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Paperback. Originally published: New York: Knopf, 2009. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGK; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 147 x 21. Weight in Grams: 488.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817356965
ISBN
9780817356965
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Hardcover. Series: Sarh Mills Hodge Fund Publications. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white halftones, figures, colour plates. BIC Classification: AGB; BGFA; BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 455.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820330556
ISBN
9780820330556
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 51.63

Paperback. Clarence Major is an award-winning painter, fiction writer, and poet - as well as an essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and memoirist. The Art and Life of Clarence Major is the first critical biography of this innovative African American writer and visual artist. Num Pages: 336 pages, 22 black & white images and 17 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; ACXJ8; AFC; AGB; BGF; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 658.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780820349824
ISBN
9780820349824
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.25

Hardback. Collected interviews with one of the most popular, significant figures in art comics since the 1990s Editor(s): Wandtke, Terrence R. Series: Conversations with Comic Artists Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 15 black & white illustations. BIC Classification: 1KBBFM; 3JJP; AKLC; BGFA; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781496805508
ISBN
9781496805508
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66

Hardcover. Moviegoers know Mary Wickes as the housekeeper in White Christmas and the crotchety choir director in Sister Act. This book, filled with behind-the-scenes stories from Broadway and Hollywood, chronicles the life of a complicated woman who brought an assortment of unforgettable characters to life on screen and stage. Num Pages: 432 pages, 54 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 163 x 34. Weight in Grams: 776.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9781604739053
ISBN
9781604739053
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

Hardcover. Samuel Fuller (1912-1997) is known as the "Rousseau of the cinema," a mostly "B" genre Hollywood moviemaker deeply admired by "A" filmmakers. Fuller, who made 23 features between 1949 and 1989, is the very definition of a "cult" director, appreciated by those with a certain bent of subterranean taste. This volume tells his story. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Series: Conversations with Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APB; APF; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617033063
ISBN
9781617033063
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 45.50

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
ROUNDHOUSE PUBLISHING GROUP
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617037740
ISBN
9781617037740
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 116.66

Hardcover. Rose Thompson Hovick, mother of June Havoc and Gypsy Rose Lee, went down in theatrical history as "The Stage Mother from Hell" after her immortalization on Broadway in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. Yet the musical was 75 percent fictionalized. This book tells her full story. Num Pages: 368 pages, 62 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 236 x 33. Weight in Grams: 676.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9781617038532
ISBN
9781617038532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Hardcover. The first biography of the prodigiously hard-working actor who embodied the Western ideal Series: Hollywood Legends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: APB; APFA; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781628460476
ISBN
9781628460476
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 39.26

Paperback. Artist and Adventurer. 464 pages, 200 colour illustrations. This is an illustrated biography of the artist Johan Zoffany (1733-1810). Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACQ; AGB; BGF. Dimension: 230 x 147 x 32. Weight: 1276.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Edition
1ST
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907372049
ISBN
9781907372049
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.04

Paperback. Includes discography (p. 155-161) and index. Num Pages: 192 pages, 163 illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 13. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Painted Turtle
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814335017
ISBN
9780814335017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

hardcover. Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important slapstick comedienne of the silent era. This new study, the first book-length appreciation, identifies her place in the comedy hierarchy alongside the best-known of silent comediennes, Mabel Normand. Series: Hollywood Legends Series. Num Pages: 144 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, filmography. BIC Classification: APB; APF; BGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781496806321
ISBN
9781496806321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. The story of nineteenth-century America's most prominent woman sculptor Num Pages: 248 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781558498396
ISBN
9781558498396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.02

Paperback. Presents the story of Vince Bell, Texas singer/songwriter. This book chronicles Vince Bell's life and near death on the road. It reveals what it means to live for one's art. Series: North Texas Lives of Musicians Series. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: AVH; BGFA; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574412673
ISBN
9781574412673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.32

Hardcover. "Foreword: Wynton Marsalis."--T.p. verso. Num Pages: 194 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, printed music items. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; AVGC; AVH; AVRN; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574413069
ISBN
9781574413069
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.28

Paperback. Series: North Texas Lives of Musician Series. Num Pages: 352 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGJ; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 28. Weight in Grams: 496.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of North Texas Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574415759
ISBN
9781574415759
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 23.34

Paperback. Editor(s): Peary, Gerald. Num Pages: 277 pages, 10 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 318.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578063987
ISBN
9781578063987
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.28

Paperback. In this collection of interviews, Rober Aldrich (1918-1983) tells fascinating stories of making motion pictures with such film legends as Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Jack Palance, Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, and many, many more. Editor(s): Miller, Eugene L; Arnold, Edwin T. Num Pages: 277 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578066032
ISBN
9781578066032
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.48

Paperback. Editor(s): Miller, Gabriel. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: APFB; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Condition
New
SKU
V9781578066988
ISBN
9781578066988
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.67

Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 367.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809319992
ISBN
9780809319992
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.09

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