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Book Condition: Used Very Good
Jacket condition: No Dust Jacket
Seller: Riverhorsebooks

United States
About Item: Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1933. This is one of those books with hidden treasures! Tan linen over boards with gilt print in panel on spine; 576 pages; solid binding; top corners have significant bumps; no internal marks; no chips, tears or creases; pages are yellowed at perimeter; boards show moderate soiling with a water mark at the spine head - there is no apparent internal damage; boards are yellowed at perimeter and spine is heavily tanned; pages 262 and 263 are heavily tanned from the storage of 2 newspaper front pages: The first is The Detroit News dated Monday, October 31. 1938; fourth edition; headlines read (all referring to the radio premier of "War of the Worlds": "War Skit on Radio Terrifies Nation"; ensuing articles include: "Radio's Cruel Hoax" and ''Listeners Flee 'Mars Invasion'. The second front page is The Detroit Free Press, Monday, October 31, 1938 No. 180, final edition; the headlines read:… Read More
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