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Magazine. Condition: Very Good. B&W Illustrations; This is a slightly larger than trade sized magazine with illustrated covers and a stapled spine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the magazine have some light bumping, rubbing and there is a beginning crease to the top front corner. There is a small square spot towards the top of the front cover where a price tag was partially removed. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: Fraternal Day at Golden Gate International Exposition (1938) , Fernleaf Camp Honors President Gilroy and Head Officers, Trichinosis Regarded as Public Health Problem, Salt Lake Proud of Ladies' Drill Team, President's Page, and more. This magazine was issued monthly by the Woodmen of the World fraternal organization. "The Modern Woodmen of America was founded in 1883 at Lyons, Iowa, as a life insurance and fraternal benefit society for white men aged 18-45. The racial criterion was later abandoned. There were 704,800 members in 1995, and the group published The Modern Woodman quarterly. Joseph Cullen Root, who founded the Modern Woodmen of America, was an enthusiastic joiner; he was or had been a member of the freemasons, Knights of Pythias, Odd Fellows and the Ancient Order of United Workmen, to say nothing of being the rector of V. A. S. His new organization was founded as a fraternal benefit life insurance society, with rigorous limits on who might be admitted. Candidates had to be white males aged 18-45, from the 12 "healthiest" states (the Dakotas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio, and Wisconsin) , and not inhabitants of large cities, even in these "healthy" states. Also excluded were "railway brakeman, railway engineer, fireman, and switchman, miner employed underground, mine inspector, pit boss, professional rider and driver in races, employee in gunpowder factory, wholesaler or manufacturer of liquors, saloon keeper, saloon bartender, aeronaut, sailor on the lakes and seas, plough polisher, brass finisher, professional baseball player, professional fireman, submarine operator, or soldier in regular army in time of war. " " (from Stichtingargus website).…

Soft cover (Stapled Wrappers). Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small Octavo, 48pp. Original double-issue printed stapled wrappers featuring a front-cover science fiction cityscape illustration by legendary fan artist Byron T. Jeeves.Features: This expanded double issue contains vital historical records of British fandom, including W. Peter Campbell's definitive London Convention Report (1952). It features an important early academic study titled "Lovecraft's Amateur Press Works" by noted Cthulhu Mythos scholar George T. Wetzel. The back cover is highly visual and historically notable, displaying illustrated preview announcements for the debut issue of Scotland's historic Nebula Science Fiction magazine (featuring cover art by Alan Hunter) alongside the Dutch publication Planeet (Ruimteschip 2213).Condition: Very Good. Heavy text-block issue remains structurally solid. Minimal rubbing to the spine edge. Interior is clean and untoned, and the illustrated rear cover is sharp and well-preserved. Byron T. Jeeves (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 428 pages. 9.69x6.85x0.93 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 488 pages. 11.10x8.60x1.10 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 404 pages. 9.68x6.85x1.10 inches. In Stock.