Stories to Remember 1956 Thomas B. Costain John Beecroft Doubleday Book Club HC

Vintage 1956 Book Club Edition of Stories to Remember, an illustrated anthology selected by Thomas B. Costain and John Beecroft, published by Doubleday & Company. Beautifully illustrated by Martha Sawyers and William Reusswig, this mid-century volume is a substantial and richly designed collection of timeless fiction. Details • Title: Stories to Remember • Editors: Thomas B. Costain & John Beecroft • Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY • Copyright: 1956 • Edition: Book Club Edition • Illustrators: Martha Sawyers & William Reusswig • Pages: ~505 (two-volume content bound in one book) • Binding: Hardcover with illustrated dust jacket • Dimensions: Approx. 8.5” x 5.75” ⸻ Condition • Very good vintage condition overall • Dust jacket shows light edge wear and small tears (see photos) • Cover boards clean with minimal shelf wear • Pages mildly age-toned but clean and tight • No writing or missing pages ⸻ Notable Contents Include • “The Gift of the Magi” — O. Henry • “Mowgli’s Brothers” — Rudyard Kipling • “The Birds” — Daphne du Maurier • “Portrait of Jennie” — Robert Nathan • “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” — Washington Irving • “The Bridge of San Luis Rey” — Thornton Wilder • “National Velvet” — Enid Bagnold • “The Fall of the House of Usher” — Edgar Allan Poe