Boo, To My Friends by Laye, Evelyn - 1958

London: Hurst & Blackett. 1st printing (1958). 180pp. VG/VG copy, jacket has a couple of nicks and spine slightly faded, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1958.

Hurst & Blackett, 1958. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1958. Second Impression. 179 pages. Signed by the author. Dedicated on title page, includes signed letter tucked into book. Grey dust jacket with red lettering over orange cloth. B&W photographs. Clean pages with firm binding. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Mild wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with sunning to spine and board edges. Unclipped dust jacket. Mild wear, tear and chipping to edges and corners. Moderate tanning to spine and edges, with minor foxing and soiling to DJ.

London: Hurst & Blackett. 2nd imp. (1959). 180pp. SIGNED by the author on title page and inscribed "To the memory of Franz Lehar, from Evelyn Laye. The widow of 1923 in London at Dalys Theatre" in blue ink. Laye first appeared in the title role of Lehar's 'The Merry Widow' in May 1923 where she consolidated her position as a top star. The composer Franz Lehár died in 1948. VG book, binding square and tight, internally excellent, in G+ lightly edge worn jacket with a couple of internally repaired closed tears, spine a little faded, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1959.

London: Hurst & Blackett Ltd. Very Good. 1959. Hardcover. Second printing of 1959. Inscribed on end paper in a big generous hand: "Bill with love Boo, 1976. Grey DJ spotted lightly soiled, spine dim. Cover pastel repeated as frontis. Small dab of coffee between pp 108-9. An actress who reached the top of her profession when life was gay, sparkling, extravagant and lived to the hilt. ; Signed by Author .