Blood Memory: An Autobiography

New York: Doubleday, 1991. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Minor fading about the jacket spine, front flap is price clipped, very little wear overall. Text is clean. 'From her birth in 1894 to her death in 1991, [Martha Graham] remained an ardent and uncompromising individualist who sought nothing less than to map the mysterious landscape of the human soul. [This book is her] own account of her singular life and career, an unforgettable story that encompasses the AMerican century . . [The book] brims with striking portraits of the extraordinary artists and innovators Martha Graham has worked with an known: a young Louise Brooks, her fellow dancer at Denishawn; Helen Keller, whose friendship was an inspiration to both women; composer Aaron Copland and sculptor Isamu Noguchi, whose ongoing collaborations with Miss Graham produced landmark works; her illustrious students, including Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Woody Allen, and Madonna . . Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, many from Martha Graham's own collection, [this book] is a compellingly honest self-portrait of a daring and visionary artist whose dances touched the desires, fears and emotions common to us all - our blood memories.' Illustrated. 279 pages. 7.25 x 9.25 inches..