A Child of the Century

New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Good dj. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. [the book itself is just lightly worn at the extremities, and has a bit of age-toning to the edges of the text block; the jacket, as typical with this book, has quite a bit of surface- and edge-wear, with a handful of tiny chips and tears, and a 1.5-inch split at the top front flapfold]. (B&W photographs) Autobiography of the screenwriter-playwright-novelist-journalist who was responsible for some of the Twentieth Century's finest works of popular entertainment (including "Twentieth Century" itself, both the play and the movie version co-written with his longtime partner Charles MacArthur). Kirkus Reviews summed the book up nicely: "Poking into every nook and cranny -- of his thinking, his writing, his experiences; of sex, women, marriage, divorce, fatherhood; of public opinion, public figures -- this battle cry of me-dom is a very private life that does not tiptoe in sensitive areas and that does offer stimulating reading in its testimony of a half century of omniverous living." **** NOTE that additional postage charges will be assessed for international shipping on this somewhat hefty 654-page book; if this concerns you, please contact us for a shipping quote before placing your order. **** .