Description: Oscar Winner's Inscription to Her PublisherMe: Stories from My Life Author: Hepburn, Katharine Title: Me: Stories from My Life Publication: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. First Edition Edition: First Edition Description: Hardcover. A nice first edition of the memoirs of one of the most iconic of movie stars, inscribed to the owner of the publishing company.Katharine Hepburn, winner of four Oscars for her film work and one of the great stars of Hollywood, wrote her first book, The Making of the African Queen, for Knopf in 1987. For that book she worked with the legendary editor Robert Gottlieb. At the time, Knopf and its parent company, Random House, were owned by the New York publishing magnate Si (Seymour) Newhouse, who also owned The New Yorker magazine. Newhouse asked Gottlieb to take over at The New Yorker about the time Hepburn's first book was finished, so Gottlieb didn't work on her sequel, Me.This copy, however, came from Gottlieb's estate-presumably Si Newhouse gave it to Gottlieb. The inscription reads, "For Si / Thank you! Thank you! Kate Hep." Fine / Fine. First edition (stated). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, inscribed by the author. There are lots of "signed" copies of this book for sale on the Internet, many of them with barely credible attempts to mimic the tremor in Hepburn's hand, but legitimately signed copies, to known recipients and good provenance are not common.Provenance: From the estate of Robert Gottlieb; proof of provenance will be provided with the book. Seller ID: 364157 Subject: Autographs / Manuscripts, Film, PERFORMING ARTS Downtown Brown Books has been selling on eBay since 1998. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), and the Cascade Booksellers Association (CBA), and we adhere to their codes of ethics. Condition grading is done in compliance with IOBA's published standards. Terms All orders ship within one business day. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: Hepburn, Katharine
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year Printed: 1991
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Signed
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Subject: Performing Arts
Original/Facsimile: Original
