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LOOS, Anita (1888-1981). Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Woman. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925.
8o. Illustrated by Ralph Barton. Original red cloth (some minor staining , some light wear at spine ends); quarter morocco folding case with onlays of cabaret dancers.
FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Loos on the front endpaper: "To dearest Jessica with much love from Anita October 1925." Loos' novel was adapted into a Broadway musical and, in 1953, a film version was released starring Marilyn Monroe, in which she performs her famous rendition of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," Jane Russell, and Charles Coburn.
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FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Loos on the front endpaper: "To dearest Jessica with much love from Anita October 1925." Loos' novel was adapted into a Broadway musical and, in 1953, a film version was released starring Marilyn Monroe, in which she performs her famous rendition of "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," Jane Russell, and Charles Coburn.