Octavo. Hardcover without dj. 305 pages. Front free endpaper signed and inscribed in ink by the burlesque dancer and striptease artist, "To Tiny [?]/ my darling - who waited / until I was down to 49 cents / before he bought a copy. / Love anyway, / Gypsy Rose Lee". Some toning to endpages and pastedowns, edges and corners somewhat worn, else very good.
Wildly entertaining murder mystery set in a burlesque theatre. After unsuccessful attempts at acting, the Canadian-born Lee achieved lasting fame as a burlesque dancer and striptease artist. Her autobiography Gypsy: A Memoir (1957) became the basis of the Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable two years later.
Octavo. Hardcover without dj. 305 pages. Front free endpaper signed and inscribed in ink by the burlesque dancer and striptease artist, "To Tiny [?]/ my darling - who waited / until I was down to 49 cents / before he bought a copy. / Love anyway, / Gypsy Rose Lee". Some toning to endpages and pastedowns, edges and corners somewhat worn, else very good.
Wildly entertaining murder mystery set in a burlesque theatre. After unsuccessful attempts at acting, the Canadian-born Lee achieved lasting fame as a burlesque dancer and striptease artist. Her autobiography Gypsy: A Memoir (1957) became the basis of the Broadway musical Gypsy: A Musical Fable two years later.