Cosmopolitan Vol. 44 #4 FR 1908

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Menu Cosmopolitan Vol. 44 #4 FR 1908 Grade FR Page Quality White Year 1908 Publisher Hearst Back cover detached 90%. Back Cover Detached. Staple rust: Moderate. This is a low grade item. The story will be complete and readable, but the item itself will have low eye appeal and will display major damage. Allowed defects for this grade include: non-story elements such as coupons, ad pages, or Marvel Value Stamps cut or torn out of the book; spine split of up to 2/3 the length of the book; a missing back cover provided the front cover is still attached; severe water damage, residue, mold, or paper deterioration due to oxidation; vertical book-length crease; detached cover or centerfold; writing or other marks on the cover; major tears; discoloration, staining, or brittleness. Description Cosmopolitan is a long-running fashion and entertainment magazine focused on women. Cover by Frederick Lincoln Stoddard. This issue includes: First publication of an essay by H. G. Wells, "The Things that Live on Mars", with four full-page illustrations by William Robinson Leigh, about the habitability and possibility of life on Mars, ideas that Wells had previously explored a decade earlier in his science fiction novel "The War of the Worlds". Also, "Story of the Mars Expedition", an essay by American astronomer David Peck Todd describing the 1907 Lowell expedition to Chile, an attempt to capture images of the purported Martian canals; and "Small Contributions" a regular column to the magazine b

• Publisher: Hearst
• Year: 1908
• Condition: Fair

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