first edition Hardcover
1942 · West Los Angeles
by (MONROE, Marilyn)
West Los Angeles: University High School, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good. First and only edition. Folio. Scattered very light foxing, a very good plus copy. Marilyn Monroe, here as Norma Baker, is depicted with a small, individual picture in the sophomore class. The picture is the first image of Monroe to be published in a book. In addition, the actress did not finish high school and this is the ONLY portrait photo of her to appear in a high school yearbook. American Book Prices Current lists no auction records for this book, and we have seen only one other copy offered in the book trade. (Inventory #: 33168)