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Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors
by David Lindsay
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 156836203X
- ISBN 13
- 9781568362038
- Seller
-
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
1st printing of 1st edition; signed by author. Near Fine hardcover in Fine DJ. Bright, clean, square covers and spine are As New; dust spotting/age darkening on text block top edge and very slightly on fore edge; tightly bound; inscribed and signed by author on half title page; bright, clean interior. DJ is bright, clean and complete. 8vo, 404 pp; index, biblio.
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- Bookseller
- Madden Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A06007
- Title
- Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors
- Author
- David Lindsay
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 156836203X
- ISBN 13
- 9781568362038
- Publisher
- Kodansha America Inc
- Place of Publication
- Cary, North Carolina, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- CIRCUS; GENERAL; HISTORY; INVENTIONS; INVENTORS; NON-FICTION; PERFORMING ARTS; REFERENCE; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; UNITED STATES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Business; History, Technology;
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Madden Books
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About the Seller
Madden Books
Biblio member since 2011
Brattleboro, Vermont
About Madden Books
I am a book collector and seller with many years experience. My particular areas of interest are politics, history, law, economics, labor and sociology. I also collect and sell Vermont and New England books, pamphlets, ephemera and magazines. I have a large selection of mysteries and detective books. I have general stock of literature, sciences, arts, world and regional politics & history.
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- Fine
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