Merman Ethel George Eells (18 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Illustrated B&W Photographs (illustrator). Pages are clean and tight. Prior owner's bookplate appears on the Fep. Remainder marked on bottom page edges. The DJ has multiple nics at its edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. "Ethel Merman, a living legend who was long Broadway's undisputed queen of musical comedy, tells about her fascinating life in this fast-moving autobiography packed with surprising anecdotes and brimming with humor. 'If you are interested in hearing about me, my career, my ups, my downs and some of my mistakes, ' she says early on in the book, 'I think you'll get it straight from the shoulder because that's the kind of woman I am.' Born Ethel Zimmermann in Astoria, Queens, and once a secretary for a vacuum booster brake firm, she rose to fame in such unforgettable musicals as Girl Crazy, Panama Hattie, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam and Gypsy. She became the favorite singer of the Gershwins and of Irving Berlin and Cole Porter; they wrote for her such songs as 'I Got Rhythm, ' 'You're the Top' and 'There's No Business like Show Business.' 'You'd better not write a bad lyric for Merman, ' said Irving Berlin, 'because people will hear it in the second balcony.' Her unique personality brought her such glamorous friends as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Mary Martin, Judy Garland, Joshua Logan, Tallulah Bankhead, Jimmy Durante, Mike Todd, Stephen Sondheim and Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower. But Merman tells not only of her triumphs on and off the stage, but also of the touching devotion that existed between her and her parents and of the lifelong religious underpinning that helped her through the tragedy of losing the daughter she cherished. She also discusses her four tempestuous marriages. Her first one, to agent Bill Smith, was short-lived, but her second one, to newspaperman Bob Levitt, was made in heaven, while it lasted. The following one, to airline executive Robert Six, turned into a costly mistake; and the last one, to Ernest Borgnine, was a headlined fiasco, about which she talks uniquely and freely here for the first time. Here is her personal view of a great glittering world, where today she still reigns supreme, doing television shows and concerts throughout the world. A very special, very honest lady."--Jacket. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Former library book. Ex-Libris and is stamped as such. Mylar protector included. Binding is so loose that the book will stay open to any given page. Some pages are falling out. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.4.

hardcover. Condition: very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). First. Illustrated in black & white. 320 pages. 8vo, black cloth, d.w. (edgewear, price clipped, rear panel soiled). New York: Simon and Schuster, (1978).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 320p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Contains the signature of Chicago-based musician Donald Knight. Binding is tight enough for normal handling, but the gutter is a bit weak in the middle of the section of photographs. Text unmarked. Jacket is lightly worn, but otherwise intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First edition. 320pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Bound upside-down. Page edges soiled and lightly stained, tape and glue offsetting on pastedowns, small pen mark on front pastedown, spine cocked, good only in a good only price-clipped dustwrapper with tape on flaps, light water wrinkle.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Minus. An Autobiography with George Eells (illustrator). First Edition. 320pp., bound in dark brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt,ink mark to bottom fore edge, a near fine copy in edge worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 3rd printing with signed bookplate laid in signed by Merman. Also an inscription on the page opposite title page stating "So I am only worth $50!" presumably by Merman at a book signing. A near fine copy in a near fine DJ with removable archival mylar protection. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. All books are wrapped in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #124. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with DJ. Black cloth over boards with gold lettering on spine. Binding is clean and tight. Pictorial DJ now in protective mylar. DJ in very good condition. No date on title page. Copyright page dated 1978. Number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. 320 pages. Pages are clean throughout with one section of glossy black and white photographs. Inscribed on front free endpaper by Ethel Merman. Inscription dated 6/16/78. Please email with questions or to request photos. Note: if there is a photo beside this listing, it's a STOCK photo that ABE put there (for reasons that we cannot understand or control) and might not match this actual book. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition; first printing. SIGNED by Ethel Merman to ffe. Hardback in dust jacket. 320pp. + 16pp. photo insert. Jacket creased with some tears to edges. Otherwise about fine. Signed by Author(s).