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Old San Francisco: Blue For True Love (The Forties)
by Mitchell, Ruth Comfort; Decorations By Edward C. Caswell; Inscribed By Author To Sophie Wachner; Bookplate Of Lee Phillips / Philips
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Poor
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1933. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Poor. 132 Pp. Green Cloth, Paper Labels On Spine And Front Cover. First Printing, With "1" On Last Page Of Text. Near Fine. In The Multicolor Dust Jacket, Light Wear But Spine Perished. Signed By Author On Title Page, Also Inscribed By Her At Length To Sophie Wachner And Bookplate Of Lee Phillips. Sophie Wachner ( 1879 - 1960) Was An American Costumer Who Designed Costumes For Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Fox, And Selznick International Pictures In The Early 20Th Century. Her Work Appeared In Films Such As Just Imagine, A Connecticut Yankee, And Little Lord Fauntleroy. Lee Phillips (Born Leon Friedman, Also Known As Lee Philips; 1927 - 1999) Was An American Actor, Film Director And Television Director.
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- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 053803
- Title
- Old San Francisco: Blue For True Love (The Forties)
- Author
- Mitchell, Ruth Comfort; Decorations By Edward C. Caswell; Inscribed By Author To Sophie Wachner; Bookplate Of Lee Phillips / Philips
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autographs: Motion Picture and Performing Arts; Literature: Twentieth and Twenty-First Century;
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Arroyo Seco Books
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