I Wanted to be an Actress

The Autobiography of Katharine Cornell

as told to Ruth Woodbury Sedgwick 

Presentation edition, signed.  New York:  Random House, 1938  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Ruby moirée covers are mostly clean, with gilt facsimile signature. 
• Boards show some exposure at head, edgewear.  Corners are sharp.  See photos.  
• Spine has gilt text and is sunned with frayed ends.  See photos.
• Binding is strong.  
• Pastedowns and feps have some staining at gutter.  
• Frontispiece is present.  
• Signed on the limitation page.
• Illustrations, a block of photographic reproductions, are bright and clear.  
• Interior exhibits minimal signs of age and wear.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have gilt along head, have a few marks. 
• PS2026.0714

361 pages. 5 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches

First Printing.  Presentation edition of 100 copies, signed by Katharine Cornell.  Publisher's ruby moirée boards have beveled edges, gilt facsimile signature to cover and gilt title to spine.  Interior is crisp and fresh; exposure wear to the cloth at the spine makes the condition Very Good.  A Rare copy of this autobiography from the American theater.

Katharine Cornell (1893–1974), the subject and narrator of this book, was a German-born American stage actress, writer, theater owner and producer.  Cornell is regarded as one of the great actresses of the American theatre, the first performer to receive the Drama League Award, for Romeo and Juliet in 1935.  Cornell is known for her major Broadway roles in serious dramas, often directed by her husband, Guthrie McClintic.

First printing.  Presentation edition, limited to 100 copies.  Signed, but no inscription, by Katharine Cornell on the limitation page.

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