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Merton of the Movies (De Luxe Theatre Edition)
by Wilson, Harry Leon
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923. Merton Gill fantasizes about being a star on screen, so he moves to Hollywood and gets a chance. He is such a poor actor that he is used for comedy when he thinks being dramatic. Early reprint with all six plates present from the 1922 Broadway production, adapted by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly. Facsimile autographs of the play's stares Glenn Hunter and Florence Nash on the front end paper. Filmed three times, most recently in 1947 starring Red Skelton. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a touch of wear at the edges. Drip mark and foxing to the upper edge of the text block. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown. Binding square and solid.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.
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- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 230757
- Title
- Merton of the Movies (De Luxe Theatre Edition)
- Author
- Wilson, Harry Leon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Co.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Poor
- A book with significant wear and faults. A poor condition book is still a reading copy with the full text still readable. Any...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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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