CAREER

NY: Random House, 1957. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good. NY TImes critic Brooks Atkinson's copy, inscribed to him by playwright Lee; "Nov 1, 1957. To Brooks Atkinson, without whose interest, concern and help there might have been many many unpurchasable rewards and gratifications not the least of which is a published copy to inscribe. With friendship and deep gratitude. James Lee" Indeed, Atkinson gave Career - about a young man trying to get ahead on the stage - a very positvereview, calling it ''fundamentally knowledgeable and discerning.oObviously, Mr. Lee knows what he is writing about,'' Atkinson wrote ''-- the spurious enthusiasm for old friends, the cynicism and squalor, the ruthless competition, the corruption of personal character, the affront to personal dignity.''.