Autograph by DAVIS, Sammy, Jr

Granada Publishing, 1980. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1980. No edition remarks. 255 pages. Signed by the author. Black photographic dust jacket over black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Signed by the author to title page, with inscription "love and peace". Includes black and white photographic plates. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new with minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Bottom corners of pages 65-93 are creased and dog eared. Slight creasing to pages 192-220. Slight marks to half title page. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Noticeable creases and denting to front boards. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt is bright. The unclipped dust jacket has moderate edge wear, tears and chips to edges and spine ends. Large tears to front panel repaired with tape. Moderate water staining to rear. Spine is slightly sunned. Heavy creasing overall.

DAVIS JR., Sammy. Signed Photograph. A very nice, 5-inch by 7-inch black & white photograph of Sammy, showing two images of Davis holding a microphone. Boldly inscribed by Davis: "Peace, Sammy Davis Jr." Mounted in a nice 8-inch by 10-inch mat and ready for framing. Davis has signed across his white suit so the contrast of the signature is excellent! $250.00.

Unbound. Very Good. Green sheet of paper. Approximately 5.75" x 4.5". Age-toning at the edges, very good. Boldly Signed by Sammy Davis, Jr. on one side, and Inscribed by Sal Mineo on the other. The autograph seeker has noted the date of each autograph - on successive days in 1961. Though never on-screen together, the two stars actually have an interesting connection: Davis sang the title track for the 1955 film *Six Bridges to Cross*, which featured Mineo's debut performance, and it was reportedly while en route to the recording studio to perform the song that Davis was in the auto accident in which he lost an eye, entirely changing his life and career. One might argue which is the more desirable autograph: Davis the bigger star, Mineo's autograph the scarcer. You decide.