Fading to spine and toning to pastedowns - endpapers due to age. Interior is clean and tight. Claimed that What Makes Sammy Run? Is the most authentic read about how things were during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Schulberg's father, at the time this novel was written, was the powerful head of Paramount Studios..
Budd literally grew up with the movies, and his insider perspective is a priceless aspect of the book.