Gentry Number Six. Summer 1953
New York: Reporter Publications, 1953. Wraps. Good. Item #007532
ISBN: noisbn
Color illustrated wraps. Folio. Illustrations throughout, as well as pastedown items, fabric swatches, etc. Lacking the seed packet on page 50. A single issue of this magazine, featuring an article, with photos, on Martin Munkacsi, the noted Hungarian born photographer known for his sports and fashion photography, including several innovations in outdoor action photos. Also present are three short stories by the Irish author Frank O'Connor: 'The Bridal Night,' 'Don Juan's Temptation,' and 'Legal Aid.' With a column on folk music by Burl Ives and an article on Buckminster Fuller. Gentry was a somewhat short lived general interest magazine for men, focusing on fashion and culture, and notably including fabric swatches, tipped in color illustrations, etc. GOOD condition. Covers creased, scuffed and soiled, with uneven darkening and fading. Some wear along the extremities. Interior clean and solid.
Price: $35.00