Judge, 1932-03-26 · page 2 of 36
Judge — March 26, 1932 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily a **Book-of-the-Month Club advertisement**, not political satire. The ad promotes a free two-volume "Complete Sherlock Holmes" memorial edition to new club members. The imagery shows a hand holding a book and a domestic scene, emphasizing the club's appeal to educated readers. The right side displays portraits of the **Editorial Board members**: Heywood Broun, Christopher Morley, Dorothy Canfield, William Allen White, and Henry Seidel Canby—prominent American literary figures of the 1920s-30s, lending credibility to the club's selections. The text addresses reader hesitation about joining, arguing that membership offers book dividends and curated selections from respected judges. There's no political cartoon or satire here—this is straightforward commercial promotion using literary authority figures as endorsement.
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—for your library The Complete SHERLOCK HOLMES in two volumes—1000 pages pi¢ SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE MEMORIAL EDITION _if you join the Book-of-the-Month Club now. It costs you nothing to belong... A great many people (we know) have been inclined to join the Book-of-the-Month Club, but have neglected co do so largely through oversight. This special offer is made, frankly, to overcome this procrastination by making it worth while for you not to delay longer. We suggest, simply, that you get full information now about what the Book-of.the-Month Club docs for you, and then decide once for all whether you want to join. The face that close to 100,000 judicious readers wistopher Mosley belong to the organization — that they include many of the most prominent people in the country, in every profession and every walk of life—that not a single one was induced to join by a salesman, but did so after simply reading the facts about what the Club now does for book readers —all these are indications that it is worth your while at least to get the facts about the Book - of-the-Month Club as quickly as possible, and then (if you want to) join. Many people do not realize, for instance, that they may receive the various advantages of being a member, and yet buy as few as four books a year, if they find no more they want out of from 200 to 250 reported upon by the judges. Surely, within the next year, the judges shown here will recommend at least a few new books you will be very anxious not to miss. Why not — by joining the Club— make sure of getting these, get the many other advantages the organization gives book-readers, such as book-dividends, and also get this ewo- volume Sherlock Holmes, free? Send the coupon below at once, for full details as to how the Club operates. William Allen White IMPORTANT—Please Read BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB, INC. This is the first time in the United . ew Y. , States that all of Sherlock Holmes 365: Fourth: Avenues New Yorks 8: ¥> (our novels and Bfty-six short sto- Please send me, without cost, « booklet outlisiog ries) have been printed in one col- how the Book-of.the- Month Club operates. This icction. The complete contents are: voiume two request involves me in 10 obligation to subscribe to your service. Votumet ont vioch Holmes ma ni a Henry Seidel Canby Adress sssveczocssyences ‘ scorn ~ Chairman City ca : The Fditortal Board ef the pped to C broug| Boob-of-the- Month Club tne Monts Clad (Canada) Limited comicbooks.com