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Chicago, IL: Consolidated Book Publishers, Inc, 1943. Later printing. Small hardcover. The second issue with 1943 on the copyright page. Includes J.D. Salinger's story "The Hang of It" which was his first appearance in a book and came 8 years before "Catcher in the Rye." A tight very good copy in illustrated paper covered boards with some minor wear to the edges, a tiny chip to the top corner of the second page and some of the usual toning to the pages. A nicer than usual copy of a book that is very prone to wear.

Chicago, IL: Consolidated Book Publishers, 1943. 12mo. 336pp. Favorite stories, verse, and cartoons for the emtertainment of servicemen everywhere.... frorm authors; Vincent Starrett, Rudyard Kipling, Damon Runyon, J. D. Salinger Ellery Queen, O. Henry, Elbert Hubbard and more. Comically illustrated in color and in black and white. The first edition was published in 1942. Bound in pictorial red and blue papr covered boards, lettering in red and white, spine lettering red. A very good copy with rubbing to spine edns and corners. , toning to leaves as usual.

Chicago: The Consolidated Book Company, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition, second printing. 336 pp. Illustrated boards. Very Good with small chip to spine, light wear. No jacket, as issued. A WWII anthology that contains Catcher in the Rye author Salinger's first appearance in print, the short story "The Hang of It.