The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, August [Aug.] 24, 1946: Our Agents Behind the Iron Curtain Vol. 219, No. 8
by O'Rourke, Frank; Case, Victoria; Alexander, Holmes; Smith, beverly; Perry, George Sessions; Bess, Demaree; Partin, Pete; Arnold, Oren; Walker, Charles R
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About This Item
USA: The Curtis Publishing Company. Fair. 1946. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Features: A Yankee Meets the World - Warren R. Austin; The Cities of America - Denver - article with photos; Confessions of a Black-Market Butcher - the whole sordid story of the black market in beat; Our Agents Behind the Iron Curtain - interesting photo-illustrated article from Hungary, on the other side of the Iron Curtain; The Private Life of a Private Detective - Benjamin Kerin; Watermelon Bust - color-photo-illustrated article about the Rocky Ford, Colorado Watermelon Festival; Produce - or Else! - Labor relations article. Short Stories: Confusion in Lower Four; A Woman's Place; Five-Inning Wonder. Includes Dark Passage (part 6 of 8) and Double Treasure (conclusion). Photo as for Ipana features cover-girl Natalie Reid and son. Nice color-illustrated Dr. Pepper ad on page 116 features bathing beauties. Fabulous color-illustrated Oldsmobile (green) ad. Classic one-page Camel cigarette ad features color photo of doctor smoking in his office. Attractive one-page American Airlines ad illustrated by John Falter shows a lively social scene. Two-page illustrated Sikorsky ad features their new model. Missing pages 49-50 and 67-68. Unmarked with average wear. Three-inch opening along bottom of coverfold. A worthy copy of this interesting vintage issue.; Cover Art; Folio .
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- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, August [Aug.] 24, 1946: Our Agents Behind the Iron Curtain Vol. 219, No. 8
- Author
- O'Rourke, Frank; Case, Victoria; Alexander, Holmes; Smith, beverly; Perry, George Sessions; Bess, Demaree; Partin, Pete; Arnold, Oren; Walker, Charles R
- Illustrator
- Staehle, Albert
- Format/Binding
- Single Issue Magazine
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Curtis Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Natalie Reid, Warren R. Austin, Black Market Meat, Denver, Denver Colorado, Hungary, John Falter, Benjamin Kerin, Rocky Ford
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- Literature; Covert Operations;
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