I Love You, I Hate You, Drop Dead! Variations on a Theme by Shaw, Artie - 1965

NY: Signet Books, 1966. 158pp. Photos on request. . P2804, Feb. First Prinitng. Paperback. Fine-. Massmarket.

New York: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1965. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second printing. An entertaining trio of short stories examining the hypocrisies, pretensions, and foibles of marital life by Artie Shaw (1910-2004) who, along with Benny Goodman, was the leading clarinetist of the swing era, and a prominent bandleader as well. Gifted with a range of sometimes contradictory talents Shaw led a complicated, frequently contentious life (he abandoned performing for a long time), and his earlier years were littered with a number of famous wives, including Lana Turner and Evelyn Keyes. Signed "Merry Xmas- Artie Shaw" on the front flyleaf. Original black cloth binding, with gilt titles. A bit of minor rubbing and edgewear to the dust jacket; otherwise very good. Signed by Author.

New York, U.S.A.: Fleet Publishing Corporation, 1965. Bound in the publishers black cloth hardboards with gilt title lettering to spine. This copy has been signed in heavy black pen to the front free endpaper by the famous and versatile bandleader Artie Shaw and is very rare thus. This is the second printing as stated on the verso of the title page published in March 1965 just one month after the first printing of February 1965. Double matching maroon coloured endpapers to front and rear of book. On the front free maroon coloured endpaper Artie has signed " Merry Xmas - Artie Shaw " All pages are present and correct with no further inscriptions. Book sits solid and square with all corners sharp. A fine copy inside and out. Housed in the fresh, clean dustwrapper with publishers printed price intact on the front inside flap. Slight wear and signs of handling to the edges otherwise a lovely example of the dustwrapper in very good+ condition. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to… Read More

Fleet Publishing, New York., 1965. First edition. Octavo. 192 pages. Three short novels on the theme of love gone bad, much of which is no doubt inspired by the author's own eight marriages. He is probably best known as a great jazz clarinettist and bandleader.Presentation copy from the author, inscribed by him on the front free endpaper: ''To Nanette - Chin up & never fear - Best wishes, Artie Shaw''. The recipient is the actress Nanette Newman who was married to the film director Bryan Forbes. Artie Shaw was co-founder of Artixo Productions, the American distributors for Forbes' 1964 film Seance on a Wet Afternoon in which Nanette Newman appeared.Very good indeed in very good indeed, slightly nicked and marked dustwrapper with a later price sticker on the front flap.