In penning memoirs or autobiographing it is extremely difficult to avoid writing impersonally, yet I shall strive to avoid it as much as possible, not so much from a sense of duty as from a standpoint of mercy. I have never enjoyed reading about myself and I am firmly convinced that there are few who have. Perhaps, if I am tempted during this review to give myself an opinion of myself, it may be received with favor even by those critics who have never agreed with any of my characterizations.
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In penning memoirs or autobiographing it is extremely difficult to avoid writing impersonally, yet I shall strive to avoid it as much as possible, not so much from a sense of duty as from a standpoint of mercy. I have never enjoyed reading about myself and I am firmly convinced that there are few who have. Perhaps, if I am tempted during this review to give myself an opinion of myself, it may be received with favor even by those critics who have never agreed with any of my characterizations.
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Small 4to. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorations. xv, 366pp. Top edge gilt. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good. Spine faintly age toned and edgeworn, remainder near fine--tight and bright, with giltstamping fresh. A lovely first edition of this thick memoir by the famed late 19th/early 20th century actor and vaudevillian (1857-1919) best known for his portrayal of Fagin in a 1912 stage version of Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist." This sharp copy bears a choice autograph addition: Neatly tipped on the blank margin beneath Goodwin's frontispiece head-and-shoulders portrait is an inscribed and signed (in bold pencil) lined 2" X 4" slip: "Yours Truly / Nat Goodwin Jr." Early example--Goodwin later usually signed himself "Nat C. Goodwin." Interestingly, front flyleaf bears the circular blind-embossed ownership imprint of well-known television character actor Robert Casper (1924-2020). An exceptional, tight 'n' bright copy of a title often found in sad, saggy condition and with interesting added signature.
