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Always Ask a Man: Arlene Dahl's Key to Femininity
by Dahl, Arlene; Blanchard, Carol (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1965. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Blanchard, Carol. Popular midcentury actress offers advice she gleaned from talking to thousands of men on what makes the "ideal woman,'' & offers tips on how to achieve such status. Typical 50s' stereotypes & promotion of advice boiled down to "just shut up & look pretty" presented without a touch of irony. In 180 pages with Index, line drawings throughout by Carol Blanchard. Orig. published in 1965, this is the Third Printing from May of that year, but a Book Club Edition (BCE). Hardcover with cream-colored cloth over boards stamped with a bright red pair of lips & beauty mark to front, lettered in somewhat faded red script to spine. Condition is Near Fine: very clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with very mild tanning to edges; no foxing. The unclipped DJ is VG, downgraded due to some chipping to both edges. with moderate edgewear; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 021116
- Title
- Always Ask a Man: Arlene Dahl's Key to Femininity
- Author
- Dahl, Arlene; Blanchard, Carol (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Blanchard, Carol
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- Prentice-Hall, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Englewood Cliffs, NJ
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- MANNERS WOMEN FEMALE FEMININITY STEREOTYPES CHARM ACTRESS ACTOR ADVICE HOW TO BEAUTY SEX SEXUALITY MEN MALE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women's-Men's-Gender Studies/Feminism/LBGTQA; Self-help/Inspiration/Relationships;
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Chipping
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