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Published by Castine, Maine
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Signed
No Binding. Condition: Collectible-Fine. Typed letter signed (5 1/2 x 7 1/4 inch) of two pages with Fransioli"s letterhead. ca.1950s dated September 28 and signed Tom. Thomas Fransioli, Jr. (1906-1997) was a well known New England painter best known for his cityscapes such as Detroit, San Francisco and Boston and his works were also used for magazine covers and book illustrations. The letter, addressed to a gallery owner 'Margaret', deals with his concern about how an associate is displaying the paintings and the choice of frames for them. The author's life span is written in pencil at the top of the first page, else fine. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Julian Messner, New York, 1950
Seller: Winding Road Books, Templeton, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Doris Beer, Sue Storey Shaw & Thomas Fransioli, Jr. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Julian Messner, Inc., New York, 1950 Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing.true first Messner printing as noted by McBride. Book Condition: Fine, no previous owners signature but tiny bit of shelf wear on the bottom. Beautiful illustrated endpapers of winter Boston neighborhood. Spine firm and boards rigid, tips pointed. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine beautiful wrap around jacket art by Doris Beer. Price NOT clipped. Some loss at top spine end barely affecting the J in Joy Street. Tiny chip out of spine heel. Looks rakish in shiny new mylar plastic wrapper. NOT book club or later printing. Packing suitable for wrapping. Not Signed.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, Springfield, Ohio, 1949
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Fransioli, Thomas Jr.; Williams, Lawrence S.; Sarnoff,Arthur; Fredman, Harry; Weiner, Dan; Bugg, Robert; Stern, Phil; Klimley,Stan; Shook, Euclid; Johnson, Carol; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: What Happened in the Fair Deal - ; "Power-Hungry Men in Uniform" - Marine Hero "Red Mike" Edson speaks out against them; '52 Buttons for Bowles? - Chester Bowles is Governor of Connecticut; Man Over a Hot Stove; Movie Maker in a Hurry - Jerry Wald; Skid Row - USA (part 1 of 2) - article with color photos; The Life of Cary Middlecoff; Back to College in Style. Fiction: The Bracelet and the Blade; Private Office; Looie Follows Me; The Legal Bride (part 5 of 6); The Marksman. Includes these nice vintage ads: Hart Schaffner & Marx; B.F. Goodrich; Western Electric (showing ladies making products); Herbert Tareyton ad features photo of Mr. Charles Rensselaer III; Admiral's new Wonder TV; New Hudson cars; RCA Victor TVs; DeSoto cars; Lucky Strike cigarettes - 2-page ad featuring their laboratory; Buick; Movie "The Adventure of Ichabod and Mister Toad"; Canadian National Railway; Dodge Trucks; GM Electro-Motive Division; Pendleton shirts; The Kaiser Traveler car; Camel cigarette ad on back cover includes photos of 10 Americans smoking. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's, The National Weekly Magazine, August 27, 1949 Fair Deal - ; "Power-Hungry Men in Uniform" - Marine Hero "Red Mike" Edson speaks out against them; '52 Buttons for Bowles? - Chester Bowles is Governor of Connecticut; Man Over a Hot Stove; Movie.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, Springfield, IL, U.S.A., 1949
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Fransioli, Thomas Jr.; Rackow, Leo; Keller, Roswell;Darling, Gilbert; Chase, Francis; O'Halloran, Tom; Davis, Floyd; Grusstar,Gordon; (illustrator). First Edition. 78 pages. Articles: Get Off Route 25 - Charles F. Kettering teaches that a great challenge lies off the traveled highway; Young Man; The Life and Times of Sears, Roebuck (part 1 of 4); Collier's Sectional All-Star Teams; The King's Man - Charlie Campbell is considered a top unofficial 'ambassador' to the US; West from Fifth Avenue - article with sensational photos of Collier's new Manhattan headquarters and their million-a-day Ohio press; Payoff in Berlin (conclusion of "My 4-years war with the reds). Fiction: Cinderella Rides Again (part 1 of 5); The Ward Heeler and the Lady; Shooting Party; Don't You Cry for Me; Fifty of the Blue; Valley of the Tyrant. Includes these nice ads: Studebaker trucks (inside front cover); Bell telephone; Congress Playing Cards - featuring Mme. Lilly Dache; Zenith tvs, radios and phonographs; Columbia motorcycles; Good Year; Elgin watches; 1950 Ford cars; Samsonite luggate (color centerfold); Pall Mall cigarettes; Movie "Prince of Foxes"; New York Central Railroad; Schlitz beer; Blatz beer - featuring Pat Harder, 1948's most valuable player/star fullback of the Chicago Cardinals; Budweiser; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features Fred Astaire. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, December 3, 1949 Get Off Route 25 - Charles F. Kettering teaches that a great challenge lies off the traveled highway; Young Man; The Life and Times of Sears, Roebuck (part 1 of 4); Collier's Sectional All-Star Te.