Pictorial History of Television
by Blum, Daniel
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia/New York: Chilton Company -- Book Division. Near Fine. (c.1959). First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [very light bumping to a couple of corners, but very clean internally and externally]. (B&W photographs) An early history (emphais on "pictorial") of television -- basically just a photo-illustrated survey of the major programs and personalities of the day, at time when the medium (at least in its major commercial incarnation) was barely a dozen years old. The coverage includes all the iconic figures of the era; Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Jack Benny, Red Skelton, Bob Hope, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, Mickey Rooney, Rod Serling, Jimmy Durante, and many, many more. ****NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping of this moderately heavy volume; if this concerns you, pease contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. As always, domestic U.S. shipping via Media Mail is FREE at ReadInk.**** .
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Details
- Bookseller
- ReadInk (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28630
- Title
- Pictorial History of Television
- Author
- Blum, Daniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chilton Company -- Book Division
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia/New York
- Date Published
- (c.1959)
- Keywords
- Television History, Fifties
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