Saturday Evening Post June 17 & 24 and July 1, 1939 - And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), Idle Money - Idle Men, The Editor Regrets, A Man From Fort Necessity, Charles' Gift, and others

Descripción

The June 17 & 24 and July 1, 1939 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably parts 5, 6 & 7 (conclusion) of 7 of And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, and The Editor Regrets, a Drones Club short story by P G Wodehouse (7/1). Other fiction and articles include Idle Money - Idle Men, an article about proposals to solve the Depression by future presidential candidate Wendell Willkie (6/17), A Man From Fort Necessity, a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet (7/1), Charles' Gift, an article by detective fiction writer Hulbert Footner on the 17th century house he restored on the Chesapeake Bay (7/1), and others.The magazines contain several 1939 NY World's Fair ads. Cover art by Philip Clay Roettinger (6/17 - Smiling Boy), John LaGatta (6/24 - Wedding Day), & Arthur H. Fisher (7/1 - Sam the American Eagle). Condition issues include: 6/17 - scrapes to the lower left & right fore edge of the front cover, insect damage to the back cover with loss around the edges & spine w/minor text los to the last few pages, and a 1.5" x .75" chip to the fore edge of the back cover & page 107/108; 6/24 - small adhesions at the top left of page 2/3 at the spine; and 7/1 - light soiling & small closed tears to the front cover, and a top corner fold to pages 78 - 88 & the back cover. A very good set with serial installments and short stories by a prominent and collectible authors. A heavy oversize set that may require additional postage.

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Título

Saturday Evening Post June 17 & 24 and July 1, 1939 - And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians), Idle Money - Idle Men, The Editor Regrets, A Man From Fort Necessity, Charles' Gift, and others

Editor

The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA

Fecha de publicación

1939

Encuadernación

Stapled

Ilustrador

Philip Clay Roettinger, John LaGatta, & Arthur H. Fisher (covers); Henry Raleigh (And Then There Were None); James Williamson (The Editor Regrets)

Edición

First Edition

Impresión

none stated

Estado

Very Good

Estado de la sobrecubierta

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