I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn by Michael Chaplin
SKU: B-000765

I Couldn't Smoke The Grass On My Father's Lawn

Author: Michael Chaplin
Special Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated, First Edition, Hardcover
Condition: The dust jacket is tattered, torn, chipped with tape repaired tears. The dust jacket underside has some foxing. The first three papers have foxing. The page opposite the contents page has a mid page tear. The pages generally page edge ageing. Otherwise the pages are clean and tidy. No writing. No dog ears. Tight strong binding. From a smoke free home.

Biography & Memoir

Autobiography Memoir Charlie Chaplin Michael Chaplin

Michael Chaplin’s 1966 memoir I Couldn’t Smoke the Grass on My Father’s Lawn opens the gate on a unique coming-of-age story, tracing life as the son of silent-screen icon Charlie Chaplin while forging his own path through boarding-school rebellion, early acting gigs and the swinging London scene. First-edition hardbacks with the original dust jacket are scarce, especially intact; this one still packs the era’s candid charm.

The book arrives with all the period flavour collectors prize: a Leslie Frewin first printing, illustrated plates, and that unmistakable mid-sixties jacket graphics. Condition notes are transparent—tears and chips to the wrapper have been stabilised with archival tape, light foxing visits the first few leaves, and one internal page carries a neat, closed tear.

Ideal for readers drawn to Hollywood-family biographies or anyone curating a shelf of British show-business memoirs, this copy balances readability with collectible rarity. It’s a tangible slice of cinema history you can hold, perfect for film buffs, Chaplin completists and memoir lovers alike.

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