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Argosy "Issued Weekly" Sep 12, 1931 (Vol 223 #6)
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24Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (721-864)(7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for Naked Steel
Inside front cover ad for Detective Fiction Weekly with cover of Sep 19, 1931 issue. |
Serials- Red Twilight (1/3) by Harl Vincent
- Whaling Blood (2/3) by Don Waters
- Double Cross Ranch (3/6) by Charles Alden Seltzer
- Easy to Kill (5/6) by Hulbert Footner
Complete in this issue- Hack Ride by William Corcoran
- Naked Steel (novelette) by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
- Iron Hell by Edmund M. Littell
- Suspicious Symptons by John M. Thompson
- The Men Who Make the Argosy (author bio) -- Harl Vincent
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| • Full page ad for Detective Fiction Weekly with splash page of Spook Crooks by Julien J. Proskauer. • Reader dislikes gangster stories, gets his fill of them in the newspapers.
| | Condition: Light edgewear (small tears); FRONT COVER: light surface tears; BACK COVER: tears at edges; PAGES supple, bright.
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Argosy "Issued Weekly" Jun 11, 1932 (Vol 231 #2)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for Inheritance |
Complete in this issue- The Nervous Prince (novelette) by Johnston McCulley
- Walrus Hunt (true story) by Lowell Thomas
- Boomerang (novelette) by Jack Allman
- It Takes a Horse Thief by W.C. Tuttle
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- T.E. Lawrence, uncrowned king of Arabia
- The Men Who Make the Argosy (author bio) -- R.V. Gery
Serials- Inheritance (1/3) by R.V. Gery
- The Magpie Murders (Gillian Hazeltine story) (2/6) by George F. Worts
- Helgvor of the Blue River (3/4) by J.H. Rosny Aine with Georges Surdez
- Timber War (conclusion, 6/6) by Frank Richardson Pierce
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| • Full page ad for Detective Fiction Weekly with splash page of Something New in Crime by Murray Leinster • Reader claims he's read 1200 Argosy's!
| | Condition: Light/moderate edgewear (small tears, creases, chips); FRONT COVER: crease mid-spine wrapping to back, 3/4 inch bottom separation, bottom and right edge dust shadows; BACK COVER: writing top right corner, 5/8 inch tear at top spine; PAGES supple, tan, edges a little darker.
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Argosy "Issued Weekly" Jun 25, 1932 (Vol 230 #5)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for Corporal Cole's Conscience |
Complete in this issue- Rapiers Ride! (novelette) by J.-J. des Ormeaux
- Flashing Wings (true story) by Lowell Thomas
- One Every Minute by George E. Holt
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Kit Carson, true son of the Old West
Serials- Corporal Cole's Conscience (1/2) by J. Allan Dunn
- Breath of the Desert (2/6) by Charles Alden Seltzer
- Inheritance (conclusion, 3/3) by R.V. Gery
- The Magpie Murders (Gillian Hazeltine story) (4/6) by George F. Worts
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| • Full page ad for Detective Fiction Weekly with splash page of The Dead Man's Hat by Hulbert Footner
| | Condition: Light/moderate edgewear (small tears, creases, chips); FRONT COVER: crease mid-spine wrapping to back; SPINE: wear at tips, most of bottom 1/2 inch missing; PAGES supple, tan, edges a little darker.
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Argosy Weekly Jul 16, 1932 (Vol 231 #2)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for The Unknown Island |
Complete in this issue- River Pirates (novelette) by Donald Barr Chidsey
- The Gentleman and the Tigress by Bob Davis
- The White Savage by Armand Brigaud
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Winston Churchill, genius of action
- The Men Who Make the Argosy (author bio) -- Armand Brigaud
Serials- The Unknown Island (1/6) by Fred MacIsaac
- The Door of Destiny (conclusion, 2/2) by William Merriam Rouse
- The Radio War (3/5) by Ralph Milne Farley
- Breath of the Desert (5/6) by Charles Alden Seltzer
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| • Full page ad for Detective Fiction Weekly with splash page of The Black Cobra by Sidney Herschel Small • In Argonotes, Brigaud contributes background for his story.
| | Condition: Light/moderate edgewear (small tears, creases, chips); FRONT COVER: crease mid-spine wrapping to back; SPINE: title fading; PAGES supple, light tan, edges darker.
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Argosy Weekly Aug 6, 1932 (Vol 231 #5)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr |
Complete in this issue- War Dragons (Jimmie Cordie novelette) by W. Wirt
- Death by the Clock by Ray Cummings
- One Error by Ferrin Fraser
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Gen. George A. Custer, gallant Indian fighter
Serials- Tyrant of the Steps (1/4) by Jack Allman
- No Back Trail (2/3) by R. de S. Horn
- Always Obey Orders (conclusion, 3/3) by F.V.W. Mason
- The Unknown Island (4/6) by Fred MacIsaac
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| • Author Fraser introduces himself in Argonotes.
| | Condition: Light/moderate edgewear (small tears, creasing, chips); BACK COVER: soiling, writing top right corner; SPINE: middle crease wrapping front to back, darkened, title faded; PAGES: supple, tan, soiling at bottom.
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Argosy Weekly Aug 13, 1932 (Vol 231 #6)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Robert A. Graef (signed) for The Spot of Life |
Complete in this issue- The Irish Admiral by James L. Hill
- Chateau of Missing Men (novelette) by H. Bedford-Jones
- Safari (novelette) by Jay Brien Chapman
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Floyd Gibbons, world-famous headline hunter
- Evil Omen by Jacland Marmur
Serials- The Spot of Life (1/5) by Austin Hall
- Tyrant of the Steppes (2/4) by Jack Allman
- No Back Trail (conclusion, 3/3) by R. de S. Horn
- The Unknown Island (5/6) by Fred MacIsaac
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- Hall makes an eerie remembrance of his slain earlier collaborator, Homer Eon Flint, on the second page of The Spot of Life.
- Note: Announcement of Edgar Rice Burroughs' The Pirates of Venus, coming next month.
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| | Condition: Light edgewear (small tears, creases, chips); FRONT COVER: bottom right quadrant two grooves; BACK COVER: bottom right quadrant writing; SPINE: middle crease wrapping front to back, top 3/8 inch missing, bottom tip wear; PAGES supple, tan, starting to flake, occasional smudge.
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Argosy Weekly Nov 19, 1932 (Vol 234 #2)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for Sting of the Blue Scorpion |
Complete in this issue- Time to Quit by Donald Barr Chidsey
- White Collar Logger (novelette) by Frank Richardson Pierce
- Ex-M.P. by Eustace L. Adams
- Wood Fire Alibi by Jack Allman
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- George Witten, the hobo hero
- The Men Who Make the Argosy (author bio) -- Donald Barr Chidsey
Serials- Sting of the Blue Scorpion (Peter the Brazen) (1/5) by Loring Brent
- Crocodile (conclusion, 2/2) by Theodore Roscoe
- Sunken Dollars (3/6) by Captain Dingle
- Burn, Witch, Burn! (5/6) by A. Merritt
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| • In Argonotes, Roscoe on alligators/crocodiles in Florida, Chidsey on highwaymen.
| | Condition: Light edgewear (small tears, chipping); FRONT COVER: writing above content wording; SPINE: dark, title faded; PAGES supple, light tan, darker edges.
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Argosy Weekly Dec 3, 1932 (Vol 234 #4)
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27Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) |
Complete in this issue- Murder on the Mike (Craig Kennedy story) by Arthur B. Reeve
- The Last Game (novelette) by Lieut. John Hopper
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Orville Wright, first to fly
- Shakespeare Was Right by Will McMorrow
Serials- The Band of Death (1/6) by Fred MacIsaac
- The Jungle Trap (conclusion, 2/2)
- Sting of the Blue Scorpion (Peter the Brazen story) (3/5) by Loring Brent
- Sunken Dollars (5/6) by Captain Dingle
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| • Fiftieth Year: 1882-1932 cover heading • Background on the MacIsaac and Reeve stories in Argonotes.
| | Condition: Moderate edgewear (small tears, chipping); BACK COVER: detached, writing in top right quadrant; SPINE: bottom 1 inch torn; PAGES tan, darkening edges.
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Argosy Weekly Dec 24, 1932 (Vol 235 #1)
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15Nov2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for Murder at the Mine |
Complete in this issue- Murder at the Mine (novelette) by Jack Allman
- A Tree for Christmas (novelette) by Frank Richardson Pierce
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Johnny Schneider, a champion of the saddle
- The Wolf of Morocco by H. Bedford-Jones
Serials- Rats of the Harbor (1/2) by Ray Cummings
- O'Reilly's Cavalry (conclusion, 2/2) by Armand Brigaud
- The Longhorn Feud (3/6) by Max Brand
- The Band of Death (4/6) by Fred MacIsaac
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| | Condition: Light edgewear (chips, small tears); FRONT COVER: long crease at top, writing under author names under red band; PAGES supple, bright, dogeared at front top.
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Argosy Weekly Aug 12, 1933 (Vol 240 #4)
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24Apr2005
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Munsey 144 pages (7x10")
Cover by Paul Stahr (signed) for The Lost Land of Atzlan |
Complete in this issue- "Kill the Ump!" by John A. Thompson
- Jade from Swatow (novelette) by H. Bedford-Jones
- "Welcome, Assassins!" by Foster-Harris
- The Iron Maiden (novelette) by William Merriam Rouse
- The Horned Woodchuck by Ellis Parker Butler
- Men of Daring (picture feature) by Stookie Allen -- Lincoln Beachey, a stunt flying wizard
- Cow Pony by Donald Hough
- The Men Who Make the Argosy (author bio) -- Karl Detzer
Serials- The Lost Land of Atzlan (1/6) by Fred MacIsaac
- Alarm! (3/4) by Karl Detzer
- Railroad! (4/6) by T.S. Stribling (Pulitzer Prize Novelist)
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| • Letter describes the relative success of dogs and foxes in dealing with porcupines.
| | Condition: Light edgewear (tears, creases); FRONT COVER: writing under content wording, slight top and bottom separation; BACK COVER: soiling, top stain extends back through most of the pages, vanishing gradually; PAGES supple, tan, some dogeared.
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