Sparks Fly Upward [*SIGNED*]

New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. Near Fine in Very Good+ dj. 1981. First American Edition. Hardcover. [spine slightly turned, light shelfwear to bottom edges; jacket shows minor edge- and surface-wear, very slight damage at upper right corner of front panel, some diagonal creasing in spine panel]. (B&W photographs) INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the author on the front endpaper: "Dear ___, / Hope this amuses you and / after reading it (if you ever do!) / you will understand a little / better my problems. So / stop tempting me!! / Affectionately / Jimmy / Sept 83." Autobiography of the erstwhile British leading man (born James Lablache Stewart, hence "Jimmy" to his friends), who rose to stardom in British films during the 1940s and transitioned nicely to a Hollywood career with his starring role in KING SOLOMON'S MINES (1950), which led to a seven-year contract with M-G-M. Signed by Author .