The Raw Pearl by Pearl Bailey
The Raw Pearl is a book written by Pearl Mae Bailey and published by Harcourt, Brace & World in 1968.
The Raw Pearl is a most unusual book to come from a famous entertainer, singer, actress. Most such books are either ghosted or written ‘with the collaboration of.’ This book was written by Pearl Bailey. The result, instead of a slick formalized autobiography, is a fresh and vivid human document. The voice is Pearl Bailey’s voice: witty, informal, honest, and magnetic. One reads the book with a sense of listening to Miss Bailey…
See also the 1973 paperback of Talking to Myself, which likewise features a black and white photographic background and the title set in West Behemoth Italic Swash with its multiple biform alternate glyphs and swashes.
Later (post-1970) printing with a black-and-white jacket front
In 1970, Harcourt, Brace & World changed their name to Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
2 Comments on “The Raw Pearl by Pearl Bailey”
Thank you, Garrison!
West Behemoth is a little confusing. So far we had two entries, one for the upright Behemoth, and one for the West Behemoth Italic Swash. PLINC had two italic styles, Behemoth Clarendon Italic 11 and Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash. The latter is the one used here. It’s distinguished by various swash forms. It also has no entry strokes and less pronounced exit strokes.
For some reason, House Industries decided to digitize only the former (for which we haven’t found any Uses yet). I now have split the entry and added a sample showing Behemoth Clarendon Italic Swash.
Apart from details like the counter in e, this Swash style is very similar to Stymie Black Italic, which I believe to be a close follower made by Lettergraphics.
Thanks for the work on this, Florian! Looks like West Behemoth Italic Swash saw a lot more use than West Behemoth Italic. Now I’m pumped to fill out the West Behemoth Italic page a bit.