A Shorter Ego: The Autobiography of James Agate -- Volume One Ego-Ego 2-Ego 3
by AGATE, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galena, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd, 1945. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth with cream spine lettering. 230pp. Frontispiece. Very good. Spine ever-so-faintly sunned, else internally fine. Quite tight and nice first edition of the first volume of Agate's 3-volume memoir. Front flyleaf bears nifty circular blind-embossed ownership imprint of noted television character actor Robert Casper (1924-2020).
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- Bookseller
- Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44025
- Title
- A Shorter Ego: The Autobiography of James Agate -- Volume One Ego-Ego 2-Ego 3
- Author
- AGATE, James
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1945
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Galena, Illinois
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