Spencer Tracy; Tragic Idol

Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Photographic. 600 grammes; 234 pages, list of illustrations, list of Spencer Tracy's films and index. Text is illustrated with 15 black-and-white photographs. Blue coloured boards with silver writing on the spine and silver printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. Minor bumping to the head and to the heel of the spine and a little rubbing to the book corners. Shelfwear to the lower book edges. Browining to the paper edges and staining to the lower paper edges. Photographic dust wrapper, showing Spencer Tracy as an old man and on the back dust wrapper panel as a younger man. Dark blue coloured background with red and white writing on the front panel and white and yellow on the spine. Small white printers' cartouche to the lower spine edge. Some crumpling to the head and to the heel of the spine and a little rubbing to the other dust wrapper edges. Previous bookseller's sticker to the lower right hand corner of the front fold over. The biography of Spencer Tracy, one of the most enduring and talented of the golden age movie actors. " Of Spencer Tracy, Lawrence Olivier once said: ' I have learned more about acting from watching Tracy than any other way. He has great truth in everything he does.' Just how close Spencer Tracy was to both Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde -- whom he played in one of his most celebrated films -- has never before now been truthfully discussed. In Spencer Tracy: Tragic Idol, Bill Davidson exposes for the first time being more troubled side of one of Hollywood's most loved and legendary actors." -- from the front fold over blurb. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. We are happy to provide pictures of this book on request Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Art & Design; Biography; Film; ISBN: 0283995068. ISBN/EAN: 9780283995064. Inventory No: 0104358. . 9780283995064