[Rarebooks] FS: Al Hirschfeld INSCRIBED with ORIGINAL DRAWING

[Charles Agvent]

 From our recent catalog: 
http://www.charlesagvent.com/agvent/images/pdfs/Spring18.pdf

HIRSCHFELD, Al. SHOW BUSINESS IS NO BUSINESS. New York: Simon & 
Schuster, (1951). First Edition. Illustrated by the author. This copy 
INSCRIBED and SIGNED in the year of publication by the artist on the 
page with the publisher's logo: "To Olga San Juan/from an ardent 
admirer/HIRSCHFELD 11-27-51." In addition Hirschfeld has drawn an 
ORIGINAL SELF-PORTRAIT incorporating the Simon & Schuster spotlight 
transforming it into a bass that he is strumming. While signed books by 
Hirschfeld are still readily obtainable, those with original drawings, 
especially one such as this that superbly captures the artist's wit and 
imagination, have become quite scarce. Light shelfwear. Very Good in a 
Fair dustwrapper with a large chip on the front and various tears.

Olga San Juan, the "Puerto Rican Pepperpot," was an American actress, 
dancer, and comedian of Puerto Rican descent, active in films during the 
1940s. She had roles in films alongside Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. 
She starred in the Broadway production of PAINT YOUR WAGON. Married to 
actor Edmond O'Brien in 1948, she retired a few years later to raise 
their children. (#018633)     $1,000.00

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