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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
by LOOS, Anita
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- Condition
- near fine
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second. hardcover. near fine. Barton, Ralph. Two volumes, each inscribed, each 8vo, full red crushed morocco with gilt detail & raised bands. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 217 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "With thanks to darling Brown for proving my theory. Anita Loos." But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, 248 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1928. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "All love to my darling Brown from Anita Loos." Near fine copies.<br/><br/> Amazing to find a finely bound matched set, inscribed, of the most classic of Loos's titles. Loos was Hollywood's foremost woman playwright, screenwriter, and novelist.<br/><br/>
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
- Argosy Book Store
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 217670
- Title
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
- Author
- LOOS, Anita
- Illustrator
- Barton, Ralph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1925
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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