"Limpy" ; The Boy Who Felt Neglected

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1917. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on the front endpage - "To Billy Hays Jr - because the author likes the way his father talks about him this book is inscribed by William Johnston". From the collection of Will H. Hays, most famously known as the first President of Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), which under his guidance published a blacklist of actors and workers studios should not hire, inserted moral clauses into actors' contracts, and published an informal list of suggested guidelines for film producers. When the Catholic Church formed its Legion of Decency and threatened nationwide boycotts of movies, Hays installed a more formal production code, called the Hays Code( later simply "The Code"), which became the virtual law of Hollywood until the 1960s. This book the basis for the 1932 film "When a Fellow Needs a Friend" starring Jackie Cooper. A SCARCE book in any edition, RARE SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR and a great Hollywood ASSOCIATION. Very Good Minus, lacking the dustjacket, cloth at spine faded and title rubbed but still legible, page block a bit loose, illustration at page 276 loose. . SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Reprint. Cloth. Very Good Minus/No Jacket. Illus. by Arthur W. Brown . Presentation Copy.