E.J. Kahn Jr.

Presentation first edition, first printing of this early biography of the legendary singer Frank Sinatra, signed by Kahn and inscribed by Sinatra in 1948.

• E.J. Kahn Jr. (American).
• New York and London: Harper and Row, (1947).
• XVIII, 126 pages.
• Signed by Kahn on the front endpaper; inscribed by Sinatra below: "To Kenneth E. Crauch - / With thanks - and - / Best Wishes / Sincerely / Frank Sinatra / 1948."
• Publisher's full red cloth with blue titles, in original unclipped ($2.00)color pictorial jacket.

"The first good book about Sinatra was written in 1947 by E. J. Kahn, a leading New Yorker writer from the Harold Ross era. Kahn's The Voice [...] came out when the singer was barely in his thirties, the first teen idol." — Michael Nelson

Based on his series of profiles and articles for The new Yorker, The Voice captures Sinatra at the height of his "bobby-soxer" fame, just before his dramatic 1950s reinvention at Capital Records. Kahn's biography remains a relevant source. Uncommon signed by the author, and genuinely rare signed by Sinatra, especially with a contemporary inscription. A very early signature in an important document from the career of one of the 20th century's greatest vocalists.