Some of These Days by Tucker Sophie with Giles Dorothy

About this Item: [Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1945.], 1945. Probable reprint edition INSCRIBED, SIGNED, AND DATED BY THE AUTHOR. [10], 309 pages. Hardcover: H 20.5cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed and soiled; strong color fading to spine and front panel; a few shallow chips, nicks, and short tears at edges. Light blue cloth. Pictorial endpapers. Author's seven-line ink inscription boldly written across the half-title page: "to | Glen + | Lewis | Love | Sophie | Tucker | 1/31/62." Strong crease to top corner of pages 3-4 from past fold-down; a few scattered spots of light foxing to interior pages which, overall, remain clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a good+ dust jacket. Although the book's copyright page is dated 1945, this copy does not have a publisher's imprint on either the title nor copyright pages in contrast to the Library of Congress catalog which specifies a stated Doubleday, Doran and Company "First edition" imprint. Nor is there a price upon the dj's front flap. It seems likely that the book was reprinted (i.e. self-published) by the author likely for sales at her performances. Autobiography of Jewish singer and comedian Sophie Tucker (1884-1966) who was an early star of Ziegfeld Follies and achieved greater fame with her minstrel and Yiddish performances with a strong repertoire of African American influenced music especially ragtime and blues songs. Seller Inventory # DHB-18040

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About this Item: Doubleday, Garden City, NY, 1945. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Early printing. SIGNED EDITION. This book is in Very Good condition and has a Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is noticeable fading / sunning to the bottom edges and spine of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author, with a short inscription on the reverse of the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks ans small chips missing, along with noticeable fading and toning to the spine of the dust jacket. The rear dust jacket panel has two largish patches of discoloration. "Sophie Tuck (January 13, 1887 February 9, 1966) , known professionally as Sophie Tucker, was a Ukrainian-born American singer, comedian, actress, and radio personality. Known for her powerful delivery of comical and risqué songs, she was one of the most popular entertainers in America during the first half of the 20th century. She was widely known by the nickname "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas." " ; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A36608

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About this Item: Sophie Tucker, 1945. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition/First Printing. A solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some slight lean, some board edgewear, soil almost soot like to the top edge of the text block, some other light soil/browning to the other edges of the text block, soil along the top edge of the front board. The jacket has some soil, chipping, edgewear, stress at all folds. This copy has been inscribed, dated and signed by Sophie. Pictorial endpapers, 309+ pages. This copy is being priced for the value of the signature, not of the book. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 030460

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