8vo. [xii], 239pp, [5]. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered in black, white, and yellow. A little bumped and water-stained, with the spine sunned. Inscribed on the bright yellow FFEP: 'For Larry O. Not gifted but cherishable. With love from Same. New York: April, 1958. P.S. - all you have to read of this is page 32.'

Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (1893-1973), was an American playwright, screenwriter, and biographer. Laurence Olivier led the cast for the debut of his ninth play, No Time for Comedy, which opened on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 17, 1939, running for 179 performances. The Worcester Account is his first collection of autobiographical essays.

From the library of Laurence Olivier, to whom many books were gifted over the length of his illustrious, industrious, and enduring career as one of the most important figures of stage and screen in the 20th century.