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It Takes More Than Talent -- SIGNED First Edition
by Leroy, Mervyn (as told to Alyce Canfield)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1953. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. SIGNED First Printing of FIRST EDITION. The book is in nice shape with clean covers, no rubbing, tight binding, other than author inscription and signature no owner marks or writing on pages, no foxing. The dust jacket has minor edge wear, small tears at spine ends. The book has 300 pages. This book is inscribed and signed by Mervyn Leroy to Eric Johnston. Johnston was the first president (and remained president for decades) of the Motion Picture Association of America. Also, Johnston was appointed by Truman as the head of the Economic Stabilization Agency. He was also head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, served on several commissions under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a special presidential representative under Eisenhower, met with Stalin and Khrushchev. PHOTOS ARE OF THE ACTUAL BOOK BEING OFFERED.
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- Bookseller
- JP MOUNTAIN BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001688
- Title
- It Takes More Than Talent -- SIGNED First Edition
- Author
- Leroy, Mervyn (as told to Alyce Canfield)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1953
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- Miscellaneous;
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- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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