COWLES, Fleur (editor)Biblio.com
Flair February 1950 - Volume 1 Number 1
1950209581New York: Cowles Magazines 1950. First edition. Softcover. February 1950. First issue of this important magazine which focused on fashion and literature. Front cover has a wonderful diecut wing of the Flair logo. Includes wonderful period ads for tvs cars clothes jewelry beauty products and much more. There is a section with loads of ads from shops all around the US. Among the impressive contents are: Tennessee Williams' short story titled "The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin" a story by Angus Wilson an insert with a "Letter to Americans" by Jean Cocteau and an essay by W. H. Auden titled "Jean Cocteau." There is a tipped in reproduction of "Girl with Roses" by Lucien Freud. Lastly there are sections on the Paris house of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and on traveling to Morocco. A very good plus copy in die-cut wrappers with some light soiling and wear. Still contains all of the inserts including the original subscription insert. A solid copy of this ground breaking magazine. Cowles Magazines unknown
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