Madame Sarah.

Early printing of Cornelia Otis Skinner’s acclaimed biography of Sarah Bernhardt. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs. From the library of Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning composer Charles Strouse and his wife, choreographer Barbara Siman, with Strouse’s ownership stamps to the front free endpaper. Over his 50-year career, Charles Strouse wrote the music for such iconic musical theater hits as Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Annie, as well as the theme song for the classic sitcom All in the Family (“Those Were the Days”). His partnership with Martin Charnin on Annie produced one of Broadway’s most successful scores ever, with “Tomorrow” and other songs from the production becoming enduring American musical standards admired by generations. His reach knew no genre or generation, from a number-one Billboard hit in 1958 to Jay-Z’s Grammy-winning sampling of “It’s the Hard-Knock Life” four decades later, and his honors include three Tony Awards and induction into both the Songwriters and Theater Halls of Fame. Very good in a good dust jacket with chipping and loss to the extremities. The dust jacket reproduces Alphonse Mucha’s celebrated Art Nouveau poster of Bernhardt. An appealing copy from the library of one of the foremost composers of the American theater.