Stories to Remember, Vol. 2 selected by Thomas B. Costain John Beecroft (1956 HC w/ DJ) Authors: 16 individual vintage authors Editor: Thomas Bertram Costain (1885–1965) Editor: John Beecroft (1902-1966) Illustrator: Martha Sawyers, (1902-1988) Illustrator: William Ruesswig, (1902-1978) Publisher: Doubleday and Company Garden City, NY U.S.A. 1956 Stories by: Thornton Wilder, Eleanor Kelly, A.E.Coppard, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Edith Wharton, O.Henry, Arthur Train, Hans Christian Anderson, Conrad Richter, Robert Louis Stevenson, Guy de Maupassant, Stephen Vincent Benet, Max Beerbohm, Percival Wilde, Edmond About, Emily Bronte, Enid Bagnold. 3 novels, 12 short stories and 2 excerpts from novels by classic popular writers. Thomas Bertram Costain (1885–1965) was a Canadian-American journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57. John Beecroft (1902-1966) worked in publishing becoming in 1937 Editor in Chief of the Literary Guild, a position he retained until his retirement in 1962. He selected such best sellers as "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" and "To Kill a Mockingbird." Martha Sawyers, (1902-1988), and illustrator husband, William Ruesswig, (1902-1978), traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East. Interior is as new, purchased from an individual, tight, clean and unmarked. Page-edges are deckled across from spine, top page edges dyed red. Hardcover has grey cloth boards with red Gold lettering designs in a tattered, but complete DJ. Size: 8vo - over 7 - 9" tall, 415pp. Condition: Very Good Hardcover in Fair Dust Jacket – Always Privately owned. Book Club Edition. Copyright as this collection 1956. Individual works have their own copyrights. No edition or print-run info stated. Printed in U.S.A. Dust Jacket states Book Club Edition. No LCCN, ISBN nor MSR. Notes on Condition/Edition ratings: Fine – means like new, but any book produced over 10 years ago isn't “brand new” or even “new.” Booksellers needed some word to describe this... Like New – A new book, no marks no damage (except maybe remainder marks or shelf-wear) except not obtained directly from the publisher or in packaging from the publisher. Very Good – How you or I might take care of a book, closer to “as new” than standard. Might show ownership. Good – How someone else might take care of a book. Also referred to as “standard.” This is the most likely condition for books of this age title, shows the book has been read or previously owned. Acceptable – How a child, student or a librarian might take care of a book. (Either trying to make sure someone doesn't steal it by plastering ownership everywhere, filled it with copious notes or a book that has been damaged.) Poor – Combination of “acceptable” factors above. Most likely with water damage as well. Might have missing pages (you should ask). Near – Means “almost” in an optimistic sense. e.g., “Near Fine” means very good, but on the high end. 1st Thus – Unique somehow, maybe 1st paperback, new illustrator, misprint or even the 1st edition. A collector might desire this copy. Thanks for looking!