About this title: Now back in print from the author of "Auntie Mame"--the bawdy, bestselling, bountifully illustrated autobiography of an imaginary diva whose life is one hilarious mishap after another. 150 photos.
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Edition: 1st Crest Printing
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Fawcett, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Illustrated. Good. 4.5 x 7 paperback book. Pink and white lettering on the black spine with a color illustrated cover. The intimate memoirs of Belle Poitrine. 304 pages. Stains on front and back pages. Cover worn. Page edges browning. Other moderate wear. Good condition. read more
Edition: Stated First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: E. P. Dutton, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good Minus. No Jacket. 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Book is sound and tight; text is clean, bright, and unmarked, with no creased or torn pages; red cloth binding shows light soiling to bottom extremities, o/w clean, with bumped top corners and mild rubbing along bottom. 272 pp, profusely illustrated with b&w photos. A satirical "biography" lampooning stardom and the Hollywood lifestyle it begets. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780767913478ISBN:0767913477
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Tight, clean, unmarked pages with square spine. Light wear to the wrapper. Store sticker on back. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dutton
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. Clean Copy, No Remainder Mark, Tight Square Binding, Slight Surface Rubbing to Red Boards with Gilt Lettering, Dust Cover has Considerable Wear with, clipped corner, lots of Edgewear and several Tears, Pages are Tanned, Priority Shipping 5-7 business days recommended for prompt delivery in time for the holidays by USPS when offered, Delivery Confirmation included on all domestic items where available. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780767913478ISBN:0767913477
Description: Good-Some Underlining. The pages of this copy show some sporadic bits of underlining, but are otherwise clean; the binding is square, the spine uncreased, and the soft cover is crisp, clean, and excellent. read more
Description: Arthur Barker Limited, London, 1961. Hard Cover, 8vo, First Edition. No Dust Jacket. Book Condition: Good. Light edgewear and light foxing edges. Very clean interior. Dust Jacket: Good Minus. Moderat edgewear with small tears and 2cm piece misssing bottom. Not Clipped. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: PAN
Date Published: 1964
Description: Paperback. GOOD READING COPY. Page edges tanned, a reading copy only. Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, New York
Date Published: 1961
Description: Cris Alexander, Photographer. Very Fine. No Jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Red boards; gilt title on spine. By the author of Auntie Mame, Around the World with Auntie Mame, and others. Many photographs. 272 pages. read more
"This is such a peculiar book. I first saw it in my parents' bedroom, not long after it came out. Dad was hiding it, so of course we had to peek at it, and the "naughty" photos absolutely riveted us--just because they were naughty. But the story made no sense.
I stumbled on a copy in a used book store decades later, and the first couple of pages made me laugh out loud--it was a sendup of star memoirs, probably of Gypsy Rose Lee's autobiography, which I think came out around then.
The joke very soon wore thin, but what kept me going was actually the photos--I got a sense that this was a group project, and a great deal of fun was being had. I always find that disarming, even if the finished product isn't all that great.
Anyway, I wish Dennis had kept this to novelette length at most, before the joke really wore off."
"Another Patrick Dennis brainchild...this one way ahead of it's time. This story also found another successful venue on Broadway in the early 1960s. So funny and still on point with the bizarre lives and exotic memiors of entertainers, both then and now.
Belle Poitrine is a delighful egotist and her life story is a hoot. The photos are hilarious!"
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