[Inscribed] The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me
First edition, first printing of this Lillian Gish autobiography published in 1969 by Prentice-Hall, with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket, 388 pages with black-and-white photographs. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to James Frasher, dated Easter Tuesday 1969. Frasher was Gish’s longtime manager and confidante, and was himself a minor actor in a handful of mid-century Westerns. The inscription indicates an early moment in their relationship. With two James Frasher bookplates, one signed by Gish, and an embossed Frasher seal. Also laid in is a holiday greeting card from Gish to Frasher, with a warm note reading “Dear Jim: I could not begin to thank you for your goodness to me this past year. My heart’s deepest gratitude and love—Lillian” Provenance: the estate of James Frasher. Light chipping to extremities. Light bumping and soiling to dj, with chipping and small closed tears to edges.
First edition, first printing of this Lillian Gish autobiography published in 1969 by Prentice-Hall, with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket, 388 pages with black-and-white photographs. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to James Frasher, dated Easter Tuesday 1969. Frasher was Gish’s longtime manager and confidante, and was himself a minor actor in a handful of mid-century Westerns. The inscription indicates an early moment in their relationship. With two James Frasher bookplates, one signed by Gish, and an embossed Frasher seal. Also laid in is a holiday greeting card from Gish to Frasher, with a warm note reading “Dear Jim: I could not begin to thank you for your goodness to me this past year. My heart’s deepest gratitude and love—Lillian” Provenance: the estate of James Frasher. Light chipping to extremities. Light bumping and soiling to dj, with chipping and small closed tears to edges.
First edition, first printing of this Lillian Gish autobiography published in 1969 by Prentice-Hall, with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket, 388 pages with black-and-white photographs. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to James Frasher, dated Easter Tuesday 1969. Frasher was Gish’s longtime manager and confidante, and was himself a minor actor in a handful of mid-century Westerns. The inscription indicates an early moment in their relationship. With two James Frasher bookplates, one signed by Gish, and an embossed Frasher seal. Also laid in is a holiday greeting card from Gish to Frasher, with a warm note reading “Dear Jim: I could not begin to thank you for your goodness to me this past year. My heart’s deepest gratitude and love—Lillian” Provenance: the estate of James Frasher. Light chipping to extremities. Light bumping and soiling to dj, with chipping and small closed tears to edges.
