MY NAME ESCAPES ME : The Diary of a Retiring Actor

Guinness, Alec

ISBN 10: 0241136679 / ISBN 13: 9780241136676

Published by Hamish Hamilton Limited, 1996

About this Item

1ST BRITISH EDITION/1ST PRINTING STATED hardcover book LIKE NEW copy/dustjacket LIKE NEW brodart covered, SIGNED/DATED by author/actor SIR ALEC GUINNESS also included is a flyer of signing event. Seller Inventory # ALCGNS

Bibliographic Details

Title: MY NAME ESCAPES ME : The Diary of a Retiring...

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton Limited

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

First published in 1996, these excerpts from Alec Guinness' diaries cover a period of about 18 months from January 1995. Combining wit, anecdotes and observation, the topics range from the National Lottery to Ralph Richardson, from the Catholic Church to the Hampshire countryside.

About the Author:

Alec Guinness has been a star of the theatre and film since before the war. His many triumphs include THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS, STAR WARS
and TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY.

Now in his mid 80s, he lives with his wife in Petersfield, Hampshire.