"There is no friend as loyal as a book."
— Ernest Hemingway

London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., 1949. STREET AND SMITH'S DETECTIVE STORY MAGAZINE. Magazine format, stapled. A truly exceptional copy of this illustrated detective fiction magazine, with contributions from Inez Sebastian, C. T. Sullivan, George E. Tolx, and others. Spotlessly clean, with paper covers in glorious, vivid colour. This gripping collection of short stories is made only more appealing by its wonderful condition. Cover illustrated in Street and Smith's trademark painterly, fifities, comic book style. Features a rather hilarious advert for Charles Atlas' body training programme to inside of front cover. Item #46799
Price: £28.00