{"product_id":"esquire-magazine-april-1937-complete-original-edition","title":"Esquire Magazine - April 1937 - Complete Original Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete, original edition of \u003cstrong\u003eEsquire magazine from April 1937\u003c\/strong\u003e. This publication lived up to its slogan: \"The Magazine For Men.\" A wonderful piece of nostalgic Americana that spotlights the very different cultural norms of a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCover Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover design is attributed to A. Von Frankenberg and depicts a caricature in the signature Esquire style of a man and woman with a picket fence extending from inside the residence behind them and all the way out to and through a tiny planter, which is empty save for a sign that says \"watermelons.\" The man is holding a trowel, and the woman a watering can—playing on the axiom that good fences make good neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial Content\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magazine is divided into articles, fiction, satire, personalities, pictorial features, poetry, semi-fiction, sports, and trends in dress. The pages are filled with politically incorrect cartoons by E. Simms Campbell, Gilbert Bundy, George Petty, Sydney Hoff, R. Van Buren, Irving Phillips, B. Shermund, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdvertising Highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pages are filled with brilliant, colorful advertisements for products that cater primarily to men—menswear, liquor, hair products, hats, shoes, tobacco, canes, sparkling water, tomato juice, beer, and the like.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full-page advertisement for Camel cigarettes is priceless. It features a \"high-scoring hockey ace\" smoking a Camel in the top half, and a sports writer, a glider, a chief engineer, and a crane operator in the lower half—all testifying to the digestive benefits of smoking Camel cigarettes. The tag line implores the reader: \"For Digestion's Sake - Smoke Camels!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magazine is in good condition. There is a crease in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover, some wear to the binding, and some light discoloration on the back cover, but the interior is pristine (with the exception of two pages that have creases in the upper right-hand corner and light wear to the edges of some of the pages).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDisplay \u0026amp; Entertainment Value\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to its visual appeal, you can't help but chuckle at the inappropriateness and outright lunacy of much of the material. Perfect for a man-cave, but this item would make an excellent conversation starter as a replacement for a boring coffee-table book—this thing is anything but boring. You just can't help but laugh as you thumb through the pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Gilded Prints","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469470089475,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/3559\/9107\/files\/20251122_193022.jpg?v=1763874744","url":"https:\/\/thegildedprints.com\/products\/esquire-magazine-april-1937-complete-original-edition","provider":"The Gilded Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}