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Periodicals & Magazines
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1896 Navy & Army IllustratedLondon: 1896An smart collection of 'The Navy & Army Illustrated' magazine, containing the issues from June to December 1896, with numerous photographs throughout. -
1903 ChatterboxLondon: 1903A collection of the 'Chatterbox' halfpenny weekly children's paper, for the year 1903, with numerous colour plates and engravings. -
1909-1930 Playbox AnnualLondon: 1909-1930A bright selection of ten early twentieth century volumes of the annual of charming children's periodical 'Playbox'. Illustrated throughout in colour, and featuring hundreds of short stories and fairy tales. -
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1978 The Bounder of GreyfriarsLondon : 1978A very smart limited edition and signed collection of issues from The boys' story paper The Magnet. -
1897 The ArtistNot Stated : 18971897 volume with continuous issues from January to December of 'The Artist' magazine, a scarce copy. -
1959 Sell's Directory of Registered Telegraphic Addresses 74th YearLondon: 1959The uncommon first edition of the 1959 annual of Sell's National Directory in the original publisher's binding. -
1882-1894 34vols in 1 A Sammelband of 34 PamphletsLondon; Edinburgh; Cambridge; Glasgow; Stockholm: 1882-1894A collection of fascinating late 19th century articles, essays, sermons and pamphlets, bound together in a half calf volume. -
1900 The Decorative Art of Sir Edward Burne-JonesLondon: 1900The very scarce Easter 1900 special number of The Art Journal, an issue celebrating the work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. -
1954 The Rationalist AnnualLondon: 1954-67A scarce larger group of thirteen volumes of Hector Hawton's annual 'The Rationalist'. -
1891-1896 My Contributions to PunchNot Stated: 1891-1896A wonderful full calf volume in a signed binding, consisting of one-hundred mounted illustrations taken from the pages of 'Punch'. -
1928 Home GardeningLondon: 1928Twenty-six issues of the scarce 'Home Gardening' magazine bound in one, a charming 1920s gardening peridocial. -
1887-1901 The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine Fourteen VolumesNew York and London: 1887-1901Fourteen uniform leather bound volumes of the beautifully illustrated Century Magazine from the late nineteenth century. -
1856-1857 The Popular EducatorLondon: 1856-1857A scarce and complete illustrated six volume educational encyclopaedia. Illustrated with nineteen folding maps, and discussing a wide array of subjects. -
1872-1873 The Ladies; A Journal of the Court, Fashion and SocietyLondon: 1872-1873The first forty-one issues of the very scarce Victorian fashion periodical 'The Ladies'. Bound in three volumes, and illustrated throughout, with eighteen hand-coloured fashion plates. -
1935 The History of The TimesLondon: 1935-52Complete four volumes in five telling of the rich History of 'The Times' newspaper in the scarce dust wrappers. -
1948 The Magic Wand Year Book 1947-1948London: 1948A very scarce magic year book for 1947-8 compiled by George Armstrong. -
1918 The Builders' and Estate Managers' CompendiumLondon: 1918The detailed annual compendium of building and estate management firms and businesses from 1918. -
1902 To Drink or Not To Drink Little Giant $20 Soda FountainPittsburg: 1902A very scarce American advertising brochure selling a $20 soda fountain, a charming work of the turn of the century. -
1804 Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum: Or Magazine of Remarkable Characters, Volume IILondon: 1804A very scarce 1804 edition of Kirby's Wonderful and Scientific Museum, in a half calf binding. -
1894 12 Parts in 1 Brown's Book-StallAberdeen: 1894A fascinating glimpse into the world of Victorian booksellers in twelve 1894 periodicals, bound in half calf. -
1896 ChatterboxLondon : 1896A charming copy of the 1896 annual for the popular children's magazine Chatterbox, with colour plates. -
1855 The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine, Volume IIDevises; London: 1855Volume II of The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society Magazine, illustrated throughout and handsomely bound in quarter calf. -
1929 Eynsham Parish MagazineWestminster: 1929A fascinating collection of the complete 12 editions of the Eynsham Parish Magazine during the year 1929. -
1895 Lean's Royal Navy List No. 69London: 1895A very scarce copy of Lean's Royal Navy List for January 1895, record of the British Royal Navy. -
1919 Aren't We Lucky? The Magazine of H.M.S "Renown" August to December 1919Edinburgh : 1919An interesting first edition volume of the magazine of the H.M.S Renown from its tour of Canada and America. -
1910 The Contractors', Merchants', and Estate Managers' Compendium and CatalogueLondon : 1910A comprehensive catalogue of contractors, merchants and estate managers, with illustrations throughout. -
1981-1992 6 vols Men-at-Arms SeriesLondon : 1981-1992Six fascinating volumes from the Osprey Military Men at Arms Series focusing on the Napoleonic Wars, with colour illustrations, diagrams and maps. -
1924-1926 2 Vols The Tenth Crusader The Journal of the Most Noble Order of CrusadersLondon : 1924-1926Two scarce first edition volumes of issues of The Tenth Crusader a journal of the Most Noble Order of Crusaders, with illustrations. -
1860-1861 3 vols The Cornhill Magazine January 1860- June 1861London : 1860-1861The first three volumes from The Cornhill Magazine, edited by William Makepeace Thackery and with illustrations throughout,. -
1949 Cosmopolitan Volume 126 Issue 4, with 'The Little Sister' by Raymond ChandlerNew York: 1949Volume 126, Issue 4 of the popular magazine 'Cosmopolitan', containing the abridged, pre-publication version of Raymond Chandler's 'The Little Sister'. -
1884-1892 The English Illustrated MagazineLondon : 1884-1892Two charming, first edition volumes of The English Illustrated Magazine, with eleven issues full of various articles, stories and illustrations. -
1898 The Wide World MagazineLondon: 1898-1900Four volumes from Victorian monthly magazine of adventure and travel stories in uniform leather bindings. -
1901 Le Rire Belge: Journal Humoristique Nos. 9 to Nos. 58Bruxelles: 1901A complete run of the 1901 Belgian version of the French periodical 'Le Rire Belge', with beautiful illustrations throughout, many of which are in colour. -
1949-1955 55Vol The Sexton Blake LibraryLondon: 1949-1955Fifty-five volumes of short detective fiction novels from the mid twentieth-century periodical, 'The Sexton Blake Library'. -
1952 The Boy's Own PaperRedhill: 1952-6A bright consecutive issues from January to December 1952, and the April number for 1956 of 'The Boy's Own Paper'.
