Magazines & Periodicals
The Strand Magazine, volumes I to XII. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, etc.]
London: George Newnes, January 1891 to December 1896. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. 12 volumes. Large octavo (25 x 17 x 50cm). Illustrated throughout. Original magazine parts bound in half-yearly volumes. In contemporary green half calf, with gilt titles to red labels, gilt and blind ruling to spines, and matching textured..... More
The Ladies' Companion, and Monthly Magazine. Vols. XIV and XV - Second Series.
London: Rogerson and Tuxford, 1858, 1859. [Periodical] COMBINED VOLUME. Octavo (26 x 18), pp.[4] 336, pp.[4] 336. 12 hand-coloured fashion plates, numerous steel engravings, and in-text woodcuts. Green re-coloured half morocco, decorative green buckram to sides. Gilt titles and raised bands to spine. Edges speckled red. Interior lightly toned with..... More
Contributes 'Automobilia' to Points of View; A Selection from The Spectator 1956-61. Edited by Brian Inglis.
London: Longmans, 1962. [Literary articles/essays/anecdotes] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.193; [3], blank. Publisher's hardcovers with pictorial dust-jacket. No inscriptions, contents clean. Near fine in similar p/c glossy jacket, with some of the usual laminate lift. A collection of articles contributed to The Spectator, this is the first edition..... More
The Bookman Christmas Double Number 1915. December 1915. No. 291. Vol. 49.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, December 1915. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE SPECIAL. Folio (34 x 23cm), pp.xx; 65-108; 149; xxi-xxix. Not including the special portfolio of colour plates by Bernard Partridge. With numerous in-text black and white illustrations, and occasional colour plates by various artists, including a frontispiece by Rackham. Publisher's..... More
The Bookman Christmas Double Number 1912. December 1912. No. 255. Vol. 43.
London: Hodder & Stoughton, December 1912. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE SPECIAL. Folio (34 x 23cm), pp.xvi; 133-196; 217; xvii-xxxv. Not including the special portfolio of colour plates by Dulac, and also lacking the frontispiece portrait of Kipling. With numerous in-text black and white illustrations, and occasional colour plates by various..... More
'The Hildebrand Rarity' contained within 'The Playboy Book of Crime and Suspense'.
London: Souvenir Press, 1967. [Mystery/Adventure] FIRST UK EDITION. An anthology of crime stories originally appearing in Playboy magazine. Hardback (24 x 18cm), pp.x; 405; [1], blank. Publisher's black cloth clocked in red and silver to spine, red endpapers, top edge red, dust-jacket illustrated by Frank Bozzo. A near fine copy..... More
Contribute 'A Golfing Nightmare' and 'The Terrible Dr. No' to Encore; The Sunday Times Book, Second Year. Edited by Leonard Russell.
London: Micheal Joseph, 1963. [Literary articles/essays/anecdotes] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.406. Publisher's red cloth, top edge blue with original pictorial dust-jacket priced at 25s, and original WRAPAROUND BAND, promoting two large colour prints accompanying the book (not present). The band is clearly marked 'Encore 2' on rear..... More
New Occult. volume 1, number 1.
London: Shelbourne Press, no date [1974]. [Esoteric Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE (27 x 21cm), pp.76. With occasional black and white illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper cover, perfect-bound, priced at 50p. Light wear to covers. Near fine. Including articles on Qabalah, Astrology, Tarot, a horoscope of Edward Heath, Tantra, Ganesh, Werewolves, and the..... More
Stalky and Co. [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volume 9.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., December 1898 to May 1899. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.vi; 754. With numerous photogravure illustrations. Publisher's green cloth over boards, with gilt and brown titles and decoration to spine and upper. Floral-patterned endpapers. Pink 'Book Fund' book plate to front pastedown..... More
Le Saint Detective Magazine [The Saint Magazine], No.109 Mars 1964.
Paris: Imp. Commerciale d'Yvetot, 1964. [Literary journal] FRENCH LANGUAGE EDITION. (18 x 13cm), pp.128. Digest magazine format in illustrated covers. Includes a short story by Leslie Charteris 'De l'utilite d'un Monster', plus contributions from Robert Andrea, Pierre Boileau, Jacqueline Barde and Francis Diderot. A clean, fine copy, with colour-printed flyer..... More
'The Case of Mr. Fleming' by Bernard Bergonzi, contained within Twentieth Century magazine, March 1958.
London: Printed at the Whitefriars Press, [1958]. [Literary Critique] FIRST APPEARANCE of this famous, controversial essay on the morality of Ian Fleming's novels. Magazine format. Pp.193-288. Original price 2s 6d. Some handling and toning; near fine. Bibliographer Jon Gilbert's copy, with his pencilled ownership signature. Professor Bergonzi's landmark piece concerned..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-July 1965.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1965. [Spy novel serialisation] FIRST APPEARANCE. Four issues. Magazine format, stapled, illustrated. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Original Price 75 cents per issue. Some light expected handling, small chip to cover of April issue, June issue has centrefold pullout..... More
'How I Wrote Diamonds Are Forever' in the Daily Express. 11th April 1956.
London: Express Newspapers [1956]. [Journalism] Folio newspaper. Bibliographer's copy. Some browning as expected to cheap newsprint paper stock, some brittle areas, minor chips, archival repair strip along fold. A very good copy of a scarce item. Apart from the publisher's file copy (Cape also retained the typescript), this is the..... More
The Man With The Golden Gun. In 'Playboy' Magazine. April-July 1965.
Chicago: HMH Publishing Co., Inc., Playboy Building, 232 East Ohio Street, 1965. [Spy novel serialisation] FIRST APPEARANCE. Four issues. Magazine format, stapled, illustrated. Original Price 75 cents per issue. Housed in an elegant protective gilt-titled dark green buckram case. Overall size 30 x 23cm. Some light expected handling; near fine..... More
'Motel Nymph' [The Spy Who Loved Me] in Stag Annual Magazine. No.1.
New York, NY: Atlas Magazines, 1964. [Men's Magazine] FIRST U.S. PERIODICAL APPEARANCE. Magazine format (28 x 21cm), pp.130. The story appears on pp.12-15, 118-129, being an abridged illustrated printing of 'The Spy Who Loved Me', published under this new title and advertised as a 'Suspense novel'. Publisher's Colour-illustrated paper covers..... More
Contribute 'A Golfing Nightmare' and 'The Terrible Dr. No' to Encore; The Sunday Times Book, Second Year. Edited by Leonard Russell.
London: Micheal Joseph, 1963. [Literary articles/essays/anecdotes] FIRST EDITION. Large octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.406. Publisher's red cloth, top edge blue with original pictorial dust-jacket priced at 25s. Discreet initials to endpaper, jacket clipped otherwise a particularly fine, fresh copy. Outstanding. A collection of outstanding articles contributed to the Sunday Times..... More
Ian Fleming's Life Story: The Man With The Golden Pen, appearing in Woman's Mirror (two issues, extracted complete text).
London: Fleetway Publications, [1966]. [Literary Biography] Loose leaves, extracted from the publication, 18pp., 22pp., stapled to top left. Some browning, minor edge wear. Signature and pencil note of bibliographer Jon Gilbert. This is a serialisation of Gant's biography of Fleming, in two magazine appearances [April 23rd 1966 & April 30th..... More
The Strand Magazine, volumes I to VI. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes; The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, etc.]
London: George Newnes, 1891-1893. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six volumes. Large octavo (24 x 18 x 25cm). Illustrated throughout. Original magazine parts bound in half-yearly volumes. Publisher's cyan cloth with titles in black and gilt to spines, and in black with the 'Strand' street scene to uppers. All edges speckled..... More
By the Way.
London: Sheed and Ward, 1931. [Humour] FIRST THUS. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.390; [2]. With numerous pen and ink illustrations by Nicolas Bentley. Colour halftone illustration by Bentley adhered to front pastedown. Publisher's green cloth to boards, blue titles to upper and spine. Top edge blue. Leaves lightly toned, spotting..... More
Supplement to The London Gazette. [Second World War Despatches]. Numbers 35305; 37573; 37594; 37609; 37655; 37685; 37695; 37703; 37711; 37719; 37729; 37779; 37786; 37838; 38005; 38011; 38017; 38023; 38031; 38086; 38098; 38111; 38149; 38183; 38196; 38204; 38205; 38214; 38215; 38216; 38225; 38228; 38229; 38266; 38269; 38273; 38274; 38281; 38287; 38293; 38296; 38300; 38308; 38331; 38342; 38346; 38349; 38377; 38404; 38423; 38426; 38432; 38437; 38937.
London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, Friday 17th October 1941 to Tuesday 6th June 1950. [Second World War] ORIGINAL SUPPLEMENTS. Folio (31 x 19cm), with intermittent pagination. 55 individual supplements to The London Gazette, including a duplication of the first number, all publishing despatches from various theatres of conflict during the..... More
The Masque [6 volumes]: The Old Vic King Lear; Designs for the Theatre by Rex Whistler Parts 1 and 2; Oscar Wilde and the Theatre; The Masque of Christmas; Notes on the Verse Drama.
London: The Curtain Press, 1946-1948. [Theatre notebooks] FIRST EDITIONS. Six volumes. Octavos (19 x 12cm), pp.16; pp.20; pp.24; pp.36; pp.40; pp.40. Many colour and halftone illustrations throughout each issue. All with the original paper covers, staple-bound, with ads imprinted to cover interiors. All six books are protected by the pink..... More
Man Overboard [in The Harmsworth Magazine no.6 for December 1898].
London: Harmsworth Bros, Dec. 1898. First appearance of Churchill's short story 'Man Overboard'. Small quarto magazine format in original publisher's illustrated paper covers. Very minor edgewear and very slight chipping to spine ends otherwise bright, clean and strong. Quarter inch of loss to tail of spine panel. Staples faintly rusting..... More
Trouble Cargo [in] the Wide World. The True Adventure Magazine for Men.
London: George Newnes, October 1956. [Travel / Adventure Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.vi; 327-388; vii-xxiv. With frequent black and white in-text illustrations. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, priced at 1/6. Internally clean, with moderate wear to covers, including some creasing and a few closed tears. Rubbing and chipping..... More
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings [and] Miss Cayley's Adventures [and] The Story of the Beetle-Hunter [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 15.
London: George Newnes, January to June 1898. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.[2] 804. With frequent in-text black and white illustrations. Publisher's cyan cloth with titles in black and gilt to spine, and black titles and decoration to upper. All edges speckled red. A nice crisp, clean..... More
In Honour of William Shakespeare [in] The Bookmark. Vol. X, No.37.
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, Winter 1934. [Literary Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo pamphlet (24 x 16cm), pp.28. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates, and occasional in-text illustrations, including woodcuts by Eric Gill. Stapled twice and priced at 3d. Light toning and spotting to covers. Near fine. An occasional..... More