A Couple of Comedians

New York: Simon and Schuster. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1979). First Edition. Hardcover. [nice tight copy with just minimal handling wear to both book and jacket; small red ink mark on bottom edge of text block, that may or may not be a remainder mark]. Classic modern Hollywood novel -- well, OK, "modern" now being nearly a half-century ago, but you know what I mean -- about "an upbeat comedy team in the tradition of such great duos as Hope & Crosby and Martin & Lewis," that explores "the special anxiety and exhilaration of the life of the entertainer." It's the middle installment of what's now become known as Carpenter's "Hollywood Trilogy." (The other two books are "The True Life Story of Jody McKeegan" (1975) and "Turnaround" (1981).) .