hoban gene (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. soiled and edgeworn boards; some highlighting and underlining.

Stapled. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Gene Pelham, K. Severin & Miriam Tana Hoban (covers), Rudolph Pott (Money in the Bank), Hy Rubin (The Big Squeeze), Donald Teague (Trouble is my Master) (illustratore). First Edition. The November 15, & December 27,1941 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably part 2, 5 & 8 of 8 of Money in the Bank, a novel by P G Wodehouse; and The Big Squeeze (11/15), a short story by Erle Stanley Gardner. Other articles and stories include 73 - 0 (12/6), an article by George Halas on Chicago's historic win in the NFL title game, parts 2 & 4 of 5 (12/6 & 12/27) of The Hepburn Story, a series by Lupton K Wilkinson & J Bryan III about the start of the career of the iconic actress, and part 3 of 4 (12/27) of Trouble is my Master, a mystery by Darwin Teilhet. Cover art by Gene Pelham (11/15 - Sitting on the Wrong Side), K. Severin (12/6 - Guinea Pig) and Miriam Tana Hoban (12/27 - Mailboxes in Snow). Condition issues include: 11/15 - a name (McClaren) written lightly several times with different spellings on the front cover, cartoons cut out at the bottom of pages 97/98 (affects Gold Bond ad on page 97 & cartoon on 98) and 113/114 (cartoon on 113 & the text of George Session Perry story Reception at Puno on 114) ); 12/6 - both covers are loose, there is a light crease down the center of pages 99 - 116, a couple of small holes in the upper right edge at the top of pages 117/118 (no text affected), a light diagonal crease running toward the spine on pages 124 - 132, and edge wear to the back covver with chips at the top (2" x 1") and bottom (1.5" x .5") at the spine & the lower left corner (3" x 2.5"); and 12/27 - a 2" closed tear to the fore edge of the front cover. The fiction by Wodehouse, & Gardner are not affected by the cutouts in the11/15 issue. A flawed but acceptable set with a serial installments and short stories by prominent and collectible authors, and articles & ads reflecting the time immediately prior to the US' entrance into WW II. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.