The Year That Made The Day how the BBC planned and prepared the Coronation day broadcast

Language: English

Published by The British Broadcasting Corporation, London, 1953

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BBC [Publisher]. The Year That Made The Day how the BBC planned and prepared the Coronation day broadcast. London: The British Broadcasting Corporation 1953. 1st Edition. 4to (230x180mm), 79pp, [1]. Very Good. Original red cloth binding with gold gilt lettering on the spine. Original green dustjacket with black and red lettering. Boards in excellent condition. Typical discolouration and stains to the dustjacket, there is also a small tear at the top of the jacket near the spine. Pages are largely clean with the exception of the front free endpage which has a small stain running through to the title page. Otherwise, pages are in excellent condition and the textblock is tight and square.

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Title
The Year That Made The Day how the BBC planned and prepared the Coronation day broadcast
Author
The British Broadcasting Corporation [Publisher]
Publisher
The British Broadcasting Corporation, London
Publication year
1953
Condition
Very good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Edition
1st Edition
Printing
1st Printing

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Welcome, we are Melancholy Books We are booksellers based in Edinburgh and primarily specialising in medical and scientific books and textbooks. Although, being bibliophiles, we do occasionally stray into other areas as well! You will also find books on the post-war British Left; modern first editions and an extensive set of cycling books in our catalogues - as well as notebooks and paper we make ourselves. If there is anything in particular you are looking for please let us know

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