Anita Loos first published the diaries of Lorelei Lee in the flapper days of 1925. Just a little girl from Little Rock, the gold-digging blonde took the world by storm in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, retiring her diary after meeting a traveling American millionaire - but not for long, because, as she tells us in But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes , "it is bright ideas that keep the home fires burning, and prevent a divorce from taking all of the bloom off Romance."
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Anita Loos first published the diaries of Lorelei Lee in the flapper days of 1925. Just a little girl from Little Rock, the gold-digging blonde took the world by storm in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, retiring her diary after meeting a traveling American millionaire - but not for long, because, as she tells us in But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes , "it is bright ideas that keep the home fires burning, and prevent a divorce from taking all of the bloom off Romance."
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Used-Good. Good hardback in poor dustjacket. Decorated paper boards with black cloth spine; faded gilt titles; page edges rather darkened. Dust jacket not price clipped; missing almost all spine, edges very tatty; jacket protected by removable clear film.
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Illustrated by Ralph Barton. , corners and edges rubbed and worn, head and tail of the spine rubbed, textblock clean, binding tight, good condition. Hardback. 1-248 pages, contains 14 black and white plates, originally published by The International Magazine Co., Inc. (Harper's Bazaar), also contains authors signature and dedication in neat black pen on small piece of card "Dear Hirsh Cohen-May this help dry those relentess waves of [Ceques? ] Much Good Luck! Anita Loose", 19 x 13 cm.
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Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Very Good. The basis for the 1955 film. First edition. Gilt lettering is faded from the spine, else very good in black cloth and patterned paper covered boards. No dust jacket.
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Barton, Ralph. Good. Book Ex libris, circulating library. 248 pages, b/w humorous illustrations by Ralph Barton, 12mo; black/white patterned boards/ black cloth. Good condition, front endpaper removed, front hinge broken, names and partial label indside front cover, paperclip mark, rear endpaper library stamp, partial label inside rear cover, cover edgewear, no dust jacket.
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Barton, Ralph. Good. Book. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Black cloth-backed patterned paper-covered boards. Moderate wear to edges and corners. Front free endpaper removed. Otherwise a clean and unmarked copy. 248pp.
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Good. First thus. Good minus. Cover faded, edges bumped and rubbed/ spine stamping gone/ text slightly shaken. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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Very Good in Not Issued jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition, second printing. the sequel to her 1925 novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The plot follows the further adventures of Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw.
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Very Good. Signed by Author(s) First edition thus. Small 8vo. Original stiff printed wrappers (pages 201-238 with stain lower margin). 32 page publisher's catalog at end. Contemporary ink inscription on the upper cover dated October, 1929 (not author's).