Text by James Watters (4 results)

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. Reissue. This is a very good copy of the Reissue Edition, in an unclipped dust jacket. First published in 1989. 8vo (248 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs).

Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First American Edition. This is a very good copy of the First American edition, in an unclipped dust jacket. 8vo (248 pages; illustrated with black and white photographs). Profusely Illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Quarto, 248pp., illustrated. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's pink cloth. Spine gently cocked, inner hinges loosened, but holding. Small stain at the top of the rear board. In a fine dust jacket. This copy SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Howard to her friend, D. D. Ryan. Ryan was a New York socialite and fashion designer, who rubbed elbows with the likes of Truman Capote and Andy Warhol. Ryan was a fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar, and a costume designer for Stephen Sondheum. She is also celebrated for having introduced author Kay Thompson to illustrator Hilary Knight; the two joined forces to create the indelible character of "Eloise." A nice association copy, with wonderfully candid photos from the Golden Age of Hollywood.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. WATTERS, James [text by] Jean Howard (born Ernestine Mahoney; October 13, 1910 March 20, 2000) was an American actress and professional photographer. [248] pp. Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers 1989 12" x 9 1/2'" "From Ziegfeld girl to superagent's wife and celebrated hostess, Jean Howard lived the Hollywood high life. She was also a talented photographer who captured some of Hollywood's best-known personalities working, traveling, partying - often without the trappings of stardom. In this photographic memoir she provides a uniquely intimate look at the Hollywood she knew during the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and into the 60s.".…