Clifford Irving 1st US Ed 1981 The Hoax Howard Hughes Biography Hoax HC w/DJ
Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Permanent Press, Sagaponack, New York. 1981. 378 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in 1/2 black cloth and red paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Irving employs self-deprecating humor to share the inside account of the most fascinating literary hoax of all time--his phony deal to write the authorized Howard Hughes autobiography. The event was so humiliating to the industry, it fought the publication of this book as long as it could, even though Irving had already served his time. And the author seemed to share a lot of potentially embarrassing information about himself as well.
Specifications
| Language | English |
| Place Of Publication | Sagoponack, New York |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Publisher | The Permanent Press |
| Character Family | The Hoax |
| Year Printed | 1981 |
| Country Of Origin | United States |
| Topic | Howard Hughes Hoax |
| Author | Clifford Irving |
| Region | North America |
| Original/Facsimile | Original |
Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Permanent Press, Sagaponack, New York. 1981. 378 pgs. First US Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in 1/2 black cloth and red paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Irving employs self-deprecating humor to share the inside account of the most fascinating literary hoax of all time–his phony deal to write the authorized Howard Hughes autobiography. The event was so humiliating to the industry, it fought the publication of this book as long as it could, even though Irving had already served his time. And the author seemed to share a lot of potentially embarrassing information about himself as well.
