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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Inscribed First Edition)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Inscribed First Edition)

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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Inscribed First Edition)

by Loos, Anita

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About This Item

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition. Very Good. Second state with "Devine" on contents page. Inscribed by the author: "To Mr. and Mrs. Pell | the best publicity agents an author ever had. Affectionately Anita Loos | Nov. 3, 1925." Book Very Good with spine a bit dulled and cocked, several newspaper clippings are tipped in on the early pages, presumably publicity work of the Pells.

A comic novel about the roaring 20s and a runaway best seller. Inspired in part by H. L. Mencken and supported by him. Edith Wharton declared it was "The great American novel." There have been numerous adaptations for stage and screen, the most famous being the 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe where she sang "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend." Quite uncommon with a personal inscription in the year of publication. Very Good.

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
Whitmore Rare Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
740
Title
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Inscribed First Edition)
Author
Loos, Anita
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1925
Keywords
...but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

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