Armed Services Editions

THE
NEW YORKER'S BAEDEKER

Illustrated


THE
17TH LETTER

A Mystery by
Dorothy Cameron Disney

MR TUTT
FINDS A WAY

13 Tutt Stories by
Arthur Train

MANKIND SO FAR

by
William Howells

Illustrated

 
Description

  • Paperbacks; 192, 351, 320, 384 pages; Size Approx. 5 1/2 X 3 3/4.
  • Published by The Council on Books in Wartime; 1945.

Details: This listing is for the four books listed above. They are all complete books except for The New Yorker's Baedeker which is selections from the New Yorker.

They are small oblong books, with pictorial wrappers. Armed Services Editions.

The Armed Services Editions was a significant historical project between U.S. government and major U.S. publishing to mass produce portable entertainment for the men at war. The books, introduced in 1943, were produced in ever increasing numbers as WW II progressed, eventually reaching over 150,000 copies per title.

A fine addition for your collection!

ConditionAll show some surface wear and it looks like a sticker was removed from the front cover of two of them leaving a white mark, some cover creases, pages age-toned with several bent page tips, The 17th Letter has about 1/4 of the title page torn away (see pictures), otherwise in good condition with intact bindings and mostly clean pages.

 

Note: The letter/number at the end of the title line
for this listing is just an inventory code
for locating the book.


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