Collier's The National Weekly November 25, December 2, 9, 16, & 23, 1939 and January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940 Sad Cypress, The World is Like Thai, Wild Geese Flying, Two Worlds, Salute to Time, The First Fifty Years, Saddle and Ride, Two-Tongue Truth, The Simple Life, Where's Them Biscuits, Pappy?, Paul Robeson is John Henry, The Manner of Heaven, Little Pinks, and others

Published by P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio, 1939

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The November 25, December 2, 9, 16, & 23, 1939 and January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940 issues of Collier's The National Weekly. Fiction and articles include most notably parts 1 - 5 & 7 - 10 (conclusion) of Sad Cypress, a Hercule Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie (precedes book publication). Other fiction and articles include parts 10 - 12 (conclusion) of 12 of The World is Like Thai (11/25, 12/2 & 12/9), a novel by Kathleen Norris, Wild Geese Flying (11/25), a short story by Hal Borland. Two Worlds (12/2), a short short story by Ernest Haycox, Salute to Time (12/9), a short short story by Ernest Haycox, The First Fifty Years, an article by Grantland Rice on the best All American and all time football players, parts 1, 2, & 4 - 7 of 8 of Saddle and Ride (12/16 & 23, 1939 & 1/6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940), a western novel by Ernest Haycox, The Fiftieth Anniversary All American Team (12/16), an article by Grantland Rice, Two-Tongue Truth (1/6), an ethnic short story by Roark Bradford, The Simple Life (1/6), a short story by Frederick Nebel, Where's Them Biscuits, Pappy? (1/6), an article by Walter Davenport on the unfulfilled pension promises of Texas governor Pappy Lee O'Daniel, Paul Robeson is John Henry (1/13), an article by Roark Bradford on Robeson playing John Henry in a musical on Broadway, The Manner of Heaven (1/20), an ethnic short story by Roark Bradford, Little Pinks (1/27), a short story by Damon Runyon, and others. Covers by Jay Irving, Martha Sawyers, C C Beall, Ronald McLeod (2), Jon Whitcomb, Arthur Crouch, Robert O Reid, & D B Holcomb. Condition issues include: 11/25 - light soil to the back cover; 12/2 - nothing significant; 12/9 - light soil at the top left of the front cover and along the spine; 12/16 - the center pages (35 - 38) are loose; 12/23 - a small chip at the bottom left of the front cover; 1/6 - slight curl to the top corner of the pages; 1/13 - a soil strip along the top edge of the front cover & a closed tear at the bottom center, browning and light edge wear to the back cover; 1/20 - a soil strip along the top edge & the spine of the front cover, the cover is loose from the top staple, there is a small chip at the bottom of the back cover; and 1/27 - light soiling at the bottom left of the front cover and a small spot at the middle right fore edge . A good to very good set with fiction installments by a prominent and collectible author and numerous period WW II stories & ads. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage.

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Title
Collier's The National Weekly November 25, December 2, 9, 16, & 23, 1939 and January 6, 13, 20 & 27, 1940 Sad Cypress, The World is Like Thai, Wild Geese Flying, Two Worlds, Salute to Time, The First Fifty Years, Saddle and Ride, Two-Tongue Truth, The Simple Life, Where's Them Biscuits, Pappy?, Paul Robeson is John Henry, The Manner of Heaven, Little Pinks, and others
Author
Agatha Chritie, Kathleen Norris, Hal Borland, Ernest Haycox, Grantland Rice, Roark Bradford, Frederick Nebel, Walter Davenport, Damon Runyon and others
Publisher
P F Collier & Sons, Springfield, Ohio
Publication year
1939
Condition
Good - Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Stapled
Illustrator
Jay Irving, Martha Sawyers, C C Beall, Ronald McLeod (2), Jon Whitcomb, Arthur Crouch, Robert O Reid, & D B Holcomb (covers)
Edition
First Edition
Printing
1st Printing
Dimensions
Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

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