Modern Library in the Media (continued)

1946 - 1948


1946 - "That traitor Pound is out!!!" (67.1) ... Er, "That poet Pound is in!!!" (67.2)

New York Times, Jan 13, 1946
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New York Times, Mar 14, 1946
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1947 Prices: $1.10 regular, $1.95 giant.

New York Times, Jan 5, 1947

1948 Prices: $1.25 regular, $2.45 giant. The ad on the right from a local bookseller offers the purchaser's name stamped in 24 kt. gold in any books purchased at no extra charge. (It doesn't say where in the book the name is stamped.) Both ads offer to pay the postage if the order itself is prepaid.

New York Times, Mar 7, 1948
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New York Times, Nov 7, 1948
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