first edition Hardcover
1920 · New York
by MOOERS, De Sacia
New York: Moffat, Yard, & Company, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. 12mo. Illustrated from photographs. Slightly spine cocked, cheap paper pages uniformly toned, a nice very good copy in very good illustrated dustwrapper with a chip at the bottom of the front panel, and other small nicks and tears. Vampish daughter of a mogul indulges her every whim, eventually longs for a man who can dominate her; finds him. Jacket contains the quaint phrase or subtitle: "A woman, a dog, and a walnut tree; The more you beat 'em, the better they be." In the dedication of the book the author refers to the book as "my story." Basis for a silent film of the same name that featured the author in the starring role, presumably the illustrations are from the film. Very scarce. (Inventory #: 424787)