Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night
by Mistinguett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Elek Books, London, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. VIII, 248 pages, last page blank, includes frontispiece, and numerous other black-and-white photographs. Previous owner's name on front end page, rubbing of the edges of the dust jacket at the corners. Otherwise clean and tightly bound. "They say I am a terrifying character. Perhaps ... I have always played a double game; the game of the music hall and that of life. But it isn't as simple as that. I worked hard of my task of making people laugh and cry. It was a task that took up all my energy. If I wanted to live, I had to steal time for my working hours." Page 241 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Theatre & Plays; Biography -- Arts; Inventory No: 0242761. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0242761
- Title
- Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night
- Author
- Mistinguett
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Elek Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- BZDB2 biography, actress, Follies Bergere naked striptease Theatre & Plays; Biography -- Arts; Photographic Unbranded Mistinguett Mistinguette Queen of the Paris Night
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography -- Arts;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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