The Small Garden of Gloria Stuart

[Sherman Oaks]: D'Ambrosio, 1986. First Edition. 12mo. From the esteemed library of the artist Joseph D'Ambrosio. Limited to only 50 copies. The present copy #50 signed on the title page by D'Ambrosio, and page 49 with a watercolor illustration signed in pencil by D'Ambrosio, and the picture of Gloria signed. Gloria Stuart will forever be remembered for her iconic portrayal of "Old" Rose Dawson in the timeless movie "Titanic". She starred alongside many legends in Hollywood. She appeared in over 70 films, including The Invisible Man (1933), before transitioning to a successful career in painting and activism later in life. She adored her garden of Bonsai and this book reflects her and her garden along with her own book making style. It was also dedicated to her. Illustrated in color, title page embossed with a bonsai tree. A fine copy by Ambrosio bound in a shiny gold kid leather with a cut-out silhouette of three anthropomorphic tree trunks(one male and two female) with leafless branches, housed within a black velvet lined clamshell of black cloth, paper spine label lettered in black A fine copy.