Canned Laughter: The Best Stories from Radio and Television by Peter Hay ISBN 13: 9780195068368

Oxford University Press, 1992-11-19. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x1. Book is in like new condition, but the dust jacket is price clipped.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Oxford University Press, Incorporated. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992-11-19. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Oxford University Press, November 1992. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Boards and DJ lightly shelfworn; gift writing on front endpaper; DJ price-clipped. ; 9.20 X 6.20 X 1.10 inches

NY: Oxford University Press. 1st printing with number 1 in line on copyright page and matching title page and copyright page dates. Fine in a fine jacket protected in a new archival plastic sleeve. Looks new ins spite of its age. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 1992.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. HC. very good+ w/very good+ dustjacket (hardcover). ISBN 019506836X The best-selling author of several books about theater and the movies has collected anecdotes of journalists and jokesters, inventors and investors, sportsmen and sponsors, presidents and producers--along with backstage glimpses of historical events--for a riotous ride through the annals of radio and television. 262pp.

Hardback. Very Good.

NY & Oxford: Oxford University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 019506836X .

Oxford University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good/very good.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1992 First Printing. NFine/NFine. Not remainder marked or price clipped.. First Edition. Hard Cover. NFine/NFine.

Oxford University Press, USA, 1992-11-19. Hardcover. Used:Good.

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Oxford University Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Jack Benny, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, Lucille Ball, Walter Winchell, Walter Cronkite--the giants of the airwaves, with all their quips, quotes, foibles, and insights, have now been gathered together in one delightful book. Peter Hay, best-selling author of Broadway Anecdotes and MovieAnecdotes, has collected stories of journalists and jokesters, inventors and investors, sportsmen and sponsors, presidents and producers, providing a riotous ride through the whole history of radio and television. By turns hilarious and insightful, these anecdotes offer revealing portraits of the personalities behind the scenes. Here, for instance, is the origin of Jackie Gleason's nickname (Gleason once was reciting Shakespeare on demand for Orson Welles, then switched with ease to Aeschylus, leading Welles to call him "the Great One"). Hay gives us… Read More

New York: Oxford Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Pages and cover clean and tight. Dustwrapper flap corners clipped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

hc. Fair. Obviously worn, but no text pages missing. May have highlighting and marginalia, but markings do not interfere with readability. Textbooks do not have accompanying CDs or access codes. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition. Octavo. 262pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper.

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

Oxford University Press Inc, 1992. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.

Oxford University Press, 1992-11-19. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!