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Offered is a 1953 Fall (No. 8) issue of Gentry magazine that featured the signature Gentry Fashion pages with cloth …
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Offered is a 1953 Fall (No. 8) issue of Gentry magazine that featured the signature Gentry Fashion pages with cloth fabric swatches, as well as: Art & Culture: Dürer by Joseph Pijoan; The Photography of Martin Munkacsi; Design & Innovation: Journey Into Tomorrow – The Dymaxion World of Buckminster Fuller by Robert W. Marks; Music & Audio: Folk Songs Past and Present by Burl Ives; High Fidelity for Better Music; Lifestyle & Leisure: Spring Gardening (frequently sought after with the original Burpee seed packet that is included with this copy), The Lure of the Boatyard by H.A. Calahan, On The Preparation of Spaghetti, Chart of Famous Elixirs, Three Stories by Frank O'Connor, and comprehensive Gentry fashion features.
Gentry was a lavish, sophisticated, high-concept men's lifestyle and fashion quarterly founded by publisher William C. Segal. Famed for its tactile and avant-garde production, it folded after 22 issues due to high production costs and financial losses.
The magazine was famous for its modernist graphic design, utilizing varied paper stocks, gatefolds, and physical insertions—such as actual fabric swatches in clothing ads, packets of seeds, or miniature booklets. Beyond standard menswear and sports, it covered high art, philosophy, literature, and travel.
Measures 9" wide, .375" deep, 12" tall
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- Dimensions
- 9ʺW × 0.38ʺD × 12ʺH
- Designer
- Alvin Lustig
- Styled After
- Harry N. Abrams
- Period
- 1950s
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- White
- Condition Notes
- Obtained at the estate sale of a bibliophile, this is a used and read vintage magazine that shows evident signs … moreObtained at the estate sale of a bibliophile, this is a used and read vintage magazine that shows evident signs of wear, particularly on the front and rear covers. The binding is intact, there are no torn or loose pages, stains, or marks. The magazine comes with a packet of Burpee seeds tucked in. Any wear is commensurate with its age and past handling. less
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