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I Wanted To Be An Actress: The Autobiography of Katharine Cornell as told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick (inscribed)
by Katharine Cornell
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Winston, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, 1939. 1st Edition . Hardcover. VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover, signed and inscribed by the author/actress to what appears to be a friend. Red cloth boards show fading along the tops of both boards and spine is quite faded. Some light spotting is also present with dark spots in the hinge valleys. The interior binding is good and text pages are tight, no hinge issues. Pages are toned due to age and there is some browning to the gutter at both the front and rear boards. The inscription and signature from the author is on the front end page and on the rear pastedown there is some notes: the first one states: "Finished 4-12-39 Disappointing". The second comment reads: "5-10-64 - This time I found interesting for what it contains - but - there is still something missing. She was a great human being and I'll never forget her kindness to me.". Copyright page states first printing. This is not one of the more common signed versions that were numbered, this copy was specifically signed for a particular person.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2220309
- Title
- I Wanted To Be An Actress: The Autobiography of Katharine Cornell as told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick (inscribed)
- Author
- Katharine Cornell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Pages
- 361
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Biography and Genealogy;
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Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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Winston, Georgia
About Yesterday's Book Shop (Member IOBA)
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