Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 by Edward Sore

Description: Mary Astor's Purple Diary by Edward Sorel Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description An hilarious send-up of sex, scandal and the Golden Age of Hollywood by a legendary cartoonist. Publisher Description In 1965, a young, up-and-coming illustrator by the name of Edward Sorel tore away layer after layer of linoleum from the floor of his $97-a-month Manhattan apartment until he discovered a hidden treasure: issues of the New York Daily News and Daily Mirror from 1936, each ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood starring the actress Mary Astor?and the journal in which she detailed her numerous affairs. Thus began a half-century obsession that reached its peak in Mary Astors Purple Diary, ?a thoroughly charming? (New York Times Book Review,?front-page review) account of the scandal in which Sorel narrates and illustrates the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside his own personal story of discovering an unlikely muse. Now in a stunning paperback, featuring more than sixty ribald and rapturous original illustrations, Mary Astors Purple Diary is the lifes masterpiece of one of Americas greatest illustrators. ? Author Biography Edward Sorel is an illustrator, caricaturist, and cartoonist whose satires and pictorial essays have appeared in Vanity Fair, the Atlantic, the Nation, and The New Yorker, for which he has done forty-six covers. He lives in New York City. Details ISBN 1631493388 ISBN-13 9781631493386 Title Mary Astor's Purple Diary Author Edward Sorel Format Paperback Year 2020 Pages 176 Publisher WW Norton & Co GE_Item_ID:137311565; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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