Tully (Jim) Shanty Irish
£125
London, Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6.
A semi-autobiographical account depicting the harsh life of Irish-American immigrants. The author encapsulates the ‘rags to riches’ American dream, from growing up log-shack poor in small-town Ohio, to being a hobo before settling in Hollywood where he worked for Charlie Chaplin and later became one of the first reporters to cover ‘Tinsel Town’.
In stock
Book very good; jacket somewhat sunned with a little minor rubbing, otherwise very good.
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