Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Mary Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, NY, 1928.
Price: US$7.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black & White Cover
Seller: Pepper's Old Books, Hanson, KY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita; Barton, Ralph [Illustrator]. But Gentleman Marry Brunettes". Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second printing. Charming black and white paper-backed boards. Solid binding with a sharp bump to top of front panel. Light wear to extremities, heavy wear to corners. Gilt lettering on spine is rubbed. Previous owner's name written on FFEP. Text and images unmarked. Lacking dust wrapper. 8vo. 248pp.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES". Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$8.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 248pp, illus., slight wear to cover.
Seller: Russ States, Oil City, PA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No dust jacket. Cover has some rubbing. Name plate on front panel; writing on front end page. A few dog-ears and spots. Very Good condition.
Seller: Rare Reads, Athens, GA, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita.. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes.. Boni & Liveright,, NY:, 1928.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB, Springfield, MA, U.S.A.
Anita Loos. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, NY, 1928.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 248 pp, b/w illustrations, the book and contents are solid and tight, the pages are clean and the endpapers are lightly browned, the covers are tight and have light soil and some extremity wear.
Seller: Yesterday's Books, Richmond, IN, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$11.68 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black cloth-backed patterned paper-covered boards. Moderate wear to edges and corners. Front free endpaper removed. Otherwise a clean and unmarked copy. 248pp. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: CARDINAL BOOKS ~~ ABAC/ILAB, London -- Birr, ON, Canada
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes". Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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
Seller: Abstract Books, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni and Liveright, NY, 1928.
Price: US$13.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: (USA) 2nd printing of the first edition 1928) No marking, pages clean, a touch of rubbing to covr corenr tips just breaking the paper, slight darkening to top edge of covers, the gold to the spine titles have worn off, thus Good used copy; lacking the DJ. 7.5 x 5.25, black on white pattern covers, black cloth spine, 248pp, B&W illus frontis and 12 B&W plates, with droll line drawings in text. Loos is perhaps best known for her short novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a satirical view of a blonde showgirl from Arkansas out to get a rich husband. It was an overnight bestseller. She wrote a sequel titled But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, in which the plot follows the further adventures of Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw. The book is told through the voice of Lorelei. In 1955 a film was made of the book. " .I always believe in knowing several different kinds of people, and as long as my husband is of the wealthy classes, I prefer to meet brainy gentlemen who have got ideas on the outside." An entertaining read. (1.6 JM 0415 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: J. W. Mah, Burnaby, BC, Canada
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$14.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in black quarter buckram and decorated black & white paper boards, sans DW; some wear to board ends; illustrated in black & white by Ralph Barton; 248pp.
Seller: Michael J. Toth, Bookseller, ABAA, Springtown, PA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. New York, Boni & Liveright,, 1928.
Price: US$14.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: As pictured, a First Addition, no additional printings, a fair hardcover, spine lettering has rubbed asway, hinge repair, No owner marks
Seller: Ocean Tango Books, North Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Anita Loos. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$16.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st Edition, 2nd printing, wear to covers and spine, corners bumped and worn, board showing, edges chipped and worn, boards showing, top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, titles on spine faded and worn, internally in good condition, pages crisp and clear but slightly yellowing
Seller: Neo Books, Sidcup, KENT, United Kingdom
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 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.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita.. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes". Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Corner wear, Very Good. No Dust Jacket.
Seller: Pride and Prejudice-Books, Ballston Lake, NY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES. New York, NY Boni & Liveright 1928, 1928.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. 248pp. Ilus. Good Plus. Cover worn at edges, board exposed. (loc 955/1)
Seller: Austin Book Shop LLC, Richmond Hill, NY, U.S.A.
Anita Loos. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$21.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 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 Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: First Landing Books & Arts, Virginia Beach, VA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$21.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: black leather spine,illustrated boards, 248 pp, second printing Standard shipping (no tracking) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.
Seller: San Francisco Book Company, Paris, France
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, NY., 1928, 1928.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 248 pgs. VG, clean copy in black and white decorative boards, but lacking a d.j.
Seller: Old Book Surfer, Cambridge, NY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No DJ.
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$27.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bookplate; 248 pages
Seller: Ann Becker, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES. Boni & Liveright, N,Y., 1928.
Price: US$27.66 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Wear to corners. Clean text, no markings.Hard cover, no dust jacket. Good condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall
Seller: Livres Norrois, Quebec, QC, Canada
LOOS, Anita. But gentlemen marry brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$29.36 + shipping
Description: 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. Used - Good. Good hardback in poor dustjacket
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES'. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 248 The other half of the old 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' philosophy - sequel by the same author.
Seller: Antiques & Art, Piedmont, SD, U.S.A.
Anita Loos. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First printing. Rubbing to corners, gold lettering on spine partially faded or rubbed, slight slant. Dust jacket, in protective cover, has sunning to the spine, moderate rubbing to the extremities, and a couple of small chips.
Seller: Ron Griswold Books North, Pittsfield, MA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 2nd printing. Half black cloth, patterned boards. Gilt lettering mostly gone from spine, else very good. Jacket missing pieces at head of spine and back cover.
Seller: Possum Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Endpapers with modest offsetting, spine lettering rubbed, corners worn, good only, lacking the dust jacket. Sequel to *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*; this was the basis for the film *Gentlemen Marry Brunettes* featuring Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young and Rudy Vallee.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8vo; 248 pages; Decorated boards with some wear and corner bump, otherwise in fine condition.
Seller: Circle City Books, tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES. Boni & Liveright: NY, 1928.
Price: US$57.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton, 7.5 x 5", cloth backed boards, 248pp, spine dull and a little cloudy else good in incomplete, ratty dustjacket. FIRST EDITION. Telegram from Loos (1954) "Have hardly lived the last two years.have been too ill to have flattering photos taken."
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Original 1/2 black cloth over black and white patterned boards (rubbing at corners). Very good. 248 pages. Cut down dust jacket in three pieces laid in loose.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
anita loos. but gentlemen marry brunettes. boni & liveright, new york, 1928.
Price: US$70.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1928 corners worn bumped black spine , black and white pattern on covers
Seller: broken wing books, blaine, MN, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Stamp and owner signature of Alvah C. Drake on front endpapers, (along with pencil drawings of a bookcase and a cocktail bar, erasable, but pleasing enough to leave them be), the spine lettering a little rubbed, very good or better in near very good dust jacket with internal mends to chps and tears. Sequel to *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*; this was the basis for the film *Gentlemen Marry Brunettes* featuring Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young and Rudy Vallee.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentleman Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$90.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Piece missing from top of dj spine extending to a bit of the front panel. DJ spine a little browned, but the book itself is bright and clean. Fun book with charming illustrations!
Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated by Ralph Barton. 248 pp Cover: VG. Binding: Tight, Text and Illustrations: Clean. Overall VG
Seller: Doodletown Farm Books, Ancram, NY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$95.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Book has black and white decorative boards, with a black binding on the spine. Rubbing and bumping to corners, edges and spine ends, and a little general darkening. Very pale faxing to fep, but interior is tight, bright and clean. A smashing copy.
Seller: Compass Books, Devon, United Kingdom
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, NY, 1928.
Price: US$99.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Cloth-backed decorative boards. 2nd large edition before publication, so states DJ spine. Board edges rubbed through, gilt titles partially rubbed away, slight soil/toning. Frontis. The DJ in mylar is chipped with loss to crown/tips, small hole to spine, light soil, price clipped. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall
Seller: curtis paul books, inc., Northridge, CA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentleman Marry Brunettes. Boni and Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The first edition of Loo's sequel to Gentleman Prefer Blonds. Delightfully illustrated by Ralph Barton. A nice copy of the book with just a touch of rubbing to the lower board edges, and some flaking to the gold spine lettering of the publishers name. Chip to top and bottom of dust jacket spine, the chip to the top edge extends along two thirds of the top edge of the front panel, at a maximum depth of three quarters of an inch. The chip is shorter ( an inch and a quarter ) and shallow ( one quarter inch ) around the upper rear panel. Uncommon in dust jacket. Published by Boni and Liveright in 1928.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes". Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Black and white boards, black cloth spine. Gilt lettering on spine flaked off. Edges are worn, rubbed. Name on front endpaper. Page edges are toned.
Seller: Bearly Read Books, Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Description: First Printing; Octavo (21cm).; shiny black cloth spine over black and white decorated boards; stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; 248pp. This is a Fine copy with light pencil notation inside front cover; dustjacket is un-clipped (priced $2.00) light edgewear; chipping at spine ends; tape repairs on verso; small hole near foot of jacket, else VG+. Cover art by Ralph Barton who also illustrated the sequel, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Basis for the film, Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955).
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. London Boni & Liveright 1928, 1928.
Price: US$121.03 + shipping
Description: A first US edition, first printing published by Boni & Liveright in 1928. A very good book showing browning to the text block. Some wear to the head and base of the spine, edges and corners. Binding is a little loose. No dust jacket. The sequel to Gentleman Prefer Blondes.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
LOOS,. Anita.. BUT GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES.. Boni & Liveright. 1928., 1928.
Price: US$129.99 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION in dust jacket. The book is fine. The unclipped dust jacket has some shallow chips to the edges; two short closed tears on the rear panel; the spine is mildly sunned, though the title, author, etc are readable. The sequel to GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES - the further adventures of Lorelei and Dorothy in Hollywood. Illustrated by Ralph Barton, with a cover drawing showing Lorelei in a wedding dress and wedding bells in the background. Brooker.
Seller: Monroe Stahr Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: LOOS, Anita [248] pp. Boni & Liveright 1928 7 1/2" x 5 1/2" Intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita.. BUT- GENTLEMEN MARRY BRUNETTES.. BONI & LIVERIGHT., NY, 1928.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Close to near fine copy in good only dust jacket. (Light remnants of book plate on front end paper. Gilt titles dull at spine. Trace of rubbing to bottom edge of boards. Quarter-size chip at head of front cover of jacket. Other chips at rear panel. Chipping at spine ends which is also rubbed & age toned. ) Illustrated by Ralph Barton.
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
LOOS, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Intimately illustrated by Ralph Barton [248] pp. LOOS, Anita Boni & Liveright 1928 7.5" x 5.25"
Seller: The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$318.51 + shipping
Description: , 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" First Thus , corners and edges rubbed and worn, head and tail of the spine rubbed, textblock clean, binding tight, good condition , quarter bound decorative black and white paper over a hard cover, black cloth and a blind stamped title on the spine , 19 x 13 cm Hardback SIGNED by the author ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: corners and the edges are rubbed and worn, text is clean and bright, name in pencil on the 1/2 title page. Signed and inscribed by the author on the ffep. inscription reads, "To all who read this book my humblest apologies, Read my next book"Anita Loos.
Seller: Nelsons Books, Chazy, NY, U.S.A.
Loos, Anita. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, 1928.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [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.
Seller: ReadInk, ABAA/IOBA, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Anita Loos. But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, 1928.
Price: US$795.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" by Anita Loos 1928 - First Edition Hand Signed & Inscribed Antique Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket 7 3/4" x 5 1/2" 248 Pages The jacket is in fair condition with rips, tears, and overall wear. The jacket is now protected with a removable Mylar cover. The hardcover book is in good minus condition free from rips, tears, bends & writing. The book has been hand signed & inscribed by the author on the front end page in black ink. The pages are mildly toned and the previous owner's name & date is written on the front free end page in black ink. There is cracking along the gutter on back end page. The boards are in good minus condition with edge wear and toning on the top. The binding is tight and square.
Seller: Dara's Library, Wilmette, IL, U.S.A.