Description: Measures 8-3/8" X 11-3/32" -- 128 pp plus covers -- b&w & two-toned photos & illustrations -- Volume 100, Number 2 (December 1954), published by McCall Corp. (NY). Group 6-000 Pages 61 thru 68 are loose from the spine -- plus there are multiple short tears along the spine edge, plus moisture stains & damage at the upper & lower page edges throughout the magazine -- otherwise average "well-read" condition for a "pulp" magazine of nearly 70 years, with wear & chipping to edges & corners, plus scratches, folds (including page corner fold-downs), indentations, rub-wear, browning pages, soiling, foxing, etc -- overall condition Fair Plus to Good Minus BLUEBOOK had been amongst the first of the "pulp" magazines to have been published (starting in 1905), and over the years has attracted the talents of such well-known authors as EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS; ZANE GREY; H. RIDER HAGGARD; CLARENCE E. MULFORD; SAX ROHMER; ROBERT HEINLEIN ; MacKINLAY KANTOR; THEODORE PRATT; LUKE SHORT; GEORGE SIMENON -- and the list just goes on. By 1952, however, the writing was on the wall for the "pulps"; and BLUEBOOK began expanding beyond their "pulp" base, attempting to attract audiences that gravitated more towards the "slicks," such as THE SATURDAY EVENING POST, COLLIERS, THE AMERICAN MERCURY and so on; but this lasted only until 1956. By 1960, BLUEBOOK had become exclusively another of the "men's adventure magazines," until its demise in 1975. But here's a great example of BLUEBOOK's experimentation as a 1950's "slick" magazine: Contents: Front Cover -- "Christmas In New Mexico" -- illustrated by JAMES LEWICKI Politics Is People -- written by ROBERT BENDINER Wind Over Washington (from the Congressional Record) Pro And Con (Letters from readers) Editor's Note -- written by ANDRE FONTAINE Do It Yourself, But Don't Get Hurt! -- by ALVIN HERTZBERG, with DOROTHY DIAMOND & FRANCES TENENBAUM -- illustrated by RICHARD HESS Home Safety Rules Read All About It: Basketball -- written by JOHN T. DUNLAVY & JOHN J. RYAN, illustrated by "I R" The Beautiful Fix -- written by CHARLES EINSTEIN, illustrated by HENRY LUHRS Twist Of Fate: A Watch Pot That Boiled -- by WEBB GARRISON, illustrated by "IR" Railroad On A Cardtable -- written by JOE H. WHERRY Laughter In The Court -- written by W. E. GOLDEN -- illustrator unaccredited They Taught The People War -- written by J. L. PEYTON -- illustrator unaccredited Medical Report -- written by LAWRENCE GALTON What They Won't Tell You About The New Cars -- written by GRIFFITH BORGESON What Would You Do? (Contest based on moral dilemma in the movie "THE COUNTRY GIRL") -- written by PAUL FARON Forced Draft -- written by VICTOR H. JOHNSON, illustrated by EUCLID SHOOK Where Do You Keep Your Job? -- written by THOMAS DRAKE DURRANCE Judge For Sale -- written by JOHN HAWKINS & WARD HAWKINS, illustrated by TRACEY SUGARMAN Brush With The Law -- written by MARY ALKUS -- illustrator unattributed Angler's Almanac: Steelhead -- written by ROBERT C. McCORMICK Feud -- written by TOM ROAN, illustrated by JOHN McDERMOTT Condensation Can Wreck Your House -- written by JOHN L. SPRINGER The Nester And The Unclothed Lady -- written by RAYMOND S. SPEARS, illustrated by HARRY ROSENBAUM Man Around The House -- written by JOHN SHARNIK Dead Nurse -- written by EVAN HUNTER, illustrated by FRANK LACANO Take Half A Million Dollars -- written by KEVIN MULLEN, illustrated by GEORGE WITHERS Shipping charges include postage (including USPS Tracking on domestic shipments), packagingmaterials, labor & fuel (the nearest post office is 14 MILES away!); but I do combine shipping charges on multiple items -- so fill up that cart NOW an' save some $$$!
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Publication Name: Bluebook
Signed: No
Custom Bundle: No
Publisher: McCall Corp.
Publication Month: December
Publication Year: 1954
Language: English
Publication Frequency: Monthly
Issue Number: 2
Volume: 100
Distribution: Controlled Circulation
Contributors: Lawrence Galton, John T. Dunlavy, John Sharnik, Paul Faron, Joe H. Wherry, Victor H. Johnson, John J. Ryan, Webb Garrison, Alvin Hertzberg, Dorothy Diamond, Frances Tenenbaum, Charles Einstein, Henry Luhrs, W. E. Golden, J. L. Peyton, Griffith Borgeson, Euclid Shook, Thomas Drake Durrance, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, Tracy Sugarman, Tom Roan, John McDermott, John L. Springer, Raymond S. Spears, Harry Rosenbaum, Evan Hunter, Frank Lacano, Kevin Mullen, George Withers
Features: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Wraparound Cover
Genre: Action & Adventure, Automobiles, Biography, Crime & Detective, History, Humor & Satire, Literature, Nature & Outdoors, Sports, Gardening, Home Repair, Fishing, Scale Model Railroading, Basketball
Topic: Mystery, Nature, Suspense, Action, Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Do-It-Yourself Repairs, Sports, Home & Garden, Westerns, Basketball, Automobiles
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Subscription: No
