Garbo

New York: Rizzoli, 2005. First edition (stated). Folio in black DJ, b&w portrait to front DJ, 255 pages, b&w illustrations; 33 cm. Extremely mild rubbing and faint sunning to spine foot and head, faint soiling to fore-edges, exceedingly gentle bumping to corners, pages are bright, binding is tight, extremely gentle rubbing to DJ corners, very mild rubbing to DJ spine head, faint soiling to DJ, exceedingly gentle rubbing to DJ spine foot, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(+) DJ. Hardcover. ISBN: 0847827240

This handsome oversize (9x13") volume on legendary reclusive movie star Garbo is published to coincide with the opening of "Garbo's Garbos," a traveling exhibition of the original vintage prints. Author and Garbo's great-nephew Reisfield shares warm memories spending time with his great aunt, and Dance writes of the evolution of Garbo's image. The book features beautiful tritone reproductions of photographs from the family collection, and a section on Garbo's film production history. Annotation 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). Contents: I. Sweden -- II. A Portrait of Garbo / Scott Reisfield -- III. Garbo's magic / Robert Dance -- IV. Portraits -- V. Film production history. Garbo, Greta, 1905-1990 -- Portraits. Biographies, Exhibition catalogs.