Dentner Davies (3 results)

Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Plus. First Edition. Book measures 19x13.5.cm. vi,153pp, 16 plates. Bound in original publishes red cloth, with blue lettering. Cloth very lightly rubbed, lean on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Dust jacket rubbed, some loss on spine, general wear, dust,dirt marked. Jacket in good condition. Internally, light tanning to pages. Pages and plates in good clean condition. A good clean copy, in a worn jacket. Size: 8vo.

1st Edition. 151 pages. Original salmon pink cloth covers slightly worn and marked. Very good worn and chipped pictorial dust jacket. Internally fine. Black and white photo pasted in on the front pastedown. Paper yellowing sepia photogrpahs. Scarce.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, publishers orange cloth, 153pp, 16 plates. A Fine copy in an about near-fine dustwrapper which is adorned with a striking photo by fame celebrity photographer George Hurrell of Harlow circa 1933. This book was published just 3 months after the blonde bombshell's premature death in June 1937 at age 26. There's no American edition as this was only published in the UK. This isn't really a flushed out biography on Harlow, as it reads much like the studio fan magazines of the era. A rare item, especially so with the striking George Hurrell dustwrapper in this condition. Jean Harlow (1911-1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930's. Harlow was signed by billionaire producer Howard Hughes who directed her first major appearance in Hell's Angels (1930), but she left her contract with Hughes and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1932. After a series of critically unsuccessful films, Harlow became a leading lady, starring in a string of hits including Red Dust (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), Reckless (1935), and Suzy (1936). Harlow's popularity rivaled and soon surpassed that of MGM colleagues Joan Crawford and Norma Shearer. By the late 1930's, she was one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Often nicknamed the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde," she was popular for her "Laughing Vamp" movie persona. Harlow died at age 26 during the filming of MGM's 1937 blockbuster Saratoga. The studio was able to complete the film by using body doubles and it was released a little over a month after Harlow's death. The American Film Institute ranked Jean Harlow as the 22nd greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema. Harlow was also the screen idol of 1950s screen legend and cultural icon Marilyn Monroe.