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The Entertainers
by Unger-Hamilton, Clive [ Editor ]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0858967936
- ISBN 13
- 9780858967939
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Pitman & Sons, Carlton, Victoria, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 320 pages, foreword by Sir John Gielgud, glossary, index of entries, index, aknowledgements, general credits, artist credits, and picture credits. Dark red coloured endpapers. The text is illustrated with copious coloured and black-and-white photographs, coloured and black-and-white illustrations and black-and-white line drawings. Black coloured boards with gilt writing to the front panel and backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper, showing an actor in the role of a puppet, against a black background with white writing to the front panel and backstrip. there is rubbing and chipping of the dust jacket at the head and tail of the spine and the fold over corners, and a trace of foxing to the edges of the text block." " The Entertainers is a unique biographical Encyclopaedia of the live theatre. Here, for the first time, is a beautiful fact filled record of entertainers, chronologically arranged and with hundreds of illustrations many of them in print for the first time." -- from the front fold over panel. Size: Folio ( 12"- 15" tall ). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Film, Radio & Television; Biography -- Arts; Theatre & Plays. ISBN: 0858967936. ISBN/EAN: 9780858967939. Inventory No: 0239823. . 9780858967939
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Details
- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0239823
- Title
- The Entertainers
- Author
- Unger-Hamilton, Clive [ Editor ]
- Illustrator
- Photographic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0858967936
- ISBN 13
- 9780858967939
- Publisher
- Pitman & Sons
- Place of Publication
- Carlton, Victoria
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Encyclopaedia, Entertainers, Dictionary, Theatre Film, Radio & Television; Biography -- Arts; Theatre & Plays. Photographic Unbranded ISBN: 0858967936 EAN: 9780858967939 Unger-Hamilton, Clive [ Editor ] The Entertainers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography -- Arts;
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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