Collier's The National Weekly August 28, September 4, 11,18, & 25, October 2 & 23, 1937 Appointment With Death, Heartbroken Melody, Boom Town, Clown Prince, All Horse Players Die Broke, Carefree Conqueror, The Jade Serpent, Rule by Power, Sundown Jim, La Belle Lamour, The Bars Between, and others

Agatha Christie, Kathleen Norris, Jim Marshall, Bill Cunningham, Damon Runyan, Bob Considine, Sax Rohmer (Arthur Henry "Sarsfield" Ward), Ernest Haycox, Henry F Pringle, Frederick Nebel, and others

Editore: P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio, 1937

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The August 28, September 4, 11, 18, & 25, October 2 & 23, 1937 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include parts 1 - 6, & 9 of 9 of Appointment With Death, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie (precedes book publication), parts 3 - 6 (8/28, 9/4, 9/11, & 9/18 - conclusion) of Heartbroken Melody, a novel by Kathleen Norris, Boom Town (8/28), an article about the economic impact to the area by the construction of Grand Coulée Dam by Jim Marshal, Clown Prince (9/4), an article about baseball comedian Al Schacht by Bill Cunningham, All Horse Players Die Broke (9/11), a short story by Damon Runyan, Carefree Conqueror (9/11), an article about tennis star Don Budge by Bob Considine, The Jade Serpent (9/18), a short story by Sax Rohmer, Rule by Power (9/18), a short story by Ernest Haycox, parts 1 (9/25), 2 (10/2) & 5 (10/23) of Sundown Jim, a novel by Ernest Haycox, La Belle Lamour (9/25), a profile of actress Dorothy Lamour by Henry F Pringle, The Bars Between (10/2), a short story by Frederick Nebel, and others. Cover art by Alan Foster (8/28), Howard Butler (9/4), Ronald McLeod (9/11), Jorj Harris (9/18), Jaro Fabry (9/25), Lawson Wood (10/2), & Eric Godal (10/23). Condition issues include: 8/28 - light damp stain to the bottom corner of the pages at the spine; 9/4 - light stains to the front cover; 9/11 - light soiling to the front cover with a small chip at the bottom right, a 1"closed tear at the bottom of pages 55/56 near the spine; 9/18 - 2" closed tear at the bottom of the spine; 9/25 - light edge wear to the front cover, a light damp stain to the pages at the bottom of the spine, & 2 shallow chips (.5" x 1.25" & .5" x 1.75") to the fore edge of the back cover; 10/2 - closed tears to the spine (1.75" at the bottom & 1.25" a little higher up), the front cover is loose from the bottom staple, and edge wear to the front & back covers; and 10/23 - a 3.5" x 2.75" chip to the bottom right of the front cover, a light folds to the lower corner of the pages. Overall a very good set with fiction by prominent and collectible authors and interesting period articles. A heavy & oversize set requiring additional postage.

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• Titolo: Collier's The National Weekly August 28, September 4, 11,18, & 25, October 2 & 23, 1937 Appointment With Death, Heartbroken Melody, Boom Town, Clown Prince, All Horse Players Die Broke, Carefree Conqueror, The Jade Serpent, Rule by Power, Sundown Jim, La Belle Lamour, The Bars Between, and others
• Editore: P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio
• Data di pubblicazione: 1937
• Rilegatura: Stapled
• Disegnatore: Alan Foster, Howard Butler, Ronald McLeod, Jorj Harris, Jaro Fabry, Lawson Wood, & Eric Godal (covers)
• Edizione: First Edition
• Stampa: 1st Printing
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket