The Iron Gate of Jack & Charlie's "21": Thru Which Is Presented a Vivid Portrayal of a Unique Institution--by a Distinguished Group of Authors and Artists.
New York: Jack & Charlie's "21" 1936. First edition. Softcover. Quarto. 194pp. Index of advertisers. Original brown wrappers decorated in red, black & gold. Illustrated throughout by contemporary artists & magazine illustrators, from James Montgomery Flagg to Alex "Flash Gordon," Raymond to "Rube" Goldberg. Title page with "Occidental College Library" perforation stamp and verso of front wrapper with the college bookplate. Rear endpaper with a library pocket. Bottom of spine with a white paper label masking library call letters. Head of spine with a small chip and 2" split at front hinge. This copy a presentation to Walter Wanger with "Privileged to Mr. Walter Wanger" in calligraphy at bottom of title page.
Walter Wanger (1894-1968) was a Hollywood movie producer whose career ranged from the silent movie era (The Sheik with Rudolph Valentino in 1921 to Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1963). good-. Item #50512
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