Grade | GD- 1.8 |
Year | 1946 |
Publisher | George W. Dougherty |
Cover detached. 4 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Piece of front cover missing.
This is a low grade item. The story will be complete and readable, but the item itself will have major defects. Allowed defects for this grade include: vertical book-length crease, spine split up to two inches long, detached cover or centerfold, writing or other marks on the cover, major tears, piece or pieces missing, water damage, heavy discoloration or brittleness due to oxidation, and other types of discoloration, staining, or brittleness.
Fall, 1946. Stories include "Mel Mason and the Secret Message" (art by Thompson), "How Pulse-Time Modulation Works," "What in the FutureWorld" (one day there will be house numbers that glow in the dark! Newspaper vending machines! Machines at bowling alleys to re-set the pins automatically! Small radios that use circuits instead of wiring!), "Jack Boyd and the Sunken Treasure," "How Sonar Works," "Spark Rogers and the Trapped Train Robbers," and "How Inductive Radio Works." H.C. Kiefer cover.
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