"The Way You Wear Your Hat: Frank Sinatra and the Lost Art of Livin" by Bill Zehme, published by Harper Collns, New York, 1997; illustrated with photographs. Stated First Edition, First Printing with '1' present in the line.

Original dust jacket with unclipped price on the front flap; hard boards with Sinatra picture on the front board; lettering on spine; 7.1/2" x 9.1/4"; black endpapers; 245 pages, fully illustrated, three pages in the middle of the book have a tiny corner fold [see photos]; very good/ fine condition.

"It took me a long, long time to learn what I now know. I'd like to pass that on to younger people." [Frank Sinatra]A fact-filled, book capturing the timeless romance and classic style of the fifties and sixties, when Sinatra was at the peak of his powers, and a fresh insightful look at the man and the way he swaggered.

"The Way You Wear Your Hat" is thematically organized and elegantly illustrated with black and white pictures throughout some never before seen. In it, Sinatra and the men and women who know him well speak about matters of the heart and heartbreak, coolness and style, friendship and loyalty, drinking and smoking, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and snap brims. It is the perfect gift for the millions of fans of this American original."

"In The Way You Wear Your Hat, author Bill Zehme presents a masterful assembly of the most personal details and gorgeous minutiae of Frank Sinatra's way of livingmatters of the heart and heartbreak, friendship and leadership, drinking and cavorting, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and snap-brimsall crafted from rare interviews with Sinatra himself as well as many other intimates, including Tony Bennett, Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson, Tony Curtis, and Robert Wagner, in addition to daughters Nancy and Tina Sinatra."

Within is a masterful assembly of the most personal details and gorgeous minutiae of Frank Sinatra's way of living--matters of the heart and heartbreak, friendship and leadership, drinking and cavorting, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and snap-brims--all crafted from rare interviews with Sinatra himself as well as many other intimates, including Tony Bennett, Don Rickles, Angie Dickinson, Tony Curtis, and Robert Wagner, in addition to daughters Nancy and Tina Sinatra. Illustrated with scores of photos, The Way You Wear Your Hat captures the timeless romance and classic style of the fifties..."

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