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Sam. Foote, Comedian (1720-1777)
by Simon Trefman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York University Press, 1971. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR SIMON TREFMAN in pencil on the front free endpaper. A solid copy to boot of the 1971 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a crisp, VG dustjacket, with minor scuffing and rubbing to the panels and several very small closed tears along their edges. A number of full-page illustrations (mostly capturing Foote in performance) complementing the scholarly text.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18666
- Title
- Sam. Foote, Comedian (1720-1777)
- Author
- Simon Trefman
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- rare biography, rare American history, rare American biography, rare histories of American humor
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography;
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
About Appledore Books, ABAA
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