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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. FIRST EDITION THUS. THERE ARE FOUR PUNCH HOLES ALONG THE SPINE WHERE THE NEWSPAPER WAS BOUND INTO A VOLUME. THE NEWSPAPER IS FOLDED HORIZONTALLY FOR PROTECTION AND STORAGE, THE NEWSPRINT PAPER IS UNIFORMLY TONED WITH AGE. THERE IS A SMALL LIBRARY STAMP ON THE FRONT COVER. THIS IS AN EARLY EDITION OF "THE CHICAGO SUN" NEWSPAPER OF MAY 21, 1944 - VOLUME 1, NUMBER 43. THIS ISSUE CONTAINS A SHORT BOOK REVIEW OF BILL MAULDIN'S EARLY BOOK TITLED "STAR SPANGLED BANTER," THE BOOK REVIEW IS BY AUGUST DERLATH. THE ARTICLE IS TITLED "FROM GAGS TO STITCHES WITH VIP ( VIRGIL PARTCH)), AND BILL MAULDIN" THERE IS A SUB-TITLE "G.I. AND SCREWBALL (VIP) HIT NEW HIGH IN COMIC ART." MAULDIN' S BOOK WAS A 48 PAGE PUBLICATION BY "ARMY TIMES.' THE EDITOR OF MAULDIN'S BOOK STATES THAT "MAULDIN WILL BE IN THE CARTOONIST'S HALL OF FAME AFTER THE WAR." THERE IS A FEATURED FULL FRONT PAGE REVIEW OF A BOOK BY LEWIS MUMFORD THAT IS TITLED "THE CONDITION OF MAN." THE TITLE OF THE REVIEW BY WENDELL JOHNSON IS "A CASE HISTORY OF OUR CIVILIZATION." THE SUB-TITLE IS "DIAGNOSIS SHOWS OUR INSTITUTIONS DON'T MEET NEEDS OF HUMAN LIFE."THERE IS A LARGE B/W PHOTOGRAPH OF LEWIS MUMFORD. ALSO, THERE IS A REVIEW OF DOROTHY PARKER'S BOOK THAT IS TITLED "THE PORTABLE LIBRARY DOROTHY PARKER." THE REVIEW IS BY STERLING NORTH. A PHOTO OF DOROTHY PARKER IS PRESENT. MANY OTHER WAR TIME BOOKS REVIEWS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS NEWSPAPER. THIS IS AN UNCOMMON EPHRMERAL ISSUE OF A RELATIVELY NEW CHICAGO NEWSPAPER.

FIRST EDITION 8vo. teal cloth hardback, gilt, in dust jacket. 216pp. Previous owner's attractive bookplate to inside front cover. Dust jacket has not been price-clipped. Very light foxing to top edge. VG/VG. (Shelf 200) ISBN: 0903895382 ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.