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Henry & Clare : An Intimate Portrait of the Luces
by Martin, Ralph G
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0399136525
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136528
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1991. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Former Owner Inscription & Signature. First Edition.. FIRST PRINTING of the First Edition. A discussion of the life and career of the two Luces who wielded a profound influence over Ameircan culture, society, and history, through his publishing and editing of numerous major print media publications - including Time, Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated - and her prominent role in the Republican Party and editorship of Vanity Fair magazine, with much discussion of their personal backgrounds, Henry's experiences in China, Clare's poor tenement upbringing - and their rocky marriage dotted with numerous affairs and battlings. Hardcover with dust jacket, contains glossy illustrations, notes and bibliography, indexed, 463pp. A very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Henry & Clare : An Intimate Portrait of the Luces
- Author
- Martin, Ralph G
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0399136525
- ISBN 13
- 9780399136528
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1991
- Keywords
- US HISTORY, PRINT JOURNALISM, JOURNALISTS, MASS MEDIA, TIME MAGAZINE, LIFE, FORTUNE, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, MAGAZINES, REPUBLICAN PARTY, BIOGRAPHY, HENRY LUCE, CLARE BOOTH VANITY FAIR
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