August Derlath (2 results)
Language: English
Published by THE CHICAGO SUN, CHICAGO, ,IL 1944
- Periodical
Seller: Aah Rare Chicago, Carlsbad, CA, U.S.A.Aah Rare Chicago
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 29.25
US$ 8.00 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. NO DUST JACKET AS ISSUED. FIRST EDITION THUS. THERE ARE FOUR PUNCH HOLES ALONG THE SPINE WHERE THE NEWSPAPER WAS BOUND INTO A VOLUME. THE NEWSPAPER IS FOLDED HORIZONTALLY FOR PROTECTION AND STORAGE, THE NEWSPRINT PAPER IS UNIFORMLY TONED WITH AGE. THERE IS A SMALL LIBRARY STAMP ON THE FRONT COVE…R. THIS IS AN EARLY EDITION OF "THE CHICAGO SUN" NEWSPAPER OF MAY 21, 1944 - VOLUME 1, NUMBER 43. THIS ISSUE CONTAINS A SHORT BOOK REVIEW OF BILL MAULDIN'S EARLY BOOK TITLED "STAR SPANGLED BANTER," THE BOOK REVIEW IS BY AUGUST DERLATH. THE ARTICLE IS TITLED "FROM GAGS TO STITCHES WITH VIP ( VIRGIL PARTCH)), AND BILL MAULDIN" THERE IS A SUB-TITLE "G.I. AND SCREWBALL (VIP) HIT NEW HIGH IN COMIC ART." MAULDIN' S BOOK WAS A 48 PAGE PUBLICATION BY "ARMY TIMES.' THE EDITOR OF MAULDIN'S BOOK STATES THAT "MAULDIN WILL BE IN THE CARTOONIST'S HALL OF FAME AFTER THE WAR." THERE IS A FEATURED FULL FRONT PAGE REVIEW OF A BOOK BY LEWIS MUMFORD THAT IS TITLED "THE CONDITION OF MAN." THE TITLE OF THE REVIEW BY WENDELL JOHNSON IS "A CASE HISTORY OF OUR CIVILIZATION." THE SUB-TITLE IS "DIAGNOSIS SHOWS OUR INSTITUTIONS DON'T MEET NEEDS OF HUMAN LIFE."THERE IS A LARGE B/W PHOTOGRAPH OF LEWIS MUMFORD. ALSO, THERE IS A REVIEW OF DOROTHY PARKER'S BOOK THAT IS TITLED "THE PORTABLE LIBRARY DOROTHY PARKER." THE REVIEW IS BY STERLING NORTH. A PHOTO OF DOROTHY PARKER IS PRESENT. MANY OTHER WAR TIME BOOKS REVIEWS ARE PRESENTED IN THIS NEWSPAPER. THIS IS AN UNCOMMON EPHRMERAL ISSUE OF A RELATIVELY NEW CHICAGO NEWSPAPER.
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, , United KingdomChaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used
US$ 48.40
US$ 33.56 shippingShips from United Kingdom to U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
FIRST EDITION 8vo. teal cloth hardback, gilt, in dust jacket. 216pp. Previous owner's attractive bookplate to inside front cover. Dust jacket has not been price-clipped. Very light foxing to top edge. VG/VG. (Shelf 200) ISBN: 0903895382 ** Pictures available upon request, if not already displayed here.** Over 20,000 books in sto…ck - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
