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Blue Book Dec 1951 (Vol 94 #2)
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6Mar2005
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McCall 144 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by Maurice Bower |
Complete in this issue- Kingdom by the Sea (novel) by Richard Wormser and Dan Gordon
- The Outlaw by Wyatt Blassingame
- Manhattan Interlude by Arthur Gordon
- Tomorrow Will Come by Edward McKenna
- The Cossack River Mystery by William Byron Mowery
- Mountain Miracle by Theodore Goodridge Roberts
- Ticket to Kitzbuhel by D.K. Findlay
- Cloud Over Elysium by William Gault
- Too Much Aloha by George Worts
- John Robinson Rides Four by Robert Barbour Johnson
- Night Intruder (fact) by Hamilton Greene
- Autobiography of a Kamikazi Pilot by Yukihisa Suzuki
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| • Plus Stories of Fact and Experience. • Illustrators include Greene, McDermott, Brendan Lynch (outstanding!)
| | Condition: Front cover: tear, chip, spine stress top left corner, chip mid-right edge, bottom right corner rounded, some small creases and stains; back cover: chip mid-top edge, top left corner rounded, two chips at left edge, one 1/3 down, other 2/3 down, light vertical crease right side; pages yellowed, browning edges, some chipped or torn in areas of back cover chips.
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Blue Book Jan 1952 (Vol 94 #3)
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24Apr2005
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McCall 144 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by John Fulton for Men of America: Elisha Kane (inside front cover feature)
Inside back cover Who's Who in this Issue -- Eric Frank Russell w. photo |
Complete in this issue- The Great Gale (novel) by Mackenzie Cottrell
- Passport to Jeopardy (novel) by Philip Clark
- Second Genesis by Eric Frank Russell -- Lynch illustrations
- His Father's Son by Owen Cameron
- The Wolf, She Howl by Neill Wilson
- Why Take Chances, Mike? by Don James
- O'Ryan and the Press Gang by Frederick P. Bell -- Sisley illustrations
- Sabina and the Talent Scouts by Frank X. Tolbert
- Bonehead by Joel Reeve
- Coffee And --- by David Alexander -- Chickering illustrations
- My Uncle Everett and the Ladies' Guild by Haywood Vincent
- Train to Nowhere (fact) by Hamilton Greene -- Greene illustrations
- The Lost Continent of Atlantis (article) by D.C. O'Flaherty -- Chapman illustrations
- The Autobiography of a Kamikaze Pilot (fact) by Ykihisa Suzuki
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| • Plus features, Stories of Fact and Experience • Other illustrators include McDermott.
| | Condition: Light edgewear (creases); FRONT COVER, BACK COVER: surface creases; PAGES: supple, yellowed.
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Bluebook Apr 1952 (Vol 94 #6)
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17Jan2005
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McCall 128 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by John Floherty, Jr.
Back cover by Stan Drake for Are You Getting the Most Out of Your MG? |
Complete in this issue- Once a Fly-Boy by William Chamberlain
- Hot Iron by John Rhodes Sturdy
- Footloose by Morgan Lewis
- Winter in April by Van MacNair Jr.
- The Return of Dixie Tom by Zachary Ball
- One Man Horse by Glenn R. Vernam
- The Wisdom of Wiz by Richard A. Henriquez
- Set a Thief by Joel Reeve
- The Davidian Report (novel) by Dorothy B. Hughes
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| • Plus Articles, Special Features • Formerly "Blue Book", the indicia and logo now specify "Bluebook". • Moving into men's magazine territory, with more lifestyle articles and occasional cartoons. • Illustrations are in the casual 50's style, some by Stan Drake. Pulp-style illos by Hamilton Greene.
| | Condition: Lightest edgewear; front reader's crease, 1/2 inch top and bottom separation, creases, scratches, tears; bottom 1/2 inch spine missing; back soiled, stains, scratches, stress near spine; pages supple, light browning.
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Bluebook May 1952 (Vol 95 #1)
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6Mar2005
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McCall 128 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by John McDermott |
Complete in this issue- Big Brown by Bertram Whiting
- No Strings Attached by Alan Nelson
- Patrol by Cpl. Arthur J. Weisberger
- ... And Still Champion by Donald Barr Chidsey
- Midnight Ride by Graham Doar
- The Brass of a Boomer by William H. Rohde
- The Hill by Jack Griffin
- The Dark Door by Nelson Bond
- Easy Pickup by Melville Barrie
- High-Flying Cowboy by Peter Dollar
- Man-Eater by Tom Roan
- The Ragged Rebellion by Harry Edward Neal
- One Way Street (novel) by Nick Marino -- Stan Drake illustrations.
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| • Plus articles, features. • Editorial defends the recent changes in the magazine. Letter column presents a balanced sampling of reader opinions to same. • Positive brief review of Dragnet.
| | Condition: front cover: moderate wear, right edge, bottom right and left corners missing; spine: light wear, bottom 3/8 inch missing; back cover: chip mid-bottom edge, soiling along spine; pages tanned, first few torn at mid-right edge.
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Bluebook Jun 1952 (Vol 95 #2)
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17Jan2005
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McCall 128 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by Charles Lundgren |
Contents of this issue- The Devil Goes to Breakfast by Tom Roan
- Blood Will Tell (novelette) by Le Roy Boyd
- Parade Is Ten Minutes Long by Frank O'Rourke
- The Pacemaker by Walter Livingston
- Play to Win by Ralph Wellner
- Knight in Rusty Armor by John Rhodes Sturdy
- Korean Gamble by Milton H. Ivens
- The Hero by M. Jon Gresso
- Ridge Runner's Revenge by Ewart A. Autry
- "I Can Break Babe Ruth's Record!" (article) by Ralph Kiner
- Is It Really the Image of Jesus (article) by John Blair Beach (Shroud of Turin)
- The Hold-Up of the Silk Express by (novel) Todhunter Ballard
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| • Plus Articles, Special Features, Cartoons. • Illustrations by John Cullen Murphy, Stan Drake.
| | Condition: Lightest edgewear; corner wear; front reader's crease, writing at left, spine stress; back doodling over photo, reader's crease, spine stress with rubbing; pages supple, slightly browning.
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Bluebook Sep 1952 (Vol 95 #5)
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17Jan2005
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McCall 128 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by George Kanelous for Rescued from the Borneo Headhunters (article)
Back cover by Stan Drake for Revolutions Are My Business (article) |
Complete in this issue- Assignment by James Hudson
- It Signifies by Joel Reeve
- Afternoon of Glory by Talbert Josselyn
- No Premonition (short-short) by Goodrich S. Walton
- Gypsy Fire by Michael Sheridan
- Homeward Bound by Robert Carse
- Pot Luck by Alan Nelson
- Charlie and the Fire Extinguisher by Jay Haley
- Terry (novelette) by William L. Worden
- Two Tins of Murder (novelette) by Richard Deming
- East to Wyoming (novel) by Giff Cheshire
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| • Plus Articles, Special Features, Cartoons.
| | Condition: 3 inch tear up from bottom spine, into reader's crease; lightest edgewear; front stamped "S" next to price, date inside first "B" in title; back slight soiling, reader's crease, small tears; pages supple, only front slightly browning.
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Bluebook Dec 1952 (Vol 96 #2)
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17Jan2005
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McCall 128 pages (bedsheet)
Cover by John Cullen Murphy
Back cover by Stan Drake for Yes, Sir, That's My Queenie |
Complete in this issue- Burden of Command by James E. Fisk
- Birds of a Feather by Robert Zacks
- Flat of the Horn by Frank O'Rourke
- The City Where No One Dies by Alan Nelson
- The Crowbar Captain by Joseph Patrick
- Tank Job by Ray Ferris
- Yes, Sir, That's My Queenie by C.G. Lumbard
- The Riddle of the Lazy S (novelette) by Wilbur S. Peacock
- Assignment: Red Berlin (novel) by M.E. Chaber
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| • Plus Articles, Special Features, Cartoons. • Illustrations by Stan Drake.
| | Condition: Dirt: cover upper middle to right region, bottom, bottom first page; back cover light edgewear, soiling, bottom left corner missing; pages supple, browning.
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Cosmopolitan May 1893 (Vol 15 #1)
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28Apr2005
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Cosmopolitan Publishing 128 pages (plus 8-page front and 56-page back advertising sections) (7x10")
TOC cover |
Complete in this issue- Henrik Ibsen frontispiece.
- In the Footsteps of Dickens (article) by Harger Ragan
- Lumbering in the Northwest (article) by J.E. Jones
- The Spoil of the Puma by Gilbert Parker
- Henrik Ibsen's Poems (critique) by H.H. Boyesen
- Contemporary French Playwrights (article) by Arthur Hornblow
- A Revolution in the Means of Communication (article) by Elisha Gray -- the teleautograph, apparently the ancestor of the fax machine!, written by its inventor!
Serials- Omega: The Last Days of the World (2/5) by Camille Flammarion
- A Traveller from Altruria by W.D. Howells
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| • Plus poetry, articles • Ads for Hires Root Beer, Blair's Writing Tablets (endorsed by Mark Twain), Waterman Pens, American Express Travelers Cheques, Kodak.
| | Condition: Light/moderate edgewear, tape reinforcing spine, edges and long tears; BACK COVER: top right ad sticker pull; PAGES: supple, white, outer wrap off-white.
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Detective Fiction Weekly Apr 3, 1937 (Vol 109 #6)
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21Jan2005
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Red Star 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by (uncredited) for Murder on the Film |
Complete in this issue- Murder on the Film (novelette) by Richard Sale
- Crime Clipper by Jean Francis Webb
- The Monster of Vienna (true story) by Richmond Dale
- Death Goes to Sea (novel) by Robert H. Rohde
- Illustrated Crimes (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- The Ace Counterfeiter
- Blood Won't Tell by Donald Barr Chidsey
- Novelty Killer by Donald S. Aitken
- Reward by William E. Brandon
- A Trouser Button (true vignette) by Major C.E. Russell
- Plus, Civil Service Q & A, You're Being Swindled, Solving Cipher Secrets, Flashes from Readers (letter column)
Serials- Bulldog Drummond's Challenge (4/7) by Sapper
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| • On page 125, the editors offer an apology and retraction for "a deprecatory reference ... made to a garment worn by a character" in the 12/7/35 story, "The Death of Me" by Cornell Woolrich!
| | Condition: A remarkable specimen! light edgewear on overhang; light corner wear; front cover and title page developing reader's crease; pages bright and supple, barest trace of browning.
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Detective Fiction Weekly Jul 12, 1941 (Vol 147 #1)
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28Feb2005
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Munsey 66 pages (bedsheet) |
Complete in this issue- Ringer for Murder (novelet) by Paul Ernst
- Breadline Kill by Walter Ripperger
- The Bridge to Hell by Robert H. Leitfred
- The Poisonous Peace by John Holland
- Murder As a Fine Art by Ken Crossen
- Solving Typewriter Mysteries (fact) by Kenneth P. Wood
- Portrait of a Cop (fact) by John J. McPhaul
Serials- Corpse on the Loose (Michael Shayne, 2/5) by Brett Halliday
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| • Plus features. • Column wonders what can be done about the "barring of American magazines in Canada." • Reader letter ranks the writers.
| | Condition: Light edgewear (tears, chips); front cover: light spotting/soiling; spine: split 2/3 inch at top; pages supple, yellowed, frequent spotting/staining.
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