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All we know : three lives Cover Image Book Book

All we know : three lives / Lisa Cohen.

Cohen, Lisa, 1962- (Author).

Summary:

Chronicles the lives of New York intellectual Esther Murphy, celebrity ephemera collector Mercedes de Acosta, and British Vogue editor Madge Garland and their lifestyles, influence on fashion, and celebrity friendships.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-406) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Three Lives -- A Perfect Failure -- Fantasia on a Theme by Mercedes de Acosta -- Velvet is Very Important.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780374176495 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 0374176493 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 429 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Murphy, Esther, 1898-1962.
Acosta, Mercedes de, 1893-1968.
Garland, Madge, 1896-1990.
Women > Biography.
Biography > 20th century.
Modernism (Aesthetics) > History > 20th century.
Women intellectuals > Biography.
Socialites > United States > Biography.
Women authors, American > 19th century > Biography.
Women fashion designers > England > Biography.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cape Fear. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cape Fear Community College System.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Downtown Campus CT 3235 .C64 2012 (Text) 33177001553673 Circulating Books Available -

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