In Spite of Myself: A Memoir
by Christopher Plummer
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0679421629
- ISBN 13
- 9780679421627
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher , 2008 Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher, New York. 2008. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light bumping to tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($29.95); scant bumping to tail. Gray paper over boards with gray paper overlay on the spine with bright silver lettering on the spine. 647 pp 8vo. Christopher Plummer’s magnificent book recounts the wild adventure that was his life, stretching from a privileged childhood in Canada to the glorious, star-studded New York of the fifties to a sensational career in film appearing in some of our most beloved classics. Here are his late nights out with Carson McCullers, Tennessee Williams, Paddy Chayefsky, and Arthur Miller; his affairs and marriages; his collaborations with famed producers; and his memorable roles alongside fellow young and talented actors, each also destined for stardom: Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter O’Toole, Natalie Wood, and countless others. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Christopher Plummer, a Companion of the Order of Canada, was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Montreal. He has acted in more than one hundred feature films, and he has starred in Great Britain’s National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Stratford Festival of Canada and sixteen Broadway plays. He received two Tony Awards for Best Actor (Barrymore; Cyrano), and has been nominated a total of seven times. He lives in Connecticut.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013130
- Title
- In Spite of Myself: A Memoir
- Author
- Christopher Plummer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679421629
- ISBN 13
- 9780679421627
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Christopher Plummer, actor, Canadian, Canadian actor, Broadway actor, Broadway Producers, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, English Stage, The Sound of Music, autobiography, memoirs, movie actor,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoirs; Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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