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Arlington House, 1982. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Noticeable signs of wear/scuffs/discoloration/foxing/minor tears on/inside dust jacket & lower/upper bind but book is in good condition. Text is mostly clean.

UsedVeryGood. There is a signature or handwriting on the inside front cover. Pages are clean! Very slight shelf wear to the dust jacket Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Arlington House. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0706412850 . Owner inscription fep; 320 pages .

Arlington House, 1982. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Folio. A large, heavy book which will require extra shipping charges - cannot ship outside U.S.A..

Arlington House, 1985-07-11. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12x9x1. minor signs of cover wear, clean glossy, interior pages clean, bright and unmarked, spine tight, slight fox to end leaves and pastedown,Listing Includes Books Image . Please email me if you need to see more pictures! The orders are processed promptly, carefully packaged and shipped within 1 day of purchase. PLEASE NOTE! if you need the book quickly, please Purchase Priority Shipping.Media will not show updates in mail confirmation till reaches continental U.S. FOR International orders under 5 lbs please use asendia for the cheapest rates worldwide!

Arlington House, 1985-07-12. Hardcover. Very Good. Unmarked text, tight binding. Pages slightly curved. Top edge of front dj with a 1 inch tear and two smaller ones. Light edge-wear. Lh

Paperback. Very Good.

Arlington House. Near fine has a small 5 word gift presentation on end paper - kind of hard to see - blends in with end page pattern - all else is fine and unmarked in a very good or better jacket. Still bright. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1985.

New York: Arlington House, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First U.S. Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Oversized, heavy book that will require extra postage for expedited and international delivery. About fine with just a trace of wear. 320 pages with Index of Film Titles and Index of Personnel. Profusely illustrated. History of the film company organized by decade from 1920-1929 to 1950-1960. Facsimile signatures from the RKO stars on the endpapers..

New York: Arlington House, 1982. First Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. Stated First Edition. FINE IN NEAR-FINE DUST JACKET WITH SMALL CLOSED TEAR AT TOP OF REAR PANEL. NO WRITING OR NAMES.

Octopus Books, London, 1985. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 320 pages, index of film titles, index of personnel, colour illustrated dustjacket, facsimile signature illustrated end pages, text illustrated with numerous monotone photographs arranged chronologically. This film studio existed in an atmosphere of almost continual chaos from its optimistic beginnings in 1928 until it collapsed into ruins at the hands of the megalomaniac Howard Hughes nearly 30 years later. In its comparatively short, and always turbulent history, it made some of the greatest films and noted some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood -- it was the studio that immortalised Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, unveiled the genius of Orson Wells and established King Kong and Tarzan in popular mythology. there is a gifting annotation on the half title page taking up a good 1/3rd of the page, and no other damage to describe. Third impression of the First Edition.… Read More

CollectibleGood. 1982 1st ed. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing The dust jacket is missing. This is a hardcover copy Fast Shipping - Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!

Arlington House, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. True first, with full number line (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) and first edition statement. Pictorial photographic boards with key to actors on inside rear flap of dj, facsimile autograph-covered endpapers (by 26 personalities from Maureen O'Hara and John Ford to Katharine Hepburn and John Wayne). One bumped corner, tail of spine has wear, text and edges beginning to tone else binding solid, text and plates clean. There is a small food(?) spot on paste-down and ffep (see pics). Unclipped DJ has only mild rubbing, no tears or creases, protected with mylar cover. 4to, 320 pp., bookseller #002097.

New York: Arlington House, 1982. Cloth, 320 pages, illustrations; 33 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

Octopus Books 1982. Lg heavy quarto hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs

New York: Arlington House. Good in Good dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardbound.

London: Octopus, 1985. Reprint. . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 320pp, indexes, 100s of nostalgic photos. Size: Folio

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. 320pp. Illustrative light blue cloth-covered boards; white and light blue titles on spine; illustrative endpapers; black and white photographs throughout. Folio. A large and very heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Text block fore-edge starting to fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has very light shelf wear, not price clipped. The comparatively short and always turbulent history of the studio that made some of the greatest films and nurtured some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood.

London, UK: Octopus Books, 1982. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 320pp. Illustrated cloth-covered boards, white and light blue titles on spine. Illustrated endpapers; black and white photographs throughout. Folio. A large and very heavy volume requiring an additional charge for overseas delivery. Text block edges just starting to tan. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket protected in Mylar wrapper (adhered to itself), price clipped. The comparatively short and always turbulent history of the studio that made some of the greatest films and nurtured some of the finest talents ever to emerge from Hollywood.