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Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1973. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover, Very Good, with beige cloth boards with caricature of W.C. Fields on cover and black print on light beige spine. metallic red print on spine. First edition assumed but not stated. Very little wear. Small light yellow stain on page edges toward rear of book. Otherwise pages clean. 510 pages. Binding tight with a very little give. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on half title page in blue ink "Robert Thank you very much for the interview and Review. It was just great. Ronald J. Fields June 1, 1973" . Dust jacket, Good. Some edwear and wrinkling on top front cover. Very slight tear on top front spine, some yellowing on back. B&W caricatures (many drawn by W.C. Fields), illustrations, drawings and photographs. Wonderful signed First Edition of an incredible, insightful book..

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard cover, Very Good, with golden rod cloth boards with metallic red print on spine. Some edgewear on board corners. Binding tight. Pages slightly yellowed but clean. Eleventh printing, March 1972. 227 pages. Free front page has rub mark, possibly from removal of price. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on free front page in black ink "To Jim Best wishes and the best of everything Sincerely Carlotta". The front and spine of dust jacket are separated from the back. DJ has small tears, there is a small stain on front, with chips on spine and back, Good - . Many B&W illustrations throughout the book..

New York, NY: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Inc., 1951. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, Very Good. Blue boards with black lettering on spine and cover. Some edgewear on top and bottom of spine including a little chipping of top of blue spine. Binding tight. Pages clean though slight yellowing. 311 pages. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page in blue ink "LIONEL BARRYMORE". Assumed First/First. B&W photos throughout. Dust jacket is in Very Good - condition, with some very tiny tears on top of front cover, and on top/bottom of spine. A few 1954 clipped newspaper articles from Lionel Barrymore's obituary included and taped in back of book. Wonderful Signed First Edition. 311 PAGES -- NOT 244! NOT AN IMPORT!.

Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1944. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with green cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Some edgewear on top and bottom of spine. Tight binding. Jacket good +, has some minor edgewear and wrinkling. 128 pages. Pages are clean. Assumed first edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on ffp (free front page) in blue ink "SINCERELY VINCENT LOPEZ". A very nice Signed First Edition from the man who discovered Betty Hutton..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Delacorte Press, 1989. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover, Fine. Boards beige with red cloth spine, gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight. Clean pages. 266 numbered and un-numbered pages including several un-numbered pages at end of comical epitaphs. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TONY RANDALL on first title page in blue marker "To M. Rothschild, I hope you get a laugh or two from this book. Tony Randall 12-28-97". Dust jacket also in Fine condition, little edgewear on top inner flaps and top of spine, photo of Randall on cover. Included is a loose erratum incorrectly correcting an error on page 21. Not noted but assumed First Edition. Excellent signed edition..

New York: The Review of Reviews Corp., 1917. Book. Very Good. Full-Leather. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover editions, all in Very Good condition, all dark brown embossed full leather with gilt raised lettering and decorations on covers and spines, none are worn. All bindings tight with very little give. Few bumped corners, nothing serious. Page edges cut rough. COMPLETE 10 VOLUME SERIES, pub. 1917-1923. No DJs as issued. Sold as a set. Book 1: Myself - To Date, Irvin S. Cobb aka Stickfuls (autographed edition; signed by author in black ink on free front page "Irvin S. Cobb") (1923, 355 pages); Book 2: Snake Doctor and Other Stories (1923, 343 pages); Book 3: Sundry Accounts (1922, 435 pages); Book 4: From Place To Place (1920, 407 pages); Book 5: Those Times and These (1917, 374 pages); Book 6: Speaking of Operations - and Other Humorous Stories (including Eating in Two or Three Languages) (1923, 341 pages); Book 7: Old Judge Priest (1916, 401 pages); Book… Read More