Search Results: wc fields his follies and fortunes by taylor robert lewis

Signet, 1967. First Edition Thus. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Illus. by Photographs.

Signet, 1967. 5th Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Illus. by Photographs.

NY: Signet. NF. 1967. 1st Printing. Paperback. Signet #Q3064, 1967. Stated first printing. Near fine condition. Mild dust soiling to the wrappers. The pages are tanned but are still suppl e. Includes a black & white photo section. .

signet book, , (Reprints Signet 3064), . 4174, very good -fine, , reading crease (BIOGRAPHY / 8 Pages of Photos), paperback,

New York: Bantam Books, 1951. 1st Paperback Edition . Paperback. The 1st bio. of the great comedian-juggler. 24 photos. Some tiny chipp. to the bottom corners of a few pgs. Fragile but vg.

Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1949. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. [a good solid book, very slight wear to extremities, one-time owner's signature on ffep; jacket is in very nice shape, blemished only by a smudge-line about three inches long at the lower left of the front panel]. (B&W photographs) Taylor's entertaining, myth-making biography of The Great Man, the first to appear after Fields's death on Christmas Day of 1946, and for many years the standard work on the comedian -- and, unfortunately, the source of a some misinformation as well. James Curtis, author of the best biography of Fields to date (published in 2003), explains how Taylor had some significant advantages -- notably the blessing of Gene Fowler, Fields's longtime friend, access to material given to Fowler by Fields himself, and contacts arranged by Fowler with various other Fields associates -- but in the end produced a book that "did much to reinforce… Read More

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949. Copyright 1949 . Hardcover. Good/Poor. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. 340 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate use. Damage to spine. Some light damage to front cover board. Only front cover and front flap of dust jacket remain, and are ripped and torn. Ex-Libris copy.

New York: Signet / New American Library, 1967. Softcover. Fine. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Illustrated from black & white photos. 266 [2]pp. Slight age-toning else fine.

Garden City NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good- dj. 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. [a good solid book, some foxing to all edges of the text block but no significant wear; jacket has some visible wear to the upper extremities, a couple of tiny tears along the bottom edge, and a half-inch ragged closed tear at the top rear hinge; there is also some internal discoloration to the jacket, with some visible bleed-through on the flaps (but not the exterior panels)]. (B&W photographs) Taylor's entertaining, myth-making biography of The Great Man, the first to appear after Fields's death on Christmas Day of 1946, and for many years the standard work on the comedian -- and, unfortunately, the source of a some misinformation as well. James Curtis, author of the best biography of Fields to date (published in 2003), explains how Taylor had some significant advantages -- notably the blessing of Gene Fowler, Fields's longtime friend, access to material given to… Read More

Signet. Good+. 1968. Paperback. (reading creases) (some edge wear) (good reading copy) [HIS FOLLIES AND FORTUNES] [b&w photo-insert] [Biography] [US pb. ] .

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1949. Early printing. HC w DJ. PC VG/Good. Red cloth, silver and black spine titling bright, light wear, deckled fore-edge, FO gift note paperclipped to FFEP, unmarked, binding sound. Clipped DJ chipped/nicked, extremities rubbed, small closed tears, now in Brodart. B/W photos. PLEASE NOTE: We are happy to provide photos. Please contact us for any specific requests. BUYING AND SELLING USED AND RARE BOOKS FROM HISTORIC EAST NASHVILLE SINCE 2012.

Signet. Very Good. 1968. Paperback. (minor edge wear) [HIS FOLLIES AND FORTUNES] [b&w photo-insert] [Biography] [US pb. ] (appears an unread copy) .

Doubleday, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Octavo. Dust jacket has a minor spine chip and some tiny edge nicks. Brodart included.

New American Library, 1968 7th printing. mass market paperback. acceptable; used. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes 12mo; 286 pages; acceptable mass market paperback; tape stain fore edge by a previous owner; scuffs to cover; tips bumped; slight nicks to cover edges; slight stain; tanning pages; clean pages; prompt shipping with tracking

[New York: 1949].. Magazine Clipping, 15 x 8.5 cm., B&W Photos, Very Good.Provenance: Butterfield and Butterfield auction of WC Fields Memorabilia from 1997.