Lauren Bacall by Myself by Lauren Bacall - 1979

Knopf, 1979. First edition so stated (1979.). Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo with 377 pages. Signed in year of publication to actor Jack Lemmon and his wife on the front free end paper, "For the special Jack & Felicia- the sweet Lemmons- Love- Betty 17 January 1979." Rarely signed "Betty" her real name. The book and dust jacket are in very good condition with slight shelf wear and some very slight toning to pastedowns and end papers. Interior is clean and tight. Pictures available upon request. "Lauren Bacall was born in the Bronx as BETTY Joan Perske, and only close friends and loved ones used her real name.... She married Bogart in 1945, and continued in the film noir genre alongside him in "The Big Sleep" (1946), "Dark Passage" (1947), and "Key Largo" (1948). She starred in the romantic comedies "How to Marry a Millionaire" (1953) with Marilyn Monroe, and "Designing Woman" (1957) with Gregory Peck. She co-starred with John Wayne in his final film, "The Shootist" (1976). Bacall worked on Broadway in musicals, earning Tony Awards for "Applause" (1970) and "Woman of the Year" (1981). ..Lauren Bacall--describes her career in Hollywood and on Broadway, her marriages to Bogart and Jason Robards, her disastrous affair with Sinatra, and her fierce determination to be her own woman." Tan spine/White-Black text. #032763. Signed. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo. Autobiography / Actress.