Horst RENE BOUET-WILLAUMEZ Andre De Dienes TONI FRISSELL Rousseau VOGUE May 1939

Collectible American Vogue magazine.  Even rarer; this is an Advance Retail Trade Edition - which means it had more pages than the regular newstand edition.  

Dated May 15th, 1939.

Cover -

Photo by Horst.  Model wears Panama hat and gingham blouse.

Contents -

Summer Travel.

Merle Oberon, Diana Blythe Barrymore and Penelope Dudley Ward by Horst.

Fashion illustrations by RENE BOUET-WILLAUMEZ.

Photos by Horst, Anton Bruehl, De Molas, Toni Frissell, Andre De Dienes.

Parker Ranch in Hawaii.

Henri Rousseau full page drawing of an old village in France.

The Roosevelt girls have their portrait taken.  4 images over 2 pages.

Fashion labels featured include Chanel, Jaeger, Hattie Carniege etc

Full page adverts include -

Chrysler Royal and Imperial cars

German Railroads and holidaying in Germany (!)

Published by The Vogue Company (Condé Nast), New York. 

Printed during the time that US Vogue was published fortnightly.

Good condition - The spine has been repaired by sewing.  Secure.  Small area of wrinkling to bottom edge of most pages.  The photograph shows the actual magazine you will receive.  Very scarce issue indeed; we've only seen this one copy in 20 years of searching!

Insurance and online tracking is included in postage, and we offer Next Day Delivery for UK customers.

All our magazines have been stored flat in archive sleeves and acid-free boxes.

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