Name/Title
THE SHE BOSS.Entry/Object ID
95.7.1.41Description
a)Book: "The She Boss" by Arthur Preston Hankins (New York: Chelsea House, 1922). Green fabric hardcover with title printed on the front cover and spine in gold. Author's name is printed on the dustjacket but is not printed anywhere in the book. Front cover also has a gold line around the edges. One black and white frontispiece illustration of three men having a fist fight [no illustrator listed]. The 272 page text has a table of contents and is a fictional story with a western theme. Paper has yellowed and the front and back endpapers and title page have dark acid burns. Overall physical condition and appearance is good. b) Dustjacket: White and blue paper with title, author, and color illustration of three men having a fist fight on the front. Back has a black and white advertisement for "Donnegan". Top and bottom of spine is missing. Extensive creasing and tears along the edges. Jacket is affixed to book with pressure sensitive tape inside the front and back cover. Phil Fisher, Jr./ His book/ Because in January 1923, the author gave/ it to him, with his/ best wishes, and here-/ unto affix his name/ and "Monaker"/ Arthur P. Hankins (there is a stick figure drawing below the signature with "Phil - the jug - the author - flower - tree" written below the drawing).Lexicon
Search Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, Chelsea House [Publisher], Literature, American