Louise Brooks
by Paris, Barry
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394559231
- ISBN 13
- 9780394559230
- Seller
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf Publishers. New in New dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0394559231 . This specific hardback book is in new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in new condition with no discernible wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Louise Brooks by Barry Paris is the only full-length biography on silent screen legend Louise Brooks to date. Paris' career as a successful journalist serves him well in his role of biographer; his talent for in-depth research paired with stylish writing makes for exciting and highly-informative reading, and creates a book that will stand as the definitive biography in the face of any others that may follow.In Louise Brooks, Paris carefully traces the actress' childhood in Cherryvale, Kansas - the events of which would have a profound influence on the woman she was to become. Her early stage career in New York and her film career in both Hollywood and Berlin are covered fully from both a professional and a personal viewpoint. Weaving Brooks' own reflections as well as countless interviews with contemporaries, Paris gives a well-rounded impression of a complex character. Brooks' sad decline is handled with sensitivity but also full disclosure, and her joyous, phoenix-like uprising in her later years serves for a real-life happy ending. In a genre where dross is often offered as gold, Louise Brooks by Barry Paris is an intelligent, top-of-the-line masterwork - the very best in biography. Read it - you will not be disappointed!" ; 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.5 inches; 609 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dr. Bookman - All Books Tightly Packaged in Cardboard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27400
- Title
- Louise Brooks
- Author
- Paris, Barry
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394559231
- ISBN 13
- 9780394559230
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- 0394559231, Film History, Biography, Louise Brooks, Silent Film Actress, Most Beautiful Woman
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