGER; SIGNED; INSCRIBED; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION; PORTRAITS; FAMOUS FACES; THEATRICAL; NOEL COWARD; IGOR STRAVINSKY; JOHN GIELGUD; DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR.; REBECCA WEST; ANITA LO
Terms of Sale
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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