Girl from Fitchburg

New York: Random House, 1964. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "For Beatrice and Bruce who have added so much gaiety and stimulation during so many of these years — Affectionately - Bernardine / June 3, 1964."

Bruce Gould and his wife Beatrice Blackmar Gould were co-editors of the "Ladies Home Journal" from 1935 through 1962. It was under their leadership that the magazine became the top-selling women's magazine in the country for nearly 30 years, largely due to their efforts to modernize the journal and broaden its subject matter for the emancipated woman. The pair co-wrote the autobiography, "American Story: Memories and Reflections of Bruce Gould and Beatrice Blackmar Gould," published by Harper and Row in 1968.

Very Good plus, lacking the dust jacket, with light foxing to an otherwise bright yellow topstain.

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