Description: LETTERS TO MARY: THE STORY OF HELEN HAYES by Catherine Hayes Brown New York: Random House, (1940). First edition, first printing. Contains publisher's 'first edition' statement. Inscribed "Greetings 1977" and SIGNED by Helen Hayes to the half-title page. Enhanced with fifteen striking photographic plates. Preface by Helen Hayes husband, Charles MacArthur. Helen Hayes mother, Catherine Brown traces the career and life of her daughter, the Emmy, Tony, Oscar, and Grammy Award winning actor dubbed 'First Lady of the American Theater'. The account of the actress's life is shown from letters written to Helen's nine-year-old daughter, Mary. A beautiful, heartwarming book describing the details of her extensive acting career, and life through an abundance of letters. Light wear to upper and lower spine edges, else very good in blue cloth with blind embossed titles to the front cover and with gilt embossed titles and decorations to a deep-blue panel to the spine; in a lightly shelf-edge-worn very good dust jacket with chipping to the upper spine end and very short tears to the shelf-edges, rear panel mildly age-toned; original $3.00 price still intact to the front inner flap. Octavo; 343 pages; list of New York stage appearances; index. Impressive, detailed and revealing letters. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1940
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Actors, Theater, Broadway, Letters
Binding: Hardcover in dust jacket
Origin: American
Author: Catherine Hayes Brown
Subject: Biography & Autobiography
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Character Family: Helen Hayes
