My Life In Art by Constantin Stanislavsky, Little Brown & Co. 1924. Hardback with dustjacket, top edge gilt, embossed decoration on front cover, 7" x 9 3/4", 586 pages with appendices and index, frontspiece portrait photogravure and photographic illustrations. First Printing with '$6.00 net' on front flap, 'Published April 1924' on copyright page. 

Autobiography by Constantin Stanislavsky, originator of the System-Method acting style which was a direct refutation of the dominant 'theatrical' overacting of the nineteenth century. Followers of this style include Lee Strasberg, Stella Adler, and Sanford Meisner. Initially conceived during a tour of the United States, this is a true first printing with a revised russian language edition that followed. With very rare dustjacket.

Very Good +/Near Fine -    light rubbing to covers, fore-edges evenly browned, gutters archively reinforced, some light browning to page edges, otherwise interior pages clean and unmarked, dustjacket with some light chipping at edges, browned.  

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