The Pocket University Volume XVII: Part I, Autobiography, Writers & Part II, Autobiography, Actors
by ILES, George (editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday, Page and Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1923. Hardcover. A collection of 12 autobiographical sketches of notable writers, ranging from Charlotte Brontë to Joseph Conrad, paired with 5 autobiographical sketches of actors, including Joseph Jefferson and Tommaso Salvini. Edited by George Iles. Includes a frontis portrait of Mr. Conrad. Vol. XVII, Parts I and II of the publisher's Pocket University Series. --- In navy cloth-covered boards with gilt-stamped decoration to cover, titling & decorations in blue on spine, top edge gilt. --- Spine is somewhat sunned but lettering is readable; interior has yellowed but lacks other markings and volume is sturdy.; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); 190, 120 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 80173
- Title
- The Pocket University Volume XVII: Part I, Autobiography, Writers & Part II, Autobiography, Actors
- Author
- ILES, George (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page and Co
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1923
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>Biography, Autobiography, Memoir;
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