So Help Me the Autobiography of George Jessel

by Jessel, George with Foreword By William Saroyan

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New York: Random House, 1943. "I'm going to write the real story of my life - the good things and the bad -so help me!" Jessel "has breathed the very essence of Broadway into his book. Great stars and beaurties of the past three decades [teens, 20's, 30's] parade through its pages. "...brash, uninhibited and witty -...vastly entertaining to everybody who loves American theater." 240 pp. with glossary, index and photo section. Inscribed in black fountain pen on ffep: "To My Banker / Leonard / From / Georgie Jessel/43." CONDITION: Dj in new mylar has edge wear, closed tears and chipping along edges, folds. Half-inch piece missing from head of spine. Piece quarter inch wide missing for two and a half inches at top of back panel and two separare one-inch sections of top of front panel. Price in US$ on front flap. Tan cover has light scuffs, edge wear. Head of spine pulled. Tips are square. Binding tight. Small red stain upper front gutter. Red on top edge faded. Contents are clean and unmarked. . Signed and Inscribed By Author. Stated First. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. So Help Me the Autobiography of George Jessel William Saroyan Entertainment Biography Memoir Broadway Show Business Stage and Screen.