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Zustand: New. In.

Zustand: New. In.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Alajalov; Hughes, George; Pott, Rudy; Briggs, Austin; Englert, George; Sewell, Amos; Lidov, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 76 pages. Nice cover illustration of young couple discovering they have each bought a Christmas tree. Articles: Ill Take Sled Dogs for Rough Going - Alaskan ranger Grant Pearson travels by dog sled; Spare Parts for Human Bodies - The U.S. Naval Medical Center at Bethesda, Maryland maintains an inventory of replacement parts for wounded soldiers; The Ladies Like 'Em Rugged - John Wayne is Hollywood's No. 1 he-man; The Kids Don't Remember a Thing - a new generation of young Americans flies over England, defending her against the Reds; All-Time Champ of the Lobbyists - Sam Ward was the most engaging scoundrel to ever afflict Washington; It's Tough to Go to School in New Mexico - color-photo-illustrated article about kids in Catron County who commute up to 50 miles one way through savage territory and wicked weather; Our Softhearted Warriors in Korea - US Troops care for pathetic Korean war orphans; India Opens Her Hidden Storehouse - American machinery is tapping rich farmland in India; Article on Napalm a.k.a. Bouncing Fire; Every Brick of the Vernal, Utah Post Office was shipped in by Mail! Short Stories: Child of Divorce; Company for Christmas Dinner; Granny Hite and the Angry Mob; Small-Town Doctor. Serials: The Desperate Woman (part 5 of 6); The Great Mail Robbery (conclusion). Ads: Nice one-page colour-photo ad for Cyanamid features artist Andre Dugo painting Christmas Seal illustration; Fatima Cigarettes; Color-photo Caterpillar ad features two Cat dragging loads of Christmas trees from bush; Nice color-illustrated ad for Studebaker trucks inside back cover; Sunkist naval orange ad on back cover. Small chip from lower tip of front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear and soiling. Faint pink discoloration near lower corner of several pages. Complete and intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Good. Illustrated by Rockwell, Norman; Scott, Howard; Bohrod, Aaron (illustrator). First Edition. Features: Asia Saved Our Bacon - few know what the Russo-Asiatic peoples have meant to us on the European front; One to Three You're Left-Handed - the human engineering laboratory examines southpaws; Freedom of Worship; How To Write a Song Hit - a blow-by-blow account of travail in Tin Pan Alley, with great photos!; Spain - The Next Step For Hitler? - the day draws near for Spain to make her choice; Aces are Aces - cropland is paramount in war and peace; The January Promise (2nd of 2 articles) - what comrade Stalin said to Mr. Churchill about a second front - and Mr. Wilkie's footnote; Camp Boardwalk - Atlantic City's paying guest is now the Army - article with many nice color photos. Short Stories: Sam and His Yankee Allies; Look Well on His Face; Uncle Jethro's Public Service; The Ranger is a Dame; Jungle Harvest (part 3 of 6); Death in the Doll's House (conclusion). Nice one-page color Goodyear ad features photo of Flossie Anson and E.K. Brown who build life rafts such as the one that saved Captain Rickenbacker and his crew mates. Half-page two-color ad for the Pan-American Coffee Bureau extolls the virtue of drinking this fine beverage during wartime shortages. Back cover color-illustrated ad for Sunkist oranges and lemons is captioned "The job of oranges and lemons in the serious business of war." One-page color ad for tourism to southern California features military theme. 100 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved vintage copy of this interesting issue.; Colour Illustrations; Folio.