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The American Magazine [v112 #4, October 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 174pp, quarto, cover by Hayden Hayden) Details supplied by Jess Nevins & Denny Lien. 15 · The Smile That Wins [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; somewhat abridged.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter 19 · Owen D. Young · Ida M. Tarbell · bg 22 · White-Hot · Frank Knox Hockman · ss; illustrated by J. W. Schlaikjer 26 · What Is Your Wife Worth to You? (Ely and Josephine Culbertson) · Jerome Beatty · bg 29 · Why I Shall Send My Son to an American College · Emil Ludwig · ar 30 · Aunt Emma and the Devil’s Ditch · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illustrated by Floyd M. Davis 34 · Hitting Fifty · Clarence Budington Kelland · ar 37 · “Miracles Do Happen,” Says Lily Pons · Rose Heylbut · ar 38 · A Gentleman for a Night [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · nv; illustrated by T. D. Skidmore 42 · Where to Find a Fortune · E. Alexander Powell · ar; illustrated by Fred Ludekens 44 · What No Man Can Take from Me: Adventures in Solitude · David Grayson · ar 48 · Too Many Parties! · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by John H. Crosman 52 · Raymond E. Hood—Showman of Steel and Stone · J. B. Griswold · bg 55 · If You Were a Football Star · Edwin B. Dooley · ar 56 · West of the Pecos [Part 3 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illustrated by Frank Hoffman 60 · It All Comes Out on Moving Day · Martin H. Kennelly · ar 62 · The Man Who Gets the Honey Doesn’t Fight with the Bees · Bruce Barton · ar 64 · Bill John Goes to Jail · Helen Topping Miller · ss; illustrated by Joseph M. Clement 68 · You Don’t Need a Big Place to Grow a Big Heart · Neil M. Clark · ar 72 · High Summer [Part 5 of 5] · Booth Tarkington · sl; illustrated by Wallace Morgan

The American Magazine [v112 #5, November 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 170pp, quarto, cover by John E. Sheridan) Details supplied by Jess Nevins & Denny Lien. 15 · Rich Man’s Town [Part 1 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger 20 · What Would Happen to You If America Turned Red · Eve Garrette Grady · ar 24 · The Great Man Votes · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Charles Chickering 28 · It’s the Boy in Him (Percy Crosby) · Lawrence McCann · ar 32 · One-Man Dog · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt 35 · How the Wild Things Heal Themselves · Archibald Rutledge · ar 36 · A Voice from the Past [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; abridged.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter 40 · The New Sprint in Business · Julius Klein · ar 42 · What Color Are Your Wife’s Eyes? · Neil M. Clark · ar 45 · The Things I Value Most Didn’t Cost a Dime · Channing Pollock · ar 46 · West of the Pecos [Part 4 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illustrated by Frank Hoffman 50 · One Really Happy Man · Webb Waldron · ar 53 · She’s Learned the Secret of Making Friends · Veda La Verne · ar 55 · Scattergood Uses an Eraser [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 58 · I Wouldn’t Part with My Mother-in-Law · Anon. · ar 60 · You Don’t Have to Be Born with It (Amos Alonzo Stagg) · J. B. Griswold · ar 62 · It’s Time to Throw a Monkey Wrench · Jerome Beatty · ar 64 · Not on the Menu! · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by William Meade Prince 68 · A Broken Knuckle Gave Him the Winning Pitch · Beverly Smith · ar

The American Magazine [v112 #6, December 1931] ed. Sumner Blossom (Crowell Publishing Co., 25¢, 148pp, quarto, cover by C. E. Chambers) Details supplied by Jess Nevins & Denny Lien. 11 · If We Had the Dole · John J. Leary, Jr. · ar 14 · Old Man Christmas · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illustrated by Marshall Frantz 18 · Walter C. Teagle—Giant of Oil · Jerome Beatty · bg 20 · Fightin’ Mad · James Stevens · ss; illustrated by Philip Lyford 24 · The Fastest Start Doesn’t Always Win · Kaye Don · ar 27 · White Stallion · Emma-Lindsay Squier · ss; illustrated by J. W. Schlaikjer 31 · A Brother and Sister Who Never Quarrel (Fred and Adele Astaire) · John Janney · ar 32 · Rich Man’s Town [Part 2 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger 36 · They Never Tell—All · John N. Wheeler · ar 39 · We Fell Out Over Fifty Cents · Carl Goerch · ar 40 · The Missing Mystery [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; somewhat abridged.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter 45 · Lyle Stephenson Reads Poetry for Breakfast · Hubert Kelley · ar 46 · You Can’t Tame a Rat with a Club · Lewis E. Lawes · ar 49 · Out of a Job · Bruce Barton · ar 51 · Pliny Wins a Medal [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan 54 · Making Curiosity Pay Dividends · J. B. Griswold · ar 56 · One Chance in a Million · Will Payne · ss; illustrated by Rico Tomaso 60 · West of the Pecos [Part 5 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illustrated by Frank Hoffman 64 · Wearing Burbank’s Shoes · Edward Bernard Garnett · bg 66 · Edison—"The Greatest American of the Century" · Emil Ludwig · ar

The American Magazine [v113 #1, January 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. Dinner Date · Josephine Bentham · ss; illustrated by Saul Tepper A Diamond Setting [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by T. D. Skidmore Captain Posey Brings Her In · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by Philip Lyford Americans, They Are Funny · Oscar Graeve · ss; illustrated by Audubon Tyler Rich Man’s Town [Part 3 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger Pay As You Play · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illustrated by F. M. Davis West of the Pecos [Part 6 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illustrated by Frank Hoffman

The American Magazine [v113 #2, February 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. The House of Four Winds · Margaret Craven · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark The Bishop’s Cat [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter Dynamite · Frank Knox Hockman · ss; illustrated by James E. Allen Tink Turns Businessman [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by John H. Crosman Courage · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman Rich Man’s Town [Part 4 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger Scattergood Takes to His Bed [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan West of the Pecos [Part 7 of 7] · Zane Grey · n.; illustrated by Frank Hoffman

The American Magazine [v113 #3, March 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. Forlorn Island [Part 1 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt The Bishop’s Folly [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter The Delphinium Blues · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss; illustrated by August Bleser, Jr. Brothers Under the Skin · Carter Bynum · ss; illustrated by James E. Allen Cold Cash [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by T. D. Skidmore Whitewash [Emmy] · Patterson Dial · ss; illustrated by John H. Crosman Rich Man’s Town [Part 5 of ?] · Faith Baldwin · sl; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger

The American Magazine [v113 #4, April 1932] (The Crowell Publishing Company, standard pulp, cover by Eugene Iverd) Details taken from eBay listing. The Tall Ladder [Part 1 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper It’s My Way · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by August Bleser Legacy · Helen Topping Miller · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark Double Sixes · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus Forlorn Island [Part 2 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt Neighbors · Katharine Haviland-Taylor · ss; illustrated by Edward L. Chase The Thing You Really Want · Pamela Shayne · ss; illustrated by John H. Crosman Open House [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine Apr 1932; somewhat abridged.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter Ex-Banker · Clarence Budington Kelland · ar Why We Need Politicians · Franklin D. Roosevelt · ar Shooting Speed · “Cannon-Ball” Baker · ar; illustrated by C. Peter Helck Pinch Hitter for the Soviets · Maurice Hindus · ar A Boy Who Began at the Top · Jerome Beatty · ar Whose Business Is It? · Frank R. Kent · ar; illustrated by C. W. Massaguer He’s Into Everything · Beverly Smith · ar Out of the Dark · Booth Tarkington · ar "Things I Wish My Parents Wouldn’t Do" · Edgar Carroll · ar; illustrated by Marshall Frantz The Yankee Boomerang · O. B. Keeler · ar Moffett-Master Showman of the Air · James Hopper · ar

The American Magazine [v113 #5, May 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 28 · A Special on Roses · Rosamond du Jardin · ss; illustrated by C. E. Chambers 36 · Geisha Girl · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by C. P. Helck The Tall Ladder [Part 2 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 48 · The Trouble with Anne · Fannie Kilbourne · ss; illustrated by H. R. Ballinger Forlorn Island [Part 3 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt 62 · Never Again · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illustrated by Edw. L. Chase 68 · Paper Flowers [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

The American Magazine [v113 #6, June 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. Captain Grim · Eugene Jones · ss; illustrated by Donald Teague & Norman Wilkinson Fancy Dress · Seymour Winslow · ss; illustrated by J. Gotlieb The Tall Ladder [Part 3 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper Men’s Business · Hugh Bradley · ss; illustrated by J. W. Schlaikjer Forlorn Island [Part 4 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt The Last of His Line · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by James E. Allen

The American Magazine [v114 #1, July 1932] (25¢, quarto) (Full Text) Details supplied by Jess Nevins & Denny Lien from Table of Contents. 15 · The Admiral’s Girl Friend · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · ss; illustrated by Edward L. Chase 24 · Silk Train · Courtney Ryley Cooper · ss; illustrated by C. Peter Helck 32 · A Man Called Spade [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · nv; illustrated by Joseph Clement 38 · The Knight’s Errand · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by George Howe 48 · Honeywell Harper Goes a-Selling · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illustrated by Weldon Trench 54 · The Tall Ladder [Part 4 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 60 · Forlorn Island [Part 5 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt

The American Magazine [v114 #2, August 1932] (25¢, quarto) (Full Text) Details supplied by Jess Nevins & Steve Scott. 20 · A Social Error · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark 30 · Hearts and Clubs · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by Floyd M. Davis 32 · His Own Kind · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss; illustrated by James E. Allen 40 · The Tall Ladder [Part 5 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 46 · Someone Special · Brooke Hanlon · ss; illustrated by Herbert Paus 54 · Junior Partners [Tink] · Howard Brubaker · ss; illustrated by John H. Crosman 59 · Forlorn Island [Part 6 of 6] · Edison Marshall · sl; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt

The American Magazine [v114 #3, September 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. Guardians of the Desert [Part 1 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 20 · John Bull · Don Marquis · ss 27 · The Hat of Destiny · Ellis Parker Butler · ss; illustrated by Harland Frazier 32 · Wife Wanted · Ida M. Evans · ss; illustrated by Marshall Frantz 38 · Scattergood Meets a Gangster [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan The Tall Ladder [Part 6 of 6] · Katharine Newlin Burt · sl; illustrated by Saul Tepper 52 · The Cactus Pitcher · Howard R. Marsh · ss; illustrated by Matt Clark

The American Magazine [v114 #4, October 1932] (25¢, 140pp, quarto, cover by Penrhyn Stanlaws) Details taken from eBay listing. Walls of Gold [Part 1 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter 20 · Harrigan’s Castle · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Marshall Frantz A Boy Who Was Traded for a Horse · James Saxon Childers · ar; about George Washington Carver.; illustrated by photo 28 · Crowded Hours · Harold Titus · ss; illustrated by August Bleser, Jr. Plays Nobody Cheers · William S. Langford (as told to Hugh Bradley) · ar; about football.; illustrated by photos 34 · Doves of Peace · Frederick Hazlitt Brennan · ss; illustrated by J. W. Schlaikjer Humble People · Archibald Rutledge · ar; illustrated by Thomas J. Fogarty 40 · The Portraits at Trevelyan House · Travis Mason · ss; illustrated by Warren Baumgartner How Good a Driver Are You? · Charles S. Slocombe · ar; illustrated by photos 46 · Too Many Have Lived [Sam Spade] · Dashiell Hammett · ss; illustrated by J. M. Clement Gentlemen of the Jury · Beverly Smith · ar; illustrated by photo Guardians of the Desert [Part 2 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman Almost Anybody Can Be Well · Bruce Barton · ar; two doctor brothers - Hagmeier.; illustrated by photos 58 · The Touchstone [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan How to Get the Things You Want - A Five-Year Plan That Anybody Can Use · Emmet Crozier · ar It Took Him 30 Years to Find a Home Town · [Misc.] · ar; Con Foster with the Barnum Circus.

The American Magazine [v114 #5, November 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 14 · The Failure · Katharine Haviland-Taylor · ss; illustrated by August Bleser 24 · Sixteen Fathoms Under · Eustace L. Adams · ss; illustrated by Harold von Schmidt Walls of Gold [Part 2 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter Guardians of the Desert [Part 3 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 44 · Pilgrimage · I. A. R. Wylie · ss; illustrated by Saul Tepper 51 · Grandstand Stuff · Octavus Roy Cohen · ss; illustrated by Weldon Trench 56 · Scattergood Tries an Experiment [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan

The American Magazine [v114 #6, December 1932] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 14 · Havana Stop-Over · Margaret Widdemer · ss; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 20 · Dusty Has His Christmas · Leona Dalrymple · ss; illustrated by Walter Biggs Walls of Gold [Part 3 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter 32 · Red Fingernails [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · ss; illustrated by Paul Meylan Guardians of the Desert [Part 4 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 48 · The Buck-Up · Richard Connell · ss; illustrated by Joseph Chenoweth 52 · A Cagey Gorilla [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine Dec 1932, as “Monkey Business”; slightly revised.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter

The American Magazine [v115 #1, January 1933] (25¢, quarto) Details supplied by Jess Nevins. 14 · The Shamrock Waistcoat · Gordon Malherbe Hillman · ss; illustrated by Donald Teague 20 · To Mother, with Love · Darragh Aldrich · ss; illustrated by Joseph Simont 28 · Spiked Fists · James Stevens · ss; illustrated by August Bleser 36 · Bargains in Eden · Everett Rhodes Castle · ss; illustrated by Weldon Trench Walls of Gold [Part 4 of 7] · Kathleen Norris · sl; illustrated by Pruett Carter Guardians of the Desert [Part 5 of 6] · Tom Gill · sl; illustrated by Ralph Pallen Coleman 54 · Love Birds [Mr. Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss The Strand Magazine Jan 1933, as “The Nodder”; slightly revised.; illustrated by Roy F. Spreter