W C Fields and Me by Carlotta Monti (1907-1993) - 1971

227 pages with plates and index. Octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") bound original publisher's yellow cloth with red gilt to spine in original pictorial jacket. With Cy Rice. First edition. Born Carlotta Montijo in Los Angeles, California, Monti appeared in B-movies including Kiss of Araby (1933), Tarzan the Fearless (1933) and Night Cargo (1936), usually cast as an exotic temptress. She met Fields in 1932 and their relationship lasted until his death in 1946. She had small roles in his films Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) and Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941). Condition: Jacket price chipped, corners chipped, spine ends rubbed, small chip at back heal edge, lightly soiled else a very good copy in like jacket.