Books

Two volumes, each inscribed, each 8vo, full red crushed morocco with gilt detail & raised bands. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, 217 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1925. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "With thanks to darling Brown for proving my theory. Anita Loos." But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes, 248 pages, New York; Boni & Liveright, 1928. Second printing. Inscribed on the flyleaf: "All love to my darling Brown from Anita Loos." Near fine copies. Amazing to find a finely bound matched set, inscribed, of the most classic of Loos's titles. Loos was Hollywood's foremost woman playwright, screenwriter, and novelist.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a comic novel written by Anita Loos that portrays the roaring adventures of Lorelei Lee, the quintessential 'dumb blonde' with a clever streak.