Leaving Home, A Memoir (Signed)

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. First Printing. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. From the publisher:
The renowned humorist describes his difficult childhood in foster homes, the wanderlust that took him from New York's Hebrew Orphan Asylum to Paris, and his years in Paris.

Art Buchwald (1925 -2007) was an American humorist best known for his column in The Washington Post. At the height of his popularity, it was published nationwide as a syndicated column in more than 500 newspapers. His column focused on political satire and commentary.  He had first started writing as a paid journalist in Paris after World War II, where he wrote a column on restaurants and nightclubs, "Paris After Dark", for the Paris Herald Tribune. He was part of a large American expatriate community in those years. After his return to the United States in 1962, he continued to publish his columns and books for the rest of his life. He received the Pulitzer Prize in 1982 for Outstanding Commentary, and in 1991 was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, in addition to other awards.

This copy is near fine with purple cloth spine on beige paper-covered boards.  Gilt titles on the spine and the author's initials in gilt on the front cover.  Very slight shelf wear, but no other marks or damage at all.  Signed by Buchwald on the ffep. B.