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Beau James by Fowler, Gene - 1949: The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker

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Beau James by Fowler, Gene - 1949

Beau James: The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker

by Fowler, Gene

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  • very good
  • Hardcover
  • first

First Edition, April 1949, no additional printings listed. Very Good in a Good+ dust jacket. Solid binding with wear at head and foot of spine. Interior is clean with no marks of any kind. Price-clipped dustjacket shows some wear with chipping at head of spine. Protected in mylar. Includes 16 pages of photographs. Basis for the 1957 film with Bob Hope as Jimmy Walker. Carefully packaged and shipped in a box.

  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Illustrator Robert Hallock, jacket design
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Jacket Condition Good+
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher VIking
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1949
  • Pages 390
  • Size 8 1/2" x 6 1/4"
  • Keywords Non-fiction, biography, Books into Film
  • Size 8 1/2" x 6 1/4"

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Beau James: The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker

by Gene Fowler

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Bantam Books, 1957. Paperback. 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.
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Beau James

by Fowler, Gene

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Viking Press, 1949. Very Good. Fowler, Gene. Beau James. New York: Viking Press, 1949. 1st edition. 389pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Light red cloth. Signed by author. Book condition: Very good. The edges of the covers are lightly bumped and rubbed. The spine is slightly faded and very lightly moisture stained. There is a small spot on the rear board. The binding is sturdy. Ex libris, Sam Weller.
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Beau James : The Life and Times of Jimmy Walker

by Fowler, Gene

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Hardcover
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New York: Viking Press, 1949. Hardcover. Good condition. x, 389 p. ports. 22 cm.
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BEAU JAMES

by Fowler, Gene

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  • Paperback
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Bantam, 1957. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Ed Thus. First paperback ed. thus. Near fine condition, very slight over all wear. Movie tie-in..
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BEAU JAMES (Biography of Jimmy Walker)

by FOWLER, GENE

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bantam book, , (first PB 1957), . 1626, , very good -fine, , reading crease, (MOVIE TIE-IN), , paperback,
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Beau James

by Fowler, Gene

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  • Fine
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New York: Bantam, 1957. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Fine. Small 8vo. Vintage Paperback Bantam Giant A16126 $.35 Cover Price Beautiful unread First Paperback Printing, July, 1957. Basis for the movie starring Bob Hope. Square and tight and clean throughout with just a touch of wear to the spine ends but very minor indeed. Bright and fresh with no creases, chipping or tears. Remarkably well-preserved. A gorgeous collectable copy.
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Beau James: The life and times of Jimmy Walker

by Gene Fowler

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  • Paperback
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Used - Near Fine
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FIRST PRINTING
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A Bantam Giant A1826. 1st Paperback Edition.
The front and back covers are still shiny. The front cover has no creases. The back cover has one small crease.
The spine is tight and clean with a slight slant.
The pages are clean and tight. No writing or tears.
Basis for the movie starring Bob Hope. Remarkably well-preserved. It's a gorgeous collectible copy.
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BEAU JAMES

by Fowler, Gene

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Used
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Viking 1949 1st CONDITION: g+/g- NOTE: tight.
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Beau James

by Fowler, Gene

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  • Good
  • Hardcover
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Used - Good
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Hardcover
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Sudbury, Massachusetts, United States
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The Viking Press, 1949. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Red cloth over boards. Spine is faded. Clean throughout. Very little wear on edges.
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Beau James

by Gene Fowler

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  • Good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780670152582 / 0670152587
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. The dust jacket is missing. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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