A collection of 19 books, all signed and inscribed to Gypsy Rose Lee by the various authors: Kay Boyle's
Thirty Stories partially inscribed "from one poet to another kind of poet... xmas 1946"; David Frost and Anthony Jay's
The English signed and inscribed by Frost; Thyra Samter Winslow's
Picture Frames signed by Winslow on August 2, 1942; Richard L. Stokes'
Paul Bunyan :
A Folk Comedy in Three Acts signed by Stokes on May 10, 1957; Don Prince's
Reflections in a Glass Eye ; Roland Young's
Not For Children ; Budd Schulberg's
Across The Everglades signed on August 19, 1958; Clifford Odet's
Golden Boy signed in November 1962 in Beverly Hills; Patrick Dennis'
Little Me , a memoir of Belle Poitrine, signed by Dennis and photographer Cris Alexander; a limited edition copy of
Hollywood signed by author Bugs Baer, with an inscription and signature by co-author Henry Major dated 1938; Bernard Sobel's
A Pictorial History of Burlesque ; Gant Gaither's
Sally Seal signed in New York on March 20, 1964; two Chester Dane art catalogs, both signed by Dane on October 21, 1943; Noel Coward's
Play Parade ; Philip Richard Davis'
Acid and Honey signed in 1937; Bernard Shaw's
Candida :
A Pleasant Play signed on December 28, 1945; Vertes'
But What Do you Need Me For , signed "To Gypsy with all my [heart]"; and "Vertes," an art catalog and biography of the artist, signed on the title page "To Gypsy Rose Lee good friend Vertes" with a sketch of Santa Claus that reads "New Year Xmas 1947." Together with an unsigned copy of Ann Corio and Joseph DiMona's
This Was Burlesque .
PROVENANCE From the Estate of Gypsy Rose Lee
Largest, 14 by 10 1/2 inches