Seesaw: A Dual Biography of Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks by Holtzmann, William - 1979

Doubleday and Company, Garden City, New York, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. The text is illustrated with black-and-white photographs. 1/4 maroon cloth spine with gilt coloured titles; and, 3/4 black coloured boards. Photographic dustwrapper, showing Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft against a bone coloured background with maroon and black coloured titles to the front panel and spine.  The biography of Mel books and Anne Bancroft, who despite being both individualistic and professional actors had the rarest of all -- a successful marriage.  Bumping into the head and to the heel of the spine and shelfwear to the lower spine edge. Browning to the paper edges. Remainder splatter to the bottom paper edge. The front fore edge of the paper has been hand cut. The dustwrapper is slightly rubbed at the corners and there is crinkling and creasing to the top and bottom dustwrapper edges. There is a 0.25 " tear to the top front spine gutter edge, a 1.75 " tear to the lower edge of the front panel and a 0.5 " tear to the lower the race dustwrapper edge. The tear of the rear dustwrapper edge has been repaired with paper, tape still in situ. Rubbing and grubby marks are also present to the rear panel of the dustwrapper and the remains of a sticker can be seen to the top right-hand corner of the front dustwrapper panel.  This is the First USA Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 302 pages, last 2 blank, index. . Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Film, Radio & Television. ISBN: 0385130767. ISBN/EAN: 9780385130769. Inventory No: 0104014. . 9780385130769