ON BEING FUNNY. WOODY ALLEN AND COMEDY (SIGNED)

New York: Charterhouse, 1975. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. (vii) (1) 243 pp. Presentation copy SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the front free endpaper from author Lax to Larry Gelbart: "For Larry, With thanks for making some of this possible, and with admiration. Eric." Illustrated from period photographs. Illustrated dust jacket. Index. Octavo. Cloth. From the jacket blurb: "Eric Lax observed (Woody Allen) at close range for three years--on movie locations, during jazz sessions, and while performing--and also caught him in moments of reflection in fast-food outfits, hotel rooms, and his apartment and has managed to capture the essence of this extraordinary man in all his motion, comlexity, and wit." Larry Gelbart (1928-2009) was an American television and screen writer, playwright, director and author, known for M*A*S*H and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Tootsie, and others. Gelbart is mentioned several times in the text and in the author's Acknowledgements ("Larry Gelbart furnished me with a great deal of material and gave me considerable insight into comedy writing, and I appreciate his doing it."). A Near Fine or better copy (spine-ends slightly crimped) in a Near Fine dust jacket (slightly crimped spine-ends), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.