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Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. No. 1-4, Winter to Autumn, 1950. HC, Orig. Red cloth and gilt stamping to spine. B/W photography, ads, illustrations and collected writings from celebrated authors. 4to. 4 page Index to all 4 quarters, Book (26, 20, 10, 18pp) + 454pp. Fine, Clean, with no markings or writings, never read. Mint Interior with near fine exterior; spine is sunned. Includes stories, poems and other writings by authors such as J. Frank Dobie, Gusta B. Nance, Philip S. Broughton, Karl Ashburn, William Ransom Hogan, Mary Austin, John N. Watson, Henry Exall, Richard R. Kirk, Rupert B. Vance, Stanley Vestal, David S. Terry, Derrick Jargon, Roark Bradford, Alan Lomax, W.P. Maddox, Robert T. Clark, Mattie Lou Frye, W.T. Couch, Joseph A. Brandt, James Quayle Dealey, Paul M. Herbert, H.A. Trexler, Edwin A. Davis, Cyrus Longworth Lundell, H.R. Knickerbocker and many more. Collectible. Rare. Hard to find in such nice, clean condition. --BR Box 152.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Graham, J.C.; Legge; Honore, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. 32 pages. Features: Nice two-color Firestone ad inside front cover entitled 'Why Women Buy Tires" features well-dressed mother with child in car behind male driver; The Liberty Bond Mystery Was Never Cleared Up! - telegrams indicate the Secret Service worked with the Federal Reserve to keep an eye on President Harding's investigator; In the Land of the Everlasting - the cause of the everlastingness of the Chinese is consciousness of Eternity; 'Are You an Optimist?' - if you are, you will find an idea for yourself and follow it up; Old Boston's Historic Highway - State Street saw some of the most stirring events of revolutionary days; Mr. (Henry) Ford's Page - discussion of the repudiation of war debts; Editorials - Muscle Shoals, Scott Nearing as Prophet; Polo Makes Good in America - in 20 years the sport has reached preeminence; Newport, our 'Social Capital' - a sumptuous array of palaces by the sea; The Voyage of the Victoria - Part Played by Commerce Kings (part 4); Annapolis - Where Our Admirals Come From; Poland - Country of Possibilities; I Read in the Papers; Chats with Office Callers; Clovernook - Homestead of the Clary Sisters, Alice and Phoebe; Pennsylvania's Land of Goshen - a fertile tract where crop failures are almost unknown; A Dance a Week - Plain Quadrille and Novelty Two Step. Some damage to top of front cover and minor insect damage near bottom staple otherwise average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. First Edition. Features: Dr. Charles M. Sheldon's book 'In His Steps' sold millions but left him a poor man; The Mortgage Blanket on the U.S.; America Leads The World In Psychology - article with photos of Dr. A.J. Snow, Dr. John B. Watson, Dr. J. McKeen Cattell, and Dr. Lillian M. Gilbreth; The Dangers of Drugging for Fat - American Women Lose Health and Fortune; A Soldier's view of the League of Nations, by James W. Beckman; Sixty Years of Negro Freedom in America - "We Negroes Have A Definite Part to Perform"; Mr. Ford's Page; Editorials; Uncle Sam's Big Tropical Family - photo-illustrated article about new American community in the Panama Canal Zone; John B. Alden Claimed to Have Founded More Libraries Than Andrew Carnegie; Sightseeing in the Land of Plenty - author contends that any able-bodied person can get plenty to eat without great worry or effort; Tragedy of the Frigate Essex, and its Gallant Yankee Crew, Who roamed the Pacific in 1813; Antonio Abruzzino - Chalk Artist of Palazzo Gallery; Style in Dancing; The Lost Mine of Silver Islet (near Thunder Bay, Ontario) - article with photos; Should Children Skip Grades?; and more. 32 pages. Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.; 4to.