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Strange Stories - July 1940

Robert Bloch, Henry Kuttner and August Derleth in this issue of an unsuccessful Weird Tales competitor.. Click photo for details/to buy.

Gay Book - May 1937

This girly pulp apparently has a humorous Tarzan story. Read it and tell us what it's about. Click photo for details/to buy.

Paris Art - 1920s

I enjoy how women dressed in the 1920s with the shimmering jewels and rich feathers. Janelle Monae.. Click photo for details/to buy.

Marvel Tales - December 1939

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The Golden Book Magazine - 4 1926 issues with great Art Deco covers

Don't know who the artists are, but the covers are great. Click photos for details/to buy.

Blue Book interior illustration by George Avison - February 1936

Interior illustration by George Avison for the story Shakedown Cruise in the February 1936 issue of Blue Book . Click photo for details/to buy.

Battle Stories - November 1929

Contains Charge of the Tank Brigade by Harold F. Cruickshank. Click photo for details/to buy.

The American Dancer - June 1927

Colorful Art Deco cover by Charles Payzant. Click photo for details/to buy.

Cover for Theater Magazine - June 1922

Paul Furstenburg cover for Theater magazine. Click photo for details/to buy.

Preliminary art for cover of Vogue - March 15 1914

Ptrliminary by George Wolfe Plank for the March 25, 1914 cover of Vogue . Click photo for details/to buy.

Red Pepper - March 1925

One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles. Chris Pine. Click photo for details/to buy.

Film Fun - April 1925

We've become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their own house and look in for a change. Yes sir. How's that for a bit of homespun philosophy? Thelma Ritter. Click photo for details/to buy.

Uncanny Tales - January 1942

Rare Canadian pulp. Click photo for details/to buy.

Black Mask - 3 1930s issues

May 1933 : This issue has Paul Cain and Erle Stanley Gardner stories, but the one i want to read first is Tequila by John Bertin. May 1935 : Erle Stanley Gardner, Fred Nebel, Ted Tinsley and Roger Torrey stories and an excellent Fred Craft cover in this excellent 1930s issue July 1936 : Beautiful John Drew cover Click photos for details/to buy.

Parisienne Follies - Volume 2 Issue 2

Beauty is in the eye of the jury. - Ljupka Cvetanova. Click photo for details/to buy.

Smith's Magazine - August 1918

Love women with weapons covers, this one is by Frederick Duncan. Click photo for details/to buy.

Gay Parisienne - June 1932

" A woman’s dress should be a like a barbed-wire fence: serving its purpose without obstructing the view. " - Sophia Loren. Click photo for details/to buy.

Saucy Movie Tales - December 1937

Dancing is a perpendicular expression of a horizontal desire. George Bernard Shaw. Click photo for details/to buy.

Interior illustration for unidentified men's magazine - 1950s - 1960s

Likely an interior illustration for a men's magazine. Click photo for details/to buy.

Gil Cohen interior illustrations for unidentified magazine - 1960s

Gil Cohen is better known for his aviation art nowadays, but he was a magazine illustrator back in the day. Click photo for details/to buy.

Real Story Book - February 1929

Most issues of this pulp featured someone tearing through a book. Click photo for details/to buy.

Paris Nights - April 1927

Dorothy taught us that all a girl really needs is a nice pair of shoes and a very loyal dog. Click photo for details/to buy.

Dime Detective - July 1 1935

This issue has a story by Cornell Woolrich, in addition to a profile and photo of the author. Click photo for details/to buy.

Cosmopolitan - June 1923

Original illustration by Dean Cornwell for a Somerset Maugham story in Cosmopolitan. Interesting back story about the painting's history in the EBay listing description. Click photo for details/to buy.

Mystery Stories - May 1951

This issue of a British pulp is a partial reprint of the October 1950 US issue of 15 Mystery Stories .. Click photo for details/to buy.

Love Story Magazine - June 3 1939

That looks like a photo cover to me, wonder how the bride walked up the aisle in that dress!. Click photo for details/to buy.

Private Detective - August 1942

Great Ward cover on this issue. Click photo for details/to buy.

Live Girl Stories - November 1928

First instalment of Cornell Woolrich's Hollywood Bound ; now all you have to do is collect the next 4 issues; that should be easy :-). Click photo for details/to buy.

Street and Smith's Love Story Magazine - 2 issues

July 24 1937 : Fantastic Modest Stein cover July 21 1937 : Is this what inspired Bridget Jones' Diary ? Click photos for details/to buy.

Pep Stories - April 1933

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat. Harold Wilson. Click photo for details/to buy.

Scoops - 1934

Penultimate issue of this short-lived British SF story paper for boys. Click photo for details/to buy.

Air Stories - April 1929

Surprising conjugation of a clipper ship with a seaplane on the cover. Stories by Fred Nebel and Theodore Roscoe. Click photo for details/to buy.

Air Adventures - 2 issues

February 1929 : This rare Clayton pulp has a great Jerry Delano cover and the last part of Erle Stanley Gardner's A bolt from the blue December 1928 : This rare Clayton pulp has part 3 of Erle Stanley Gardner's A bolt from the blue Click photos for details/to buy.

Triple-X - August 1927

Rare Fawcett pulp. Click photo for details/to buy.

Captain Combat - April June August 1940

Complete run of this air war hero pulp. Click photo for details/to buy.

Stirring Adventures - July 1941

Rare bedsheet pulp with stories by Robert Leslie Bellem and Arthur J. Burks. Click photo for details/to buy.

Short Stories - 2 issues

April 10 : Fantastic tiger cover by A.R. Tilburne, one of his best November 25 1936 : Nice Remington Schuyler cover Click photos for details/to buy.

The Grand Magazine - August 1928

If you love The Great Gatsby, you'll love this.. Click photo for details/to buy.

Unknown - 6 issues with L. Ron Hubbard, Norvell Page

February 1940 : Death's Deputy by L. Ron Hubbard May 1939 : Danger in the Dark by L. Ron Hubbard April 1939 : The Ultimate Adventure by L. Ron Hubbard August 1939 : The Ghoul by L. Ron Hubbard June 1939 : Flame Winds by Norvell Page July 1939 : Slaves of sleep by L. Ron Hubbard Click photos for details/to buy.