Marilyn: A Biography
by Mailer, Norman
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
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About This Item
New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. White cloth binding only slightly rubbed at spine ends, corners; light smudge along top edge of front board, else a nice signed first edition. No dj. Hinged slipcase barely rubbed at corners. ; Boxed; profuse & showy b&w, color photo ils. by "the world's most famous photographers"; signature page signed by author & Lawrence Schiller ('on behalf of the Photographers').; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 270 pages; Signed by Author .
Synopsis
In 1973, Norman Mailer published Marilyn , his celebrated in-depth account of the life of Marilyn Monroe, as a glossy, fully illustrated coffee-table tome. His work was immediately acclaimed - and an enduring bestseller, rumoured to have sold more copies than any of his other works except The Naked and the Dead .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hyde Brothers, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 40347
- Title
- Marilyn: A Biography
- Author
- Mailer, Norman
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- American Movie Stars, Marilyn Monroe Photos, Signed by Norman Mailer, Signed by Lawrence Schiller
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
About Hyde Brothers, Booksellers
Open shop with over 125,000 volumes. We try to maintain a good selection in all categories and have a fondness for the odd & obscure. Specialties include History, Nature, Literature, Religion, Mystery, SF, Art, Children's, Humor, Indiana
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