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1930s Unpublished Manuscript of a Novel by Barbour Walker Lyndon, High Profile, Female, New York Advertising Exec and Bernard College Alum
by Barbour Walker Lyndon
- Used
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York. Good with no dust jacket. 1930. Typescript. On offer is an unpublished manuscript entitled The Less important Sister, written by a very successful female advertising professional in the 1930s. The author of this manuscript is Barbour Walker Lyndon. Born in 1885, she was educated at Barnard College where she graduated in 1907. She spent her professional career in the print advertising research business. She was married to Earl Hadley. Barbour Walker Lyndon Hadley passed away in 1962 at the age of 77. Lyndon founded the Publishers Information Bureau (PIB) which is considered to this day as a trusted source of data for many news organizations. It is used to report on the state of the consumer magazine industry. Publishers Information Bureau is now administered by MPA The Association of Magazine Media, the nonprofit trade association for the magazine media industry which was formerly known as just MPA (Magazine Publishers Association) until 2010. At one time, she was bursar of the National Cathedral School for Girls. She had also set up and operated Lyndon Service of Statistical Information on Advertising. Lyndon Hadleys manuscript, The Less Important Sister, appears to have never been published. For a publisher or publishing house, this manuscript would be a terrific addition to a library or collection. It connects them to one of the great behind-the-scenes figures of the publishing industry in AmericaThis manuscript measures 11.0 inches by 8.5 inches. It contains 346 single-sided, typed pages. The pages are 3-ring punched and contained in a large file folder. They are unbound. The pages are in good condition. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 364 pages .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0010293
- Title
- 1930s Unpublished Manuscript of a Novel by Barbour Walker Lyndon, High Profile, Female, New York Advertising Exec and Bernard College Alum
- Author
- Barbour Walker Lyndon
- Format/Binding
- Typescript
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Association Of Magazine Media, Female Authors, Female Executive, Publishers Information Bureau
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Rare Book; 20th Century Manuscript;
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About the Seller
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Biblio member since 2009
Cochrane, Alberta
About Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.
Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. (formerly M. Benjamin Katz Fine Books/Rare Manuscripts) is based out of both Ontario and Alberta, Canada. We do business by appointment, and have had an online presence selling fine books and rare manuscripts since 1999. Specializing in handwritten, historically significant books, manuscripts, diaries, documents and ephemera. A member of The Manuscript Societyeach treasure on offer is guaranteed authentic and as represented for life. Worldwide clientele includes esteemed collections and public, private and university libraries on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific. Always buying collections and estates.
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Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.has been an online sales and auction presence with over 7000 transactions since 1999.
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