Auntie Mame, Signed by Patrick Dennis
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[Signed] Dennis, Patrick. Auntie Mame, An Irrelevant Escapade. Popular Library Edition. 1955. Book and dust jacket are both in good plus condition—spine slightly cockeyed. Book is signed “Patrick Dennis” in red ink on the half title page.
Hula-hoops, coonskin caps, and crew cuts are distant memories, but this runaway best seller from the 1950s is as enduring as blue jeans or Marilyn Monroe. It is the light-hearted tale of a young orphan who narrowly escapes the shackles of blue blood respectability thanks to his flamboyant Auntie Mame, citizen of Café Society and outer Bohemia. All the major publishers passed on Patrick Dennis’s manuscript and very much regretted they did so. Copies in good condition are difficult to find, and a signed copy comes up for sale rarely.
Hula-hoops, coonskin caps, and crew cuts are distant memories, but this runaway best seller from the 1950s is as enduring as blue jeans or Marilyn Monroe. It is the light-hearted tale of a young orphan who narrowly escapes the shackles of blue blood respectability thanks to his flamboyant Auntie Mame, citizen of Café Society and outer Bohemia. All the major publishers passed on Patrick Dennis’s manuscript and very much regretted they did so. Copies in good condition are difficult to find, and a signed copy comes up for sale rarely.
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