My Fair Lady by My Fair Lady - 2002-01-30

Alan Lerner. An original My Fair Lady songbook signed by Lerner and Loewe. First Edition. Booklet measuring 12" x 9" inches. 30 pages. The original songs by Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe, initially made popular by a Broadway iteration of My Fair Lady, also became more iconic once Hepburn appeared on screen in the lead role as Eliza Doolittle . The book contains lyrics for classics such as "I Could Have Danced All Night" and "Wouldn't it be Loverly." According to American Book Price Current It is one of only 2 to copy of this title come to market in over 40 years.

This is the only known surviving My Fair Lady original film script to come to market. The script, which would have been used on set during rehearsals, is dated on its cover as March 15, 1963. In addition to containing the most iconic and memorable lines spoken by Hepburn in the film, the script has typed notes on several added or omitted scenes, and some handwritten marginal notes for timing the actors' lines and blocking the actors' movements during filming: "Additional song and dance sequence will be used here." This rare piece gives a unique glimpse into the detailed and serious preparation Hepburn undertook to make Eliza come to life. Some minor annotations in margins. No script from My Fair Lady has ever come to auction according to our research. The film stars Audrey Hepburn as Eliza Doolittle and Rex Harrison as Henry Higgins, with Stanley Holloway. A critical and commercial success, it became the second highest-grossing film of 1964 and won eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best… Read More