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Smoke and Mirrors: The Inside Story of Television News in Canada
by Trueman, Peter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 077108613X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771086137
- Seller
-
Prescott, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, ON, Canada: Mcclelland and Stewart. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Cloth. 077108613X . 218 pp. Jacket edges worn. Spine bumped. Corner fold to ffep. Signed by the author. Inscribed by author on title page "To the mother behind the daughter in broadcast journalism. Thanks." A candid, behind the scenes look at television news in Canada, with fascinating observations on a number of prominent media personalities, Canadian and American. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Riverwash Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CAN0266
- Title
- Smoke and Mirrors: The Inside Story of Television News in Canada
- Author
- Trueman, Peter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 077108613X
- ISBN 13
- 9780771086137
- Publisher
- Mcclelland and Stewart
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, ON, Canada
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- 077108613X, Canada, Canadiana, Television, Journalism, News, Broadcasting
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About the Seller
Riverwash Books
Biblio member since 2004
Prescott, Ontario
About Riverwash Books
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Title Page
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- Edges
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
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