FABULOUS YESTERDAY: Coronet Magazine's 25th Anniversary Album, 1936-1961

Edited by Lewis W. Gillenson

Published by New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1961).

About this Item

First edition, first printing: Advance promotional sheets laid in. Erratum slip laid-in. Fine in black linen with silver embossed 25 encompassed by a crown to the front cover and with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original $8.50 price AND promotional early buyers price "Special offer $7.50 expires December 31, 1961" still intact to the front inner flap. Unfortunately, Coronet went out of business as this book was being published. In this handsome anthology Mr. Gillenson, the magazine's last editor, has assembled a representative selection of the best articles, cartoons and picture essays published in its 25 years of existence. These incredibly astute and literary articles and stories, submitted to be published for the first time in the original Coronet Magazine, are complete and unedited, as they were first printed. A rich literary collection and a beautifully recorded capsule of people and events by such luminaries as John Steinbeck, Salvador Dali, John F. Kennedy, John Barrymore, P.G. Wodehouse, Sherwood Anderson, and so many more; and with articles and photographs of war, Marilyn Monroe, Greta Garbo, James Dean, and more. Fresh & Fine in black linen with silver embossed 25 encompassed by a crown to the front cover and with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a fine dust jacket; original $8.50 price AND promotional early buyers price "Special offer $7.50 expires December 31, 1961" still intact to the front inner flap. Quarto; 246 pages. A handsome and fascinating gift item and collectible. SCARCE THUS!. Seller Inventory # ABE-1598590661505

Bibliographic Details

Title: FABULOUS YESTERDAY: Coronet Magazine's 25th ...

Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, (1961).

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition