Butterfield 8
- New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1935
New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1935. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First impression. Original glossy black cloth, lettering to spine in gilt. With dust-jacket. A Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket. Book is clean, fresh and appears unread. Dust jacket has been folded, showing faint crease lines. Minor wear at the spine ends and extremities, some foxing to the lower flap fold.
The author's second novel, a realist roman a clef based on the life of murdered socialite Starr Faithfull, was filmed in 1960 to wild acclaim. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, who would win her first Oscar for the role, the film adaptation follows the tragic affair of Manhattanite Gloria Wandrous with a wealthy married man. Both the novel and film emphasize Wandrous' family background, sexual history, circle of friends, and the ensuing economic struggles that might lead a woman into the dangerous world which ultimately brought her to her end. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
The author's second novel, a realist roman a clef based on the life of murdered socialite Starr Faithfull, was filmed in 1960 to wild acclaim. Starring Elizabeth Taylor, who would win her first Oscar for the role, the film adaptation follows the tragic affair of Manhattanite Gloria Wandrous with a wealthy married man. Both the novel and film emphasize Wandrous' family background, sexual history, circle of friends, and the ensuing economic struggles that might lead a woman into the dangerous world which ultimately brought her to her end. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.