Garden City, New York: Doubleday, 1956. First Edition. 256 pp. Hardcover: NEAR FINE. Dust Wrapper: VERY GOOD. Bright red cloth boards with silver and black titles stamped on spine. Faint rubbing at the top and bottom of spine, which is otherwise with tight binding. Dust Wrapper not price clipped; 3” crease/closed tear on top front, two small nicks on lower dust wrapper. A lovely, uncommon copy. 

Lady Sings the Blues is an autobiography by the monumental jazz singer Billie Holiday, co-authored by William Duffy. The book formed the basis of the 1972 film.