1931 FRENCH BEAUTY SEXY FASHION DANIEL CELESTIN SWEENEY ARTIST COVER 33154

Description: 1931 FRENCH BEAUTY SEXY FASHION DANIEL CELESTIN SWEENEY ARTIST COVER 33154 DATE OF THIS ** ORIGINAL ** ITEM: 1931YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN ORIGINAL MAGAZINE COVER - SO LOOK CAREFULLY AT PHOTO FOR SIZE AND CONDITION! ILLUSTRATOR/ARTIST: Dan Sweeney was an American artist who was born in 1880.SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS/DESCRIPTIVE WORDS: Comfort was a mail order magazine published in Augusta, Maine from 1888 to 1942. Published by Gannet & Morris and edited initially by William H. Gannet, Comfort was touted as "the key to happiness and success in over a million and quarter homes." In 1888, William H. Gannet created Comfort primarily as a means to advertise his patent medicine, Giant Oxien, a variant of The Moxie Nerve Food. Comfort's circulation increased from 13,000, in 1888, to 1.3 million, in 1894, which made Comfort the first publication in America to reach a circulation of 1 million. In order to handle this increase in circulation, Gannet purchased a new rotary color convertible web-fed press, which was one of the first of its kind in the country. The increase in Comfort's circulation was primarily due to its use of premiums to generate subscriptions. Premiums, essentially rewards like sewing machines or clothing, were given to people who submitted "clubs" or lists of new subscribers. As Frank Luther Mott notes in his book, A History of American Magazines, the use of the "'club' device made the solicitor virtually a local subscription agent for the periodical. Most of the time, publishers of mail-order magazines did not depend on the collection of subscription fees and instead generated income by selling their subscription lists to advertisers The practice of not collecting subscriptions fees went against the United States Post Office Department's criteria that required publications to maintain "a legitimate list of subscribers" in order to take advantage of the low second-class mailing rate of one-cent per pound. In 1907, as a way to curb further abuse of the second-class postal rate, the US Post Office mandated that all subscription fees must be paid in advance. Many mail-order magazines could not meet this requirement and folded. The publishers of Comfort, who were more firm about collecting payment than other mail-order magazine publishers, lowered Comfort's price to 15 cents a year in order to meet with the new regulations. To prevent mail-order magazines from becoming little more than advertisement catalogs, the US Post Office also required mail-order magazines provide readers with "information of a public character, or devoted to literature, the sciences, arts, or some special industry." This regulation may explain why Comfort claimed on its front page to be "devoted to art, literature, science, and the home circle." In addition to the columns of advertisements, Comfort provided readers with various articles geared to meet the needs and interests of every member of the rural, American family. With articles like "In & Around the Home," "Comfort Sisters' Recipes] and "The Pretty Girls' Club," much of Comfort was dominated by content for women, which offered advice and information on cooking, sewing, health, and beauty. Comfort also printed articles aimed at men, although not as many, such as "The Modern Farmer" and "Automobile and Gas Engine Helps." For children, Comfort occasionally published puzzles, activities, and comics. Another prominent feature of Comfort was its short and serialized fiction. When Comfort was first published, much of the fiction was written by William H. Gannet as a means to further plug Giant Oxien and other products displayed in the magazine's advertisements. From roughly September 1892 to April 1902, Comfort offered prizes to readers who submitted works of fiction for publication. In later years, Comfort went on to publish fiction written by more legitimate and well known authors such as Augusta Jane Evans, Mrs. Georgie Sheldon, Horatio Alger Jr., Charles Felton Pidgin, and L. M. Montgomery. The fiction published in Comfort was usually highly moral and typically fell into three genres: Adventure, Mystery, or Sentimental Romance. Additionally, Comfort printed stories for children. The Cubby Bear stories, written by Lena B. Ellingwood and illustrated by Harrison Cady, were the most regular children's fiction published in Comfort. In 1940, Comfort was sold to the Needlecraft Publishing Corporation. Needlecraft Publishing continued to publish Comfort for two years until it was combined with Needlecraft magazine, which ceased to be published soon after. ADVERT SIZE: SEE RULER SIDES IN PHOTO FOR DIMENSIONS ( ALL DIMENSIONS IN INCHES) **For multiple purchases please ASK FOR + wait for our combined invoice. Shipping discount are ONLY available with this method. Thank You. At BRANCHWATER BOOKS we look for rare & unusual ADVERTISING, COVERS + PRINTS of commercial graphics from throughout the world. Our AD's and COVER'S are ORIGINAL and 100% guaranteed --- (we code all our items to insure authenticity) ---- we stand behind this. As graphic collectors ourselves, we take great pride in doing the best job we can to preserve and extend the wonderful historic graphics of the past. PLEASE LOOK AT OUR PHOTO CLOSELY AS IT IS (ALBEIT LOWER RESOLUTION) THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD.....NOT STOCK IMAGES **NOTE** : PAGES MAY SHOW AGE WEAR AND IMPERFECTIONS TO MARGINS, WITH CLOSED NICKS AND CUTS, WHICH DO NOT AFFECT AD IMAGE OR TEXT WHEN MATTED AND FRAMED. SOMETIMES THE PAGES HAVE BEEN TRIMMED.. PLEASE NOTE THE ACTUAL SIZE OF SELLING AD IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO IMAGE... WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET... We ship via United States Postal Service. We have a 3 day handling time not including weekends or holidays but normally we have all orders processed, packed and shipped within 48 hrs. A Note to our international buyers (Including Canada). Please read before placing a bid or buying an item: **Import taxes, duties and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying on items. These charges are normally collected by the shipping company or when you pick the item up, this is not an additional shipping charge. We are not responsible for shipping times to international buyer's. Your country's customs may hold the package for a month or more. **We pride ourselves on quality products, great service, accurate gradations and fast shipping.** BRANCHWATER BOOKS YOUR AD WILL BE SHIPPED ROLLED IN A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC BAG IN AN 80mm (TWICE USPS RECOMMENDED) THICK, 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER (SO AS NOT TO STRESS THE PAPER) SHIPPING TUBE WITH PRESS TIGHT PLASTIC END CAPS.33154 Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

Price: 28.95 USD

Location: Branch, Michigan

End Time: 2024-11-22T00:10:14.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8.95 USD