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Books into Film : The Stuff that Dreams are Made of
by Smiley, Robin H.; (SIGNED by Rich Barre)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition/Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0972250336
- ISBN 13
- 9780972250337
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
Santa Barbara, California: Capra Press, 2003. Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. Bright, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. This copy has been INSCRIBED/SIGNED by Rich Barre, associate publisher of the Capra Press and winner of the 1996 Shamus Award for best first P.I. novel (THE INNOCENTS). Laid in a flyer for BOOKS INTO FILM that also briefly announces BURNING MOON by Richard Barre is "now available" from Capra Press. The Dust Jacket is protected by a removable mylar clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. 6.75" wide by 9.5" tall. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO remainder mark. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Afterword by Ralph B. Sipper. Foreword by William F. Nolan. First printing from an edition of only 2000 copies. Contains over 60 essays on books that were made into films. Interesting reading for film buffs and a useful reference for book collectors. Originally published in the pages of FIRSTS MAGAZINE, the essays include detailed descriptions of each first edition (with "points") and have been updated here with their current values. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. "First Edition" is so stated with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. . SIGNED by Rich Barre. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. 277pp.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014184
- Title
- Books into Film : The Stuff that Dreams are Made of
- Author
- Smiley, Robin H.; (SIGNED by Rich Barre)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0972250336
- ISBN 13
- 9780972250337
- Publisher
- Capra Press
- Place of Publication
- Santa Barbara, California
- Date Published
- 2003
- Bookseller catalogs
- Entertainers / Hollywood / Broadway / TV;
- Size
- 277pp
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- Tight
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