American Boy – August 1930

Description: A classic magazine from the first half of the 20th century! This is the August 1930 issue of American Boy, featuring a wonderful painted cover. Authors of articles in the magazine are listed at the bottom of the front cover. There are numerous articles/features, with black & white illustrations, as well as vintage color and black & white advertisements. The magazine contains 60 pages and measures approximately 11 x 14 inches.The American Boy was a monthly magazine published by The Sprague Publishing Co. of Detroit, Michigan from November 1899 to August 1941. At the time it was the largest magazine for boys, with a circulation of 300,000, and it featured action stories and advertising for the young boy. In 1911 a copy cost $0.10, and a year's subscription was $1.00. In 1929, The American Boy merged with its rival, Youth's Companion. The Youth's Companion (1827-1929), known in later years as simply The Companion – For All the Family, was a children's magazine that existed for over 100 years until it finally merged with The American Boy in 1929. The Companion was published in Boston by the Perry Mason Company. (Erle Stanley Gardner was an avid reader of the magazine, and named his fictional attorney – Perry Mason – after the company). From 1892 to 1915 it was based in the Youth's Companion Building, which is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Hixson, Tennessee

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