" It is a man's duty to have books. A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessaries of life. "
— Henry Ward Beecher
Magazines & Periodicals
The Strand Magazine, volumes I to X. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, etc.]
London: George Newnes, January 1891 to December 1895. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. 10 volumes. Large octavo (24 x 18 x 43cm). Illustrated throughout. Original magazine parts bound in half-yearly volumes. Recent tan half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to spines and marbled boards. All edges speckled brown. Occasional spotting;..... More
![Nature [X-Rays]. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science. Volume LIII. Wilhelm RONTGEN](/pictures/thumb/52041.jpg?v=1549898644)
Nature [X-Rays]. A Weekly Illustrated Journal of Science. Volume LIII.
London: Macmillan and Co., November 1895 to April 1896. [Science Journal] FIRST APPEARANCE IN ENGLISH of Rontgen's discovery of X-Rays. Quarto (28 x 20cm), pp.[2]; xl; 624; [2]. Contemporary black half morocco with raised bands and gilt titles to spine. Leather-grain effect cloth over boards. Marbled endpapers; all edges flecked..... More
![Review of 'Valperga' in] Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. No. LXXIV. Mary SHELLEY](/pictures/thumb/51323ShelleyBlackwood'sMagazine.jpg?v=1547505474)
[Review of 'Valperga' in] Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. No. LXXIV.
Edinburgh: William Blackwood, March 1823. [Literary Magazine] CONTEMPORARY REVIEW. Octavo magazine in the original grey paper wrapper. pp.[2] 263-384 [4]. Edges untrimmed. An astonishingly well-preserved example, with just the slightest of spotting to preliminaries and some light thumbing and wear to the covers. Near-fine. A rare contemporary review of Mary..... More
![The Globe [Napoleon and the Hundred Days]. Number 3844. Robert STEWART, Viscount Castlereagh](/pictures/thumb/54806.jpg?v=1612373703)
The Globe [Napoleon and the Hundred Days]. Number 3844.
London: C. Smith, 8th April 1815. [Napoleonic Wars] ORIGINAL NEWSPAPER. Folio sheet, folded once (49 x 32cm). Small print in four columns. Lightly browned and dog-eared to edges; a few small tears. Price stamp of three pence halfpenny to top right. Very good. A copy of the London newspaper published..... More
![Sergeant Sir Peter's Cases [and] Jeeves and the Spot of Art [and] Jeeves and the Kid Clementia...](/pictures/thumb/51463.jpg?v=1535556522)
Sergeant Sir Peter's Cases [and] Jeeves and the Spot of Art [and] Jeeves and the Kid Clementia [and] Jeeves and the Old School Chum [and] Indian Summer of an Uncle [and] Tuppy Changes His Mind [and] Gala Night [in] The Strand Magazine.
London: George Newnes, December 1929 to June 1930. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Seven parts in their original colour illustrated paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a quarter black morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Some rubbing and small losses to..... More
The Bookman: Robert Louis Stevenson. Spring Double Number. April 1912. No. 247. Vol. 42.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, April 1912. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Folio (34 x 23cm), pp.[6] 48 [2]; 64 [4]. Including the Spring Supplement of recent publications, and the title page and contents for volume 41. With many Stevenson-related in-text illustrations, and the mounted print of a photograph of Stevenson loose..... More
The Bookman: Rudyard Kipling Number. January 1903. No. 136. Vol. 23.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, January 1903. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Folio (34 x 23cm), pp.[2] 135-180. With many Kipling-related in-text illustrations, and the mounted print of John Collier's portrait of Kipling loose to preliminaries. Publisher's paper covers titled and decorated in orange, stapled twice and priced at 6d. A few..... More
Motor Cycle Magazine.
London: Motor Cycle, 9th January 1964. [Motorcycles] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Large octavo (27 x 21cm), pp.31-61 [xvii]. Illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's red illustrated soft covers, priced at 1s. Very light wear to covers. Near fine. More
![The Patch on the Quilt [and] William de Luxe [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number 308. "SAPPER", Max...](/pictures/thumb/58792.jpg?v=1612460404)
The Patch on the Quilt [and] William de Luxe [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number 308.
London: C. Arthur Pearson, August 1921. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xvi; 89-182. With frequent black and white illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 1s. Internally clean, with fairly light wear to covers, and a purple bookseller's stamp to upper. Very good... More
![The Oriental Mind [and] Ghost of a Chance [in] Detective Fiction Weekly. Volume CXVI, Number 2....](/pictures/thumb/58796.jpg?v=1612460405)
The Oriental Mind [and] Ghost of a Chance [in] Detective Fiction Weekly. Volume CXVI, Number 2.
New York, NY: The Red Star News Company, December 1937. [Crime Fiction] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo (26 x 18cm), pp.144. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 10c. Heavily browned throughout to low grade paper. Some large tears to the first eight leaves. A large tear also to final..... More
Forum Stories and Poems. Vol. 1, No. 2.
London: Forum Stories and Poems, no date [circa 1949]. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL PERIODICAL. Octavo pamphlet (23 x 15cm), pp.25-48. Publisher's illustrated yellow card covers, priced at 1/6, and stapled twice. Light handling to covers. Near fine. An independent literary magazine founded by Spark and Stanford, focusing on prose poetry, the..... More
![The Flying Death [and] The Adventures of Etienne Gerard [and] The Castaway [and] Admiral Peters...](/pictures/thumb/57798.jpg?v=1599843606)
The Flying Death [and] The Adventures of Etienne Gerard [and] The Castaway [and] Admiral Peters [and] The Truth About Pyecraft [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 25, numbers 147 and 148.
London: George Newnes, March and April 1903. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Two octavo magazines (27 x 18cm), pp.lxxvi; 241-360; lxxvii-lxxxiv; pp.lxxx; 361-480; lxxxi-lxxviii. With frequent in-text illustrations. Publisher's pale blue paper covers titled in dark blue, stapled twice. Presented in black cloth-covered chemise case with gilt titles to spine. First..... More
The Boy's Own Paper. No. 107, Vol. III and No. 108, Vol. III.
London: The Leisure Hour, 29th January 1881, and 5th February 1881. [Sherlock Holmes Source] ORIGINAL MAGAZINES. Two A4 magazines (29 x 21cm), pp.281-296; pp.297-312. Paper covers with wood engraved illustrations; stapled. Lightly browned, chipped and rubbed to edges; staples bent out of shape. A pair of remarkable survivals. Very good..... More
![The Red Carnation [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number 30 volume 5. BARONESS ORCZY](/pictures/thumb/54847.jpg?v=1579533604)
The Red Carnation [in] Pearson's Magazine. Number 30 volume 5.
London: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd., June 1898. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (25 x 17cm), pp.[24] 572-682 [8]. Publisher's yellow illustrated paper covers, priced at 6d. Advertisement leaves browned. A few small tears to covers. Joints lightly rubbed; spotting to edges. Very good. The first appearance of a short..... More
![Trent and the Bad Dog [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 93. E. C. BENTLEY](/pictures/thumb/58793.jpg?v=1612460404)
Trent and the Bad Dog [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 93.
London: George Newnes, September 1937. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.[28] 449-560 [29-40]. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1s. Some toning and thumbing to edges. Quite heavy wear to covers, with a large tear to upper and..... More
Playboy Magazine. Vol. 13, no. 10.
Chicago, IL: HMH Publishing Company, October 1966. [Men's Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Quarto (28 x 21cm), pp.228. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, with two staples to the spine, priced at 75c. Light wear to covers. Very good. Including 'The Man in the Rorschach Shirt' by Bradbury; 'First Aid for Freddie'..... More
![Escape [and] According to the Altar Boy [in] Argosy. SIMENON CHURCHILL, BRADBURY, BATES](/pictures/thumb/54780.jpg?v=1582822440)
Escape [and] According to the Altar Boy [in] Argosy.
London: Fleetway Publications, January 1963. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[2] 136. With occasional in-text illustrations. Publisher's red and black soft covers. Heavily browned throughout. Rubbing to covers; a little chipping to head of spine. Very good. 'Escape' is an extract taken from 'My Early Life' (1930)..... More
![Guardian Angel [and] The Secret People [in] The Fantastic Mysteries. Arthur C. CLARKE, John...](/pictures/thumb/57018.jpg?v=1604401656)
Guardian Angel [and] The Secret People [in] The Fantastic Mysteries.
Kokomo, IN: All-Fiction Field, April 1950. [Fantasy / Science Fiction Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.123 [7]. With occasional engraved illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 25c. Moderately browned throughout. Heavy chipping to covers, with a large tear to front cover, recently repaired with archival tape. Covers..... More
Playboy Magazine. Vol. 13, no. 6.
Chicago, IL: HMH Publishing Company, June 1966. [Men's Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Quarto (28 x 21cm), pp.200. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, with two staples to the spine, priced at 75c. Light rubbing to covers. Very good. Including a large feature on the actor Humphrey Bogart, "Here's Looking at You..... More
![The Return of Sherlock Holmes [and] Dixon's Return [and] The Ebony Box [and] Eyes of Terror [and]...](/pictures/thumb/57803.jpg?v=1599843608)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes [and] Dixon's Return [and] The Ebony Box [and] Eyes of Terror [and] Gervais of Blois [and] The Iron Maiden [and] The King and I [and] The Land Ironclads [and] Lawyer Quince [and] Liar and an Elephant [and] The Phoenix and the Carpet [and] Point of Law [and] The Country of the Blind [and] Dialstone Lane [and] Echo [and] Golden Bars [and] Sadi the Fiddler [and] Billy the King [and] The Diver's Story [and] The Girl on the Sands [and] An Irish Gentleman [and] The Messenger in Mufti [and] The Mistress of the Chateau [and] The Ring and the Lamp [and] A Splendid Rogue [and] The Temptation of Samuel Burge [and] That Brute Simmons [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 26, 27 and 28, complete.
London: George Newnes, July 1903 to December 1904. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Three volumes. Octavo (24 x 27cm), pp.[4] 804; pp.[4] 724; pp.[4] 804. With frequent black and white illustrations, including Paget's famous illustrations for the Holmes stories. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and..... More
![Round the Fire Stories [and] The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings [and] Miss Cayley's Adventures...](/pictures/thumb/58996.jpg?v=1612201522)
Round the Fire Stories [and] The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings [and] Miss Cayley's Adventures [and] Glimpses of Nature [and] Safety Match [and] Smoked Skipper [and] Clochette [and] The Gray Parrot [and] The Madness of Mr. Lister [and] Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation [and] The Stolen Body [and] Underground Passages and Trap-Doors [and] Where the Air Quivered [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 15 and 16, complete.
London: George Newnes, January to December 1898. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Two volumes. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.[4] 804; pp.[4] 804. With frequent black and white illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges speckled red. Clean internally, with moderate..... More
![The Adventure of the Dying Detective [and] The Horror of the Heights [and] How it Happened [and]...](/pictures/thumb/58997.jpg?v=1612201522)
The Adventure of the Dying Detective [and] The Horror of the Heights [and] How it Happened [and] The Poison Belt, Chapter 6 [and] To the South Pole: Captain Scott's Own Story [and] Back to Back [and] Keeping Watch [and] The Weaker Vessel [and] Bits of Life [and] The Journal of Aura Lovel [and] Keeping it from Harold [and] The Torch [and] Wet Magic [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 46, complete.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1913. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.iv; 802; viii. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges speckled red. Ink library stamps of..... More
![Three of Them [and] Jeeves and the Chump Cyril [and] The Film that was Never Shown [and] The...](/pictures/thumb/57769.jpg?v=1601136904)
Three of Them [and] Jeeves and the Chump Cyril [and] The Film that was Never Shown [and] The Magic Plus Fours [and] Billy Bones [and] The Forbidden Subject [and] First Aid for Dora [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 55, 56, 64, and 66; numbers 328, 331, 332, 366, 384 and 392.
London: George Newnes, April, July, August, and December 1918, December 1922, and August 1923. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six magazines. Octavo (27 x 19cm), pp.44; 265-344; 45-52; pp.20; 76; 21-32; pp.16; 77-152; 17-34; pp.64; 361-484; 65-82; pp.84; 487-628; 85-118; pp.48; 105-212; 49-64. Liberally illustrated in black and white throughout. Publisher's..... More
![A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My...](/pictures/thumb/58999.jpg?v=1612201523)
A Scandal in Bohemia [and] The Passing of Conan Doyle [and] Best Seller [and] Big Money [and] My Gentle Readers [and] The Parish Magazine [and] The End of Devil Hawker [and] The Last Resource [and] Clemenceau - the Man and the Tiger [and] The Truth about the Ex-Kaiser [and] The Creaking Door [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 80.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1930. [Literary Magazine] THE PASSING OF CONAN DOYLE. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.viii; 700. With frequent black and white, and occasional dichromatic, illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spines and black titles and decoration to uppers. All edges lightly tinted blue. A...... More
![The Adventure of the Abbey Grange [in] Collier's Weekly. Volume XXXIV, Number 14. Arthur Conan...](/pictures/thumb/58972.jpg?v=1612286882)
The Adventure of the Abbey Grange [in] Collier's Weekly. Volume XXXIV, Number 14.
New York, NY: P.F. Collier & Son, For January 1905. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Large magazine (38 x 27cm), pp.32. With frequent in-text illustrations by various artists, including some by Frederic Dorr Steele to the Doyle story. Publisher's dichromatic paper covers, featuring a Holmes illustration, also by Steele. Sewn, and..... More