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Errol Flynn, Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ. Author: Errol FlynnBinding: HardbackPublished: Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Quarter cloth with some stains. Yellowed DJ with small piece missing. Internally sound. No markings. From A Life Of Adventure: The Writings Of Errol Flynn presents a captivating collection from the legendary actor himself, offering an intimate look into his extraordinary experiences. This volume chronicles the daring escapades and personal reflections of a man whose life mirrored his on-screen persona, revealing the wit and charm that defined him. It uncovers the unfiltered thoughts and observations of a Hollywood icon, detailing his travels, relationships, and philosophical musings. Readers will discover the authentic voice behind the silver screen legend, gaining insight into the triumphs and tribulations of a truly adventurous spirit. N° de réf. du vendeur 2025100014098-SECONDHAND
Titre : From A Life Of Adventure: The Writings Of ...
Éditeur : Citadel Press, Secaucus, NJ
Date d'édition : 1980
Reliure : Hardback
Type de livre : Hardback
Vendeur : Epilonian Books, Manhattan Beach, CA, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Citadel Press, Published 1980. Hardcover, 241 pp, with two inserted sections of black-and-white photographs (16 pages total); 24 cm; First Edition (stated). In Very Good condition with a Good dust jacket. Publisher's quarter-cloth binding: white cloth spine with red lettering, blue paper over boards. Mild surface wear with some toning to the edges of the covers. Binding tight; mild toning to the endpapers; otherwise pages clean and unmarked. Pictorial dust jacket designed by Janet Anderson, with a black-and-white portrait of Flynn on the front against a blue abstract paint-stroke pattern that wraps continuously around to the back panel. Dust jacket shows a 1-inch closed tear to the paper over the top edge of the front cover along with several smaller chips and short tears and light creasing along the edges, mild overall surface wear, and some toning to the paper over the spine; unclipped at $12.95. Now in an archival quality (removable) Brodart cover.Tony Thomas's compilation of Errol Flynn's own writing across three decades: his earliest pieces written for Australian newspapers in 1931 describing his adventures in New Guinea, the South Seas, and the gold-mining trade; the full text of his early novel Showdown and excerpts from Beam Ends; a long run of fan-magazine and newspaper articles from his Hollywood years on Hollywood women, morals, privacy, treasure hunting, and his first screen kiss; and his late firsthand reporting from Cuba and on Castro. Thomas, who wrote The Films of Errol Flynn, opens the volume with a long introduction on Flynn's literary ambitions and the gap between his swashbuckling screen persona and the writer underneath.Contents: Introduction (Errol Flynn, Enigma); Part One (New Guinea); Part Two (Beam Ends); Part Three (Showdown); Part Four (Errol Flynn: Hollywood Reporter, with My Plea for Privacy, Night in Town, What Really Happened to Me in Spain, Young Man About Hollywood, Hollywood Women Heaven Preserve Them!, Hollywood Morals If Any!, Hollywood's Not-So-Ancient Mariners, Ensenada the Land of Tamales and Tequila, The Seamy Side of Hollywood, Let's Hunt for Treasure, It Shouldn't Happen to an Actor, My First Screen Kiss, I Do What I Like); Part Five (Faith and Cuba, Faith?, Me and Castro); Postscript. N° de réf. du vendeur 20260509029
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Vendeur : Kisselburg Military Books, Potomac, MD, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. 1st Edition. very nice copy. N° de réf. du vendeur 038316
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