Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Gutter tears front/rear are holding well. Corners bumped and worn. ROSE, Billy [295] pp. Simon and Schuster 1948. This is a special numbered and autographed edition, of which this is number 1490. Inscribed and signed by the author "To K.A. Engel with the compliments of Billy Rose" and dated 4/27/1949. [K.A. Engel was the Little Rock Arkansas Democrat president & publisher] 8 1/2" x 6" Illustrated by Salvador Daly Red silk ribbon bookmark. Duotone illustrations by Dali throughout. William Billy Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. For decades preceding and immediately after the Second World War Billy Rose was a major force in entertainment, with shows, such as JUMBO (1935), BILLY ROSE'S AQUACADE, and CARMEN JONES (1943), his Diamond Horseshoe nightclub, and the Ziegfeld Theatre influencing the careers of many stars. Billy Rose was inducted as a member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. In 1943, he produced CARMEN JONES with an all-black cast. An adaptation of Bizet's opera CARMEN, the story was transplanted to World War II America by lyricist and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. It was an instant hit. Very scarce in this signed, limited edition. Signed by Author(s).