Add this copy of Show Girl to cart. $32.00, good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Simon and Schuster.
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Good. Cloth backed boards, good, no jacket, spine a little dull and faded, light wear and surface soil to boards, old inscription on pastedown. Comic novel and drama, with epistolary novel features and reproductions of telegrams, too, very modernist. Based on Louise Brooks, they say.
Add this copy of Show Girl to cart. $54.99, good condition, Sold by Fables Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Goshen, IN, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Simon and Schuster.
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Good. A former bookstore loan library volume with all the expected stamps stickers and markings. Some shelf storage or usage wear present. Staining to cover. The binding is tight and all pages are present. Missing dustjacket as pictured. The pages appear unmarked. Pictures available upon request. Individually inspected by Scott. Thanks for supporting an independent bookseller!
Add this copy of Show Girl to cart. $850.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Simon and Schuster.
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Very Good. First edition. Boards a bit bowed, spine lettering rubbed and faded, a sound, about very good copy lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author to director and actor Erich von Stroheim with von Stroheim's bookplate: "To my very good friend 'Von'. Piously, J.P. McEvoy. Jan. 29-'29 [with a sketch of a person]." The first of McEvoy's novels to feature Dixie Dugan, a Brooklyn-born showgirl who conquers Broadway and Hollywood. Dixie Dugan, based on the life and appearance of Louise Brooks, was the central character in several films including the Alfred Santell-directed *Show Girl* (1928) with Alice White and Donald Reed; Mervyn Leroy's 1930 *Show Girl in Hollywood* with White and Jack Mulhall; *Le Masque d'Hollywood* (1931) directed by Clarence Badger and John Daumery; and *Dixie Dugan* (1943) directed by Otto Brower. McEvoy is also known for his plays and novels which were adapted into films for W.C. Fields including *It's the Old Army Game* (1926), *The Potters* (1927), *The Old Fashioned Way* (1934), *You're Telling Me! * (1934), and *It's a Gift* (1934). Von Stroheim began his career as an actor (invariably playing Teutonic terrors and billed as "The Man You Love to Hate"), then directed several key silent films (*Greed*, *Foolish Wives*, etc. ) before his legendary extravagance forced him to return to acting in the sound era, with notable roles in *Grand Illusion*, *Sunset Boulevard*, and several other films. A wonderful association.
