Seller: California Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Condition: New. Print on Demand.
Published by The International Society of Copier Artists, New York, 1988
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Magazine. Oblong octavo. 94pp. Comb bound with some publisher's material laid in. Fine. A quarterly issues from The International Society of Copier Artists founded by Louise Neaderland as a non-profit group to help establish electrostatic art or xerography as a legitimate art form. The quarterly magazine was started in April of 1982 as a way to distributor the work of artists with the first issue distributed as loose sheets. Starting with this issue spiral bound volumes were released along with an annual box of books each summer. The magazine and organization finally ceased publication in 2003. Each page of this issue of the magazine represents a different artist with many contributions signed and numbered along with a collation stamp on the verso of each. Contributors include David Bolyard, Curtis La Follette, Phyllis Cairns, Sally Blakemore, Panchal Mansaram, Stephanie Regen, Florence Weisz, Zella Funck, Ralph Neaderland, Steve Harp, Fitzgerald-Stasa, Elisabeth Relin, Pat Roberts, Carol Neiman, Al Nigrin, Shirl Green, David Jarvis, Randy Koppang, Carolyn Berry, Jenifer Cairns, Amie Oliver, Kake Art, Gail Smuda, Sarah Jackson, Millie Becker, Dave Winchester, Carolyn Bell-Tait, Clare Forster, Janet Higgins, Kathy Thompson, Sara Roberts, Barbara Bishop, Homer Springer, Maggie Walker, Heino Partanen, Minoy, Fruit Basket Upset, Walter Zimmerman, Kedayhoff, Mae Lee Thomson Foster, Marcello Diotallevi, T.E. Good, Ioan Bunus, Ed Powis Jones, and Jan Lincoln.
Published by Stovel / National Home Monthly, Winnipeg, 1944
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Lowthian; Sheldon, William; Brule, Elmo; Leake, Gerald (illustrator). First Edition. 56 pages. Features: Excellent colour Ford Motor Company of Canada ad inside front cover features Canadians at war abroad and dong war work at home; Nice colour Ritz cracker ad shows servicemen singing while young lovely plays piano; Will Russia Dominate Post-war Europe?; Photo of Canadian jeeps hauling supplies along the 'Inferno Track' on the Italian front; Photo of Winston Churchill's grandson of the same name; Nice colour Orange Crush ad; Canada's Problem Soldier - Some things are bothering them, notably a lack of cigarettes; Wait for the Man (short story); Pot of Gold (short story); Stampede in Europe - photo-illustrated article describes the floods of European immigrants; A Present From Pietro (short story); Mascots for Morale - photo-illustrated article on military mascots, including "Butch" of a Canadian Wellington bomber squadron, "Fluff", a ship's kitten, and "Sabo", a ship's dog; Taking Germany's Portrait - Great photo-illustrated article on wartime aerial photography; Little Rambles in Hollywood - article on movies with photos of Arturo de Cordova, Joan Fontaine, Ethel Barrymore and Cary Grant, and Irene Dunne; One-page Kodak ad shows one-page photo of shipmates enjoying photo-viewing; Fantastic one-page colour GM ad called "The First Billion Miles are the Hardest!" shows some of the quarter-million military vehicles they have built for the war effort; Nice one-page ad for movie "The White Cliffs of Dover", starring Irene Dunne; Great one-page wartime Canadian Pacific ad explains how they serve Canada in war and peace; Government of Canada one-page ad entitled "I Had a Nightmare" explains the importance of preventing further price increases in the cost of living now and deflation later; Half-page ad for Heintzman & Co. pianos of Toronto; Woodbury Soap ad features great photos of newlyweds Thelma Bertha Bowell, of B.C.and Lieutenant (J.g.) Wilbert Kennith Carter; Cooking article addresses wartime restrictions; Nice colour one-page Swift Canadian Co. Limited ad entitled "Make Full Use of Meat Left-Overs" provides helpful hints, and photo insert of Martha Logan; Half-page ad by the Canadian Department of National War Services says "Your Waste Paper May Save a Life!", with illustration of wounded soldier in stretcher, and text explaining that 20,000 tons of waste paper are needed monthly to make containers for the transportation of vital war supplies; La Maternelle Vallerand - A Bilingual Nursery in Montreal; Laundry Logic; World Sayings; Great Canada Post Office ad inside back cover explains how mail delivery to reinforcment units is 'a challenge to us all'; Great back cover colour ad for the Canadian Women's Army Corps (C.W.A.C.) says "Count Me In!" and shows members recruiting young lady in her home; and more. Bit of pencil writing atop front cover. Moderate wear. A quality vintage copy of this particularly excellent wartime issue.