Hopper Hedda with James Brough (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Black embossed cl., gilt, blue lettering and design on backstr. Dj worn, has tears, chips. Photo plates. 331pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good minus with heavy spine lean and some edge wear. No markings, no bookplate, no remainder spray. In good dust jacket with some nicks, tears, edge wear, edge abrasions Jacket is not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good with slight spine lean. Prior owner name in ink on pastedown, no other markings, no bookplate, no remainder spray. In good dust jacket with some nicks, tears, edgewear, creases to rear panel. Jacket is not price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HEDDA HOPPER tells all, reveals the inner secrets, hidden fears, the behind-the-scene stories of Hollywood and the people who made it famous in THE WHOLE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT. HEDDA HOPPER. has known three generations of Hollywood-their successes, failures, their proud moments, their scandals. Now she has decided .to draw the curtains aside and tell the truth about the whole business, from the days of the "flickers" to television shows like "Ben Casey." Among the illustrious cast assembled within these pages: MARLON BRANDO, JUDY GARLAND, MARION DAVIES, DEANNA DURBIN, BOB HOPE, ELSA MAXWELL, JOHN BARRYMORE, ROBERT WALKER, ED SULLIVAN, WALTER WINCHELL, ELVIS PRESLEY, FRANK SINATRA, ELIZABETH TAYLOR, GENE FOWLER, GRACE KELLY, LOUELLA PARSONS and more-many more-the inside stories of whom are revealed frankly. JAMES BROUGH is one of the most prolific writers of the day. A former newspaperman with a record of service in London, Washington, and New York, Mr. Brough is married, is the father of two children and lives in Greenwich, Connecticut. Slight bumping to top and bottom of spine. All orders shipped protected in a box. Photographs (illustrator). Book.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Good, Frayed. First Edition. 331pp. With photos. "Hedda keeps her promise: the stories behind fifty years of headlines.".

Condition: VG. 1ST. usual tanning to pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Printing not stated; gutter code E17, suggesting an April 1963 publication. Binding tight; pages clean with 1" scrape to front endpaper (sticker removal?) and faint stain to top of text block. Unclipped ($4.95) dust jacket is unfaded with some edgewear. Inscribed by Hopper to prior owner across half-title page. The great Hollywood gossip columnist's second and final book: 'Hedda Hopper tells all, reveals the inner secrets, hidden fears, the behind-the-scene stories of Hollywood and the people who made it famous.' The author died in 1966. 331 pages. Inscribed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Later printing (?). Octavo, 331pp., illustrated. Though there is no "first edition" statement on the copyright page, the gutter code E4 indicates a January 1963 printing, thus this presumed reprint would have been issued within the first month of the initial publication. A fine, crisp copy in a near fine dust jacket, just a tinge faded on the spine, with some creases to the crown. This copy SIGNED and amusingly, generically inscribed bu Hopper on the front free endpaper: "Please don't lend it, make your friend buy this [book?] yrs. Hedda Hopper.". …

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, First Printing. A very interesting autobiography by Hollywood's best known gossip columnist, Hedda Hopper. She inscribed the book in blue ink on the front free endpaper, "To "Mary Peters"/ A grand lady who likes to read--/Bless you/Hedda Hopper." The book is bound in black paper boards with blue and gold titling on the spine. Overall, the book is in fine condition but for very slight cocking and very minor touches of wear on the page edges. The dustjacket is price-clipped and shows minor rubbing around the spine but overall a very sold nice dustjacket protected by an archival dustjacket. Although Hedda Hopper appeared in more than 120 movies, usually playing a society woman, she was best known as the hard-hitting and sometimes vicious gossip columnist for the Los Angeles Times who had along-running feud with Louella Parsons. Her trademark fashions included her large flamboyant hats. She was a staunch Republican and supported the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings. It will be interesting to read this book and hear her side of things, don't you think? Near Fine in Archival Plastic Dustjacket.…