Laughter Hell by Tully Jim, Signed (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. SIGNED EDITION. Laid-in is a signature of Tully (from another of his books that was in poor condition). First Edition, with no further editions listed on the copyright page, as per Zemple. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. This is an Ex lending library book. The only markings are an ink stamped library name on the front endpaper, a card pocket on the rear endpaper and several ink stamped date stamps on the rear endpaper. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is some light foxing / toning to the bottom edge of the front cover. The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are occasional spots of foxing throughout, and both front and rear endpapers have noticeable toning. "He (Tully) moved to Hollywood in 1912, when he began writing in earnest. His literary career took two distinct paths. He became one of the first reporters to cover Hollywood. As a free-lancer he was not constrained by the studios and wrote about Hollywood celebrities (including Charlie Chaplin, for whom he had worked) in ways that they did not always find agreeable. For these pieces, rather tame by current standards, he became known as the most-hated man in Hollywooda title he relished. Less lucrative but closer to his heart were the books he wrote about his life on the road and the American underclass. He also wrote an affectionate memoir of his childhood with his extended Irish family, as well as novels on prostitution, boxing, Hollywood, and a travel book. While some of the more graphic books ran afoul of the censors, they also garnered both commercial success and critical acclaim." (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author.

First edition, second printing. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "To Dorothy, for our first meeting, Jim Tully". Octavo. Original brown cloth, spine lettered in gilt, top edge red. With the pictorial dust jacket. Spine a little rolled. An excellent copy in a slightly nicked and chipped jacket with a few faint ring marks to rear panel and small tape repairs to the verso.