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W.H. Allen London 1960. First English edition 432pp ex libris (usual cancellation stamps, pockets etc.) fair (sl rubbing, sl bruised corners, internal separation at hinges), illust.

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012-01-18. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Original 1959 Prentice-Hall hard cover - 1st edition 1st printing - minor wear to edge of dust jacket - owner's label inside cover - minor staining to page edge - otherwise cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc, 1959. First edition of the autobiography of the legendary director. Octavo, original cloth. Note written on stationary from Hotel Pierre, New York, from Cecil B. De Mille to Barrett Kiesling, MGM Publicity Directory, dated June 21, 1931, laid-in, includes De Mille's signature. Two notes to Kiesling from Cecilia De Mille Harper (daughter of the famous director and an actress) also laid in, with her signature. Typed letter on Paramount Pictures Corporation letterhead from Cecil B. DeMille to Barrett C. Kiesling, with signature, affixed to the back pastedown (letter mentions Kiesling's help in writing the autobiography), dated May 14, 1958. Minor underlining on pages 249 and 260, where Kiesling is mentioned by name. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket photograph by Yousuf Karsh. Edited by Donald Hayne. Rare and desirable signed and with noted provenance. Cecil B. DeMille film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both… Read More