LOOS, ANITA. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady. Intimately Illustrated by Ralph Barton. New York Boni & Liveright 1926, 1926.

Price: US$185.00 + shipping

Description: Later printing. Signed presentation copy from Anita Loos, written in French, inscribed by the author: ÒA Michael OÕConnor, prenez garde aux blondes! Bon chance, Anita Loos. Santa Monica, Sept. 3, 1960.Ó Very good lightly used copy with some edge wear and slight age toning to the covers without dust jacket. A sensational best-seller when published in the twenties that was even read by and praised by James Joyce.

Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.

Loos, Anita. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes + But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes. Boni & Liveright, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1926.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 1925 Boni & Liveright First ed. 11th printing ( April 1926) of this classic. In VG Condition lacking a DJ. With a **SIGNED** label pasted in! There is very minor wear at the spine ends, edges and corners. There is a partial dried ring stain on the front cover but overall a very solid copy of this elusive title. **Also receive the 1928 Boni & Liveright First Ed., of her sequel. A very nice copy in VG condition./ no DJ! The illustrated boards are very clean and tight with bumps at the corners. The only library marks are a bookplate and stamp on the ffep and a small stamp on the title page. **Brenbooks specializes in books made into films.

Seller: Bren-Books, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.

Loos, Anita. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady. Boni and Liveright, New York, 1926.

Price: US$800.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 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 the boards, lightly toned, rubbed through to the boards at the bottom corners. Square and firmly bound with a dark top stain, clean internally. The source material for the 1953 film of the same title starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. This copy is inscribed to Alice Head, who worked for William Randolph Hearst and became one of--if not the--highest paid women working in publishing during the early 20th century, serving as the editor for both Nash's and Good Housekeeping.

Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.