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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Chapters are the following: 1. The "Man" from Barisciano; 2. Battle of Bellaire; 3. Broadway Bullfighter; 4. I Crash Hollywood; 5. Shell Game; 6. Dollars from Il Duce; 7. King Without a Country; 8. Little Flower, Angel, Kingfish; 9. Reclaiming the Desert; 10. Flesh Peddler; 11. Gold on the Pavements; 12. Tractors and a Turkey ; 13. Prelude to Europe; 14. Battling Italian Communists; 15. I'll Take Paris; 16. Little Cabbages and Kings; 17. King Farouk and the Hamburger King; 18. A Fistful of Face Cards; 19. European Movie Making; 20. A Pair of Princes; 21. Adieu, Adios, A Rivederci, Auf Wiedersehen. Slight bumping to top and bottom of spine. All orders shipped protected in a box. Photographs (ilustrador). Book.…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fair. 275 Pages; 21 Chapters; Many B/W Photos Throughout Book Including Frontispiece, Photo Of Author. Pages Tight; No Markings; Minor Page Wear; Black Hard Covers With Orange Illustration On Front Coer; Orange Lettering On Spine. Minor Shelf Wear; Orange Dust Jacket With White Lettering On Front; Book Excerpt On Back Dj. Several Small Tears And Nicks On Dj Edges; Rubbing And Smudges; Few Creases. Story Of Orlando-A Public Relations Man, Father-Confessor, Business Manager, Idea Man, Best Friend And At Times, Worst Enemy. Book Reveals The Behind-The-Scenes Trip Through Hollywood, New York And The Riviera. Chapter Headings Include: The "Man" From Barisciano; Battle Of Bellaire; I Crash Hollywood; Reclaiming The Desert; Flesh Peddler; I'll Take Paris; King Farouk And The Hamburger King; European Movie Making; A Pair Of Princes; Etc. Vintage Copy.…

Hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. Missing dust jacket. Acceptable Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardbound. Condición: Good/Good. Stated 1st. 8vo Clean, tight with light fore-edge foxing. Photographs (ilustrador).

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). viii, 275 pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed, color fading to spine panel with chipping at ends, shallow chipping at front flap fold ends, toning to white rear panel with light moisture staining along top and bottom edges, top corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Black cloth with light staining and rubbing; front board and spine decorated with orange stamped vignette and orange lettering respectively. Muted orange top edge; light toning to fore-edge and bottom edge. Light toning to endpapers. Interior pages are clean. Binding retains some crispness. A very good copy in a good+ dust jacket. Autobiography of legendary publicity agent Guido Orlando, aka "the King of Contacts.".…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. (1954), stated First Edition, Very Good/Very Good dj, octavo, 275pp., black cloth hardcover, bright red decoration on cover & lettering on backstrip, 34 photo ill's., very good unclipped ($3.50) dj, very light cover soil, binding tight, text unmarked, Presentation copy Signed on front endpaper: "To Sonya who reminds me of my first love, Guido Orlando 11-'54.". Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Edition so stated. 275pp. Photos. Slight wear, top corner of front endpaper clipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Fine in black cloth with spine titles and cover device in red; in a near fine dust jacket with mild edge wear. Octavo. 275 pages with 34 photographs. Guido Orlando was a flamboyant press agent, charlatan and publicist who claimed he had influenced the careers of Rudolph Valentino, Greta Garbo and Ingrid Bergman, a consummate publicist who concocted outlandish stunts to sell products or to get the names of his clients into the newspapers. Author and good friend Sam Merwin worked with Guido Orlando to flush out the significant parts of Orlando's fascinating life.…