"JACK & CHARLIE'S 21" 1950 BENEFIT BOOK WITH SPECIALTY ART.
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$417.45 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 22, 2012 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #205 - Part II
Item numbers 1427 through 3167 in auction 205
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Item Description
8.5x11" cloth-bound hardcover with 220 pages. Published by the Jack Kriendler Memorial Fund in conjunction with the New York Heart Association. Likely published as a fundraiser and published in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of "21", an exclusive NYC restaurant. Contributing artists include Walt Disney, Ham Fisher, James Montgomery Flagg, Hal Foster, Rube Goldberg, Fred Lasswell, George McManus, Soglow and many others. Disney contribution shows Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Cinderella getting their bill at the restaurant. Color plates feature beautiful women. Authors of articles include Ed Sullivan, John Steinbeck, and an interview with Frank Buck. Contents also include advertisments for products of the period from cigarettes to liquor, guns to cars. Covers have some aging, most noticeable on back cover. Overall covers Fine, contents Exc. Limited distribution. Rare. Our last copy sold for $384. See previous item #2108 for "21" publication from 1936. From the Richard Merkin Collection and comes with Hake's COA.
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