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Esquire [v28 #6, #169, December 1947] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) Listing fiction, poetry, and selected articles. 95 · Christmas Is Still Christmas · Paul Gallico · es 96 · I’m Just Leaving · Allen Marple · ss 98 · Ladies or Clothes · Gerald Kersh · ss 100 · Portrait of a Christmas Eve · Al Moore · il 104 · Dancing Dan’s Christmas · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s Dec 31 1932 110 · Load of Respect · William Lindsay Gresham · ss 117 · Mr. Potter Among the Coleoptera · Rian James · ss 122 · The Twist of the Knife · Hector Bolitho · ss 129 · Nono, Epicure of Negation · Francis X. Giaccone · ss 130 · It Might Have Been Nice · Vincent McConnor · ss 132 · Fighter’s Fighter · Charles B. Roth · ar; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 141 · Basketball’s Accent on Altitude · Herb Graffis · ar 142 · No Greater Love · Ray Brock · ss 143 · Music: The Leader of the Band · Arnold Glantz · ar [Alfred Wallenstein] 144 · The Cruise of the Turpitude · Frank Laskier · ss 147 · A Virtuous Lady of Florence [from The Decameron] · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss 1886; translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353). 150 · Ma Lends a Helping Hand · Mel Matison · ss 153 · Ballet of the Spoondrift · Joseph E. Shaner · pm 160 · Robert Riggs: Dissatisfied Painter · Robert Ulrich Godsoe · ar [Robert Riggs]; illustrated by Robert Riggs 163 · Season’s Greetings · Joe Brown · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 169 · The Ordeal of the Great Morelli · Laszlo Dormandi · ss

Esquire [v29 #1, #170, January 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13", cover by Howard Baer) (Full Text) 48 · The Better Part of Valor · John Woodburn · ss 50 · Silhouette of a Displaced Personality · Arnold Gingrich · ar 61 · Mail-Order Medicine Man · J. A. Kugelmass · ar 62 · Design in Confetti · Samson Raphaelson · ss 71 · Mr. Hooper Counts Ears · John Keating · ar 92 · Accident, Suicide or Murder? · Edward D. Radin · ar 96 · Midwinter Dream World · Richard Joseph · ar 99 · Armchair in Hell [Peter Chambers] · Henry Kane · n. The Envelope · Paul C. Fielding · ss Right to Privacy · Rian James · ss The Delayed Drop · Martin Beaver · ss The Baltimore Story · Barney Nagler · ss The Lady Says “Check!” · Martin Gardner · ss The Good Arrest · Benjamin Siegel · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger Full Fathom Five · Joseph E. Shaner · ss Albacore Fisherman · Edward Galloway · ss This One Was Perfect · Matt Taylor · ss

Esquire [v29 #2, #171, February 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 146pp, 10" x 13", cover by E. Simms Campbell) (Full Text) Listing fiction, poetry, and selected articles. 33 · Reeling and Writhing and Arithmetic · Paul Gallico · es 35 · Ideals Bowled Over · Stanley Frank · ar 36 · Sing Before Breakfast · Timothy Fuller · ss 42 · The Duke and the Corker · Earl Hulbert · ss 47 · Welcome Change · Al Moore · il 49 · The Bed We Lie On · George Weller · ss 51 · Canada Lee—Harlem Hamlet · Robert W. Marks · ar 52 · Too Many Suicides · Joseph E. Shaner · ss 56 · Dry-Fly Barflies · A. J. Liebling · ar 57 · Tableau: Sextette in Bebop · Anon. · pm; illustrated by Stanley Dersh 58 · Scoop: How I Licked Japan · Robert Lewis · ss 61 · Lucky Forward [Part 1 of 2] · Colonel Robert S. Allen · nb 1947; condensed. 71 · The Cows Jumped Over the Moon · Robert M. Coates · ss 72 · No More War · Alfred Kreymborg · pm 74 · The Big Drag · Mel Heimer · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 78 · Wanna Go to Europe? · Abel Green · ar 87 · Always the Sentimentalist · Arthur Strawn · ss 91 · Blow Hot, Blow Cold · Richard Joseph · ar 96 · Anything for a Friend · Saul David · ss 101 · She Was Such a Sweet Kid · William Francis · ss

Esquire [v29 #3, #172, March 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 31 · Who and What Sylvia Is · Paul Gallico · es 33 · Holbein’s Star Performance · Quentin Reynolds · ss 36 · Advice to Unfaithful Husbands · Helen Lawrenson · ar 38 · The Age of the Golden Bee · Stanley Frank · ar 40 · The Loves of Lady Coldpence · Martin Gardner · ss 49 · The Lobster and Ed Conley · Edwin Muller · ar 54 · Do You Know Your Women? · J. B. Rice, M.D. · ar 59 · Lucky Forward [Part 2 of 2] · Colonel Robert S. Allen · nb 1947; condensed. 78 · The Case of the Nutritious Sadist · Alan Hynd · ar 101 · Paul Y Anderson · Fred Freed · ar For Some, But Not Harry · Robert Switzer · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger The Monster in the Dark · William Valrick · ss You Can’t Bank on Love · Mel Matison · ss The Devil and Pocahontas’ Moccasins · I. G. Mattingly & James Yaffee · ss Just One Minute’s Rest · Bruce Henry · ss; illustrated by Stanley Dersh They Are Taking Her Away · Allen Marple · ss The Deadline Was Midnight · George T. Roboz · ss The Tangled Land · Roark Bradford · pm; listed in table of contents, but is not in the magazine.; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger

Esquire [v29 #4, #173, April 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13", cover by B. Shermund) (Full Text) 39 · The Fräulein Wins the Peace · Harry N. Sperber · ar 41 · Umfefe Swallowed the Sun · Jay Williams · ss 42 · Hate Is Closest to Love · William Francis · ss 46 · Mr. McCarthy Goes to Boston · Jimmy Cannon · ar 48 · The Divers of Acapulco · Patrick Nicholson, III · ss 50 · Hang on to Those Vices! · J. B. Rice, M.D. · ar 53 · Encore · Ben-Hur Baz · il 57 · America’s No. 1 Composer · Herbert Kubly · ar [Aaron Copland] 58 · We Can Make a Million · Robert Switzer · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 60 · Metropolis: U.S.A. · Carl Sandburg · pm 62 · The Greatest Bullfight Ever · Barnaby Conrad · ar 67 · The Chocolate Brown Gloves · William Valrick · ss 69 · The Unforgettable Casey · Barney R. Miller · ss 70 · Memo to a Travel Agency · James Menzies Black, Jr. · pm 76 · The Man Who Beat the Races · Michael MacDougall · ss 83 · Murder Needs a Murderer · Joseph E. Kelleam · ss 85 · No Rest for the Medium · Eustace Cockrell · ss 86 · Fair Exchange · Hamilton Benz · ss 94 · If You Have Tears [Part 1 of 2] · John Evans · n. Mystery House 1947; condensed. 130 · Lemons in Our Yard · Henry Steig · ss 171 · Just We Two · Elwood Ulman · ss 178 · Gold Reef Mantrap · Clay Perry · ss 181 · Never Be a Burglar · Louis Paul · ss

Esquire [v29 #5, #174, May 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13", cover by Howard Baer) (Full Text) Listing fiction, poetry, and selected articles. 35 · When Will the Spirit Revive? · Paul Gallico · es 37 · Theme with Variations · Mel Heimer · ss 38 · With Eyes Wide Open · William Francis · ss 40 · Alps: American Plan · Bob & Ira Spring · pi 44 · Death Comes for the Pilot · Robert L. Hartzell · ss 46 · A Streetcar Names Tennessee · Sidney Carroll · ar [Tennessee Williams] 49 · Material Witness · Ben-Hur Baz · il 51 · The Man in the Blizzard · Robert Switzer · ss 54 · And Now Once Again · Robert Vincent · ss 60 · The Furnace Was Waiting · William Glynne-Jones · ss 65 · “EX” Marks the Sore Spot · Will F. Jenkins · ss 67 · Glamour Girl from Bresse · Robert Sage · ar 68 · The Fable of the Mousey Mouse · John Henry · ss 72 · The Wreck at the Hesperus · R. Musel & W. Brennan · ss 79 · Karata in the Morning · Ward Brown · ss 81 · Stories for Harry’s Bar · Gordon Cooper · ar 86 · Satisfaction for Lizette · Hans Ruesch · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 88 · Neighbor to a Nightmare · Margaret St. Clair · ss 91 · If You Have Tears [Part 2 of 2] · John Evans · n. Mystery House 1947; condensed. 155 · Dr. Clodhopper’s Footsies · Martin Gardner · ss

Esquire [v29 #6, #175, June 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 39 · Gourd-Time Charlies · Jimmy Cannon · ar 43 · Do Americans Make Good Spies? · Michael Kearns · ar 44 · Some Girls Sing · William Francis · ss; illustrated by Victor Kalin 48 · A Challenge in Blonde · George W. Morse · ss 50 · Watch That Ball! · Georg Mann · ar 55 · Women Wait for Winners · John Briggs · ss 60 · Suicide Is Scandalous [Peter Chambers] · Henry Kane · nv; mystery.; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 64 · Operation Airborne · Green Peyton · ar 68 · Revolution and Mrs. MacDougall · Fred Lane · ss 70 · The Thirty-Story Miracle · Arthur Bryant · ss Girl from Greenwich · Joseph Heller · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger My Good Friend Pierre · Lee Rogow · ss One-Way Alley: Two Tickets · Val Duncan & H. Phillips · ss

Esquire [v30 #1, #176, July 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 160pp, 10" x 13", cover by D. McKay) (Full Text) Listing fiction, poetry, and selected articles. 33 · It Was Good Enough for Father · Ilka Chase · ar 35 · Hell on Hoofs · J. Alvin Kugelmass · ar; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 37 · Joe, the Center Fielder · Jimmy Cannon · ar 40 · Head of Whose House? · Darrell Huff · ar 42 · The Girls Have Dates · F. Hugh Herbert · ss 52 · With Tender Regards · Joseph E. Shaner · pm 53 · Execution at Press Time · R. Michael · ar 54 · Hot Blonde, Cold Blonde · William Francis · ss 58 · Challenge of Mt. Everest · James Hilton · pi 60 · A Study in Murder · Bruce Henry · ss 69 · Beauty and the Book · Lee Rogow · ss 71 · Fights Out of the Ring · A. E. Kahn · ar 74 · Fury in the Fifth Level · Floyd E. Wermuth · ss 88 · Mister Genius · Sidney Carroll · ar [Elia Kazan] 95 · The Fable of the Rapid Rabbits · John Henry · ss 96 · The News Is Very Cold · Tommy O’Shane · ss

Esquire [v30 #2, #177, August 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 25 · Love on Broadway · Jimmy Cannon · ar 27 · Beef Baron on a Corral Fence · Oren Arnold · ar 30 · White Water Up Ahead · Anon. · ar 32 · Paris of the Balkins · R. Michael · ar 36 · Big Girls Don’t Cry · George W. Morse · ss 41 · “Look, Ma, I’m Eatin’!” · Donald Hough · ar 53 · Inbound · Joseph E. Shaner · pm 56 · Art Portfolio · Fred Ludekens · il 57 · Fred Ludekens: Good Form · Robert Ulrich Godsoe · ar [Fred Ludekens] 62 · Foxy Grandpa Goes to the Olympics · Keith Monroe · ar 80 · No Cure for the Clumsy · Herb Graffis · ar La Tigresse · Bel Kaufman · ss; illustrated by Victor Kalin The Lasher Ice · William Francis · ss; illustrated by Victor Kalin The Code of the Escribiente · Mel Matison · ss Free Association · Bruce Henry · ss Nothing to Be Done · Joseph Heller · ss Chief Koala’s Son-in-Law · Jim Buford · ss Toward Endless Horizons · Si Podolin · ss

Esquire [v30 #3, #178, September 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 31 · What’s Wrong with Our Women? · Leland Stowe · ar 33 · Let Your Body Pick Your Sport · Georg Mann · ar 38 · The Pigeon-Blood Star · George W. Morse · ss; illustrated by Howard Baer 40 · The Best Things Are the Nicest · Jimmy Cannon · ar 47 · A Broadway Legend: Harold Arlen · Keith Monroe · ar [Harold Arlen] 52 · Murder Is Her Crooked Smile · James West · ss; illustrated by Denver Gillen 65 · I’ll Dream of You · William Francis · ss 67 · Death at Times Square · Donald M. Berwick · ar 70 · The Man in the Title Role · Bernard Seigle & William Jolesch · ar 84 · No Man’s Island · Hans Ruesch · ss; illustrated by Maric Zamparelli A Matter of Time · Lee Rogow · ss Those Fascinating Herberts · Matt Taylor · ss A Mouse Called Emily · Charles Green · ss

Esquire [v30 #4, #179, October 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 43 · Nature of the Human Male · J. B. Rice, M.D. · ar 45 · Lost Epilogue · Henry Kane · ss; illustrated by Gustav Rehberger 47 · A Bachelor’s Confession · Jimmy Cannon · ar 50 · A Buzz for the Boss · Betty Trimm · ar 52 · Up and Downey · Allen Churchill · ar [Morton Downey] 62 · Toastmaster General · Earl Wilson · ar 65 · Leopard Spots · James West · ss; mystery.; illustrated by Denver Gillen Buster Bang’s Progress · Lewis Howard · ss No Heavy Chains · Lester Cooper · ss By Bread Alone · Lee Rogow · ss Pablo and Blanco · Joseph Kelleam · ss

Esquire [v30 #5, #180, November 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 47 · The Case for the Unwed Father · J. B. Rice, M.D. · ar 49 · The Keeper of the Key · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ss 51 · The Large Mr. Little · Arthur Daley · ar 54 · A Heart Condition · William L. Gresham · ss 56 · Tony Zale: Working Man · Jimmy Cannon · ar [Tony Zale] 58 · An Acquaintance with Thieves · Timothy Fuller · ss Britannia and Eve Jun 1948 66 · Hottest Thing in Show Business · Lee Rogow · ar 68 · Cloak Across the Blood · James West · ss; mystery.; illustrated by Victor Kalin 81 · China’s Captain Kit · Robert Shaplen · ar 102 · Edgar at the Gate · R. I. Berrens · ss The Novel of Mr. Aurach · Joseph E. Shaner · ss

Esquire [v30 #6, #181, December 1948] ed. David A. Smart (50¢, 10" x 13") (Full Text) 72 · Something Special for Miss Brigham · F. Hugh Herbert · ss; illustrated by Victor Kalin 75 · Young Man with a Problem · James Poling · ar [John Crosby] 78 · The Breaking Point · Budd Schulberg · ss 80 · Not All of Them Were Merry · Jimmy Cannon · ar 82 · How Santa Claus Came to Simpson’s Bar · Bret Harte · ss The Atlantic Monthly Mar 1872 92 · Hang by Your Neck [Peter Chambers] · Henry Kane · nv; illustrated by Victor Kalin 98 · Want to Get Rich Quick? · Robert M. Bleiberg · ar 99 · Christmas in New York · Gianni-Gillam · il 104 · The Three Babes · Earl J. Wilson · ss 119 · Ivan and the Platinum Baby · Gilbert Sonbergh · ss We Have This Day · Lester Cooper · ss A Very Noble Guy · Mel Matison · ss