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Detroit, MI: The Sprague Publications, Inc.. G. 1937. 1st Printing. Magazine. Vol. 111, No. 9, September, 1937. 10 1/4" x 13 3/4" magazine bound in stapled, pictorial covers. Good condition. Spine roll. Vertical fold a long the length of the magazine, probably from mailing. Rubs to the co rners and spine tips and along the spine. Stress creases along the spi ne seams. Creases to the corners. Small chip at the front cover's lowe r right corner. Dust soiling to the covers. Mailing label affixed to t he front cover's lower right corner. Includes "Foghorns" by Howard Pea se, "The Tin Goose Ride Again" by Frederic Nelson Litten, "Death by th e Handful" by Hiram Jefferson Herbert, and other features. Cover art b y Edgar Franklin Wittmack. .
American Boy Sea Stories (Young Moderns Series) by Ellis, Griffith Ogden (Selected, Edited, and with an Introduction by) - 1927
by Ellis, Griffith Ogden (Selected, Edited, and with an Introduction by)
American Boy Sea Stories (Young Moderns Series)
by Ellis, Griffith Ogden (Selected, Edited, and with an Introduction by)
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- Hardcover
Garden City NY.: Doubleday & Company / Sprague Publishing., 1927. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear, and spine serious sun-fade. Front jacket art is striking, with some blemishing; no artist credit. Well-bound. Economy production materials.. 1 390 p. Textured, cloth-like red paper over boards. Black spine title box, red titles. "Young Moderns: A Growing Library for Modern Boys and Girls", with this anthology gleaned from Sprague Publishing's "The American Boy" periodical of the 1920s, also edited by Ellis. Recommended for older boys, readers are promised adventure, mystery, romance, conflict, quick action, and the "feel" of the sea. The voyages are never dull, the publisher notes on the front jacket flap. The back jacket lists the series, and yes, there are collections for girls. Introductory poem, then 18 stories by near as many authors.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Format/Binding Hard cover
- Book Condition Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Jacket has edge wear, and spine serious sun-fade. Front jacket art is striking, with some blemish
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Doubleday & Company / Sprague Publishing.
- Place of Publication Garden City NY.
- Date Published 1927
- Keywords Anthology for older youth|Sea-going themes|1920s Sprague Publishing's "The American Boy"|Adventure, mystery, romance, conflict, action