Everything and Nothing: The Dorothy Dandridge Tragedy by DANDRIDGE, Dorothy and Earl Conrad - 1970

Abelard-Schuman, 1970. 1st. Hardback. Good. First edition hardback, 1970, with no jacket. Ex library book with only a couple of the usual stamps and markings, front endpaper removed. In overall good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - boards rubbed and faded to spine and edges. Binding tight and appears little read. Internally clean, no annotation or inscriptions; tanning to page-ends but text and illustrations bright and clear throughout. Photographs available. Not an old library book.

Abelard-Schuman, 1970. First. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good/price Clipped. pp.215 b/w plates clean tight copy some shelf wear to board edges,corners and top/bottom spines, d/j wrapped in mylar shows a 1 3/4" tear top front from spine hinge in, small piece missing from top spine with crinkles, bottom spine 1/2" tear up front spine hinge with crinkles, small piece missing front lower right corner, else slight corner wear with rubbing to covers Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

New York: Abelard-Schuman. Very Good+ in Very Good dj. (c.1970). First Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [modest shelfwear, light foxing to top of text block; jacket spine badly faded, with moderate rubbing/scuffing to the front and rear panels]. (B&W photographs) Posthumously-published autobiography of the African-American actress-singer, who died in 1965 at the age of 42 from an accidental overdose of an antidepressant, following a career downturn that was further complicated by financial troubles and a nervous breakdown. According to Conrad's introduction, Dandridge "wanted to tell of her friendships and romances that crossed the color line [but] her friends attacked her in full force, telling her that her autobiography was a disgrace and should be kept quiet." Following her death, he prepared the book for publication, working from tape recordings she had made. .