Buy this book on-line LIBERACE: : LIBERACE - AN AUTOBIOGRAPHYLONDON.W. H. ALLEN,1973. ISBN 049101132.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,subject SIGNED,1st edn. NFINE/FINE-.Owner's b/w printed name+ address label to top,inner corner of front pastedown,and author/subject's bold, flamboyant,flourished,green felt-tip pen ink signature: 'Liberace love!' to title page and no price-clip to dw/j.Bright, crisp,clean,glossy,subject's portrait colour photographic illustrated panels to dw/dj,with white lettered facsimile signature and white lettered title to front,a gold spine/backstrip with black lettering and piano doodle towards foot and publisher to the foot with both head+ foot same gently pushed with minimal reciprocal creasing.Top edges lightly dust-soiled with light toning,fore-edges lightly tone too,but without foxing/ spotting; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered publisher's original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt facsimile signature to head and publisher's colophon to foot of same,with red+black monochrome montage'd subjects portrait photographic illustrated endpapers.Small,slightly discoloured blemish to both a small proportion front and rear lower edges - though no concomitant blemish to the lower inside edges.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,SIGNED,1st edn,vii-xiipp+1-312pp [paginated] includes subject's introduction,foreword,a potted biography of personal facts,24 chapters with 32pp contemporary b/w autobiographical photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp116/7 and pp244/5 respectively,an index; plus [unpaginated] half-title,SIGNED title page,and subject's Thanks page.
One of the most enigmatic characters in the world of show business.
Liberace reveals for the first time the story of his life and his career as one of the world's highest paid entertainers.
Everyone knows the smile,the candelabra,and outrageous wardrobe,but what about the man? Liberace tells all in this candid and intimate autobiography: why he never married,what his brother George is really like.He describes hid father,an Italian horn player,his Polish mother,his childhood in Wisconsin,his piano lessons and his early struggle for a recognition that ultimately led him to two Emmy Awards,six Gold Records and record-breaking popularity in theatres and concert halls throughout the world.
He has continued to charm his audiences over the years with his mastery of the piano and his natural gift of humour.For his latest appearance in London before the Queen,he designed a floor-length white mink coat,diamond studded and trimmed in leather,asking 'Do you think the Queen will notice me?'
In private life Liberace is a gourmet cook and the owner of three homes (seventeen dining rooms!) and thirteen automobiles,eight dogs - and he has twenty-six families who depend on him for a livelihood.He works,all over the world,almost 300 days a year.
Having struggled through criticism and international controversy to 'do his own thing',Liberace enjoys the love and respect of young and old alike,and honoured by fellow performers as well as by the critics,he has reached a level of stardom attained by few entertainers.
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