Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, July 2, 1949 - Lexinton, Illinois / Eddie Sawyer of the Phillies

by Holeman, Frank; Morris, Charles Dexter; Smith, Helena Huntington; Jennings, Dean; Sylvester, Robert; Sinks, Alfred H.; Sontheimer, Morton; Fay, Bill; Root, Weels; Fortune, Jan; Temple, Willard H.; Levy, Melvin P.;; et al

$250 · Offered by Biblio

First edition

Springfield, Ohio: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company. Good. 1949. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. 74 pages Features: Charlie Brannan and his Wonderful World - The Secretary of Agriculture; Who Said Promised Land? - transplanted Europeans fled tyranny only to find disillusionment and tragedy in the sugar lands of Louisiana - article with moving photos; The Actor Who Won t Stay Dead - Rudolph Valentino - article with photos; Broadway Ticket Scandal; The Old Home Town Fights to Live - Lexington, Illinois - article with good photos; A One-Shot Cure for Syphilis; Sawyer of the Phillies - Freshman Manager Eddie Sawyer; Vivien Kellems; The Iron Butterfly (part 1 of 4); Very Unusual in California; Freddy Fowler and the Ace; My Birthday s in July; The Golden Dart (conclusion); Morning After. Nice ads for: Gem razor blades; Herbert Tareyton cigarette ad featuring color photo of Miss Gladys Munn Pulitzer; Admiral portable radios; RCA Victor radios; Fisher Body; Seagram s Gin; B.V.D. clothing; Westinghouse fridges; Kleenex Tissues - features Little Luli and Tubby; Super Canada Dry full-page colour ad features their Spur Cola, Ginger Ale, Club Soda and Hi-Spot; The Martin Viking, by Martin Aircraft; Scotch Cellophane Tape; Packard cars; Lucky Strike (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12 - 15 tall; Collier s - The National Weekly Magazine, July 2, 1949 DPs Displaced Persons Charlie Brannan and his Wonderful World - The Secretary of Agriculture;

• Publisher: Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
• Year: 1949
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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