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Lot 540

[PULPS]. Tales of Magic and Mystery. Complete File. New Yor...

Estimate: $900 - $1,400

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[PULPS]. Tales of Magic and Mystery. Complete File. New York: Personal Arts Company, 1927-8. COMPLETE FILE of five issues, including V1 N1 (Dec. 1927)?N5 (Apr. 1928). Original wrappers. V1 N4 includes first appearance in print of H.P. Lovecraft?s short story ?Cool Air.? Articles on the magic of Harry Houdini and Howard Thurston. 9 ? x 6 ??. Backstrip peeled away to N2; former owner?s label to upper cover of N3; and some other wear at ends and corners, but internally bright. A SCARCE file.