The University Press Of Kentucky 2008 First edition Hardcover Fine in fine jacket Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Hardcover. x+ 290 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Quite scarce. The first full-length biography of actor Claude Rains (1889-1967). Rains was born into poverty in a destitute London neighborhood and suffered from a speech impediment as a child. He wwnt on to become one of the most recognizable and respected actors in Hollywood in the 1930s and beyond. Among his acclaimed performances were roles in "The Invisible Man", "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington", "Notorious", "The Phantom of the Opera" and as Captain Renault in the iconic "Casablanca". Rains' daughter Jessica adds firsthand insights and account of the enigmatic man behind her father's refined screen presence and genteel public persona.

ISBN10: 0813124328, ISBN13: 9780813124322, [publisher: The University Press Of Kentucky] Hardcover First Edition Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. Hardcover. x+ 290 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with photographs. Quite scarce. The first full-length biography of actor Claude Rains (1889-1967). Rains was born into poverty in a destitute London neighborhood and suffered from a speech impediment as a child. He wwnt on to become one of the most recognizable and respected actors in Hollywood in the 1930s and beyond. Among his acclaimed performances were roles in "The Invisible Man", "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington", "Notorious", "The Phantom of the Opera" and as Captain Renault in the iconic "Casablanca". Rains' daughter Jessica adds firsthand insights and account of the enigmatic man behind her father's refined screen presence and genteel public persona.
[Bordentown, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2008]

The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 290pp. Black cloth in dust jacket. 2008. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813124328 9780813124322 [US]

The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2008-11-06. 2nd. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 2008. The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813124328 9780813124322 [US]

Brand: The University Press of Kentucky, Date: 2008-11-07. 2nd. hardcover. Used: Good. 2008. Brand: The University Press of Kentucky ISBN 0813124328 9780813124322 [US]

ISBN10: 0813124328, ISBN13: 9780813124322, [publisher: The University Press of Kentucky] Hardcover First Edition 23.5 x 16 cm. Octavo. 290pp. Black cloth in dust jacket.
[St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2008]
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