Goodbye to Berlin - Christopher Isherwood (first edition in fine craft binding)
ISHERWOOD, Christopher. Goodbye to Berlin. London, Hogarth Press, 1939.
First edition. Isherwood’s evocative episodic novel set in Bohemian Berlin of the Weimer Republic, forming the basis of many subsequent adaptations for stage and film. The book comprises of six loosely connected semi-autobiographical pieces, including Sally Bowles (first published on its own in 1937 by the Hogarth Press). Since then Isherwood’s immortal heroine has featured as lead character in many acclaimed stage and screen productions, including the musical Cabaret, one of the most successful musicals of all time, as well as the iconic film Cabaret, for which Liza Minnelli won an Academy Award in 1973 for her role as Sally Bowles.
8vo, pp. 317. Recent fine craft binding, quarter calf, 1950s yellow cloth, single silver border, red and green leather pieces to spine, silver lettering, iridescent turquoise Sally Bowles silhouette to front board (design inspired by the first on-screen Sally Bowles played by Julie Harris in both the play and film I am a Camera); new endpapers.