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