Pearson Josephine (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible; Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark. Filled with b/w photographs of the contributing authors. This is a compilation of eleven southern authors memories of growing up in the south.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in original wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. xx, 237 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ; [The Lyndhurst series on the South] ; ISBN: 0807817481 :; 9780807817483 LCCN: 87-5085 ; OCLC: 15220743 ; LC: PS261; Dewey: 813/.54/09975 ; Contents: My real invisible self / Josephine Humphreys -- Hitting back / Padgett Powell -- Didn't mean good-bye / Sheila Bosworth -- Reaching the stars : my life as a fifties groupie / Bobbie Ann Mason -- Going up to Atlanta / James Alan McPherson -- The power and the glory / Robb Forman Dew -- Unripened light / Al Young -- When we used to go where we went / T.R. Pearson -- Your own beautiful lie / Barry Hannah -- I got a horn, you got a horn / Ellease Sutherland -- A secret you can't break free / Dave Smith. ; beige and red cloth with black lettering ; a few marks on front cover ; no dustjacket ; G. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Milanese, W.A. (Gravure Technician) (illustrator). First Edition. 48 pages. This glamorous publication brought New York women the information they needed: news of the choicest fashion, entertainment, current happenings, where to go, what to see, and how much to pay. Features: Nice color cover photo of fashionable woman in cloth suit with fox collar engaging man in sandwich sign; Full-page ad promoting International Week in the shops of Rockefeller Center; Full-page Grancrus Champagne ad; Letters; Full-page fashion ad for Stern Brothers; Nice Franklin Simon & Co. full-page ad features gray coats with gray Persian (wool; Full-page ad for The (New York) Sun newspaper; Miss America is Miss Rose Veronica Coyle of Yeadon, Pa; A magnificent compilation of twenty-three photos capturing life, east to west on Fiftieth Street - where life goes from the River Club to a west end jumping-off place; Etiquette - Heaven Forbid! - author recalls her unpleasant time at a finishing school up the Hudson; Excuse My Skates! - Full-page photo-feature of the young ladies at Western Union who wear roller skates at work!; Photo-illustrated article on New York's many "Gypsy Tea Rooms" where fortunes are read, and much business is done; The Yankee at King Edward's Court - photo illustrated article on Wallis Simpson of Baltimore - who is keeping company with the King of England; Great full-page color photo Saks Fifth Avenue ad of model wearing a yellow combination tunic-dress; A Bag of Gilded OAts for Mrs. Astor's Horse - Mr. Vincent Astor's grand plans to redo what was formerly the King Cole Room of his inn; Fashion Editor's Diary; Color centerfold fashion illustrations including details, pricing and store names; Dressing Table of the Week - pleasant and useful things in cosmetics, perfumery and flowers; Recipes for Dessert Salads with cheese; Margaretta Byers describes life in her family's prefabricated home - the first of its kind in New Jersey; Mirrors can make your rooms look larger and brighter; Photo feature on how Mr. Rockefeller's brand new Center Theatre is being gutted to accommodate "The White Horse Inn"; Photo-illustrated article on movie "The Gorgeous Hussy"; Page of photos of Kay Francis; Manhattan Date Book; Page of Restaurant offerings - including prices; I Was Never so Mad - Kitty Sharpe describes problems with items sent to the cleaners; Fantastic back page glossy color-photo ad for Marchand's Golden Hair Wash features blonde holding dog. Cover fold mostly open, otherwise unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this magnificent depression-era item. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Magazine.