Saturday Evening Post December 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 1945 & January 5 & 12, 1946 The DA Breaks a Seal, Jimmy Stewart's Finest Performance, The Cities of America - Los Angeles, Sweet Land of Liberty, The Cities of America - Madison,and others

Published by The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1945

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Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Lazy S Books

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The December 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 1945 & January 5 & 12, 1946 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably the complete serial installments (parts 1 - 7 of 7) of The DA Breaks a Seal, a Doug Selby novel by Erle Stanley Gardner. Other fiction and articles include: Jimmy Stewart's Finest Performance (parts 1 & 2 of 2 - 12/8 & 12/15) about Stewart's service as a bomber pilot in WW II; The Cities of America - Los Angeles (12/15 - 7th of a series) & The Cities of America - Madison (1/5 - 8th of a series) by George Sessions Perry; Sweet Land of Liberty (12/22) by Hal Borland. Cover art by John Falter (12/8 - Post Office Sorting Room & 1/12- Nighttime Farm Landscape), Norman Rockwell (12/15 - Imperfect Fit & 12/29 - Party’s Over or Happy New Year), James R. Bingham (12/22 - Rocking Horse Delivery), & Stevan Dohanos (12/1 - Native in Army Raft & 1/5 - Backstage at the Met). Condition ranges from fair to good (12/29), good to very good (12/1), to very good (12/8, 12/15, 12/22, 1/5 & 1/12). In general light wear to edges. Specific comments on individual issues are: 12/1 - small closed tears to the front cover, a small closed tear at the bottom near te spine of page 7/8, and damp stains with some bleed at the bottome corner of pages 9 -12, 23/24 & 119 - 126; 12/8 - pages 63 - 66, loose at top staple, corner fold on pages 107 - 112; 12/15 - 1.5" x 1" "v-chip" at the middle of the fore edge of the front cover; 12/22 - Mild edge wear & a closed to the fore edge of the front cover.; 12/29 - 4" x 4" damp stain & bleed to the top right corner throughout that gradually diminishes and fades somewhat, .5" closed tear to at the middle of the fore edge of the front cover; 1/5 - small closed tear to the back cover; and 1/12 - pages 57 - 60 (center pages) are loose A very good set with the complete serial installments of a Doug Selby novel, plus vintage WW II related stories, articles and ads. A heavy, oversize set that will require additional postage. …

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Title
Saturday Evening Post December 1, 8, 15, 22, & 29 1945 & January 5 & 12, 1946 The DA Breaks a Seal, Jimmy Stewart's Finest Performance, The Cities of America - Los Angeles, Sweet Land of Liberty, The Cities of America - Madison,and others
Author
Erle Stanley Gardner, George Sessions Perry, Hal Borland and others
Publisher
The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA
Publication year
1945
Condition
Very Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Stapled
Illustrator
Covers - John Falter (2), Norman Rockwell (2), James R. Bingham, Stevan Dohanos (2),
Edition
First Edition
Printing
none stated
Dimensions
Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Lazy S Books

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