Magazines & Periodicals
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 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
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
The Spy to End Spies [and] L.B. Namier [and] Isé: Voice from a Skull [and] Louis MacNeice as Critic [in] Encounter Magazine. Vol. XXVI, No.5.
London: Rolls House Publishing Co., November 1966. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Magazine (26 x 19cm), pp.96. With a colour-illustrated advertisement insert. Publisher's colour paper covers, priced at 4s / $1. Blue ink notes to inside rear cover, otherwise light general handling to covers. Near fine. A short piece on Richard..... More
Scott-King's Modern Europe [in] The Cornhill Magazine. No. 971.
London: John Murray, Summer 1947. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 321-398. With four double-sided black and white photographic plates at rear. Publisher's grey soft covers, illustrated in green with brown titles, priced at 2/6. A lovely crisp copy with just a touch of toning to spine..... More
Pharos The Egyptian [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volume 8.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., June to November 1898. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.vi; 716. With many photogravure illustrations. Contemporary deep burgundy half calf with gilt titles to spine and dark green foliate cloth. All edges flecked red; yellow coated endpapers. Binding rubbed and worn, slightly..... More
An Incident of African History [and] M.I. [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volumes XIII and XIV.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., December 1900 to November 1901. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. In two volumes. Octavo (24 x 18cm), pp.vi; 754; pp.vi; 714. With frequent photogravure illustrations. Publisher's green cloth with gilt and dark brown titles and decoration to spines and upper boards. Blue ink ownership inscription to..... More
A Short-Cut to Investment Values. An Advertisement of Investographs, Inc.
Rochester, New York, U.S.A., 1936. Pamphlet approx. 145 x 218mm; pp. 20; stapled. Grey card cover with titles in black to upper within a double green rule. With 2 pages of graphs in colour. Fine. A self-advertising pamphlet by Investographs, Inc., detailing their analysis and statistics of the market, ending..... More
The Himalayan Journal. Records of The Himalayan Club. Volume I, No. I.
Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. 1929. First edition. 8vo. Publisher's card wraps, a little worn around the extremities of the spine, but all there, clean and strong, very good indeed. Contents of the journal to front wrap, advert for Lloyds Bank to the rear (who knew they had 2 branches..... 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
The Railway Panoramic Guide. Complete Midland. A Panoramic Decription of the Principal Objects of Historic Interest, Sacred Edifices, Chief Cities, Towns, Villages, Country Seats, Pleasure Resorts, Natural Objects, Engineering Works, Roads, Rivers, Canals, etc., Inviting the Attention of Passengers over the Main Line and Chief Branches of the Midland Railway.
London: Bembrose and Sons, n.d. [1873]. FIRST EDITION PAMPHLET. (295 X 190mm), pp.i, 56 [10]. First page of adverts dated 1873. With an illustrated map of the railways and steam boat routes of England, Wales and southern Scotland to verso of front cover. In publisher's yellow paper covers with black..... 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
Prediction. Vol.17, no.8; vol.34, nos.1 and 4; vol.35, no.10; vol.36, nos.3, 8, 9, and 10.
London: Link House Publications, August 1951; January 1968; April 1968; October 1969; March 1970; August 1970; September 1970; October 1970. [Astrological Magazine] EIGHT ORIGINAL MAGAZINES (25 x 19 and 22 x 14cm). Publisher's variously coloured paper covers, stapled twice. Fairly light general wear to covers, and toning to leaves. pp.23/24..... More
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.
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
The King of the Foxes [and] The Destroyers [in] The Windsor Magazine. Volume VIII.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., 1898. [Literary Magazine]. FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (25 x 18cm), pp.vi; 3-716. With numerous in-text lithographic illustrations. In publisher's green cloth with red titles to spine and upper board. Brown floral endpapers. With a PSA Book Fund bookplate to front pastedown. Some gatherings a little loose;..... More
The Windsor Magazine No. 264. Vol. 45.
London: Ward, Lock and Co., December 1916. RARE ORIGINAL PERIODICAL. Demy Octavo. pp. xl, 192 [8]. With frequent b/w in-text illustrations and 15 full-page colour plates. In original colour pictorial paper covers featuring Windsor Castle above the Thames; red and white titles. Adverts to prelims in the style of the..... More
Mr. America [and] Shape Up. Number One; Number Two; Number Four; vol.14 No.1; Shape Up Vol.1 no. 5.
Croydon: Weider Sports and Health Centre [and] Woodland Hills, CA: Muscle Builder Publications [and] Brute Enterprises, circa 1970; March 1973; May 1974. [Body Building] FIVE ORIGINAL MAGAZINES, (27 x 21cm), pp.52; pp.52; pp.52; pp.92; pp.76. Illustrated in black and white, with colour paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 2/6..... More
Gibraltar [and] The Humble Herring [and] Ego [in] Men Only Magazine.
London: C. Arthur Pearson, October 1936. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (19 x 13cm), pp.152. With 12 double-sided illustrated plates, many in colour, with further in-text illustrations. Publisher's blue soft covers, priced at 1s. Lightly toned throughout. Covers toned, and rubbed to edges. Very good. A withering piece on..... 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
Strength and Health.
York, PA: Strength and Health Publishing Co., February 1948; August 1949; December 1949; November 1950. [Body Building] FOUR ORIGINAL MAGAZINES, (30 x 22cm), pp.52; pp.52; pp.52; pp.52. Illustrated in black and white, with colour paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 20c / 25c. One small nick to front cover..... More
Playboy Magazine. Vol. 16, no. 11.
Chicago, IL: HMH Publishing Company, November 1969. [Men's Magazine] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Quarto (28 x 22cm), pp.298. Illustrated throughout. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, with three staples to the spine, priced at $1. Fairly light general handling, with some scraps of cloth glued to rear cover, as well as a few patches..... More
The Loved One Published in Horizon - A Review of Literature and Art, Edited by Cyril Connoly.
London: Horizon, 1948. FIRST APPEARANCE - predates the first edition in book form. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.60. Publisher's card covers, decoratively printed in black and orange, advertisements as issued. One small stain to foot of upper else fine. Subtitled 'An Anglo-American Tragedy', Waugh's 'The Loved One' is a short..... More
Death by Diagnosis [and] Headless Horseman [in] Street & Smith's Mystery Detective. Vol. II, No. 5.
London: Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., October 1955. [Crime Fiction] ORIGINAL MAGAZINE. Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.64. Publisher's colour-illustrated paper covers, stapled twice and priced at 1s. Spotlessly clean, with some very light handling. Very small chip to head of spine. Almost as-new. This gripping collection of short stories..... More