| 1. | Gardner, Erle Stanley Collier's Sept. 17, 1949 thru Oct. 22, 1949 -6 issues w/1st appearance of Erle Stanley Gardner - The Case of the Negligent Nymph Springfield, Ohio Crowell-Collier 1949 1st printings folio color wrappers address labels on corners & minor wear to a few covers, else all six issues are in near fine condition. Serial Issues Photos & color illustrations this is the first true appearance of '' The Case of the Negligent Nymph '' by Erle Stanley Gardner. Ist appearance in hardcover in the U.S.A. was in 1950 published by Morrow and the 1st British edition was published in 1956 by Heinemann according to the Hubin bibliography. Included in these six issues is fictiion by: Jack Weeks, Philip Dunnington, Donald Hamilton, B.M.Atkinson, Jr. John R. Humphreys, Ethel Edison Gordon, Joseph Petraccaa, Harriet Frank, Jr. James A. Kirsch, Robert Gibbons, Robert Carson, Katharine Brush, Ralph Condon, W.C.Heinz, Jules Archer, Robert Lowry, etc. Articles by Carl Sandburg, ''Lincoln Collector '', Carl Sandburg, ''Lincoln's Lost Speech'', Bill Fay, Richard Tregaskis, Bert Bacharach, Bob Ruark, Hodding Carter, George Frazier, William H. Hessler, etc. Color cover illustrations by: Perry Barlow, Andre De Dienne (photograph), Thomas Fransioli, Jr., Ylla (photo), Barney Tobey and Robert P. Holland (Photo). There are six complete issues of Collier's from Sept. 17th, 1949 thru Oct. 22nd, 1949 which contains the mystery of Erle Stanley Gardner's '' The Case of the Negligent Nymph ''. Price: 150.00 USD |