New York, NY: Alfred A Knopf, Publisher, 1987 Alfred A Knopf, Publisher, New York. 1987. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped ($16.95); small closed tear at rear upper gutter; light bumping at head. Gray cloth boards and spine with bright silver lettering on spine and front board. Pictorial endpapers. 299 pp 8vo. In this book the author covers her teens and twenties with two failed marriages, two children, and a domineering mother cut off from support when Gloria gets her inheritance at age 21. Lots of bad relationships, bad decisions, and life on an emotional rollercoaster. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

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Bookseller: Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006261
Title: Black Knight, White Knight
Author: Gloria Vanderbilt
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN 10: 0394544129
ISBN 13: 9780394544120
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, Publisher
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1987
Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Keywords: Gloria Vanderbilt, inheritances, autobiography, relationships, money, rich and famous, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Gertrude Morgan Vanderbilt, Pat De Cicco, Thelma Todd, Leopold Stokowski,
Bookseller catalogs: Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;

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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.

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