New York: Simon & Schuster, 1948. 295pgs.frontispiece. Pictorial boards (Salvador Dali drawing of Female sculpture, Rose head, butterfly and horsehoe vignette) Black spine label over gilt fabric spine. Limitation page states "This Is A Special Numbered And Autographed Edition, Of Which This Is Number 392.". On the ower portion of the page it is signed by Billy Rose. Red silk ribbon bookmark. Duotone illustrations by Dali throughout. William ‘Billy’ Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. For decades preceding and immediately after the Second World War Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such as JUMBO (1935), BILLY ROSE'S AQUACADE, and CARMEN JONES (1943), his Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, and the Ziegfeld Theatre influencing the careers of many stars. Billy Rose was inducted as a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 1943, he produced CARMEN JONES with an all-black cast. An adaptation of Bizet's opera CARMEN, the story was transplanted to World War II America by lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. It was an instant hit. Very scarce in this signed, limited edition.. Signed By the Auhor. Signed Limited Numbered Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket (as issued). Illus. by Savador Dali. Octavo.

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Bookseller: The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 028743
Title: Wine, Women and Words
Author: Rose, Billy
Illustrator: Savador Dali
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket (as issued)
Edition: Signed Limited Numbered Edition
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1948
Keywords: Salvador Dali Limited Edition Billy Rose Memoir Autobiography Show Business
Size: Octavo

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