John Held Bind-Up. Civilization's Progress / John Held Jr Sings The Old Love Songs / John Held Jr Retells The Old Love Stories.

NY, 1931 - 1933.. 8.5 x 11.5 inches. This is a bind-up of John Held works extracted from several periodicals. Held together at the spine with three brass brads. Some fraying along the spine, a bit of wear and discoloration to end leaves and corners, first leaf coming loose, very good generally, and for the most part internally very fresh. It is composed of 42 pieces. There are 33 "Civilization's Progress" extracted from Liberty Magazine, (Aug 8, 1931 - April 2, 1932; weekly except for March 5 and March 19, 1932). There are 5 "John Held Jr Sings The Old Love Songs" extracted from The Illustrated Love Magazine (1932: April, May, Aug, Nov, Dec). There are 3 "John Held Jr Retells The Old Love Stories" extracted from The Illustrated Love Magazine (1933: Jan, July, Aug). Finally there is a single "We Can Be Young Only Once" extracted from an unknown source, a small ink stamp dates it March 1932. The "Civilization's Progress" are all single-page; all the others are double-page. The final page is the first half of another "We Can Be Young Only Once", evidently this is missing the final leaf which would have completed it. A compilation of uncommon works by Held, some from rather scarce magazines.