Search Results: pictorial history of television by blum daniel

Chilton Co., Book Division, 1959. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Chilton Co., Book Division, 1959. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Bonanza Books. An old vintage 1959 Bonanza editon in good minus conditon with overall general age and wear. No markings. No jacket. . Good Minus. Hardcover. 1959.

Bonanza Books, 1959. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Company -- Book Division. Near Fine. (c.1959). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [very light bumping to a couple of corners, but very clean internally and externally]. (B&W photographs) An early history (emphais on "pictorial") of television -- basically just a photo-illustrated survey of the major programs and personalities of the day, at time when the medium (at least in its major commercial incarnation) was barely a dozen years old. The coverage includes all the iconic figures of the era; Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, Mickey Rooney, Rod Serling, Jimmy Durante, and many, many more. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy volume; if this concerns you, pease contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always, domestic U.S. shipping via Media… Read More

Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Company, Book Division. Near Fine in Very Good dj. (c.1959). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice clean book with mild shelfwear to bottom edge; jacket shows some edgewear, slight paper loss at top of spine, tiny chip and associated short creasing at bottom of rear panel, some miscellaneous creasing near top and bottom edges in a couple of places, all in all still quite presentable]. (B&W photographs) A heavily photo-illustrated survey of the major programs and personalities of the day, at time when the medium (at least in its major commercial incarnation) was barely a dozen years old. A fascinating browse through the early years of TV, an era that is rapidly vanishing from people's first-hand memories, much as the silent-film era was when these shows were originally broadcast. Once a fairly common book, in recent times it's become very difficult to find a nice copy in a decent-condition dust jacket -- but here's one! **** NOTE that additional… Read More