Fortune Magazine Vol 24 1941 Bound Issues WWII Era Vintage Business Advertising

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Bound volume of Fortune Magazine, Volume 24, 1941, preserved in a dark cloth library binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Shown inside is the October 1941 issue, featuring its original full-color produce-market cover. The volume contains the oversized pages and elaborate presentation for which early Fortune magazines are known, with period articles, photography, illustrations, and extensive original advertising. The photographed interior includes a particularly striking full-page “Shotgun-Wedding” S. C. Johnson & Son industrial advertisement, combining a shotgun, bridal veil, and flowers in a dramatic piece of 1940s advertising design. Dating from 1941, during the World War II era and shortly before the United States entered the war, this volume offers an interesting contemporary record of American business, industry, consumer culture, design, and advertising. Condition: Former library volume with Public Library, Columbus, Ohio stamps visible on the endpapers and October issue cover. Dark cloth binding shows rubbing, scratches, small spots, edge wear, and handwritten notation near the lower spine. Interior pages show expected age and institutional-use wear. Please review the photographs carefully for exact condition and contents. A visually impressive original 1941 Fortune volume with substantial appeal for those interested in WWII-era American history, vintage advertising, graphic design, business history, and period photography. Your book will be carefully packaged to

• Year: 1941
• Condition: Very Good

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