There Was a Little Girl. Signed by Brooke Shields. First Edition, First Printing. Dutton. New York, 2014.

Brooke Shields is an American actress and model who became one of the most famous figures in film during the 1970s and 80s. She was a child star cast in numerous provocative roles. For her work, she received wide praise and dedicated fans but also intense media scrutiny. Yet her career lasted. She also earned a degree from Princeton and remains a prominent member of Hollywood’s elite. In There Was a Little Girl: The Real Story of My Mother and Me, Shields provides a memoir reflecting on her public childhood and relationship with her mother. Shields’ parents were prominent figures in their own right. Her mother, Teri, was also an actress and model. Her father was a successful business executive. The memoir focuses on their personal lives and her mother’s challenges with alcoholism and depression. Shields’ mother was also her childhood manager. The memoir reveals much about the highs and lows occurring behind the scenes of Shields’ career.

This first edition, first printing is signed by Shields on the publisher’s tipped in signature page. It is in fine condition. In the original cloth, fine. Text block fine. In the original dust jacket, near-fine with only minor bumping and minute closed tear to head of spine.

A fine signed first edition by Brooke Shields.