Editha's Burglar [*SIGNED* by "Baby Peggy"]

Boston: L.C. Page & Company. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dj. (c.1925). Baby Peggy Edition. Hardcover. (price-clipped) [modest wear to spine extremities and lower corners; the jacket has a few small nicks at both ends of the spine, and some minor winkling across the top edge of the rear panel]. (B&W photographs) SIGNED by "Baby Peggy" / Diana Serra Cary on the title page. Reprint of a Burnett short story (originally published in 1881 and later adapted for the stage), issued as a tie-in to the 1924 movie adaptation, retitled THE FAMILY SECRET, and illustrated with numerous stills from the film. The movie starred "Baby Peggy" (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery in 1918), who was then one of Hollywood's most famous (and highly-paid) child stars, but whose stardom would come to an abrupt halt just a few years later. However, in 1925 she was still a big enough deal to have several "Baby Peggy Editions" of movie-sourced books issued to capitalize on her popularity. As her career as a top-line film star began to fade, she turned to vaudeville (successfully for a time), and then to extra work, before getting out of showbiz altogether and moving on to other lines of work. Later in life she established herself as a respected film historian and biographer, and published her own memoir, "What Ever Happened to Baby Peggy," in 1996. Prior to her death in 2020, she was the oldest living person who had been a genuine star during the silent film era. Signed by Actress .