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This copy of Life Magazine, Vol. 51, No. 2 - July 14, 1961, published by Time, Inc. of Chicago, IL, provides articles and photographs representing people, places and events that were of great importance to the American population of that time. Ernest Hemingway, for example, was honored, subsequent to his death, with his picture on the cover, a photographic essay on his life, and an article by Archibald MacLeish assesing Hemingway's accomplishments. Other features include a full page picture showing Krushchev playng with a youngster, an article covering MacArthur's welcome in the Phillippines upon his visit, a continuing series on turbulence in Latin America, and more.
Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, a monthly from 1978 until 2000, and an online supplement since 2008. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, Life was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the… Leer más

Life was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. This issue of Life (Vol. 65, No. 25, December 20, 1968) contains the unpublished and unfinished manuscript by Mark Twain titled Huck Finn & Tom Sawyer Among the Indians. The issue features a picture of Mark Twain at age 55, painted by Charles N. Flagg, on the front cover, 16 pages devoted to the text of the unfinished novel, and a one-page article titled The reasons Mark Twain did not finish his story. Articles on other subjects are also present.
This issue of Life, which measures approximately 10.5 x 14 inches, has a total of 76 pages of text, illustrations, and advertisements. The table of Contents, on page 1, lists all of the articles contained in the issue. With the exception of the remains of the subscriber's mailing label on the front cover, the magazine is in very good condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the front cover,… Leer más

This First Edition copy of Life Magazine, Vol. 33, No. 9 was published on September 1, 1952 and had a cover picture of Ernest Hemingway and, in large letters, the text "An Extra Dividend in this Issue 'THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA' BY HEMINGWAY A Complete New Book First Publication".
The Old Man and the Sea is a 1952 novella written by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aging fisherman, and his long struggle to catch a giant marlin. The novella was highly anticipated and was released to record sales; the initial critical reception was equally positive, but attitudes have varied significantly since then. Hemingway began writing The Old Man and the Sea in Cuba during a tumultuous period in his life. His previous novel Across the River and Into the Trees had met with negative reviews... Having completed one book of a planned "sea trilogy",… Leer más

This First Edition copy of Life Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 7 was published on August 18, 1958 and had a cover picture of Anne Frank on a page from her diary and, in large letters, the text "What Happened After End of Anne Frank's Diary – Exclusive Story Tells of her Tragedy".
Annelies Marie Frank (12 June 1929 – c. February or March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who kept a diary in which she documented life in hiding under Nazi persecution during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is a celebrated diarist who described everyday life from her family's hiding place in an Amsterdam attic. One of the most-discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust, she gained fame posthumously with the 1947 publication of The Diary of a Young Girl in which she documents her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944 — it is one of the world's best-known books and has been the basis for several plays and films. [Wikipedia]
The article in this issue of Life was written by Ernst Schnabel and titled "A Tragedy… Leer más

This First Edition, Signed copy of the magazine, The Mentor, Vol. 9 No. 6 - July 1921, was published by The Crowell Publishing Company of New York. This issue, which concentrates on the movie industry of that time, measures approximately 7 x 10 inches and contains 40 pages of text and illustrations. The item is signed twice by Lillian Gish, a leading lady of that era – once on the front cover and again, with the comment "all too true", on the first page of the issue's lead-in article, authored by D. W. Griffith. The magazine is staple-bound in a paper cover which has, on the front face, a colorful decoration supporting the text and photograph of a movie shoot, and photographs and advertising on the other faces. Other than the cover being detached, the magazine is in very good condition.
Since the magazine does not contain a specific page of Table of Contents, the following list of major articles in the issue can provide a perspective into the scope of the issue.• Motion Pictures – The Miracle of… Leer más

Mise-en-Scene No. 1 - American Film Issue was published by the Case Western Reserve University Film Society in Cleveland, Ohio. Its date of publication is not stated in the document, but is believed to be about 1970. Its purpose was "...to clarify relationships, establish appropriate contexts, and, in short, to suggest some of the attitudes and techniques that film directors have used in communicating their themes...".
The magazine contains 72 pages of illustrated articles dealing with the American film industry and the works of such directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, John Ford, Nathaniel West, Arthur Penn, and John Huston. The magazine is approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches and is bound in illustrated heavy paper covers. There is some very minor signs of wear on the upper corner of the front cover,but otherwise the magazine is in near fine condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the front cover, a 2-page spread showing the inside front cover and the Title… Leer más

This copy of Movie Weekly, Vol. V, No. 14, was published in New York by the Movie Weekly Publishing Corporation on May 9th, 1925. The magazine, which measures approximately 9 ½ inches wide by 12 ½ inches tall, contains 34 pages, including the soft covers, of text, illustrations and advertisements devoted to the movie industry. Some items of interest include:• A full page photo of Buster Keaton• Many photos of stars of the period• Articles by Richard Barthelmess, Norma Talmadge, and others• An enchanting story in "Mistress Marion...Marion Davies buys a home". What the story can't tell is what the future held for her. It seems that Marion Davies later appeared in several Broadway musicals and became a featured performer in the Ziegfeld Follies. While performing there, William Randolph Hearst saw her and made her his mistress. She was 19, Hearst was 53! She retired from the theater in 1937 to devote herself to the care of the ailing Hearst and remained his steadfast companion until his death in… Leer más

New Masses, Vol. XLII - No. 13, March 31, 1942 was published by Weekly Masses Co. of New York. The New Masses, published from 1926 until 1948, was an American Marxist magazine closely associated with the Communist Party, USA. This issue of New Masses contained 32 pages of text, illustrations and advertisements, staple bound, that measures approximately 9 ¼ x 12 ¼ inches. The overall condition of the issue is good, with the pages tanned and some chipping along the edges. Some pages are detached. The text and illustrations are clear and easily read. The major articles in this issue are listed on the front cover of the magazine.
The photos accompanying this description show:• The front cover, which includes a listing of some key articles in this issue.• A 2-page spread showing an attorney's letter describing legal problems for the mgazine and a "Dear Reader" article seeking financial help needed for the magazine's survival• A 2-page spread showing the Battle for Australia article• A 2-page… Leer más

This copy of New Theatre, Vol. III – No. 2 – February, 1936 was published by the New York Theatre League and New Dance League of New York City. The magazine, which was a monthly publication, dwelled in the worlds of Drama, Film, and Dance. This issue, which measures approximately 9.25 inches wide by 12.25 inches tall, contains 40 pages of text, illustrations, and advertisements. The magazine is staple-bound with paper covers. The pages and covers are all intact, with text that is clear and easily read. There are some evidences of wear along the spine of the item. The overall condition of the magazine is very good.
The front cover lists three featured articles in the magazine along with a humorous drawing of Eddie Cantor, the subject of one of the featured articles, by A. Birnbaum. Other articles in the magazine are authored by the likes of Clifford Odets and Langston Hughes. The magazine's table of Contents lists 11 items in the Drama category, 7 items in the Film category, and 4 items in the… Leer más

This copy of the Broadhurst Theatre PLAYBILL for DEATH OF A SALESMAN, Signed by Arthur Miller and Dustin Hoffman was published by Playbill Incorporated in 1984 to accompany that year's production of the critically acclaimed play starring Dustin Hoffman as the salesman, Willie Loman. The signatures of both Arthur Miller, the play's playwright, and Dustin Hoffman appear on the front cover of the Playbill.
The Playbill magazine, which measures approximately 5 ½ inches wide by 8 ½ inches tall, contains 134 pages of text, illustrations and advertisements related to the play, the theater world, and the New York environment in which theaters are prominent. The magazine is staple bound in stiff paper covers. The two signatures, on the front cover, are clean and unblemished. The magazine is complete and in fine condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the front cover of the Playbill, the "Title Page" for the play, a 2-page spread showing the cast and some of Arthur Miller's "own words… Leer más

This copy of Picture-Play Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 5, Jan. 1924 was published in New York by Street and Street Corp. and bears the sub-title "The Best Magazine of the Screen". This issue has Marion Davies on the cover, The magazine has 116 pages, including the covers, and measures approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches. The magazine contains articles about the going-ons in filmdom, the stars and future stars, readers' opinions, etc., etc., plus many pages of advertisements. The illustrations accompanying this description show the magazine's cover, the Title page (which includes the first page of the 2-page table of Contents), and three (3) typical 2-page spreads of text and illustrations.
The pages of the magazine are in very good condition, with but slight tanning. The pages are securely staple-bound. The magazine's cover is damaged along the spine and detached from the body of the magazine. The overall condition of the magazine is good to very good.

Scouting magazine is a publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts, Scouts, and Venturers. It carries news on Scouting events, articles on aspects of Scouting such as service, outdoor skills and activities, and features about Scouting activities. It began publication on April 15, 1913, with five-times-a-year mail subscriptions included in the registration fee for all volunteer leaders registered with the BSA. The last print edition was the May–June 2020 issue. [Wikipedia]
This First Edition copy of the magazine Scouting, January, 1954 – Vol. 42, No. 1 contains as its feature article "Who is to Blame for Juvenile Delinquincy?" by J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation. The magazine, which measures approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches, has 24 pages of text, illustrations and advertisements, is bound in paper covers with more text, illustrations and advertisements.
The magazine has some discoloration on the front cover and a… Leer más

This copy of the First Issue of the magazine Special Detective Cases (Volume 1 Number 1, August 1941) was published by Magazine House, Inc. of New York. This 1st Issue, which measures approximately 8 ½ x 11 inches, contains 68 pages, including the paper covers. As shown on the table of Contents, this issue contains eight articles detailing "Special Detective Cases" and four "Special Detective Features", all with text and illustrations.
The magazine is in very good condition. The pages are lightly toned, but completely legible with no markings, dog ears, or any other damages. The covers are also intact, with no chipping or signs of wear other than small bends of two corners, the front lower right and rear upper right.
The photos accompanying this description show the magazine's front cover, the table of Contents, and three (3) typical 2-page spreads showing the start of a "Case" narrative.

In order to commemorative the first appearance of Superman in the June, 1938 issue of Action Comics, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative 32 cent Superman postage stamp on September 10, 1998. Associated with the stamp's first day issuance, the USPS published a Special Limited Edition of Action Comics #1 and released it in Cleveland, Ohio, the home of Superman's creators, Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster.
This special edition of Action Comics #1 is enclosed in a USPS wrapper that covers half the front cover and the whole back cover. On the front half-cover is pasted one of the newly-issued 32 cent Superman stamps (above the words First Day of Issue). The back cover has some text that warns the reader that since this special edition is an exact reprint of the June 1938 original publication, any advertisements shown have long expired.
The comic book, which measures approximately 6 ½ x 10 ¼ inches, has Superman as its lead story. It also faithfully shows a number of other comic stories,… Leer más

This copy of The United States Weekly Telegraph, Washington, February 22, 1832, Vol. V, No.13 by Duff Green was one issue of a newsweekly that tried to give its readership a good taste of what was newsworthy and important. This issue contains 32 two-column pages, without covers, that measure approximately 5 3/8 x 8 ¾ inches. The pages are numbered from 385 to 416. It starts with seven pages (385-391) of editorials and small articles taken from other sources. It then deals with its major story on the debates in Congress over a Reduction in the Tariff for the next 25 pages (392-416). The booklet ends with half a page on the "Latest from England".
The booklet's pages are tanned with light foxing. There is a small tear in the upper right corner of the first page. The text is clear and easily read. The overall condition of the item is good.
The illustrations accompanying this description show the first and last pages of the newsweekly.
Duff Green (August 15, 1791 – June 10, 1875) was an American… Leer más

Woman's Home Companion was an American monthly magazine, published from 1873 to 1957. It was highly successful, climbing to a circulation peak of more than four million during the 1930s and 1940s. The magazine, headquartered in Springfield, Ohio, was discontinued in 1957. This copy of the Woman's Home Companion, October 1931 was published by The Crowell Publishing Company. The magazine, which measures approximately 10 ¾ inches wide by 13 ¾ inches tall by ½ inch thick, contains, in paper covers, 158 pages of text, illustrations, and advertisements all intended to meet the needs of the modern woman. The pages of the magazine are in very good condition, with signs of wear limited to the corners of the pages (e.g., bending); the covers are in fair condition, with small tears and bending along the edges, the remains of a subscriber's mailing label in the lower right front cover, tearing along the spine, and semi-detachment from the body of the magazine.
The illustrations accompanying this description… Leer más