MANK: The Wit, World, and Life of Herman Mankiewicz

New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Signed by Richard Meryman on the half-title. Anecdotal yet carefully researched biography of the writer who, with Orson Welles, wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane (1941). From the library of Emmy Award-winning screenwriter David Lloyd, with his printed name on the front flyleaf. Octavo: 351 pp. with numerous photographic illustrations. Original green paper-covered boards over a black cloth spine, with gilt-stamped titles. Minor smudge to the bottom of the front board. The dust jacket is lightly toned along the spine, with a short tear to the bottom of the front panel; otherwise very good. (Inventory #: 78739)