Between You & Me: A Heartfelt Memoir on Learning, Loving, and Living
New York: Doubleday, 1989. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xiv, 270, [4]. More
New York: Doubleday, 1989. First American Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Hardcover. First edition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xiv, 270, [4]. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975. First Edition [stated] later printing. Hardcover. The format is approximately 7.25 inches by 8 inches. [4], 59, [1] pages. Illustrations. Music and Lyrics to Duey's Song. Star stamped inside the rear cover. Some endpaper discoloration noted. Signed with sentiment on the half-title page. Reads Love Pearl Bailey. DJ has a small edge tear at the back. A maple seedling becomes separated from his mother tree, makes friends with a bottle and a log, and searches for his own place in life. Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968. In 1986, she won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance as a fairy godmother in the ABC Afterschool Special Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale. Her rendition of "Takes Two to Tango" hit the top ten in 1952. In 1976, she became the first African-American to receive the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on October 17, 1988. In 1941, during World War II, Bailey toured the country with the USO, performing for American troops. After the tour, she settled in New York. Her solo successes as a nightclub performer were followed by acts with entertainers such as Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington. In 1969 Bailey was recognized as USO's woman of the year. In 1975, she was appointed special ambassador to the United Nations by President Gerald Ford, a position she held under three presidents. More
New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, 1976. First Edition {stated]. Second printing [stated]. Hardcover. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. [6], 106 p. More
New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1973. Reprint. Fourth printing (D on verso). Hardcover. xi, 211 pages. Recipe index. Signed by author. Dust jacket worn, soiled, tears, and chips. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc, 1968. Hardcover. 206 pages. Illus., red ink name ins fr flylf, board corners worn, DJ worn & soiled: small tears, small pcs missing. Signed by the author. More