[Signed] [First Edition] My Name Escapes Me

Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000) the well known British actor who achieved world fame inmovies like Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai ( for which he won an Oscar for the best actor, Oliver Twist and many others, penned this book just four years before his death in 2000 3 days after his 86th birthday. In this book, subtitled My Diary of a Retiring actor he describes his recollections from Jan 95 till early June 1996, a lot of tecollections, brilliantly writte. The book is boldly SIGNED by him on the title page in green ink and dated 1996, a first original British edition with a beautiful 4 page Preface by John LeCarre. One of his final films, STAR WARS, Guinness pocketed a cool $17.5 million. Very good, unread book with a very good dustjacket protected in Mylar. Parcels mailed well packed with tracking.

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