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The photograph shown is the July 1939 issue, featuring a striking aerial view of New York City and Manhattan on the cover. These oversized pre-WWII Fortune issues are known for their substantial editorial content, period photography, illustrations, advertising, business reporting, industry coverage, architecture, and graphic design—providing a detailed snapshot of American business and culture immediately before the outbreak of World War II in Europe.
The three monthly issues have been preserved together in a sturdy dark cloth library binding. The endpapers bear Public Library, Columbus, Ohio ownership stamps with accession number 299603, indicating former institutional ownership. There is also handwritten notation on the lower spine.
Condition: Former library bound volume with expected signs of age and institutional use. The binding shows light rubbing, scuffs, marks, and shelf wear. Library stamps and handwritten markings are present as photographed. Interior pages show age-related wear consistent with a 1939 periodical. Please review all photographs carefully for the exact condition and contents.
A substantial bound collection of original 1939 Fortune magazines, preserving three consecutive issues from an especially significant period in American economic and world history.
Your book will be carefully packaged to ensure it arrives safely. Please review all photographs, as they are considered part of the description.
