Description
Author: Bette Davis
Publisher: G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Place of Publication: New York
Copyright: 1962
Edition: Third Impression
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Condition: Book: Very Good | Dust Jacket: Good
Dust Jacket: Original jacket with edge and spine damage, protected in archival Brodart
Description
A candid and often unsparing autobiography from one of Hollywood’s most formidable stars. In The Lonely Life, Bette Davis reflects on her career, personal struggles, and battles with the studio system with trademark intelligence and sharpness.
This copy includes a contemporary newspaper clipping marking Davis’s death, likely placed in the book at the time—an evocative piece of period ephemera that underscores the lasting cultural impact of her life and work.
Condition Notes (Important)
• Book is clean and solid, with no writing
• Original dust jacket shows visible wear and loss at the spine
• Jacket is fully protected in clear Brodart
• Newspaper clipping laid in (not affixed), likely from the time of Davis’s death
Why We Love This Copy
• Classic Hollywood memoir by a legendary actress
• Honest, sharp, and highly readable
• Original dust jacket present (and protected)
• Period newspaper clipping adds historical context