Two Booklets on Midgets. Circa 1940s.

Description

Two Booklets on Midgets. 1940s/50s. Including Bob Hermines Magazine of Midgets (1946) and There's Only "1 In A Million" (ca. 1950s).
Largest: 8 1/4 x 5 1/4".

Condition

Minor toning, scuffing, creasing, fading, and surface dirt.
Magazine with blue pen scratches.

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Two Booklets on Midgets. Circa 1940s.

Lot 0604

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