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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
by Loos, Anita
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Twelfth Printing. Inscribed by Loos to Alice Head on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($1.75), generally toned, chipped at the edges, a couple closed tears at the bottom edge and front flap fold. Quarter red buckram with patterned paper on the boards, lightly toned, rubbed through to the boards at the bottom corners. Square and firmly bound with a dark top stain, clean internally. The source material for the 1953 film of the same title starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. This copy is inscribed to Alice Head, who worked for William Randolph Hearst and became one of--if not the--highest paid women working in publishing during the early 20th century, serving as the editor for both Nash's and Good Housekeeping.
Synopsis
Anita Loos was born in California in 1888. She began writing movie scripts and supplied film scenarios for D.W. Griffith and Douglas Fairbanks. First published in 1925, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was a best-seller in thirteen languages and was followed by its sequel, But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes . Anita Loos was the author of the novels A Mouse is Born and No Mother to Guide Her and two volumes of autobiography, A Girl Like I and Kiss Hollywood Good-by . She died in 1981.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7151
- Title
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
- Author
- Loos, Anita
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boni and Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- 20th Century Fiction, Books to Film, Women, Rich, Wealthy, New York, Socialite, Publishing, Humor, William Randolph Hearst, Jazz Age, Flappers, Paris
Terms of Sale
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All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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