[Inscribed] The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me

First edition, first printing of this Lillian Gish autobiography published in 1969 by Prentice-Hall, with an introduction by Brooks Atkinson. 8vo, hardcover with dust jacket, 388 pages with black-and-white photographs. Inscribed on the front free endpaper to James Frasher, dated Easter Tuesday 1969. Frasher was Gish’s longtime manager and confidante, and was himself a minor actor in a handful of mid-century Westerns. The inscription indicates an early moment in their relationship. With two James Frasher bookplates, one signed by Gish, and an embossed Frasher seal. Also laid in is a holiday greeting card from Gish to Frasher, with a warm note reading “Dear Jim: I could not begin to thank you for your goodness to me this past year. My heart’s deepest gratitude and love—Lillian” Provenance: the estate of James Frasher. Light chipping to extremities. Light bumping and soiling to dj, with chipping and small closed tears to edges.