Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
by Loos, Anita
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good +
- Seller
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Ralph Barton. The International Magazine Co. (Harper's Bazar), 1925. FIRST EDITION, 17th printing. Hardcover. 217 p. Blue marbled, paper-covered boards. Red cloth binding. Black stamped cover design. Edges chipped and frayed in corners. Bumping on head/tail. Binding is very slightly loose. Inscribed by previous owner. Good+ condition. March Box 2
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Honest Dog Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A803981X00636
- Title
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
- Author
- Loos, Anita
- Illustrator
- Ralph Barton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Date Published
- 1926
- Pages
- 217
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Honest Dog Books
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Bayfield, Wisconsin
About Honest Dog Books
Honest Dog Books is a family-run new and used general interest bookstore with a long history in Bayfield, Wisconsin. Owners Julie Buckles and Charly Ray are wilderness travelers with a team of sled dogs, two teenagers, and deep love for community, literature, and conversation.
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- Good+
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- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- First Edition
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- Edges
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