Key details
Publication: LIFE
Date: November 9, 1959
Cover: Marilyn Monroe “jumping” photo (celebrity jump gallery)
Inside features: Abstract Expressionists series incl. Jackson Pollock; “Now We Can See Most of the Moon” photo spread; De Gaulle essay on Eisenhower/Churchill/FDR/Stalin; period ads (Winston, Polaroid Land Camera, Arrow shirts, etc.).
Format/Size: Large-format weekly (~10.5" x 13.5").
Condition: Very Good. Complete; tight binding; no tears noted. Light edge/corner wear; faint waviness; typical toning; old subscriber/mailing label on front; clean pages. See photos.
Item specifics (fill-in boxes)
Publication Name: LIFE
Issue Type: Weekly
Language: English
Country/Region: United States
Topic: Marilyn Monroe; Photography; Art; Abstract Expressionism; Space/Astronomy; History
Year: 1959
Original/Facsimile: Original
Condition: Very Good (VG)
UPC: Does not apply
 
Iconic Marilyn Monroe “Jumping” cover issue of LIFE, dated Nov. 9, 1959. Inside are the first installment of LIFE’s feature on Abstract Expressionists with a multi-page look at Jackson Pollock, a dramatic lunar photo essay (“Now We Can See Most of the Moon”), De Gaulle on world leaders, plus great period advertising (Winston, Polaroid, Arrow, etc.).
Condition: Very Good—complete, tight and clean. No tears; minor edge/corner wear and light waviness from age. Subscriber label on front cover. Please review all photos.
 
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