New York: Boni & Liveright. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. 1928. 2nd printing. Hardcover. [about as nice a copy as you could hope for, the book showing just the teensiest bit of wear at the extremities; the dust jacket equally nice, with just a bit of wear at the upper corners, one tiny tear at the top rear hinge, and some minor scrunching at the top of the spine]. (B&W cartoon illustrations) Loos's sequel to her runaway best-seller of 1925, "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," starts out as a continuation of Lorelei's diary, in which she updates the reader about her adventures making "cinemas," her marriage and new-motherhood, and the commencement of her literary career in New York -- but as of Chapter Three, she switches gears and devotes the remainder of the book to a biography of her good friend and fellow gold-digger Dorothy. This "2nd Large Edition Before Publication" (from the jacket spine) was issued in April 1928, the same month as the first printing. The 1955 film version, GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES, wasn't terribly faithful to the book: for one thing, they made the two ladies sisters. This copy is in exceptional condition, with barely even a trace of the bottom-edge shelfwear that plagues almost every copy of the "Gentlemen" books. .

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Bookseller: ReadInk (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 19285
Title: "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes"
Author: Loos, Anita
Illustrator: Ralph Barton
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dj
Edition: 2nd printing
Publisher: Boni & Liveright
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1928
Keywords: Golddiggers, Comic Novel, Dust Jacket Art 1920s, Movie Source

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