No Mother to Guide Her Tapa dura - 2000

Hardback. Very Good.

US: Prion, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. (No Dustjacket)A clean hardcover, no markings throughout: Elmer Bliss, naive and implacably optimistic champion of the Southern Californian way, uses his newspaper column to defend the movie world's indiscretions from the scandal sheets. As Tinseltown parties end in murder, Elmer innocently runs sunny accounts of the stars' wholesome lives. His crowning moment comes as Miss Viola Lake, Hollywood's favorite clean-cut starlet, is about to be accused of drug abuse and sexual promiscuity during a murder trial that threatens to blow the lid off the film colony. With his good intentions at the ready, Elmer leaps, like a matinee idol, to Viola's protection. With intimate ease, Anita Loos sets up a fondly sardonic and devastatingly funny tour of the glorious artifice and excess that is Hollywood: tasteless fashions, bizarre religious sects, mass murder, sex, divorce, extravagant morals, industry nepotism, and vacuous inhabitants -- fresh from the Midwest -- wandering… Leer más

London: Prion, 1999. First Edition. . Hardcover. As New/As New. Fine book and DJ. Unread.Unclipped. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Prion. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Prion Books Ltd, 2000-01-14. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Jacket. 10x8x2. This is a caustic comicbook tale of Hollywood in its 1920s heyday. Anita Loos sets up a sardonic tour of the artifice and excess that is Hollywood: dreadful architecture, tasteless fashions, bizarre religious sects, mass murder, sex, divorce, industry neopotism and vacuous inhabitants. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

Prion (GB), 2000. Hardcover. Like New. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Prion (GB), 2000. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Prion. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Prion Books, January 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good.

Prion Books, 2000-02-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. 0.7402 in x 7.4606 in x 6.7205 in. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear . It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.