Ex library copy, staples replaced with a string binding and spine reinforced with brown tape. Usual markings stamps and other library identifiers, circulation slip stamped 7 times in 43 and 44 and then left in the stacks until the 1980s when it was purchased at a public sale. Some water damage on the lower margin of many pages near the spine. Pages yellowed, covers chipped and worn, especially around edges. Plenty of ads for liquor, and most ads have a war-time theme showing pictures of tanks and large guns. A couple of wheels made in the caricatures of Hitler and "Tojo" labeled "Axis" in between are of historic interest. Page 29 has a small tear on the black and whiter photo of 17-year old Princess Elizabeth, who soon would be Queen along with her parents (The King and Queen). A short article with a photo of Lou Costello and his return to radio after a health scare that sent him to his own Palm Springs sanitarium. A full page ad for Farnsworth Television heralds the promising future technology after the world returns to peace and manufacturing shifts back to the consumer economy. A review of a book by Henry Canby on Walt Whitman spends time reviewing his "much discussed sexuality". A fascinating slice of life from a tumultuous time is on the front page as horse-mounted Russian Cossacks rush up a sandy slope armed with machine guns and steel helmets ride forth, presumably to do battle with the invading Germans. Rare copy. Ships with delivery confirmation via First Class or Priority Mail.