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GIANT. A Novel
de Ferber, Edna
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- A fine copy in black cloth with silver spine stamping in a very bright very good jacket with wear to the spine crown and heal
- Librería
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Garden City: Doubleday, 1952. First edition. hardcover. A fine copy in black cloth with silver spine stamping in a very bright very good jacket with wear to the spine crown and heal. A novel depicting the lives of Texans in 1950s Texas. The novel is centered around the land tycoon Bick Benedict, the sleazy rich oil baron Jett Rink, and Bick's lovely wife and Jett's unrequited love, Leslie. Basis for the big screen film directed by George Stevens (Oscar winner for Best Director) that starred James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Carroll Baker, Rock Hudson, Chill Wills and Dennis Hopper, among others. Giant was the last of James Dean's three films as a leading actor, and earned him his second and last Academy Award nomination- he was killed in a car crash before the film was released.
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- Librería
- Ed Smith Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 14709
- Título
- GIANT. A Novel
- Autor
- Ferber, Edna
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - A fine copy in black cloth with silver spine stamping in a very bright very good jacket with wear to the spine crown and heal
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Editorial
- Doubleday
- Lugar de publicación
- Garden City
- Fecha de publicación
- 1952
- Palabras clave
- Texas, fiction, film source, James Dean, George Stevens, Elizabeth Taylor, Oscar Winner Best Director
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Sobre el vendedor
Ed Smith Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Sobre Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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- Fine
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