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Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
by Peter Guralnick
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0316332208
- ISBN 13
- 9780316332200
- Seller
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Diamond Springs, California, United States
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About This Item
Little Brown and Company, 1994. VG+/NF. Very good plus hardcover in near fine dust jacket. State First Edition with full number line. Pages edges have a hint of soiling, otherwise the book is close to near fine but best graded as VG+. Book has no remainder marks. Dust jacket is excellent, is not price clipped, and is in a protective Mylar sleeve. Carefully wrapped and packaged in a padded box for safe shipping. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Near Fine.
Synopsis
This is the first of two volumes that make up what is arguably the definitive Elvis biography. Rich in documentary and interview material, this volume charts Elvis' early years and his rise to fame, taking us up to his departure for Germany in 1958. Of all the biographies of Elvis - this is the one you will keep coming back to.
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- Bookseller
- A Quiet Corner For Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002885
- Title
- Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
- Author
- Peter Guralnick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0316332208
- ISBN 13
- 9780316332200
- Publisher
- Little Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1994
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