Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann, First Edition, Signed (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good plus. 1st Edition. Very good with some light foxing to spine, page edges and endpapers, otherwise clean and unmarked. In a very good plus dust jacket ($5.95 price intact) with minor rubbing to spine ends and a touch of soiling. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR on the flyleaf: "Best wishes, Jacqueline Susann." A very nice signed copy of this famous novel, basis for the 1967 film. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Very Good. Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition, 3rd Printing. 13.5 x 21.5 cm white cloth backed black paper boards with yellow and red decoration to the front and red titles to the spine. Top edge red, [vi] 442pp. In original unclipped jacket priced at $5.95. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. The book is very good noting some obvious spotting to the spine and some very faint spotting to the endpapers. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is good only. It has spotting to the top and fore edges which have holes and splits. There are splits of 1.5 and 2 cm along the bottom edge of the upper panel; rubbing, chipping and short tears of under 0.3 cm to the spine tips, and splits in the fore edge joint of front panel and front flap of 4cm and 2cm. All in all, a scarce signed copy of one of the best selling books of all time. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed bookplate by Susann laid in. Rubbing, discoloration, creasing and closed tears to dust jacket. Near Fine/Very Good+. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The book is beautifully inscribed by Jacqueline Susann and Patty Duke on the first page, then just signed by Barbara Parkins with another inscription on Patty Duke on the second page. Jacqueline Susann's inscription reads "To larry All My Best - Jacqueline Susann". Patty's reads Love to you Larry Patty Duke 4/13/14 Neely O'Hara" and "To Bill with love Patty Duke Neely O'Hara". Pictures of Patty and Barbara signing the book will be included with the purchase. The jacket has a couple of small tears along the front bottom edge and some minor scuffing along the top edge of the spine. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by author on front free end page in black pen, "To Rose & Jean- Here it is- Hope you like it- Love Jackie" First printing stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 Book; binding firm with near fine red titles to spine, mild push to three corners else boards straight and clean; mild toning to edges with minor soiling to edges and to few interior pages. Dust jacket ($5.95) has mild bumping and chipping to mostly spine and flap fold ends with six short to 1/2" closed tears to top spine and top covers, small paper loss to bottom front flap fold end. Color sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box. Inscribed by Author(s).

First U.K. edition. 442 pages. Inscribed by the author to the front endpaper: "To Franca and Justin in friendship and deepest affection always Jacki S 11/6/66". The book is firmly bound in clean blue cloth lettered in bright silver to the spine, the extremities are lightly bumped and rubbed. The text block is slightly dusty and age toned, with minor marks. The dust jacket is the original, it is price clipped, slightly toned and rubbed, with some minor nicks and short closed tears to the edges. The book also retains its original promotional wrap-around band, which is age toned, slightly nicked, marked and faded. A novel of Broadway and Hollywood, following the lives of three women from the mid-1940s to mid-1960s, the reality underlying the glamour, the sex, drugs and betrayals. The U.K. edition, with its stark, Nicholas Flower designed dust jacket, evokes the mood of the book perfectly, showing a blurred image of a woman passed out in the background, while a bottle of pills looms, large, clear and menacing in the foreground. Signed copies of the English edition are uncommon, and this one is pleasingly inscribed within a month of publication.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel about the lurid misadventures of three women in the entertainment industry. Signed by the author on the front free endpaper and inscribed "Best wishes." [vi], 442 pp. Bound in publisher's black paper-covered boards over white spine cloth lettered in red. Near Fine with light wear at head of spine, light foxing and staining to upper edge of textblock, and light toning to extremities and contents. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with light toning and edgewear, moderate soiling, and small scratches and abrasions to exposed panels.