david falter (1 Ergebnisse)

Stapled. Zustand: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Covers by Stevan Dohanos, Norman Rockwell, John Falter, Albert Staehle, Constantin Alajalov (illustrator). First Edition. A set of 8 issues (7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31 & 9/7/46) of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes the complete serial publication (parts 1 - 8 of 8) of Dark Passage, a novel by David Goodis which was the basis for the 1947 film noir starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall (precedes the book publication - true first? - debatable). parts 3 - 8 of 8 of Double Treasure, a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland ((7/20, 7/27, 8/3, 8/10, 8/17 & 8/24) and Flood Burial a short story by Shelby Foote (9/7). Articles include The Cities of America - Pittsburgh (8/3, 18th of a series) & The Cities of America - Denver (8/27, 19th of a series) by George Sessions Perry. Covers by Stevan Dohanos (7/20 - Baseball Player Mowing the Lawn, 8/10 - Choir Practice, & 9/7 - Flowers for Teacher), Norman Rockwell (8/3 - Changing a Flat), John Falter (8/17 - Bird's-Eye View of New York City), Albert Staehle (8/24 - No Dogs Allowed), & Constantin Alajalov (7/27 - Palefaces at the Beach, & 8/31 - Deep Sea Fishing in Rain). Vintage ads, articles & fiction from the immediate post-WW II era. Condition issues include: 7/20 - small chips at the top of pages 101 - 124 & at the top of the spine on the last page & back cover; 7/27 - light vertical fold crease down the center, light edge wear with 3 small chips to the back cover; 8/3 - streak along the fore edge of the front cover, light creases to the bottom corner of the pages & a couple of small soil spots to the back cover; 8/10 - small closed tears to the fore edge of the front cover and a 4" closed tear going up from the middle of the bottom of the front cover through page 4; 8/17 - light edge wear to the front cover; 8/24 - wear and rubbing to the spine, edge wear to the front cover (fore edge and bottom), a small closed tear to the fore edge of pages 1- 4, wrinkling and a fold to the top corner of pages 21 - 40 that progressively diminishes, and wear to the back cover (1.5" x 1" chip at the top of the spine, soiling & wear along the bottom edge; 8/31 - light edge wear; & 9/7 - light edge wear. No cutouts or missing pages. A good to very copy with a serial installment of a classic crime noir novel with a move tie-in. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.