The Life of Mrs. Frank Leslie by Madeleine B. Stern (1953), University of Oklahoma Press, Hardcover
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This is Purple Passage, The Life of Mrs. Frank Leslie, by Madeleine B. Stern, a 1953 University of Oklahoma Press first edition hardcover in its dust jacket.
The dust jacket shows wear, with chipped spine ends and a large chip on the back panel, and there is pencil writing on the front endpaper.
Stern follows Mrs. Frank Leslie from her early days on stage with Lola Montez through four marriages, including one to Oscar Wilde's brother, to her years running the Frank Leslie Publishing House. The copyright page reads First Edition, and the jacket flap notes Stern's Barnard College and Columbia University degrees and her earlier biographies of Margaret Fuller and Louisa May Alcott.
Details
- Item: Hardcover biography with dust jacket
- Title: Purple Passage, The Life of Mrs. Frank Leslie
- Author: Madeleine B. Stern
- Illustrator: None shown
- Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
- Publication Year: 1953
- Edition and Printing: First Edition, stated on the copyright page
- Format and Binding: Hardcover, red cloth boards
- Dust Jacket: Yes, red and navy jacket, with chips and wear
- Genre: Biography, history, women's studies
- Language: English
- ISBN: None shown
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches, per the listing
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
- Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
- First Edition is stated on the copyright page.
- The red cloth boards are clean.
- The text pages read clearly.
Issues / Wear
- Wear on the dust jacket, with chipped spine ends.
- A large chip at the top corner of the jacket's back panel.
- The front flap corner is clipped.
- Pencil writing on the front endpaper, including a price.
Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual book you will be receiving.
This 1953 University of Oklahoma Press first edition of Purple Passage still has its dust jacket, and it belongs on a shelf of publishing history and biography. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
- Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
- Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
- Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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