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Synopsis
Chronicle of the history and development of the great Fox Theatre in San Francisco, one of the most lavishly designed and grandest of all the Ômovie palaces of our modern age. With over 600 illustrations, some in color, covering the construction, initial promotional campaigns and posters, opening night in 1929, its highlights over the years, and finally, its destruction in 1963. Includes photographs and text featuring other Fox Theatres around the country. With an appendix listing the films, stage shows, and grosses from 1929 to 1963.
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- PublisherShowcase Pubns
- Publication date1980
- ISBN 10 0917800001
- ISBN 13 9780917800009
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages373
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FOX: THE LAST WORD.Story of the World's Finest Theatre
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Showcase Publications (1980), Pasadena, CA, 1980
ISBN 10: 0917800001
ISBN 13: 9780917800009
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Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. Jacket is sunned, but legibility is not impacted. Jacket edges are worn. Upper front jacket edge is taped. Bottom corner of back flap has date stamp from 1987. Inside jacket edges are tanned. Spine is cracked but secure. Spine edges are bumped. Cover edges are slightly worn. Text block and inside edges are tanned, but readability is not affected. Inserted between back end papers is a brochure for "Napoleon's Paris" from 1987. Inside is unmarked. Seller Inventory # 2049814
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Fox-The Last Word .Story of the World's Finest Theatre
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Showcase Pubications, Pasadena, California, 1979
ISBN 10: 0917800001
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