Composed and Conducted by Walter Scharf (signed)

London / Totawa, New Jersey: Valentine Mitchell, 1988. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Walter Scharf directly on the front free endpaper. Very Good condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very lightly rubbed) NO chips, tears or creases. The book itself is square and tight, with sharp corners, but rated only Very Good because the bottom third of the front cover has some soil or maybe fading? NOT bad -- PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Photo illustrated. Has much on those Scharf worked with: Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Howard Huges, Michael Jackson, etc. Filmography. Bound in the original blue boards, stamped in gold. From the dust jacket: "The story of one of the most important backroom boys of Hollywood -- composer, musical director of some 400 motion pictures, the holder of 18 Oscar nominations and countless Emmys and other musical awards He taught Barbara Streisand to sing for the movies, when he was at the baton for her first film, FUNNY GIRL". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by Walter Scharf. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xiii, 231pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.…