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The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy (Photoplay) by Dail, Hubert - 1929

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The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy (Photoplay) by Dail, Hubert - 1929

The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy (Photoplay)

by Dail, Hubert

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Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. First thus. Spine toned with some loss from base, corners rubbed, pencil gift note on front endpaper. 1929 Hard Cover. 218 pp. 8vo. Original red cloth, black titles. Photoplay edition featuring scenes from the film starring Al Jolson. The Singing Fool was released in 1928 as a follow-up to The Jazz Singer, and helped popularize the genre of musical films, and movies with sound in general.
  • Bookseller Yesterday's Muse Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hard Cover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
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  • Edition First Thus
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
  • Date Published 1929
  • Keywords PHOTOPLAY MOVIE MOVIES MOTION PICTURE CINEMA TALKIES AL JOLSON MUSICAL FILM

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The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy

The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy

by Dail, Hubert

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NY: Grosset & Dunlap, 1929. Illustrated with scenes from the photoplay starring Al Jolson. Ruby red cloth boards, clean, black lettering, minor shelf wear at extremities. Pages [218] unmarked, binding tight and square, age discolorations at front fep, half title and title page as well as on one page preceding and following the plates; top block with dust spotting, other page edges mildly discolored. PO's name and stamp at endpaper and fep. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. . Hard Cover. Very Good-/No Jacket. Illus. by Various Photographers.
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The Singing Fool and the Story of Sonny Boy

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Grosset and Dunlap, 1929. hardback. very good conditiion (pen name) in a moderately worn dust jacket with some staining to the rear.
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GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1928-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Copyright, 1928, by Novel Magazine Corporation" "Copyright 1929 by Grosset & Dunlap, Inc." Subtitle: on t.p. : "Novelized from the Warner Bros. Motion Picture a Lloyd Baon Production Illustrated with Scenes from The Photoplay starring Al Jolson;" 218 p., with erasures and a marked out name on front end page; small stains on t.p. and t.o.c.,and versos of those pages--the remainder of the volume unblemished in any way on fine paper only mildly age-toned. Frontis. photo of Al Jolson; binding firm; in absence of d.j. the unfaded red boards do have rubbing at edges and bumping of corners.
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New York.: Grosset and Dunlap., 1929. Photoplay edition.. Red cloth, black titles.. Very good, in a good chipped, faded and dampstained dust jacket.. 19.5x13 cm.. weight: 1.0 lb. Illustrated with 8 scenes from the 1928 musical sequel to “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson.
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THE SINGING FOOL, and the story of sonny boy

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grosset & dunlap photoplay, 1929, starring al jolson, hardcover. near fine red binding in a good dust jacket with small corner chips, about 1 X 2 inch piece out of the upper left rear, fold rubbing
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New York.: Grosset and Dunlap., 1929. Photoplay edition.. Red cloth, black titles.. Very good, in a very good dust jacket.. 19.5x13 cm.. weight: 1.0 lb. Illustrated with 8 scenes from the 1928 musical sequel to “The Jazz Singer” starring Al Jolson.
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Dail, Hubert. THE SINGING FOOL AND THE STORY OF SUNNY BOY. 1928 copyright, Novel Magazine Corp., 1929 copyright Grosset & Dunlap. AL JOLSON COVER. Novelized from the 1928 Warner Bros. Motion Picture with this same title. A Lloyd Bacon Production. Illustrated with scenes from the Photoplay starring AL JOLSON, star of THE JAZZ SINGER, first talking film ever produced, this being a sequel. Please excuse our batch of books photos. The Singing Fool is the only title available here. USED. VG/Good Original RARE dust jacket. Protected in a mylar wrap. Red boards, black titling. 218 pages, 5 ¼ X 7 ¾. A nice find for motion picture buffs/historians.
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THE SINGING FOOL AND THE STORY OF SONNY BOY.

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NY: GROSSET & DUNLAP.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1928. First Edition; First Printing. Photoplay edition. Cut autograph of Al Jolson on plain white index card laid-in loosely. ("Yours truely Al Jolson." ) Near fine in red cloth in a close to near fine DJ. (A few short edge tears. Faint trace of damping at base of spine on DJ. ) Illustrated with stills from the film. Al Jolson pictured on front cover. Choice copy. (O) ; 218 pages .
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