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Fireworks: A History and Celebration by George Plimpton. First Edition, Signed by Author.

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Fireworks: A History and Celebration by George Plimpton. First Edition, Signed by Author.

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Fireworks: A History and Celebration by George Plimpton, Doubleday, 1984.
First Edition,
Signed by Author.
Hardcover Used.
ISBN 0385154143.
Condition good, see photographs

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Condition good, see photographs

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Fireworks: A History and Celebration by George Plimpton. First Edition, Signed by Author.

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