Cloth-backed paper over boards; dust jacket; 8vo; pp. 265, illustrated in b/w. Inscribed on the half-title page: "For Heidi, all best wishes, Bobby Short." Spine tips and corners gently rubbed; previous owners' holiday bookplate on verso of FFEP. Dust jacket lightly rubbed along the edges, otherwise fine. First Edition, First Printing, with complete number line.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Bobby Short, The Life and Times of a Saloon Singer

Publisher

Panache Press / Clarkson Potter, New York

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0517595648

ISBN 13

9780517595640

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Signed by Author(s)

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Biography / Autobiography

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Synopsis

They call Bobby Short the quintessential New Yorker, the Astaire of saloon singers, an international icon of style and glamour. As he enters into his 27th year at the Hotel Carlyle in New York City, Short shares his life story with his fans in a memoir that is as entertaining as any live performance given by this charming musical legend. Black-and-white photographs.

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bby Short the quintessential New Yorker, the Astaire of saloon singers, an international icon of style and glamour. As he enters into his 27th year at the Hotel Carlyle in New York City, Short shares his life story with his fans in a memoir that is as entertaining as any live performance given by this charming musical legend. <b>Black-and-white photographs.</b>

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