- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: L&L's Book Nook, Centralia, WA, U.S.A.L&L's Book Nook
AbeBooks seller since February 14, 2025
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 33.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Faults: No dust jacket, boards are slightly faded, top and bottom of spine are bumped and worn, pages are toned due to age. Otherwise, square spine, strong binding, clean pages. The autobiography of Adler, a famous madam who ran a high-profile brothel in New York City from the 1920s to the 1940s, detailing her life, the city's underworld, and her interactions with gangsters and celebrities like Dorothy Parker and Frank Sinatra. The book, ghostwritten by Virginia Faulkner, became a bestseller, offering a unique perspective on women's lives in the criminal underworld and immigrant experiences, and was later adapted into a film and remains a valuable resource for social history.
Seller Inventory # 000683
Bibliographic details
- Title
- A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME
- Author
- Polly Adler
- Publisher
- RINEHART AND CO
- Publication year
- 1953
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
L&L's Book Nook
Centralia, WA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since February 14, 2025
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| Item | 7 to 10 business days | 1 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 0.00 | US$ 10.00 |
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L&L's Book Nook is Lilly and Leon, a father-daughter duo with a passion for autobiographies as well as historical, craft and collectible books. We bring decades of experience to ABE Books, offering everything from rare first editions to obscure literary treasures. We curate our select stock with a keen eye for quality and authenticity. We believe that no two people ever read the same book, and that no two books are ever the same book twice. Seller photos available upon request
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first edition, hard-cover, oversized, collectibles and photography booksSeller's business information
L&L's Book Nook
WA, U.S.A.
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