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Vintage 1955 Modern Sunbathing Yearbook No 3 Digest Complete Directory CalendarItem Specifics
- Condition: Used (Very Good Vintage)
- Publication Year: 1955
- Format: Physical Digest / Comb-Bound Magazine
- Language: English
- Publisher: Titan Publications
- Topic: Mid-Century Social History, 1950s Travel Resorts, Regional Camp Directories
Up for offerding/purchase is a highly collectible, complete copy of Modern Sunbathing's Yearbook No. 3.Originally published in mid-1955. This unique mid-century magazine measures approximately 7.75" x 5.75".
It features its original white plastic comb binding.
It serves as an incredible historical primary source detailing mid-20th-century social movements, travel trends, and regional histories across the United States.Key Contents & Highlights:- Page 4: "New World Cruise" introductory feature.- Pictorial Reviews and historical text regarding several 1950s western resorts and travel camps, including Lupin Lodge, Cactus Sun Ranch, Colorado Sunshine Club, The Sierratans, Rancho San Bexar, Valley View Sunseekers, The Sequoians, and Sunset Rancho.- January 1956 Feature: Details winter activities at Cobblestone Suntanners (Yelm, WA) and the Floritans (Miami, FL), alongside a history of the all-Florida day volley ball competition.- May 1956 Feature: Highlights opening-of-the-season festivities at Sunny Rest, Buckskin Lodge, Sandy Terraces, the Pen Mar Club, and Pine Vale Park.- Page 90: "Stars to Steer By" philosophy and tenets editorial Q&A essay.- Back Sections: Comprehensive, state-by-state ASA National Camp Directory spanning Arizona to Wisconsin, including famous historic locations, plus detailed European travel sunspot profiles.Condition:This copy is in very good vintage condition.
Notably, the fragile white plastic comb binding has NO breaks or splits and is in excellent, structurally sound shape—a rarity for this publication format.
The paper covers show minor edge wear and light surface aging typical of pulp ephemera.
Structurally, some of the interior pages naturally want to pop free from the plastic hooks due to age tension, but all pages are present, flat, clean, and completely untorn. Please review all photos carefully as they form part of the condition description.Thanks for looking.
