Da: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.
EUR 14,80
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Brand New. 4 pages. 12.00x9.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.
Editore: P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio, 1937
Da: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Stapled. Condizione: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Ronald McLeod, C C Beall, Jaro Fabry, Jay Hyde Barnum, & Arthur Crouch (cover) (illustratore). First Edition. The November 12 & 19, December 10, 24 & 31, 1938 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include parts 1, 2, 5, 7 & 8 of 10 of Murder for Christmas, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie (precedes book publication), Girls go for Massacres (11/12), an article by boxer Jack Dempsey about how women are attracted to violence in sports, the Colony Racket (11/19), an article by Winston Churchill about Hitler's colonial aspirations in Africa, 1939 on Wheels (12/19), a pictorial preview of the new car models for 1939, The Last Bullet (12/10), a short short story by MacKinley Kantor, Palm Beach Santa Claus, a short story by Damon Runyan, Christmas Feast, a short story by Kathleen Norris, Hitler's Ward Healer, an article about "Tammany Hall a la Nazi" by Paul Schubert, and others. Cover art by Ronald McLeod (11/12), C C Beall (11/19), Jaro Fabry (12/10), Jay Hyde Barnum (12/24), & Arthur Crouch (12/31). Condition issues include: 11/12 - light edge wear to the front cover & light damp stains to the top of pages 44 - 74; 11/19 - fading to a small strip along the top edge & upper fore edge of the front cover, a small corner fold at the bottom of pages 83 through the back cover, and browning and light stains @ the lower spine of pages100 - 106 & the back cover; 12/10 - wear & closed tears at the top & bottom of the spine, pages 37 - 40 (center pages) are loose, and a diagonal damp stain with bleed running from the top corner down to the middle of the pages throughout; 12/24 - pages 27 - 30 (center pages) are loose; and 12/31 - a .5" closed tear at the lower fore edge of the front cover, and pages 25 - 28 (center pages) are loose. A good to very good set, with the 12/10 issue being fair to good, with fiction and articles by prominent and collectible authors with some interesting period pieces. A large, oversize set that will require additional postage.