Books

"Sally Bowles" by Christopher Isherwood. The Hogarth Press, London. 1937 first UK edition first printing, signed by the author on the title-page (crossing through his name), publisher's light blue cloth, with original first issue dust jacket (soiled, split at upper joint, small loss to foot of spine). Signed rare first edition copy with dust jacket, of the book which was inspired by Isherwood's experiences in the Weimar Republic and his intimate friendship with the nineteen-year-old cabaret singer Jean Ross. In 1939 Isherwood incorporated the novella into the longer novel Goodbye to Berlin, the inspiration for the film Cabaret with Liza Minnelli memorably playing the role of Sally Bowles. This copy comes from a house associated with the Strachey family.

Sally Bowles is a novella by Christopher Isherwood, originally published in 1937 as part of the novel 'Goodbye to Berlin,' which is part of The Berlin Stories collection. The character of Sally Bowles, a young English singer in Berlin's Weimar Republic, became iconic, especially after the novella's adaptation into the musical 'Cabaret.'