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Chaplin, Charles. My autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$3.84 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback without dust cover. Well read copy with some spine wear but still useable, colouring of page edges due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Chaplin, Charles. My autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$6.52 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1964. 3rd impression . 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Ink staining to fore-edge. Binding remains firm. Pages are moderately tanned. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces. Heavy Splits to spine joint causing boards to be loose. Heavy tearing to spine.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Chaplin, Charles. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Reprint. jacket is shelf rubbed and a bit chipped. some usage markings. gift inscription. all pages clear and intact. may require extra postage. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$9.38 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Third Impression. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$9.94 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. First Edition. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$9.94 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$10.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. First Edition. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. Charles Chaplin: My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$10.23 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Reprinted. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Chaplin, Charles. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, London, 1964.
Price: US$10.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good hardback copy. No dustjacket. 545pp, b/w illus. Previous owner's name inside cover
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head Ltd, 1964.
Price: US$11.80 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. First Edition. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Contains newspaper clippings. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Mild droplet marks to front pastedown and endpaper. Previous owner's inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Droplet to front board. Mild tanning to spine, which has mild crushing to ends.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography - Charles Chaplin. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$13.73 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1964. Reprinted. 545 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Clean pages with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen and pencil markings to front pastedown and back free endpaper. Moderate tape marks to pastedowns. Front free endpaper is missing. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Minor wear marks to boards.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$14.76 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. 4th Impression. 545 pages. Cream dust jacket over brown cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Light tanning and water staining to spine and edges. Foxing overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$14.94 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. 545 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Moderate tanning to spine and edges.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$15.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. 545 pages. White pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are clean and bright, and appear almost good as new. With minimal tanning throughout. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Light tanning to spine and edges.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$15.26 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Reprinted. 545 pages. Plain dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Light thumb marking, foxing and tanning to pages, plates, pastedowns and free endpapers. More prominent to text block edges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has similar sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$15.37 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Reprinted. 545 pages. Worded dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates. Minor tanning and very subtle foxing to pages and plates. Slightly more prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild sunning and scuffing overall. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Clipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography: Charles Chaplin. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$15.92 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Third impression. 545 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographs. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Some page corners folded. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edge wear with minor tears, chipping and creasing. Spine noticeably sunned.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$16.44 + shipping
Description: 1964, hardcover with dustjacket, good copy, some damage to lamination dust jacket , with dustjacket, good copy, some damage to lamination dust jacket , with dustjacket, good copy, some damage to lamination dust jacket
Seller: Louis Tinner Bookshop, Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. The Bodley Head Ltd, 1964.
Price: US$18.22 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. This Edition. 543 pages. Dust jacket over ed cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Light tanning to pages with visible staining and foxing to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Mild creasing to gutters and hinges. Binding remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear. Spine has light sunning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate tanning and scuffing overall; prominent stain to front panel.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Chaplin, Charles:. My autobiography.. London, The Bodley Head 1964., 1964.
Price: US$18.64 + shipping
Description: 545 pp. + fotos. Original Hardcover + dust jacket Fourth impression of the first edition. Good copy.
Seller: Antiquariat Markus Wolter, Emmendingen bei Freiburg, Germany
CHAPLIN, CHARLES:. MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY.. The Bodley Head,, London :, 1964.
Price: US$21.93 + shipping
Description: 545 p + láms. Muy ilustrado con 115 históricas fotografías b/n en láminas fuera de texto. Buen estado de conservación. Plena tela editorial. Títulos dorados en plano y lomo.
Seller: Llibrum Llibram, Andratx - Mallorca-I Baleares, IB, Spain
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$23.19 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1964. 3rd Impression. 545 pages. Cream dust jacket over red cloth. Black and white photographic plates throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and plates have light tanning and foxing throughout. Water staining to some page edges, text remains unaffected. Minor dog-eared corners. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Clipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges. Water staining to top edge. Foxing overall.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Charles Chaplin. My Autobiography- Charles Chaplin. Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$23.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1964. Third Impression. 545 pages. White dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Minor pencil marking to front free end-paper. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Flaps reattached with clear tape. Spine sunned.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Chaplin Charles. My Auto-biography - Charles Chaplin. The Bodley Head, 1964.
Price: US$28.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VGC.The Bodley Head,1964.First edition-first impression.Red hardback(gilt lettering on the front cover and spine,small nick on the edge of the cover) in VGC,no Dj.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages with small ink marks and slightly tainted on the outer edges,small creases and nicks on the edges of the pages,name written inside the first blank page of the book,small ink marks on the edges of the pages.The book is in VGC for its age but with light shelf wear,no Dj cover.550pp including List of illustrations,list of Charles Chaplin's films,index.Heavy book.
Seller: Alpha 2 Omega Books BA, Southampton, HANTS, United Kingdom
CHAPLIN (Charles). My Autobiography. Bodley Head., 1964.
Price: US$33.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bodley Head 1964 reprinted printed before publication EDITION with dust jacket with slight tear to top of spine of jacket cover =+ SIGNATURE- rare and collectable - will send out 1 st class post
Seller: The Guru Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
CHAPLIN, CHARLES. My Autobiography. London Bodley Head 1964, 1964.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Massive uncorrected page proof printed on rectos only. 8 1/2Ó tall by 5 3/4Ó wide by 2 inches thick. Bound in specially printed red wrappers. Printed in a very small quantity to prevent advance leaks of this highly anticipated memoir, this copy has a printed slot on the cover reading ÒNumberÓ and this copy is number 12. This copy was sent to America to be given to an important American reviewer and this copy has the Bodley Head imprint crossed out on the title page, and ÒSimon and Schuster - New YorkÓ, the forthcoming American publisher, handwritten in. Very good. Rare. Listed in 100 Books on Hollywood & the Movies.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Chaplin, Charles. My Autobiography.. The Bodley Head, London, 1964.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, early printing of Charlie Chaplin's extraordinarily vivid autobiography. Octavo, original boards, illustrated with photographs. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper. With a letter of provenance laid in to Bob Israel describing the legibility of Chaplin's inscription and gifting five color photographs depictingÂChaplinÂwith Oona O'NeilÂChaplin and others. Fine in a very good price-clipped dust jacket. Uncommon signed and inscribed. Beginning with cruel early life in vanished London and continuing into the trials and tribulations of a great acting career, this indescribable autobiography tells the life story not only of a world-shakingly exceptional comedian but also of a great and honest human being. Chronicling Chaplin's meeting with powerful leaders and the famous minds of the world, his friendships, loves, and philosophies, and all of the disappointments that make life a comedy, 'My Autobiography' is a must-read and undoubtedly one of the most important autobiographies of our time.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
CHAPLIN, Charles. My Auto-Biography. London: The Bodley Head, 1964, 1964.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Description: Inscribed by Charlie Chaplin to his Friend Sam Joseph CHAPLIN, Charles. My Auto-Biography. London: The Bodley Head, [1964]. First edition. Inscribed in black ink on the front free endpaper "To E. Joseph.-/Your friend/Charles Chaplin/Sept 30th 64". Octavo (8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches; 216 x 140 mm.). [xiv], 545, [1, blank] pp. Publisher's red cloth over boards, front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Original dust jacket, spine very slightly darkened. A fine copy in an almost fine dust jacket. The recipient was actually Sam Joseph the partner of Jack Joseph in the renowned bookshop E. Joseph in the famous book street Charing Cross Road. Sam Joseph (1895-1985) married the actress Binnie Barnes (1903-1998) in 1931. Soon after he left the book business and he and Binnie Barnes moved to Hollywood where she appeared in many movies including The Private Life of Henry VIII, in which she had a leading role as his fifth wife Katherine Howard. Their marriage ended in 1936 and Sam returned to London and went back into the book business with his brother Jack. It was during the years in Hollywood that Sam and Binnie became friends with Chaplin who would occasionally visit the bookshop when he was in London. When My Autobiography was published in September 1964, Chaplin visited the bookshop and gave Sam this inscribed copy. Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin KBE (16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, "The Tramp", and is considered one of the most important figures in the history of the film industry. His career spanned more than 75 years, from childhood in the Victorian era until a year before his death in 1977, and encompassed both adulation and controversy. In 1919, Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists, which gave him complete control over his films. His first feature-length film was The Kid (1921), followed by A Woman of Paris (1923), The Gold Rush (1925), and The Circus (1928). He initially refused to move to sound films in the 1930s, instead producing City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936) without dialogue. He became increasingly political, and his first sound film was The Great Dictator (1940), which satirized Adolf Hitler. The 1940s were a decade marked with controversy for Chaplin, and his popularity declined rapidly. He was accused of communist sympathies, and some members of the press and public found his involvement in a paternity suit, and marriages to much younger women, scandalous. An FBI investigation was opened, and Chaplin was forced to leave the United States and settle in Switzerland. He abandoned the Tramp in his later films, which include Monsieur Verdoux (1947), Limelight (1952), A King in New York (1957), and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967). Chaplin wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in, and composed the music for most of his films. He was a perfectionist, and his financial independence enabled him to spend years on the development and production of a picture. His films are characterized by slapstick combined with pathos, typified in the Tramp's struggles against adversity. Many contain social and political themes, as well as autobiographical elements. He received an Honorary Academy Award for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century" in 1972, as part of a renewed appreciation for his work. He continues to be held in high regard, with The Gold Rush, City Lights, Modern Times, and The Great Dictator often ranked on lists of the greatest films of all time.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.