Rick's Cafe: Bringing The Film Legend To Life In Casablanca (SCARCE AMERICAN FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, KATHY KRIGER) by Kriger, Kathy - 2012

Gilford, Connecticut, USA: Lyons Press, 2012. VG+/VG+. First American edition, first printing in d/w. PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, KATHY KRIGER, on half-title page. Inscription reads, To ---- & Family/Please enjoy my 'Casablanca'/story./Kathy Krigef/21 February 2013'. Profusely illustrated with photographs and line-drawings. For more than sixty years, tourists visiting Casablanca tried to visit Rick's Cafe only to discover that it never existed. It was little more than a Hollywood fantasy. Warner Bros, had built the entire set on a studio back lot. Until Kathy Kriger came along and decided to bring the imaginary gin joint to life in a run-down '30s mansion. Here is the remarkable story of how one womsn turned Hollywood fantasy into a Moroccan reality. Minor bumping to base of spine; d/w has a short (3mm) edge tear to rear panel; else a very good plus copy; in a very good plus d/w, of a SCARCE first American edition, first printing SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. D/w now protected in a detachable, non-adhesive, clear sheaf.. Presentation Copy Inscribed And Signed. First American Edition, First Printing. Hardback. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus.