Fame in the Twentieth Century
by James, Clive
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 056336274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780563362746
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: BBC Books,1993 056336274x. First edition. Hardback. Neatly inscribed as gift on first title page. Otherwise Fine/Fine. Unclipped.DW. No other annotations or inscriptions. 256 pages including index. Imperial octavo. Lavishly illustrated in b/w and colour. Accompanying Clive James's BBC Television series, this book traces how the invention and development of mass communications - press, radio, film and television - has transformed the nature of fame, and how the famous have dealt with that fame. The key international figures of the 20th century, in politics, cinema, art, literature, theatre, music, science, crime and sport, are brought together and examined. The many personalities featured include Edison, Einstein, Ford, Picasso, Chaplin, Lenin, Valentino, Disney, Lindbergh, Garbo, Astair, Hemingway, Hitler, Roosevelt, Callas, Sinatra, Monroe, Stalin, Presley, Muhammed Ali, Howard Hughes, Neil Armstrong, Nixon, The Princess of Wales, Reagan and Madonna.This is a large item so extra postage may be required. .
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- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 389
- Title
- Fame in the Twentieth Century
- Author
- James, Clive
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 056336274X
- ISBN 13
- 9780563362746
- Publisher
- London: BBC Books,1993 056336274x
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- January 18, 1993
- Keywords
- Movies Criticism Performing Arts Cinema Fame Celebrity Notoriety Films Politics Wars Military Sport Humour Wit QSE
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David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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