"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Loos, Anita
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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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Inscribed First Edition)
by Loos, Anita
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- 1925
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Pasadena, California, USA
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
by LOOS, Anita
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- 1925
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New York, New York, USA
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second. hardcover. near fine. Barton, Ralph. Two volumes, each inscribed, each 8vo, full red crushed morocco with gilt detail & raised bands. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 217 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "With thanks to darling Brown for proving my theory. Anita Loos." But Gentlemen… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES; THE ILLUMINATING DIARY OF A PROFESSIONAL LADY
by ANITA LOOS
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- 1926
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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USA: GROSSET & DUNLAP; ARRANGEMENT WITH BONI & LIVERIGHT, 1926 NICE LOOKING GREEN TEXTURED COVER, RED SPINE AREA, BLACK PRINT FRONT AND SPINE.CLEAN AND TIGHT THROUGHOUT. ARTWORK IN COLOR BY RALPH BARTON. A quite famous book and movie. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady (1925) is a comic novel written by American author Anita Loos. The… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
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London, GBR
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London: Brentano's Ltd,, 1926. First UK edition, signed limited issue, one of 1,000 unnumbered copies signed by the author. The author's classic satire of the Jazz Age was an instant best-seller, and has serious Modernist credentials. It was hailed by Edith Wharton as "the great American Novel", and was selected by James Joyce for his daily designated reading time… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
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Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First edition. Very good in very good jacket.. Inscribed first issue of the famous bestseller of the Jazz Age, chronicling the high life of a Hollywood flapper's trip to Europe. One of the great comic novels of the early 20th century, this work follows in the tradition of humorists like Mark Twain… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire, GBR
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Brentanos Ltd London 1926 . First Edition Tenth Printing dated August 1926 from April of same year original. The illuminating diary of a professional lady and the source for the stage musical and ultimately the Jane Russell and Marilyn Munroe film. Good+ 8vo Dark Red Boards with Swirled Effect HB, titles in quotation marks, spine faded, pages foxed. 217pp… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
by Anita Loos
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- 1926
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Mansonville, Quebec, CAN
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£72.28
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES- Anita Loos- Boni & Liveright-NY- 1926- 1st Edition-15th Printing- Hardcover:12mo- VG++/ no dj- original maroon cloth and baby blue and white marbled type boards- 217pp are clean, couple of light reading smudges, no tears or writing- "Gentlemen prefer blondes - fate keeps on happening - London is really nothing - Paris… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
by Loos, Anita
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- 1926
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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£650.12
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Twelfth Printing. Inscribed by Loos to Alice Head on the front endpaper. Near Fine in a Good jacket, unclipped ($1.75), generally toned, chipped at the edges, a couple closed tears at the bottom edge and front flap fold. Quarter red buckram with patterned paper on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Loos, Anita
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- 1926
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Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA
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Grosset & Dunlap, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Ralph Barton. The International Magazine Co. (Harper's Bazar), 1925. FIRST EDITION, 17th printing. Hardcover. 217 p. Blue marbled, paper-covered boards. Red cloth binding. Black stamped cover design. Edges chipped and frayed in corners. Bumping on head/tail. Binding is very slightly loose. Inscribed by previous owner. Good+ condition. March Box… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Loos, Anita
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- 1926
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Olive Hill, Kentucky, USA
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New York, N. Y., U. S. A.: Boni & Liveright, 1926. Hard Cover. Good. Ralph Barton. Good. No Jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. The book that made the movie that made the star. Book is in good condition, edges of boards knicked. The cover has some chip places but its red and white binding is still very nice. Book… Read more about this item Item Price
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GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
by Anita Loos, illustrated by Ralph Barton
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- thirteenth printing
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- 1926
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Blue Hill, Maine, USA
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New York: Boni and Liveright, 1926. thirteenth printing. Hardcover. Good +. 5 x 7 in. Cloth and paper boards. Condition is GOOD+ ; ex-library with paper label on spine, stamps on endpapers and title pg, no other markings. Corners worn and covers toned at edges. Binding tight and text unmarked. Fiction. Stax. Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Popular Library, 221
by Loos, Anita
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- 1925
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North Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN
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Canada: Better Publications of Canada Ltd , 1925. Soft cover. Very Good. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Popular Library, 221 Loos, Anita Better Publications of Canada Ltd., Popular Library 221. ,Vintage Paperback, (4 1/4" X 6 3/8"), 125pp., Cover art by Earle Bergey; Green Endpapers and Edges. In Very Good Plus Condition; No Markings or Tears.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Anita Loos
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- 1967
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, GBR
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Macfadden Banner, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. No Edition Remarks. 96 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Anita Loos
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- First Edition, 26th Printing
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- 1926
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Clarence, New York, USA
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1926. First Edition, 26th Printing. First edition, 26th printing. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5.25" with 216 numbered pages.
This book is in good minus condition. Moderate bumping and scuffing to entire spine. Moderate staining and scuffing to both boards. Moderate staining to all edges of textblock. Previous owner's personal stamp on bottom… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
by LOOS, Anita.
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London, GBR
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£1,750.00
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New York: Boni & Liveright,, 1925. Inscribed by the author and her mother - the Charlie Watts copy First edition, first printing, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "I am happy to have this copy of my book with David Tomlinson, with all best wishes, Anita Loos". This copy is additionally inscribed by the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by LOOS, Anita
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Quinton, Northamptonshire, GBR
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Brentano's Ltd, London, 1926. 1st edition. Hardcover. Red silk effect boards with buff quarter-spine, lettered in black to front and spine, some light fading to front edges. Intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton. A little light flecking to some leaf margins and the front block, else clean, tight pages throughout. Overall, a very good, crisp copy of the author's… Read more about this item Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Loos Anita
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- Used - Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1926
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Dublin, Dublin, IRL
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£10.39
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Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1926. in Collection of British and American Authors series, one volume, corners a little worn, text clean and fresh, catalogue at rear dated 1926. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Thus. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady
by Loos, Anita
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- First Edition Later Printing
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- 1925
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La Mesa, California, USA
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£11.31
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New York, New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Barton, Ralph. Best-selling jazz-age comedic fiction famously turned into a 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell. Originally published in 1925, this is the Seventh printing of this Boni & Liveright edition from Jan. 1926, in 217 pages, "intimately illustrated" by… Read more about this item Item Price
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“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”
by LOOS, ANITA
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- Used - First English Edition; deluxe limited issue; one of 1000 copies signed by Loos. Very good.
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- 1926
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Newton, Massachusetts, USA
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£403.80
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London: Brentano’s, 1926. First English Edition; deluxe limited issue; one of 1000 copies signed by Loos. Very good. Item Price
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Anita Loos
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- 2014
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- Paperback
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- 9780871403179
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Seattle, Washington, USA
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Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2014. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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