Country Life. September 1923. July 1924. TWO VINTAGE MAGAZINES.
Avinoff, A.; William Fuller Curtis (cover illus).
Garden City, NY. Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923 - 1924.
TWO ISSUES of magazine, profusely illustrated in color and black and white, 136 / 120 pages including many pages of ads, 14 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches, color pictorial paper wrappers as issued. Covers: moderate soiling and creasing, multiple short tears, splits and paper loss to spines, library stamps to front covers. Interiors: small library loan sheets pasted at back, edgewear and creasing to last few pages of September 1923 issue and first few pages of July 1924 issue, subscription crease to July 1924 issue; good clean condition. Numerous illustrated articles, including: "The Building of the Home", "Clothes for the Country"; "Some Plans and Suggestions for Building Simple Bungalows", "Golf Hints for Beginners", "Yesterday's Ships in Homes of Today" (about nautical designs in the house), "Correct Lighting in the Home", "Buying and Selling Purebred Dairy Cattle", "The Development of Fox Hunting in America", and more. Period advertising in color and black and white with, at the front of the magazine, an emphasis on real estate and dogs. A delightful look at the good life of the 1920s. Item #56674
Price: $95.00