Davis Bette, Signed (42 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. B&W Photographs (illustrator). First Edition, First Printing. A VG+ copy. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the half-title page "She was candid not candied! Boze". Light wear. Light ink to half-title page. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed and Inscribed By Author. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition (stated). FIRST PRINTING of the First American Edition (stated). An intimate biography of the famous and popular actress by a close male friend of many years who very nearly married her, relating events of her last years, dispelling falsehoods and rumor, citing her opinons of her fellow actors and actresses, her interests, much more. Hardcover with dust jacket, illustrations, indexed, 192pp. A nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Former Owner Bookplate. Book.

hardcover. Condition: Inscribed by the author. Dust Jacket Condition: Dust jacket in mylar cover. Signed by the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. b-367 Signed on title page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Autorensignatur; Spuren von Feuchtigkeit / Nässe; Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke; Farbtonänderung. After fifty-five years in the film industry, during which she made over ninety films, Bette Davis was considered the indisputable grand dame of Hollywood. Alexander Walker, who knew Bette Davis for twenty years, has pieced together her early life through to her promising career on the New York stage. The subsequent film career was by no means an instant success. The turbulent relationship between Bette Davis and Warner Brothers is legendary but gradually she managed to seize the opportunities to show her astonishing range. In this book, Alexander Walker identifies the extraordinary qualities that enabled Bette Davis to survive the Hollywood system and become one of its most durable actresses.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Signed by author; 348 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed on title page by author, gift inscription (not by author) to previous owner on previous page. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st ed/2nd printing. Signed and inscribed by author. Long inscription on title page from author. "To Isabelle". Book is like NEW. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. SIGNED and inscribed by author on title page, his acclaimed biography of screen star Bette Davis; a tight bright unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; appears unread, nearly as new; first printing with full number line; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. HBDJ, 2010, Stated 1st edition, with #1 Intact Number Line, Fine copy in fine dust jacket with Autographed Sticker on DJ Front. in Mylar protected dustjacket. Octavo; full black paper over boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine and front panel; 179 pgs, 5" x 9" Tall. Signed by Author.

Later Printing Hardcover SIGNED and inscribed by author Higham on ffep, his bio of the renowned actress; near fine in fine jacket, in mylar cover; gentle soiling to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket; fourth printing according to number line.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. SIGNED/INSCRIBED on half title page: "Best Wishes - James Spada". A very clean, unmarked, bright, tight copy. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Signed by Sermak and Morton on the half-title page. An Ex Libris Bette Davis bookplate on the verso of the free endpaper. A bump to the top corner. A chronicle of the last years of a cinema legend as told by her personal assistant. ; 278 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0316507849. Hardback. First Printing as designated on the copyright page with a decending number line going down to the number 1. On the half title page is a full page inscription to the previous owner by the author, Kathryn Sermak. On the facing page is an inscription from the friend of the previous owner, and above that inscription is either an original bookplate from Bette Davis' library, or a facsimile of it, picturing a scottish terrier ink drawing with Ex Libris, Bette Davis printed below that picture. Otherwise book is a Tight sound unmarked copy in Very Good to Near Fine condition. Dustjacket is in Near Fine condition, a Tight bright attractive dustjacket with no tears , creases or chipping, just the slightest edgewear. We have placed the dustjacket in a Brodart clear plastic protective cover and it looks much better than described. Inscribed by Authors.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. NY:Galahad Books,1973. Hard Cover w/DJ. SIGNED by the actress, BETTE DAVIS on the pre-title page (see image). 8vo, 158 pp. Part of " The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars. " Pages are clean, no other names or markings, not Ex-Library clean, and the pages are tanned on the edges. DJ is price-clipped and is mildly worn show small closed tears on the top edges, protected in archival mylar jacket. Endpapers are discolored from foxing (see image). Book and DJ condition: Good plus. Comes with a Letter of Authenticity from a non-profit auction (see image). Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a box.". Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Quarter bound white spine over lilac boards. 514 pages, illustrated with photographs. A fascinating and unforgettable biography, the first truly definitive life of Bette Davis. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY JAMES SPADA. "2 of 10,000 JS / James Spada." The renowned biographer James Spada has won international acclaim for his best-selling full-length and pictorial biographies of Hollywood luminaries---stars such as Barbara Streisand, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Princess Grace, Bette Davis, Peter Lawford, Robert Redford, Jackie Kennedy, Judy and Liza Minelli, et al. See our listings for other titles signed by James Spada. SIGNED.

Original-Pappband. Condition: Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. dem unsignierten Buch liegt ein Foto bei bildseitig signiert von der amerikanischen Schauspielerin und 2-fache Oscar-Preisträgerin Bette Davis (1908-89), leichte Gebrauchspuren. with photo signed bei actress Size: 8°. Buch.

Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth spine with silver lettering and glossy pictorial paper over boards (published without dust jacket). 264pp. Color frontispiece, extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Fine. Superb, bright and tight first edition of this heavily-illustrated survey of the actress's work -- but with primo autograph addition: Tipped to inner flyleaf is a fine color photograph signed by Davis's fourth and final husband (1950-60), actor Gary Merrill (1914-90). This glossy heavy stock 10" X 8" color photograph is a reproduction of a lobby card for the 1950 blockbuster that she and Merrill did together, "All About Eve," and shows this pair at a soiree with Anne Baxter and George Sanders. Merrill signs boldly in red fineline near center.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. B00K: Good/ 1966 (illustrator). 1st Edition. B00K: Good/ $268.00 THE FILMS OF BETTE DAVIS. Signed. RINGGOLD, GENE; DAVIS, BETTE. THE CITADEL PRESS 1966 1st Edition Black Spine With Title In Blue Letters, Dust Jacket: Good/Very Good/, Protected By A Clear Acetate/Plastic Fitted Cover, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. Tall And Wide Hard Cover BooK: Good/Very Good/, 189 Numbered Pages, That Were Lightly Read, And Are Clean And Tight To The Spine, Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. End Pages Have Browning. Signed By The Author, Inside Front Cover, In Black Ink. Wear Is To The Cover, Not The Pages. = Description Applies To This B00K, Only. = This Author Signed Book Has A Special Significance, Is Hard To Find, Will Be Packaged And Shipped = Carefully, To Avoid Shipping Damage And Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE. =*=* California State Law Now Requires The Following Notice Be Given: *=*=* Seller Did Not See And Was Not Present When This Item Was Signed. No Certificate Of Authenticity Is Included In This Sale/Purchase Price. If You Would Like A Certificate Of Authenticity, You Can Obtain One At Your Own Convenience And Expense, Which Is Not Included In The Purchase Price Of This Item. =*=*. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book/dust jacket condition: each title is As New, with NF to Fine jackets. Each is 1st Ed., 1st Printing/First Edition, First Printing. Each is dated/inscribed to the same friend by the author; mostly at title page. ISBNs include 40 9780312217914, 9780312017163, 780312082727, 9780312093341, 9780312109394, 9780312118280, 9780312151294, 9780312167998. All orders are processed and shipped from MI or WI, USA. Signed by Author(s).

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Frayed DJ. First Edition. 158pp Illus Part of "The Pictorial Treasury of Film Stars" series. Presentation copy signed by Davis. Signed by Subject.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Thick 8vo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 514 pages. No other signatures or bookplates. Signed and inscribed by James Spada on the half title page: "Best wishes, James Spada." Provenance: from the estate of Charles Williamson. Inscribed by Author(s).

Paper Back. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Second. This book is in very good condition. Bette Davis signed and inscribed to talkshow host in New York City. Television interview commenced in 1975. Cherished by host Stanley Siegel in his personal collection. Has been in a climate controlled vault in Hollywood, Ca, since approximately 2000. Signed and inscribed by Bette Davis.

Condition: Good. Typed letter signed, 8.5" x 11", Single Leaf, Very Good. Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.

MOSELEY, Roy. BETTE DAVIS: AN INTIMATE MEMOIR. NY: Donald I. Fine Inc., [1990]. 8vo., cloth & boards in dust jacket; 192 pages. First Edition, first printing. Signed by Moseley on the front endpaper. Also with a humorous presentation from Moseley on the title page to actor, singer, and female impersonator James William Bailey: "Judy-- Get Bailey to do this for you! With love from Bette." An obvious reference to Judy Garland and Bette Davis- two of the female stars that Bailey impersonated. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice (minor fade) d/j. A nice association copy! $75.00.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Blue board binding rubbed at spine ends & corners; backstrip sunned, else a solid, clean signed book. Dj rubbed at edges; spine ends & corners a bit chipped, now protected in mylar cover. ; Many good b&w photo illustrations; half-title page inscribed & signed by Davis; "Autographed Copy" label on front dj panel; PICTORIAL TREASURY OF FILM STARS SERIES. ; PICTORIAL TREASURY OF FILM STARS SERIES Series; 8vo; 158 pages; Signed by Biographee.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED TO BETTE DAVIS on the front free endpaper as follows: "To Bette Davis | in profound admiration-- | Ira Morris | California. Feb. 8. 1944." Ex Libris Bette Davis [Blue bookplate with a black Scottish Terrier on the half-title page]. Red paper over boards with white letters on the spine. Some wear to extremities with the corners just rubbed through, covers clean and bright, Bette Davis' bookplate in fine condition, else very good to near fine with no internal markings. Born in 1903 in Chicago, Ira Victor Morris was educated at Harvard and did graduate work in the University of Heidelberg. He worked as a journalist and publisher 1926-1934 and as a freelance writer from 1934 on. Morris was also the author of COVERING TWO YEARS and MARCHING ORDERS. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second printing. Fine in very good price-clipped dustwrapper with a tear and small chip on the front panel. Anthony Hopkins' copy with his ownership signature on the front fly. From the library of Marian Seldes (and co-star with Hopkins in the play *Equus*). tiny note in Seldes' hand, also on front fly.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 232 pages. First English edition, first printing. A short biography of Davis followed by a filmography with complete credits and plot synopses of all her early movies through 1946 (Deception). She also contributed a Foreword. Includes a short bibliography and photographs of the movies. Inscribed by Noble on New Year 1949 to film director Vincent Sherman who directed Davis in two movies: Old Acquaintance (1943) & Mr. Skeffington (1944). Fine book in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the corners and a tad soiling to the back cover. A beautiful copy! Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition. Octavo. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Dust jacket designed by S.S. Drate (unclipped; spine darkened; short tear; few nicks). Very good. 374 pages. Boldly signed and inscribed by Bette Davis to author Roy Moseley*: "Roy, What can I say to a very old friend I haven't said before, Love, Bette" *Moseley authored the Davis biography "Bette Davis: An Intimate Memoir" 1990. Provenance: from the collection of author Roy Moseley. Inscribed by Author(s).