My Autobiography
first edition
1964 · London
by CHAPLIN, CHARLES
London: Bodley Head, 1964. First Edition. Massive uncorrected page proof printed on rectos only. 8 1/2” tall by 5 3/4” wide by 2 inches thick. Bound in specially printed red wrappers. Printed in a very small quantity to prevent advance leaks of this highly anticipated memoir, this copy has a printed slot on the cover reading “Number” and this copy is number 12. This copy was sent to America to be given to an important American reviewer and this copy has the Bodley Head imprint crossed out on the title page, and “Simon and Schuster - New York”, the forthcoming American publisher, handwritten in. Very good. Rare. Listed in 100 Books on Hollywood & the Movies. (Inventory #: 16409J)