rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial
rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial rare 1931 Life Magazine Sept. 11th complete Issue Young Children Wagon racial
$ 65.00

(Old Magazines, Early 20th Century Magazines, Americana, Life Magazine, Illustrated Magazines, Vintage Advertising, Summer Scene, Young Children).

Life Magazine.
Published c. 1920, New York by Clair Maxwell.
36 pages. Text in English. Scarce complete issue of this early 20th century American magazine. Very pleasing visual content throughout.

Wonderful broad assortment of advertising as well, mostly pictorial and including a full page color rear cover ad of a fashionable young woman endorsing smoking. A rich advertising period with some fantastic nostalgic ads capturing a lost way of life! Scarce loose issue.

Binding- Spine paper split, small chip at spine head, light dustiness and some edge toning, remains overall mostly clean and sound. Various mostly small signs of age such as small edge splits or nicks, light soiling or small staining, time and handling, nothing offensive or major. Overall a nice looking example. The pictures give a very good sense of how the magazine survives.

Virtually all periodicals of this early era are inherently uncommon, particularly due to the multiple massive national paper drives during the 20th century.

Like most random survivals of old periodical printing, any specific example (like this one) is likely among a relative handful still extant despite whatever the print run was. As each decade goes back from 1950, the rate of scarcity for any specific magazine or paper item increases noticeably (due in part to the national paper drives during WWII and after and the fact most people like today don't save old magazines).

Issue remains attractive looking. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws all but inevitable given it is a magazine and are thus easy to overlook or forgive. 

Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey digitally how this physical antique magazine survives. This item is not new- it is old and has been handled by different owners in the past, we are offering it as it survives to us.

Magazine Measures c. 11 1/4" H x 8 3/4" W.

[B10819].