ELIZABETH TAKES OFF . by Taylor, Elizabeth - 1987

NY Putnam C 1987. Very Good- in Good+ dust jacket. 1987. Hardcover. First Printing . 256pp. 48p b/w photos. Tall 8vo . HC. Light gray cloth spine, light gray boards, bright gold lettering . HOLLYWOOD. BIOGRAPHY. A frank, compelling account of what it was like to go from screen goddess to downright fat By turns poignant and funny, she talks about life's wear and tear that drove her to eating extremens and about the unforgiving eye cast upon her by friends and fans alike. She takes a hard look at the role self-esteem has played in her own life and examines our weight obsessed era and the ramifications it has on someone who goes from one glorious extreme to its opposite . Minor/moderate edge wear to clean DJ. Binding is clean, sound and unworn. Paper is a little age-yellowed, o/w clean and sound. VG - / G + . .