Jack Lawrence Bennett (6 results)

Paperback. xiv, 211p., brief biography, contributor notes, photos, art, very good first edition trade paperback in pictorial wraps.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 78 pages. Features: Battleship Killer - The War's Strangest Story - Torpedo-riding Italians sank enough British ships in Alexandria Harbor to give the Axis the advantage in the Mediterranean - but the Axis never knew it!; Our Reeking Halls of Justice (part 1 of 2); The Glory Road (part 2 of 2); Stampede in Stamps - Stamps become a popular investment - with photo of Joe Granville (presumably the same Joe Granville who went on to a successful career on Wall Street); Oh, You Beautiful Blonde! - Marie Wilson; Is the Witch Doctor Helping You? - century-old secrets of primitive medicos are turning out to be cure for diseases that have baffled modern medical men for years. Fiction: There Are Older Things Than War; Brood of Evil; Set in Concrete; Willow Woman; No Sentiment; Pride's Castle (part 3 of 8); Cleveland Indian reliever Gene Bearden; Back page opinion column regarding the recommendations of the Hoover Commission. Includes these ads: B.V.D. Sports Shirts, Zenith Televisions, Mercury cars, GM (nice 2-page color ad), Ford car color photo ad with black lawn jockey appearing twice, Nice color one-page ad for the U.S. Army, Pincor lawn mowers, Spam, Durkee's margerine, Mallory hats, Lucky Strike colour photo ad features pretty lady river fishing. Average wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, April 2, 1949 Stamp Collecting Investing Philately Battleship Killer - The War's Strangest Story - Torpedo-riding Italians sank enough British ships in Alexandria Harbor to give the Axis the advantage in the Medit. Illustrated by Varady, Fredric; Milroy, Karl; Burns, Paul; Lockhart,James; Cowan, Jack; (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. 74 pages. Features: The Shame of our Local Health Departments; New Bones For Old - new orthopedic techniques and bone banks; The House You'll Warm To; The Truth About Truman; Arequipa, Peru - I Love You!; Let's Feed Mr. and Mrs. Hungry Bird; Face of America #3 - the Statue of Liberty; Nice ads for: Mallory Hats, 1949 Ford Cars (color photo), Underwood Typewriters, Jeep *Fantastic* color photo ad; International Trucks, Oldsmobile Cars - great color centerfold, U.S. Military - recruiting ad, Full-page color ad for Budweiser featuring southern banquet with belles galore, Blatz Beer - great color photo one-page ad featuring bowler Hank Marino, Canada Dry - nice color ad, Coke - nice color one-page ad featuring Coke machine superimposed over a large shipyard and Lucky Strike (back cover). Average wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Collier's - The National Weekly Magazine, January 22, 1949 - Harry Truman Cover Photo Shame of our Local Health Departments; New Bones For Old - new orthopedic techniques and bone banks; The House You'll Warm To; The Truth About Truman; Arequipa, Peru - I. Illustrated by Conner, Mac; Karsh; Ekman, Stan; Dwyer, James; Milroy,Karl; Chase, Francis (illustrator). …

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Features: Asia Saved Our Bacon - few know what the Russo-Asiatic peoples have meant to us on the European front; One to Three You're Left-Handed - the human engineering laboratory examines southpaws; Freedom of Worship; How To Write a Song Hit - a blow-by-blow account of travail in Tin Pan Alley, with great photos!; Spain - The Next Step For Hitler? - the day draws near for Spain to make her choice; Aces are Aces - cropland is paramount in war and peace; The January Promise (2nd of 2 articles) - what comrade Stalin said to Mr. Churchill about a second front - and Mr. Wilkie's footnote; Camp Boardwalk - Atlantic City's paying guest is now the Army - article with many nice color photos. Short Stories: Sam and His Yankee Allies; Look Well on His Face; Uncle Jethro's Public Service; The Ranger is a Dame; Jungle Harvest (part 3 of 6); Death in the Doll's House (conclusion). Nice one-page color Goodyear ad features photo of Flossie Anson and E.K. Brown who build life rafts such as the one that saved Captain Rickenbacker and his crew mates. Half-page two-color ad for the Pan-American Coffee Bureau extolls the virtue of drinking this fine beverage during wartime shortages. Back cover color-illustrated ad for Sunkist oranges and lemons is captioned "The job of oranges and lemons in the serious business of war." One-page color ad for tourism to southern California features military theme. 100 pages. Clean and unmarked with moderate wear. A well-preserved vintage copy of this interesting issue.; Colour Illustrations; Folio. Illustrated by Rockwell, Norman; Scott, Howard; Bohrod, Aaron (illustrator). …