Saturday Evening Post May 18 and June 22, 1940 Quick Service, Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing, Mr Tutt and the Lone Tree Mine, Courage is a Business, Never Another Jones, Dog Weakness, and others

Published by The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1940

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Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.Lazy S Books

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The May 18 and June 22, 1940 issues of the Saturday Evening Post. Fiction includes most notably parts 3 & 8 (conclusion) of 8 of Quick Service, a novel by P G Wodehouse. Other fiction includes Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing, a short story by Stephen Vincent Benet (5/18), Dog Weakness, a short story by George Sessions Perry (6/22), and others. Cover art by Norman Rockwell (5/18 - Full Treatment), & Albert W. Hampson (6/22 - Bumper Cars). Condition issues include: 5/18 -edge wear to the front cover w/small chips to the fore edge and chis to lower corners of the front & back covers; and 6/22 - light edge wear and soiling to the front cover, wear to the bottom of the spine, a closed tear to the fore edge of the pages trough page 8, a closed tear to the fore edge of page 97, dog ears to the top corner of pages 109 - 116, and edge wear to the back cover with a closed tear to the fore edge. There are no cutouts or missing pages in either issue. Overall a good set with serial installments and short stories and articles by prominent and collectible authors plus, vintage WW II related stories, articles and ads. A heavy oversize set that may require additional shipping.

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Title
Saturday Evening Post May 18 and June 22, 1940 Quick Service, Freedom's a Hard-Bought Thing, Mr Tutt and the Lone Tree Mine, Courage is a Business, Never Another Jones, Dog Weakness, and others
Author
P G Wodehouse, Stephen Vincent Benet, Arthur Train, Gene Tunney, Grantland Rice, George Sessions Perry & others
Publisher
The Curtis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, PA
Publication year
1940
Condition
Good
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Stapled
Illustrator
Norman Rockwell & Albert W. Hampson (covers)
Edition
First Edition
Printing
none stated
Dimensions
Folio - over 12" - 15" tall

Lazy S Books

Austin, TX, U.S.A.

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