O’HARA, John. BUtterfield 8. FIRST EDITION.
Sale 1242 - Fine Books from the Dorros Family Collection
Nov 9, 2023
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O’HARA, John (1905-1970). BUtterfield 8. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1935.
8vo. Original black cloth (light rubbing); dust jacket (slight chipping).
FIRST EDITION. BUtterfield 8 is a roman à clef loosely based on the life of Starr Faithfull, a socialite and flapper whose mysterious death in 1931 became a tabloid sensation, and whose diary O'Hara consulted regularly while writing the novel. It was the basis for a 1960 Academy Award-winning movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. Bruccoli A4.1.a.
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