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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Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published by Curtis Books.
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Add this copy of "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes." to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Boni & Liveright,.
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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.
Add this copy of "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" to cart. $12.00, good condition, Sold by The Abstract rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Indianapolis, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Boni & Liveright.
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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.
Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $13.99, good condition, Sold by JWMah rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Boni and Liveright.
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Barton, Ralph. Good. Lacking the Dustjacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. (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 0408.
Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $18.00, good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Boni & Liveright.
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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.
Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $18.00, very good condition, Sold by Alexander Books (ABAC/ILAB) rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ancaster, ON, CANADA, published 1928 by Mclean And Smithers.
Add this copy of "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" to cart. $18.60, good condition, Sold by Cardinalis Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, ON, CANADA, published 1928 by Boni & Liveright.
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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.
Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $20.00, good condition, Sold by Austin Book Shop LLC rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Richmond Hill, NY, UNITED STATES, published by New York, NY Boni & Liveright 1928.
Add this copy of But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes to cart. $21.21, very good condition, Sold by First Landing Books & Art, Inc rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Virginia Beach, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Boni & Liveright.
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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.
