Lot of 10 WWII New Yorker Magazines January - November 1942 Addams Liebling

Description: 10 individual issues of the New Yorker from the WWII months January through November, 1942. Select any single issue from the drop down menu. Condition is generally G++ to VG or better with some varying degree of rubbing to spine edge and some rubbing and light discoloration to the patina of the rear covers. Several issues with light ex-library ownership. Contents generally clean and neat. Newsstand copies; no mailing labels. See photos and descriptions for condition Individual Issues as follows: January 3, 1942 - Rea Irvin illustrated cover of a lion and eagle silhouette with a sky in the background and stars down the spine; all in red white and blue. Commemorates the joining of America with Britain in WWII. Issue includes Profile of Charles Atlas by Robert Lewis Taylor, Comment by E. B. White, Letter From London by Mollie Panter-Downes, John C. Mosher cinema review of classic The Man Who Came to Dinner, Kay Boyle fiction and more... Partial split to cover at spine edge archivally mended with japanese kozo tape. VG- $22.5 January 17, 1942 - Constantin Alajalov cover of a line of burlesque dancers putting on the ritz as they hit the stagelights. Issue includes Irwin Shaw story "Welcome to the City," St. Claire McKelway poem "Boogie-Woodie Ballads," Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes and more... Light damp evidence bottom spine corner with slight surface abrasion to cover and a mild ripple to the page stock. Prior owner's initials penciled to the front cover. G++ $17.5 March 21, 1942 - the 1st Ludwig Bemelmans illustrated cover for the New Yorker - an American school boy drawing a victorious dogfight with the Nazi Luftwaffe on a chalkboard. Issue includes early John Cheever story "The Peril in the Streets," James Thurber story "Here Lies Miss Groby," Lockheed Advertisement featuring the P-38, John Mosher cinema review, Liebling long piece aboard a tanker return from Europe, and more... Library stamp and thin sticker to the top of the front cover.Otherwise solid and fresh. G++ $25 March 28, 1942 - Perry Barlow illustrated cover of an enthusiastic auctioneer taking bids for elephant bookends. Issue includes Letter From London by Mollie Panter-Downes, Conrad Aiken poem "The Lovers," E. J. Kahn Jr. piece "The Army Life XIV - Commencement," 2nd part of a long Liebling piece aboard a trans-Atlantic tanker, and more... Library stamp and thin catalog sticker to the top of the front cover with just mild shelf wear to the spine. G++ $15 April 4, 1942 - Constantin Alajalov cover of young women and cherubs presenting an Easter bonnet as woman kneel below in awe. Issue includes E. B. White story "The Retort Transcendental," Peggy Bacon poem "Suspense," literature review of John Steinbeck's The Moon is Down, early Charles Addams cartoon in an ad format, 3rd part of Liebling's long piece aboard a trans-Atlantic supply ship, Brewster Buffalo ad, and more... Library stamp and thin sticker to the top of the front cover; else bright and neat. G++ $22.5 May 2, 1942 - Christina Malman illustrated cover of children dancing around a maypole (made from the street sign pole of W. 23rd St. & 10th Ave). Issue includes James Thurber story "A Good Man," Walcott Gibbs profile of Ralph Ingersoll "A Very Active Type Man - I", John Mosher cinema review, Liebling on the war beat, and more... Light shelf wear to the spine and bottom cover edge; mild vertical fold crease. Prior owner name in dim green wax pencil to cover. VG- $20 May 30, 1942 - Perry Barlow cover of a son and daughter helping to balance the bicycle their father is riding. Issue includes S. J. Perelman story "Button, Button, Who's Got the Blend," Phyllis McKinley poem "I Love a Priority," Letter from London by Mollie Panter-Downes, P-51 (Fountain pen and fighter plane) advertisement, and more... Light storage wear to the spine. VG+ $35 June 13, 1942 - Rea Irvin illustrated cover of older couple on their terrace observing airplane activity and checking their identification book. Issue includes Letter from Canterbury by Mollie Panter-Downes, Phyllis McGinley poem "The Mixture as Before," John C. Mosher cinema review, and more... Light vertical fold crease; light wear to the edges. Light shelf /storage soiling to the rear cover. VG $20 September 26, 1942 - Constantin Alajalov cover of a acrobat on stage juggling knives on a unicycle in front of an audience of soldiers more interested in his pretty assistant. Issue includes Walt Disney illustrated advertisement for United China Relief, Ogden Nash poem "I'm Sure She Said Six-Thirty," book review for "They Were Expendable," and more... Light wear to the spine and cover edges. VG+ $17.5 November 7, 1942 - Leonard Dove illustrated cover of annoyed soldiers marching in the rain as they bass a billboard with smiling soldiers arm in arm with a beautiful woman in the tropics. Issue includes H. L. Mencken piece "Days of Innocence- Romantic Intermezzo," Letter from London (on the African Campaign in Egypt) by Mollie Panter-Downes, S. J. Perelman story "Bend Down Sister," and more... Archival paper tape mend to the spine. Light storage evidence to the cover edges and shelf rubbing to surface of rear cover. G++ to VG- $15

Price: 15 USD

Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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