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First image is watermarked for this posting. Photograph does not have this watermark on it. Letter of Authenticity with photo just added to listing. Hand Written & Signed. (in black fountain pen ink). For Your Great Admiration. With Kindest Personal regards. Yomie was my mother’s uncle. (my grandmother’s brother). He was a dress designer. In the garment center of New York. And also designed costumes for. New York City Broadway shows. (from the 1920s through the mid 1950s). Mae West had observed the quality of his work. And requested that he design costumes. For her Broadway shows, including “Diamond Lil”. Given to my mother in 1953. Placed within her photograph scrapbook for safe keeping. And this is where it remained… BLACK & WHITE PHOTO. To show her appreciation to her costume designer. Mae West asked that a photograph be taken of her on set. Wearing a costume that Yomie had made personally for her. (and later, presented him with this photo). “A rare piece of theatrical history”. American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol. Known for her bawdy double entendres. Establishing herself in Vaudeville and on the stage in New York. Before moving to Hollywood to become a comedienne. Actress and writer in the motion picture industry. “One of the more controversial movie stars of her day”. Handled gently and with care. Small ¼ crease bottom right corner. No rips, no tears, no tape marks. A couple of very minimal stains on the back. No real defects or faults. Most of our inventory consists of vintage items. We try our best to accurately describe the item listed. Together we will rectify any issue that may arise. We are just beginning so please bare with us as our store grows! Our inventory consists of items we’ve accumulated for our own home that stems from our passion for vintage merchandise familiar to us from our own childhood, or simply our interest and respect for items from a time past. After 20 some odd years of accumulation through estate, garage, antique and tag sales, we are now ready to let go of some of these treasures and share them with you. We will be adding inventory regularly, so keep checking back to see what we have uncovered in our basement, garage, attic. (well, you get the picture). We hope you enjoy browsing our store as much as we enjoy re-discovering our’finds’. Thank You For Visiting Our Store! Let’s keep it that way!

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SHE DONE HIM WRONG (Diamond Lil). From 1932, Mae West’s own novelization of her Broadway play, Diamond Lil, that made her famous. The story was filmed starring West in 1933, under the title She Done Him Wrong. This hardcover first printing is inscribed by West on the first page with the usual salutation when signing her writing: “Compliments / of the Author — / Mae West”. This is not the later photoplay edition. There are no stills from the film (which had yet to be made). The title “She Done Him Wrong (Diamond Lil)” appears on the title page, but only “Diamond Lil” appears on the book’s covers and jacket — indicating that the novel was in the process of having its name changed to match the planned film. The jacket is a plain sheet of brown paper. It appears that this is a later jacket, with the spine from the original jacket glued on. The spine indicates “Diamond Lil / Mae West / Signed by author”. The book is in fair condition. The spine plate is a little chipped about the edges; the jacket also has some creasing to the front flap; no tears. The book’s covers are soiled and worn, with some sunning to the spine. The first two pages are almost detached and have a horizontal crease in the middle (it appears someone may have tried to remove the signed page, then thought better of it). The blank last page is missing, and the last page of text has a tear on the inside margin. There are remnants of what I believe is the original jacket flap glued to the inside rear cover. The text has some scattered soiling and is toned with age. I find no other first online, and this is the only signed copy for which I can find any record. Own a unique collector’s item at a bargain price. Measures 5.25″ X 7.75″, 256 pages. The item “MAE WEST SIGNED SHE DONE HIM WRONG Diamond Lil, RARE 1932 1st, Autograph Novel” is in sale since Thursday, April 11, 2019. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “cgbooks” and is located in Idyllwild, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Year Printed: 1932
• Modified Item: Yes
• Topic: Movie
• Binding: Hardcover
• Author: Mae West
• Subject: Performing Arts
• Personalized: No
• Original/Facsimile: Original
• Language: English
• Modification Description: signed
• Character Family: Diamond Lil
• Signed: Yes
• Publisher: Macaulay
• Place of Publication: New York
• Special Attributes: Signed

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