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It Happened in the Catskills: An Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

by Myrna Katz Frommer, Harvey Frommer

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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Edition: Illustrated. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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Binding: Hardback. Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Date Published: 1991; c1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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It Happened in the Catskills: an Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

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Binding: Hardcover in Dust Jacket Publisher: Harcourt, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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It Happened in the Catskills: an Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Mariner Books Date Published: 1996 ISBN-13: 9780156002387 ISBN: 0156002388

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It Happened in the Catskills

by Frommer, Myrna; Frommer, Harvey

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt, New York Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

Description: Fine/Fine. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall 0151052107 Beautiful crsp, unread copy. DJ has one tiny tear to upper front corner, but has been placed in mylar to prevent further mishap. Lavishly illustrated with vintage black and white photos. A lyrical memoir of family vacations in the Catskills evoking images of Italian singers, Jewish comedians and dancing the mambo. Told by those who were there. A lovely, lazy afternoon's journey down Memory Lane. 245 pages. Indexed. read more

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It Happened in the Catskills

by Frommer, Harvey

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: HARCOURT BRACE & CO, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A. Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. HISTORY. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 245 PAGES. PALE BUTTERSCOTCH SPINE ON DUST JACKET. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT, SECURE AN ORAL HISTORY IN THE WORLDS OF BUSBOYS, BELLHOPS, GUESTS, PROPRIETORS, COMEDIANS, AGENTS, AND OTHERS WHO LIVED IT. read more

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It Happened in the Catskills: an Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Other Who Lived It (Excelsior Editions)

by Myrna Katz Frommer, Harvey Frommer

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Binding: Softcover ISBN-13: 9781438427485 ISBN: 1438427484

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It Happened in the Catskills: an Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

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Edition: First Edition, First Printing Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Collectible. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. xxii, 245 pp., illus., biblio., index; 27 cm. Tight, clean copy. Stated "First Edition. " Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A social history of New York's resort community. CONTENTS: 1. Getting there on the 0 & W and Old Route 17, from kochalayn to country club, and the birth of the tummler; 2. The seven decades of Grossinger's Hotel and the "Good Gracious Grossinger Guests"; 3. How the agents and talent bookers took over-from ... read more

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Edition: 1st ed/1st ptg Binding: Softcover Publisher: Harcourt Brace, New York Date Published: 1996

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It Happened in the Catskills: an Oral History in the Words of Busboys, Bellhops, Guests, Proprietors, Comedians, Agents, and Others Who Lived It

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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It Happened in the Catskills

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover; First Printing ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York Date Published: 1991 ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0151052107. Square, tight binding and hinges. Clean and bright pages. Paper over boards is very lightly edge rubbed. DJ clean with crease on front flap. 245 pp. Collection of oral history interviews and photographs presenting a history of the Catskill Mountain resort experience.; 10.25" (26 cm) Tall. read more

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Excelsior Ed Date Published: 2009 ISBN-13: 9781438427485 ISBN: 1438427484

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991, first edition, A B C D E ISBN-13: 9780151052103 ISBN: 0151052107

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