Language: English
Publication Date: 1954
Seller: Gastown Bookwurm, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Art / Print / Poster
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. E. Chiriaka (illustrator). Undated but suspected 1954. Calendar pin-up pictures with calendar portion removed. Image is Fine with no stains or creases but one edge has rough edges from removal from original form (?). Double-sided with one side having a Christmas motif.
Published by Gold Medal Frederick Muller Limited, London, 1960
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Chiriaka, E. (Ernest) (illustrator). First Edition. Paperback Original. First UK edition. Gold Medal Number 174. Undated but probably late 50s. Originally published in the US by Fawcett Gold Medal in 1955. The spine has a small surface tear and some edge rubbing. The front cover has a five inch crease across the bottom right corner, some creasing to the top corner and a price in ink next to the original price. Light edge and surface wear to the covers. The pages are browned and have a little edge wear but are otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by E.Chiriaka. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by Esquire, 1953
Seller: rareviewbooks, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.
Art / Print / Poster
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1954 Esquire Girl Calendar, Special Deluxe Edition with envelope (complete). Envelope has creases at edge - January page has crease left hand corner. Bookseller since 1995 (LL-10-Bottom-Up-L-Flat) rareviewbooks.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Berman, Sam; Hurst, Earl Oliver; Sawyers, Martha; Pike, John; Miller, Richard C.; Wiggins, Katherine; Chiriaka, Ernest; Knopf, Hans; Reusswig, William; (illustrator). First Edition. 86 pages. Articles: Chiselers' Holidy - long vacations on unemployment money; Our Job in Italy - Communism isn't beaten yet; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (5) - further negotiations with Stalin/the true story of the Atlantic Charter; Dancing-School Bonanza - the big business of teaching rumba, samba and tango; Joan of Arc - the movie starring Ingrid Bergman; Guinea Pig for Cancer - an experiment with atomic energy; Warren Warm-Up - appraising California's governor as a presidential candidate. Fiction: Ring-Shy; Death Had a Voice; The Man Who Painted Himself Blue; What Would You Do?; The Branble Bush (part 3 of 5); The General was an Honest Man. Ads include: Heinz ketchup (great photo ad); Toastmaster; Vitalis (with Lloyd Mangrum); Philco; Crosley fridges; Hudson cars; Auto-Lite spark plugs (featuring Ann Sheridan); Firestone Super-Balloon tires; Chevrolet trucks; 1949 Ford cars; Coke - large illustration of soda fountain; Dodge Trucks; Lord Calvert Whiskey - featuring full-page color-photo of author Hassoldt Davis; Walt Disney's "Melody Time" movie; Trailways bus lines; Lucky Strike cigarettes (back cover). Unmarked with average wear. A sound vintage copy.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Chiriaka, Ernest; Landry, Bob; Barnum, Jay Hyde; Schwinn,Barbara; Beall, C.C.; Prince, William Meade; Monet, Dorothy (illustrator). First Edition. 98 pages. Articles: Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 3) - The Common-law Marriage - his visit to Churchill in 1941; Saint-Lo Fights another Battle - much of the town still in rubble after Normandy invasion; Block that Toothache! - good news for those who don't like the dentist's drill. Fiction: The Bramble Bush (part 1 of 5); Dear Miss Phillips; Once to Every Woman; Shadow of Fu Manchu (conclusion); Important to a Man; It All Came Out. Ads include: Nash cars; Vitalis (with photo of Bobby Riggs); Borden's products - featuring Elsie the Cow; 'Jeep' Station Wagon; International School buses - rare ad!; Fisher Body; Douglas Shoes; Mercury cars (lovely 2-pages); DeSoto cars; Columbia bikes; Cory coffee-maker; Kodak; Santa Fe Railroad; Schlitz; Chrysler centerfold (puppy theme); Hamiliton watches; Jayson shirts; GM Electro-motive division; Kaiser Frazer; Fruit of the Loom; Chesterfield cigarettes (back cover) - featuring Alan Ladd. Unmarked with average wear. A nice vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, June 12, 1948 Out of This World - the great telescope on Palomar; Fashion High Command - how experts choose clothes to suit most American women; Can We Guarantee a Free Europe?; Two-Party Gal - Mrs. Perle Mesta; The Secret Papers of H.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Wright, Shiney (cover); Pachner, William; Fredman, Harry; Fuhn, Helen and Alfred; Prince, William Meade; Chiriaka, Ernest; Stone, William; Gregori, Leon; Harrington, George; McLeod, Ronald; (illustrator). First Edition. 70 pages. Articles: Scandals in Veterans' Housing (part 1 of 2); The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 6) - Roosevelt's Greatest Dilemma; Six Artists and a Model - Edith Franklin's posing is a steppingstone to her stage career; Good-Time Street - the most raucous and colorful block in New York; Truman's recent troubles hurt his chance of election; The Hot-Potato Olympics - what price international amity at this year's Games in London; How to Catch a Husband - Mr. Lamb's job is to bringem' back when they stray. Fiction: Cupid with Celluloid Wings; Guirls Like Me; Squaw Medicine; The Bramble Bush (part 4 of 5); Sweet revenge; Errors of Judgment. Ads include: Old Thompson Whiskey; Pepsodent - with photo of Mary Louise Shine; Western Electric; Schlitz; beer; the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE); Ford cars (2 pages); Macmillan Oil - featuring Douglas Moone of San Antonio, TX; Samsonite Luggage; Pontiac cars; Milky Way chocolate bars (back cover). Unmarked with moderate wear. A sound vintage copy.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Hurst, Oliver; Kling, Wendell; Kortner, Al; Darling, Gilbert; Chiriaka, Ernest; Hallman, A.; (illustrator). First Edition. 74 pages. Articles: Inhuman Nature - defense against summer's pests; Fantasy in Flame - Clarence Cronkite and his colossal fireworks extravaganza; Barry Go Braugh! - the famous "Naked City" Fitzgerald is a modest, unassuming man; Ostriches Aren't So Dumb - a Los Angeles breeder of the big birds reveals their cute habits; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 7) - The Great Coalition - hitherto unrevealed details of co-ordinating the Allied war effort after Pearl Harbor; Scandals in Veterans' Housing (conclusion); The Day it Almost Happened - the Bates family gets a lesson in car-driving safety. Ads include: Anso film; Ipana Tooth Paste; Borden products - with Elsie the Cow; Willys-Overland "Jeep" panel delivery vehicles; 1949 For cars; Great two-page color ad for International Harvester road-building equipment; Vitalis - with Bob Feller; Chesterfield cigarettes (back cover) featuring great illustration of Rosalind Russell. Unmarked with light wear. A sound vintage copy.
Published by The Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, USA, 1948
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Ackroyd, Hugh; Varady, Frederic; Huston, Claude W.; Peskin,Hy; Baumgartner, Warren; Chiriaka, Ernest; Peskin, David; Pike, John; LaSalle, Charles; Kaufman, Joe; Vickery, John (illustrator). First Edition. Features: The Two Mr. Vandenbergs - a study of Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg's political personality; Calico Swing - what gals and gents are wearin' at square dances this summer; Homemade Boom in Dixie - two of its poorest states acquire the New Look of prosperity; The Secret Papers of Harry L. Hopkins (part 4) - Stalin Spoke of Morals - the record of his visit to Stalin to discuss plans for defeating Hitler; Hunting of the Swede - screen writer Eddie Blum discovers Marta Toren for Hollywood; Designs for Touring (part 8) - Northern Michigan travel. Fiction: Along Came Mary; Marabou for Mama; The Bramble Bush; Even Up; The Makings; Hannigan. Ads include: True Temper golf club shafts; Zenith radios; Hickok belts; Monarch canned produce; American Optical; RCA Victor portable radios; 1949 Studebaker trucks; Pabst beer - with colour image of Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Peck; Good Year; Plymouth; American Airlines; Freeman Shoes; Mercury cars; Ballantine's Ale; Hiram Walker nice two-page color-photo ad; Skol; Esterbrook pens; Holeproof socks; Tawn toiletries; National Guard; Camel cigarettes (back cover) featuring rodeo champion Ken Roberts. 86 pages. Address label on front cover. Tight, clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A pleasing vintage example.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's Magazine, June 19, 1948 The Two Mr. Vandenbergs - a study of Michigan Senator Arthur Vandenberg's political personality; Calico Swing - what gals and gents are wearin' at square dances this summer; Homemade Boom in Dixie - two of its poorest st.