MOON RIVER AND ME: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY.**

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,subject/author b/w photographic illustrated dw/dj with blue,grey,white and fluorescent blue gilt lettering; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean,contents bright, tight and near pristine.Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original sharp-cornered,blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,2- 308pp [paginated] includes 18 chapters,16pp b/w contemporary photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece,between pp88/9 and pp216/17 respectively,acknowledgements to rear; plus [unpaginated],half-title page+title pages,a dedication,title separator page and 4pp blanks to rear. Andy Williams is one of the greatest singing stars of all time.During a glittering career spanning eight decades,he has headlined at concert venues in almost every city on the planet,sold over 100 million albums, hosted a hugely successful TV show and worked with a roll-call of showbusiness legends that included Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, Jack Lemmon, Elvis Presley and John Lennon.His television show also introduced stars of the next generation,like the Osmonds and Elton John.Now,for the first time,Andy tells the whole remarkable story.An Iowa farm boy who grew up during the Great Depression - so poor he had to sing for his shoes - Andy began performing at the age of seven as one quarter of the Williams Brothers.They graduated from church halls - and a funeral parlour - to mid-Western radio stations,and found fame in Hollywood movies and a headlining nightclub act that was the sensation of its era.After going solo,Andy endured his wilderness years,barely scraping a living in 'rust-belt' supper clubs - to re-emerge as one of the greatest television and recording stars of his era.The 'Andy Williams Show' topped television ratings around the world,and a string of smash hits,including his signature tune 'Moon River',went on to earn him eighteen gold and three platinum discs.Still singing,still holding audiences in the palm of his hand,Andy Williams looks back on an extraordinary show business life. Revelatory,honest,funny and touching,'Moon River and Me' is the inspiring autobiography of an icon.A really superb copy. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct and possibly,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!