[New York: Hearst Magazines Inc.], 1938 and 1939.
Price: $250.00
Hardcover. Quarto. Half canvas and papercovered boards. Good with cracked hinges, end papers missing and moderate wear at the edges, but the interior pages fresh. As the title suggest, a collection of 16 *Cosmopolitan* magazine novelettes bound into boards. Highlights include "The Four of Hearts" by Ellery Queen, "The Secret of Dr. Kildare" by Max Brand, "Prelude for War" by Leslie Charteris, "A Sea Tower" by Hugh Walpole, "The Man Who Murdered Goliath" by Geoffrey Homes, "You Marry Once!" by James Warner Bellah, and "Bugle in the Night" by Steve Fisher. A nice collection of stories with handsome accompanying illustrations, A full list below.
The stories include:
1. "Career Girl" by Isabel Moore (Illustrated by Warren Baumgartner).
2. "Crazy Kid" by Grace Perkins (Illustrated by John Falter).
3. "Night Club Lady" by Sarah-Elizabeth Rodgers (Illustrated by Andrew Loomis).
4. "You Marry Once!" by James Warner Bellah (Illustrations by Richard Lyon and William Timmons).
5. "Yesterday's Children by Adela Rogers St. Johns (Illustrated by Jon Whitcomb).
6. "All Concerned Notified" by Helen Reilly (Illustrated by Mario Cooper).
7. "The Unusual 3" by Dorothy Cameron Disney (Illustrated by Lyons).
8. "The Secret of Dr. Kildare" by Max Brand (Illustrated by E.M. Jackson).
9. "A Sea Tower" by Hugh Walpole.
10. "The Man Who Murdered Goliath" by Geoffrey Homes (Illustrated by Mario Cooper).
11. "I Lost My Girlish Laughter by Jane Allen (Illustrated by Carl Mueller).
12. "Sit-Down Strike" by Paul Gallico (Illustrated by Harold Von Schmidt).
13. "Prelude for War" by Leslie Charteris (Illustrated by O.F. Schmidt).
14. "You Can't Hang Me!" by James Ronald (Illustrated by John Clymer).
15. "The Four of Hearts" by Ellery Queen.
16. "Bugle in the Night" by Steve Fisher (Illustrated by Michael Dolas).
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