DEAR BORIS: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM HENRY PRATT A.K.A. BORIS KARLOFF
Alfred A. Knopf, 1954. Item #3731
LINDSAY, Cynthia. DEAR BORIS: THE LIFE OF WILLIAM HENRY PRATT: A.K.A. BORIS KARLOFF. With more than 100 drawings and photographs. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975. Small quarto, cloth & boards in dust jacket; 273 pages. First Edition. Ever secretive, this book is one of the first detailed biographies on the famous Boris Karloff, done with the help and consent of the Karloff family. Signed presentation from Sara Jane Karloff on the dedication page, where she is listed: "Happy ---th Birthday Jim. {Loudly?], Sara Jane Karloff Cotten. 1989." Also with a color "Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man" postcard from Sara Jane Karloff, to Michelle & Jim Rinella in Palm Desert, California: "Dear Michelle & Jim: Our special day was even more so by sharing it with our special friends. Thank you for coming. Love, Sara. Congratulations on the house sale!" Also with several newspaper clippings laid-in about Sara Jane Karloff's efforts to have a U.S, postal stamp issued honoring her father. Karloff was married five time and Sara Jane is his only child. At the time of her birth, Karloff was filming "Son Of Frankenstein" and reportedly rushed from the film set to the hospital while still in full makeup. Very Good (covers nice; contents clean & tight); very nice d/j. $150.00.
Price: $150.00