"A book should serve as the axe for the frozen sea within us."
— Franz Kafka
Magazines & Periodicals
![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
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
![Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Unexpurgated edition. Adolf HITLER](/pictures/thumb/55622.jpg?v=1584632116)
Mein Kampf [My Struggle]. Unexpurgated edition.
London: Hutchinson and Co., in association with Hurst and Blackett, 1939. [Fascism] FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Complete in eighteen parts, illustrated throughout with over 200 photographs. Text in English. With loose 'editorial' flyer present commenting on the photo reproductions. Held in a protective black morocco spined clamshell box, titled in gilt..... More
'Puck of Pook's Hill', and 'Some Fore-Runners of Sherlock Holmes' in The Strand Magazine.
London, George Newnes Jan-Dec.1906. The complete Puck in parts; FIRST APPEARANCE, preceeding the edition in book-form. Original magazine issues; 10 separate parts. Illustrated throughout. Bound in publisher's light blue pictorial wrappers. Some minor chips as expected, some adsverts excised from Feb. and June issues, but generally a very clean, attractive..... More
![The Saville Club 1868-1968. [a souvenir booklet]. Monja DANISCHEWSKY, Stephen WATTS, John LE...](/pictures/thumb/55414.jpg?v=1590508743)
The Saville Club 1868-1968. [a souvenir booklet].
London: the Saville Club, 1968. [London Gentlemen's Club Centenary magazine] SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTORS. Small quarto (24 x 19cm), pp.31 [1]. Also with the Centenary Dinner menu loose at rear. Liberally SIGNED by various contributors and club members, including Stephen Potter, John Pudney, Winston Graham, Ralph Richardson, Eric Linklater, Michael Ayrton..... More
![The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [and] The Exit of Battling Billson [in] The Strand Magazine....](/pictures/thumb/55880.jpg?v=1583938622)
The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [and] The Exit of Battling Billson [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume LXVII.
London: George Newnes, January 1924. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo magazine (25 x 17cm), pp.48; 106; 49-62. With black and white illustrations throughout. Publisher's colour printed wrappers. Presented in a light blue 'Strand Magazine' slipcase. Some tears to front cover and first leaf. Heavy rubbing to edges, with loss to..... 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
![M.S. [The French Retreat from Moscow]. Original M.S. of the article published in the Quarterly...](/pictures/thumb/46343.jpg?v=1493310988)
M.S. [The French Retreat from Moscow]. Original M.S. of the article published in the Quarterly Review October 1867.
[c.1867]. BOUND MANUSCRIPT. Small Quarto, pp.305. Page numbers in light pencil; writing in black ink. In a contemporary binding of full calf with raised bands, burgundy calf label with gilt titles to spine, marbled endpapers. Bookplate of Edward Stanhope to front pastedown. Large water or oil stain to top right..... More
![Man Overboard [in The Harmsworth Magazine no.6 for December 1898]. Winston Spencer CHURCHILL, Sir](/pictures/thumb/45778.jpg?v=1574440565)
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
![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
![Martin Hewitt, Investigator [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 7 and 8, numbers 39 to 45. Arthur...](/pictures/thumb/51489.jpg?v=1537875191)
Martin Hewitt, Investigator [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 7 and 8, numbers 39 to 45.
London: George Newnes, March 1894 to September 1894. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Seven parts in their original light blue paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a light blue quarter morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Light wear to spines with..... More
![An African Millionaire [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 12 and 13, numbers 66 to 77. Grant...](/pictures/thumb/51490.jpg?v=1530198166)
An African Millionaire [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 12 and 13, numbers 66 to 77.
London: George Newnes, June 1896 to May 1897. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. 12 parts in their original light blue paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a navy blue quarter morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Some spines badly abraded; some..... More
![The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [and] A Bit of Orange Peel [and] The Bully of Brocas Court...](/pictures/thumb/57551.jpg?v=1596213309)
The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone [and] A Bit of Orange Peel [and] The Bully of Brocas Court [and] A Glass of Whisky [and] The Heel of Achilles [and] Jeeves in the Spring-Time [and] The Long Hole [and] The Nightmare Room [and] Painting as a Pastime [and] An Unconventional Introduction [and] The Unexpected Clicking of Cuthbert [in] The Strand Magazine. Volume 62.
London: George Newnes, July to December 1921. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.iv; 590. With frequent half-tone illustrations, very occasionally in colour. Publisher's pale blue cloth with black and gilt titles to spine, and black titles and decoration to upper. Moderate rubbing to cloth, especially spine, with..... More
!["Q.Q." Detective Stories [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 68 and 69, numbers 405 to 408, and...](/pictures/thumb/51492.jpg?v=1530544479)
"Q.Q." Detective Stories [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 68 and 69, numbers 405 to 408, and 412 to 413.
London: George Newnes, September 1924 to May 1925. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six parts in their original colour illustrated paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a navy blue quarter morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Wear and small losses to..... More
![Romances from a Detective's Casebook [in] The Strand Magazine. 'The Jewelled Skull'; 'The Story...](/pictures/thumb/50847.jpg?v=1523717622)
Romances from a Detective's Casebook [in] The Strand Magazine. 'The Jewelled Skull'; 'The Story of the Great Cat's-Eye'; 'The Secrets of the Black Brotherhood'; and 'The Chamber of Shadows'
London: George Newnes, July 1892 - November 1892. [Literary Magazine]. FIRST APPEARANCES. Four magazines in their original paper covers. Large Octavo (25 x 17cm), pp.xvi; 112; xvii-xx; pp.xvi; 113-220; xvii-xx; pp.xvi; 221-328; xvii-xx; pp.xvi; 441-548 ; xvii-xxiv. Not including the October issue, which did not contain a Detective's Casebook story..... More
The Guardian.
London: Printed for J. and R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1745. [Newspaper] JANE AUSTEN FAMILY ASSOCIATION. In two volumes. Small octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.362; [10]; pp.369; [15]. Contemporary full speckled calf with gilt volume numbers to spines. Armorial bookplates of Thomas Austen to pastedowns of both volumes. Black ink..... More
![The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier [and] Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo [and] The Adventure of the...](/pictures/thumb/57396.jpg?v=1595436244)
The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier [and] Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo [and] The Adventure of the Lion's Mane [and] Jeeves and the Impending Doom [and] A Hundred Per Cent [and] The Adventure of the Retired Colourman [and] The Adventure of the Veiled Lodger [and] Dilemma [and] A Hopeless Case [and] The Romance of a Bulb-Squeezer [and] The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place [and] The Story of William [and] Those in Peril on the Tee [in] The Strand Magazine. Volumes 72 and 73.
London: George Newnes, November 1926 - June 1927. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.421-666; pp.630. Totalling the last third of volume 72 and all of volume 73. With frequent black and white illustrations, and occasional illustrations in colour. Publisher's cyan cloth with gilt titles to spine and..... More
![In The Original Chambers's Journal Parts; John Macnab [January to August 1925]. A Comedy for...](/pictures/thumb/41181.jpg?v=1493310888)
In The Original Chambers's Journal Parts; John Macnab [January to August 1925]. A Comedy for Poachers.
London: W.R. Chambers, 1925. 8 magazine issue in orange paper wraps, very good to very good indeed, minor edgewear, some very little chipping to spine ends, no significant loss or wear. Bright, sharp and handsome. All 8 installments of John Macnab in its first appearance. Also present in the Chambers..... More
'Operation Thunderball' contained within 'Now and Then' Magazine. No. 107, Spring, 1961.
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd., 1961. Pp.24. Price 9d. Magazine format, stapled. A couple of ink splashes to fore-edge else fine. 'Operation Thunderball' appears on page 7, being a pre-book-form printing of the letter which sets in motion SPECTRE's operation. This is an excerpt from the 'Fasten Your Lap-Strap' chapter of..... More
The Edinburgh Review, or Critical Journal: for Nov. 1814..... Feb. 1815.
Edinburgh: Archibald Constable and Company, 1815. CONTEMPORARY REVIEWS. Octavo, pp.[8], 560 [2]. In contemporary tan half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and marbled boards. All edges flecked blue / grey. Some light edge wear; a few marks to spine. Very good indeed. Works reviewed include Wordsworth's 'The..... More
![The Beach of Dreams [in] The Strand Magazine. H. DE VERE STACPOOLE, Arthur Conan DOYLE, D. H....](/pictures/thumb/51467.jpg?v=1530198166)
The Beach of Dreams [in] The Strand Magazine.
London: George Newnes, February 1919 to July 1919. [Literary Magazine] FIRST APPEARANCES. Six parts in their original colour illustrated paper covers. Octavo (25 x 17cm). Presented in a quarter navy blue morocco clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine, raised bands and a fleece lining. Some rubbing and small losses..... More
Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1917. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Greek Interpreter].
New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, September 16, 1893. FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE of this adventure, illustrated by W.H. Hyde, which was later collected in 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Single newspaper issue in pictorial wraps (40 x 28cm). Disbound or extracted from a hardcover with associated sewing holes to spine..... More
Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1917. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Musgrave Ritual].
New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, May 13, 1893. FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE of this adventure, illustrated by W.H. Hyde, which was later collected in 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Single newspaper issue in pictorial wraps (41 x 29cm). Disbound or extracted from a hardcover with associated wear to the spine..... More
![The Riding of Ninemileburn, in] Blackwood's Magazine No. MCLVIII [1158]. John BUCHAN](/pictures/thumb/49069BuchanBlackwood'sMagazine.jpg?v=1547505471)
[The Riding of Ninemileburn, in] Blackwood's Magazine No. MCLVIII [1158].
London: William Blackwood and Sons, April 1912. FIRST APPEARANCE. Large octavo, pp.[32], 445-496. In publisher's light brown paper wrappers with titles and contents to front cover. Some expected wear; small losses to spine; very good. The first appearance of a strange tale included in the published collection 'The Moon Endureth'..... More
Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXVII, No. 1895. [The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Reigate Puzzle (Squires)].
New York, NY: Harper and Brothers, June 17, 1893. FIRST AMERICAN APPEARANCE of this adventure, illustrated by W.H. Hyde, which was later collected in 'The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'. Single newspaper issue in pictorial wraps (41 x 29cm). Disbound or extracted from a hardcover with associated wear to the spine..... More