18 Great Stories of Today : Avon Annual Special Anniversary Number 1944 Featuring Stories by John Steinbeck, Pearl Buck, Dorothy Parker, William Saroyan, James Thurber, H. L. Mencken, Luigi Pirandello, Erskine Caldwell, Vicki Baum, Ludwig Bemelmans, and more Vintage Anthology Published During World War II

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This is 18 GREAT STORIES OF TODAY Selected by Whit Burnett, being The AVON Annual Special Anniversary Number published in New York by Avon Book Company at the height of World War II in 1944.Avon Book Company. // It is a 193 page, digest-sized, pulp anthology, issued in decorated wraps, stapled and glued (paper covers). This is a really nifty find, and colorfully decorative for your retro-forties decor. **************** From the cover blurb: "Instead of a LUSCIOUS BIRTHDAY CAKE - which baits the eye and sates the stomach, but fails to satisfy the appetite of the imagination - we celebrate the first anniversary of AVON MODERN SHORT STORY MONTHLY by offering "The Avon Annual", an ambrosial menu of 18 selected short stories by literary masters of our day ." there is more in praise of "The Avon Annual", but below that is a sober reminder of the times in which this was published: "To support the war effort we are conserving paper by printing limited editions of 'Avon Modern Short Story Monthly'. You, too, can cooperate and yet insure receiving your copy, if you will please reserve your copy." What better way to forget a war than by engrossing oneself in a fine story? ************************* CONTENTS: 1)"Shark" Wicks . by John Steinbeck / 2) The Enemy . by Pearl S. Buck / 3) A Wreath for Toni . by Dorothy Thompson / 4) Two Fishermen . by Morley Callaghan / 5) The Shepherd's Daughter . by William Saroyan / 6) Winter Voyage . by H. L. Mencken / 7) The Dream of Angela Zara . by Guido D'Agostino / 8) My Musical Life . by Clarence Day / 9) Here We Are . by Dorothy Parker / 10) The Negro in the Well . by Erskine Caldwell / 11) The City was in Total Darkness . by Irwin Shaw / 12) The Cats Which Cried . by Whit Burnett / 13) This Healthy Life . by Vicki Baum / 14) Glory, Glory Hallelujah . by Martha Foley / 15) The Valet of the Splendide . by Ludwig Bemelmans / 16) The Night the Bed Fell . by James Thurber / 17) The Captive by Luigi Pirandello / 18) Roof Sitter . by Frances Eisenberg ************************* CONDITION : - VERY GOOD - EXTERIOR - A little rough on the spine, with abrasion and fading - evidence of minor mending at head - spine has a slight roll and mild creasing - it is somewhat faded. The covers are bright with only mild surface rub - corners are lightly bumped with attendant creasing. / BINDING - Solid - no leaves are detached or loose. In an old paperback such as this the glue is unavoidably drier than its modern counterparts, thus care should be taken when handling it. / INTERIOR - Pages are unavoidably toned - else the interior is clean and presentable with only modest signs of use. N° de ref. del artículo 339

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