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Gardner Cowles. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Volume 1, No. 2, March 1950. (Popular Literature, Periodicals) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. oversize magazine,. good+, cover detached, wear to spine.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. oversize magazine, jean cocteau. good + pages starting to come loose, some chipping to spine.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. magazine. VG- chipping to spine.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. oversize magazine,. good+, wear to spine.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. oversize magazine,. good +++.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1951. oversize magazine. VG minus, some chipping to spine.

New York: Cowles Magazines,, 1950. magazine. VG.

New York: Cowles Magazine, 1950. Wraps. Very Good. 33 x 24.5 cm. 124pp. Die cut wrappers. Extensively illustrated in color and black and white, includes inserts, fold-outs, bound in booklets. Spine is faded and there is some soiling.

New York: Cowles Magazine Inc.. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Original Pictorial Wrappers. New York: Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Volume 1, No. 5; Contents complete in original pictorial wrappers; worn at spine. This innovative and very stylish magazine was peerless in the mid 20th century with articles on fashion, travel, interior decoration, the arts, etc. Illustrations - both whimsical and artistic in colour and b&w. Fabulous pictorial advertisements. Flair was known for the die cut-out covers, unusual illustrations, use of different papers and printing techniques, bound in materials of different sizes and many other 'avant-garde' design features. The magazine measures 13" by 9 3/4." Cover has a "peek-a-boo" cutout revealing part of the image on the next page. Cover design is a black and purple background with a bright orange star figur; underlying illustration is colourful montage of scenes from American holiday regions. This issue includes an extra… Read More

Paperback. Very Good. [FIRST EDITION] New York: Cowles Magazines, February, 1950. Tall softcover in die-cut, pictorial covers. Small folio. 130 pages illustrated throughout with color & b/w illustrations, including fold-outs and bound-in booklets. About good vintage condition with spine rubbed, light shelf-wear, soiling, etc., but no owner marking or torn/missing pages, NOT EX-LIBRARY. (cw)

Cowles, 1950 Cowles, 1950 130 pp with section "A Letter to America by Jean Cocteau" bound in. Review of a very youthful Lucian Freud. Short stories by Angus Wilson and Tennessee Williams. Text is clean and unmarked, several pages loose. Covers have several mended closed tears. Soft Cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.. Paperback. Good.

New York: Cowles Magazine Inc.. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Original Pictorial Wrappers. New York: Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Volume 1, No. 7; Contents complete in original pictorial wrappers; Minor wear at spine. This innovative and very stylish magazine was peerless in the mid 20th century with articles on fashion, travel, interior decoration, the arts, etc. Illustrations - both whimsical and artistic in colour and b&w. Fabulous pictorial advertisements. Flair was known for the die cut-out covers, unusual illustrations, use of different papers and printing techniques, bound in materials of different sizes and many other 'avant-garde' design features. The magazine measures 13" by 9 3/4." Cover has a "peek-a-boo" cutout revealing part of the image on the next page. Cover design is a red brick pattern with a long tendril of ivy hangin down; underlying illustration is College Blackboard by Dorothy Cole. Some of the articles in this issue include:… Read More

New York: Cowles Magazine Inc.. Very Good. 1951. First Edition. Original Pictorial Wrappers. New York: Very Good. 1951. First Edition. Volume 2, No. 1; Contents complete in original pictorial wrappers; worn at spine. This innovative and very stylish magazine was peerless in the mid 20th century with articles on fashion, travel, interior decoration, the arts, etc. Illustrations - both whimsical and artistic in colour and b&w. Fabulous pictorial advertisements. Flair was known for the die cut-out covers, unusual illustrations, use of different papers and printing techniques, bound in materials of different sizes and many other 'avant-garde' design features. The magazine measures 13" by 9 3/4." Cover has a "peek-a-boo" cutout revealing part of the image on the next page. Cover design is Painting of the Sun by Victor Vasarely; underlying illustration is Bear and Warmer by Rene Gruau. Some of the articles in this issue include: Life with Papa by Mariel Hemingway;… Read More

Cowles, 1950 Cowles, 1950 106 pp with bound-in section titled "The City" by Saul Steinberg. Text is clean and unmarked, one page loose. Front cover has a chip missing, covers have several closed tears. Soft Cover. Fair. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.. Paperback. Fair.

Flair, 1950. Paperback. Good. wonderful illustrations and article 130 pages die-cut front cover

Cowles, 1950 Cowles, 1950 110 pp with bound-in sections on "Reflections on Parties," Eleanor Roosevelt on Perle Mesta, Ethel Merman in "Call Me Madam." Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Covers are bumped at extremities, closed tear below front cover cutout. Soft Cover. Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.. Paperback. Good.

NY: COWLES PUBLICATIONS.. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. A very good+ copy in folio printed wrappers. (Spots of chipping at spine, affecting only "1950" A few small spots of shelf soiling on covers) Features the separate booklet "The Flower of Flowers" by Katherine Anne Porter. .

New York: Cowles Magazines, Inc, 1950. Very Good. Stiff card wraps; 9.75 inches by 13.25 inches. Interior clean; bindings tight; some hand-soiling on the cover; the lower spine has abrasive wear. The cover has a "peek-a-boo" wing shaped cutout revealing part of the image on the next page. Cover design is a deep red background with a gold wing with the cut out revealing its black shadow; underlying illustration is a dramatic portrait of a red-headed woman in a black evening gown with the caption "The Spirit of Flair: Interpretation by Rene Gruau. Booklets attached inside, including one by Jean Cocteau. This issue has very clean interior pages and includes features by Lucian Freud, Jean Cocteau, W. H. Auden, and Tennessee Williams. Also, articles on the Paris house of the Duke & Duchess of Windsor, Philip Johnson's Glass House. Illustrations by Rene Gruau (cover with cut out and gold wing), ads for Hattie Carnegie, Schiaparelli, etc. 'A fancy bouillabaisse of Vogue, Town & Country, Holiday,… Read More