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Verlag: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, New York, 1959
Anbieter: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, USA
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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition. An engaging biography by Merle Armitage (1893-1975), who also provided the stunning design of this book, of Stella Dysart (1878-1966) who struck it rich in uranium in New Mexico in 1955. A controversial figure in the oil business, Dysart experienced decades of failure before one of her dry wells revealed large uranium deposits. viii, 160 pp. 8vo. Marketed as "First Limited Edition." Colorful yellow, blue, and red dust jacket with striking design by Merle Armitage; minor scuffing and sunning which slightly darkens the spine, now in mylar cover. Yellow cloth boards with blue embossed type. Yellow endpapers sport an map of Dysarts claims on the front endpapers, along with previous owner's address stamps; rear pastedown serves as the colophon for this edition. Chapter heads all designed by Armitage. [Purcell 24].