"EXPLAINING CHINA" by Steve Allen New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1980). First edition, first printing. Contains publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 10. Inscribed, SIGNED, and dated 1981by the author to the front endpaper. The author, songwriter, comedian and multi-talk show host, was the first host of The Tonight Show and won a Grammy for a jazz composition. Enhanced with one hundred fifty photographs. Steve Allen was married to China-born actress Jayne Meadows, who joins him in observations, reporting on, and analyzing the people, customs, culture and politics of China based on their three major travel trips to China in the 1970s. Mr. Allen also includes some his trademark wit and humor in the text. Lower rear corner tip lightly bumped, else near fine in black linen over orange boards with gilt embossed titles to the spine; in a near fine dust jacket with a few tiny edge nicks and a few very short edge tears; original $14.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. A warmly SIGNED first edition by a significant Hollywood personality. A presentable gift collectible. Quarto; 339 pages; select bibliography; index. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED BOOKS THANKS!