Laguerre Andre (6 results)

Stapled Paperback. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. 72 pp. Light scuffing to the cover edges. Some light ball-pen doodling on the front cover. Ghost of a mailing label on the front cover. The binding is secure and the text is clean. Cover story: Tommy McDonald of the Dallas Cowboys.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 30 pages; Clean and tight in original printed wrappers. Marc André Laguerre (1915 1979) was a journalist and magazine editor, best known as the managing editor of Sports Illustrated from 1960 to 1974. In the summer of 1927, his French father ( Léon James Laguerre) took a post at the French Consulate General in San Francisco, settling in the upper-class neighborhood of Sea Cliff. In 1938, he covered the Munich Agreement for the French daily Paris-Soir. When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the French Army as a corporal. His first assignment was on patrol on the Maginot Line. He later served as a liaison to the British forces at Arras, and remained with them until the Battle of Arras forced their retreat. He stayed with the British forces until the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, where he was one of the last to be evacuated.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very good condition. Bottom page corners are mildly curled. One inch tear at bottom of spine. Dagmar on front cover. Articles on The Treasure of Sutton Hoo, Atomic Bomb, and Eisenhower's Progress in Western Europe.

Softcover. First Edition. Featuring Bobby Orr cover and story on the Boston Bruins, plus the artist Sempe on Monaco. By 1970, SI's legendary managing editor, Andre Laguerre, had recruited some of America's best writers to work for him, and had refined SI's formula, creating a smart, stylish, literate newsmagazine with a strong editorial voice. Fine with clean mailing label on front cover.

Papiereinband. Condition: gut. 125 S., 24 cm, unaufgeschnitten, Bibliotheksexemplar, gebräunt. Sprache: fra.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by Stephens, Thomas E. [cover]; Mydans, Carl (illustrator). First Edition. Sensational color cover portrait of General Douglas MacArthur. Contents: Reproductions of seventeen black and white photos of Babe Ruth in the 1920 movie 'Headin' Home', from the collection of John Griggs; The Vision of Necedah; New government manual on atomic warfare is a best-seller; Photo-illustrated article about B-29 bombing in Korea; The Brave Men of No Name Ridge - Korean War; The Gamble in Indo-China - French expeditionary forces need U.S. support; Fantastic colour-illustrated two-page ad for film The Black Rose; Aircraft production ramps up; Tent Opera - Mimi Benzell; Stresses Made Visible - models of bones and bolts made of new plastic show strains in color patterns; Wonderful two-page color 7up ad features wooden case of bottles and happy faces; Best U.S. college hoopsters flock to play for Catskills resorts; Bulwark in the Far East - Japan, after five years of Allied occupation, is strategic marshaling area for U.N. forces under MacArthur; Bradgate, Iowa dies a slow death; Life revisits the ski bums - who are now beach bums; Back cover color Camel ad features Nanette Fabray; many more wonderful vintage ads in color and black and white. This 124 page issue is complete and unmarked with average wear and a mailing label upon its front cover. Musty/old magazine scent but not too bad. A sound copy of this fascinating and nostalgic issue.; Folio.