2009, ISBN: 9780517703762

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Illinois, USA.: Publishers Development Corporation Pub;, 1964. 66 pages. Red, white & & black cover with black & white illustrations. >> weight = 205 grams; >> Min… Mehr…

Illinois, USA.: Publishers Development Corporation Pub;, 1964. 66 pages. Red, white & & black cover with black & white illustrations. >> weight = 205 grams; >> Minor crease to bottom edge of front cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. TRUE FIRST Edition MAGAZINE Format Thus.. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by PHOTO Cover. Magazine.., Publishers Development Corporation Pub, 1964, 5, New York: Harmony, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Fine. B&W Photos. 8vo, sky blue quarter cloth with gold lettering on spine over black boards, illustrated with 16pp. of glossy B&W photos and 3 B&W images used as section headings, archival mylar-protected photographic dust jacket (unclipped) depicting gorgeous Grace in color, xiii, [xiv-xvi] + 303 pages + [1] About the Author. Donald Spoto (born 1941) is an American biographer and theologian. He is known for his best-selling biographies of people in the worlds of film and theater, and more recently for his books on theology and spirituality.<br /> <br /> Grace Kelly (1929 - 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.<br /> <br /> VERY FINE / FINE COPY. No previous owner or remainder marks., Harmony, 2009, 5, U.S.A.: Crown, 1998. 256pgs. Black and White, sepia toned photographs.Toning to the extremities, otherwise fine copy. unclipped pictorial jacket, has toning to the upper extremities. "In word and image, it evokes a unique Hollywood era and eleven of its goddesses who lived, and left as their legacy,." . First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large Octavo., Crown, 1998, 4<

1998, ISBN: 9780517703762

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U.S.A.: Crown, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book appears without flaw; but there is some rubbing to inside of Dust jacket which can not been seen without removing the jacket.… Mehr…

U.S.A.: Crown, 1998. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Book appears without flaw; but there is some rubbing to inside of Dust jacket which can not been seen without removing the jacket. Dust Jacket with price is in a new clear protective Mylar sleeve. -----When the Glamour Era met the Golden Age of cinema, it cast a spell on a public beaten by the Depression and the threat of war. ----- But the key ingredient in 1930s glamour was personality. Annette Tapert's movie-queen profiles, rich with fresh insights, reach beyond the star-making machinery, fan magazines, fashions, and cosmetics to the essence of each women: the carefully molded image of Gloria Swanson, who started it all . . . Marlene Dietrich's siren persona on and off screen . . . the "reverse glamour" of Katharine Hepburn and Greta Garbo. Their power--and that of Joan Crawford, Carole Lombard, Norma Shearer, Claudette Colbert, and the long-neglected Kay Francis, Dolores Del Rio, and Constance Bennett--lay in using style, wit, and guile to outsmart the studio system and enchant the world. In these pages we see how, veiled in intrigue and mystery, they brought glamour very close to its original meaning: witchcraft.., Crown, 1998, 4.5<

1998, ISBN: 9780517703762

Crown, 1998-11-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1998; New York; paper covered boards with gold spine; dust jacket; light wear with some minor rubbing; interior clean a… Mehr…

Crown, 1998-11-03. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1998; New York; paper covered boards with gold spine; dust jacket; light wear with some minor rubbing; interior clean and unmarked; 4to - over 9 3/4" to 12" tall; 256 pages, Crown, 1998-11-03, 3<