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Softcover Book, Movie Star Portraits Of The Forties

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Softcover Book, Movie Star Portraits Of The Forties

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Images in monochrome glossy style of 106 stars in 163 full-page glamour photos by 24 leading Hollywood photographers. The pictures these photographic artists took span the period from the outbreak of World War II to the Korean conflict of 1951. As John Kobal writes in his informative introduction. "The Forties were the years of Old Hollywood's last stand, though the people concerned didn't know it." Total pages: 162.

Artist: John Kobal
Issued: c. 1977
Dimensions: 8.25"W x 11.25"H
Manufacturer: Dover Publications, Inc.
Country of Origin: New York, United States

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Softcover Book, Movie Star Portraits Of The Forties

Name: Softcover Book, Movie Star Portraits Of The Forties
SKU: 150191500
Price: 80 USD
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