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Periodicals & Magazines
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1822 The Lonsdale Magazine, or Kendal Repository, for the Year 1822Kirby Lonsdale: 1822The scarce third volume of early nineteenth century periodical 'The Lonsdale Magazine', illustrated with engraved plates. -
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1882 The Day of Rest: An Illuminated Magazine of Sunday Reading for the FamilyPhiladelphia: 1882A very scarce illuminated US Christmas number of the periodical 'The Day of Rest', inscribed by publisher Alexander Strahan. -
1917 Indian InkCalcutta: 1917A vanishingly scarce magazine published to raise funds to support Indian soldiers during World War One. -
1877 Macmillan's Magazine, The TransvaalLondon: 1877A volume of the popular 'Macmillan's Magazine', importantly including the inaugural published piece by H. Rider Haggard. -
1839 Hood's Own or Laughter from Year to YearLondon: 1839Thomas Hood's comic annual bound in quarter calf. -
1927 3vols The Dial: March, May and June 1927Camden: 1927Three issues of The Dial, from March, May and June 1927, an American literary magazine with notable contributors. -
1944 Poetry London XLondon: 1944A first edition copy of Volume 2, Number 10, of this brightly illustrated and highly regarded literary magazine Poetry London. -
1912 The Building News and Engineering Journal Plate VolumeLondon: 1912A collection of plates depicting architectural designs from the 'Building News and Engineering Journal'. -
1884-1891 8vols The English Illustrated MagazineLondon: 1884-1891Eight leather-bound volumes of the 'The English Illustrated Magazine' from October 1883 to September 1891. -
1880-81 Chamber's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and ArtLondon: 1880-81Two volumes featuring the 'Chamber's Journal' periodicals from 1880 and 1881, bound in half calf. -
1891-92 The Leisure HourLondon: 1891-92A compilation of articles from The Leisure Hour periodical from between 1891 and 1892, highly illustrated throughout. -
1975 Allsorts 7London: 1975The first edition of this scarce Children's anthology edited by Ann Thwaite with illustrations throughout. -
1991 Signals: Thirty Stories Selected and Edited by Alan RossLondon: 1991An uncorrected proof of this very scarce collection of thirty short fiction stories from the London Magazine, edited by Alan Ross. -
1940 The Little NuggetPhiladelphia: 1940The Philadelphia Record's vanishingly scarce publication of P. G. Wodehouse's humorous novel, 'The Little Nugget'. -
1923 Great Western Railway Magazine Vol. XXXVLondon: 1923Volume thirty five of this illustrated periodical on the Great Western Railway. -
1936 Great Western Railway Magazine Vol. XLIII Jan to DecLondon: 1936Volume forty-eight of this illustrated periodical on the Great Western Railway, bound in half straight grain morocco with cloth to the boards. -
1889-1890 Home Words for Heart and HearthLondon: 1889Two years of the Home Words for Heart and Hearth periodical, with illustrations, articles, and charming stories. -
1762-63 The Political Controversy: or Weekly Magazine of Ministerial and Anti-Ministerial EssaysLondon: 1762-1763Four individual weekly numbers from John Caesar Wilkes's very scarce 1760s political periodical. -
1897 Jugend Munchner Illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und LebenMunchen & Leipzig: 1897A 1879 edition of Jugend an influential German arts magazine. -
1867-85 Aunt Judy's Annual VolumesLondon: 1866-84Aunt Judy's illustrated annuals, including her Christmas and Mayday volumes, featuring charming poetry and stories for young people. -
1966 A Census of British Newspapers and Periodicals 1620-1800London: 1966A very smart reprint of this census of British newspapers and periodicals from 1620 to 1800, compiled by Crane and Kaye. -
1926-35 Norsk Ornithologisk TidsskriftStavenger : 1926-30The complete four volumes of this scarce illustrated Norwegian journal on ornithology, bound over two volumes. -
1810 The General Almanack of Scotland, and British Register for 1810Edinburgh: 1810The very scarce 1810 edition of the General Almanack of Scotland. -
1885-1888 2vols The English Illustrated Magazine, 1884-1888London: 1885-1888Two volumes containing issues of the monthly publication The English Illustrated Magazine. -
1932 Alice's Adventures in WesterlandMinneapolis : 1932An extremely scarce, charming college year book from 1932, interspersed with the students own version of Alice in Wonderland. -
1864 Cartoons from PunchLondon: 1864The first edition of this collection of one-hundred plates of popular illustrator John Tenniel's contributions to the satirical and humorous magazine 'Punch'. -
1855 The Lady's NewspaperLondon: 1855A very scarce Victorian periodical for women, an interesting look at the society of the day, with detailed engravings throughout. -
1897-1900 The Hampstead AnnualLondon: 1897-1900Four consecutive volumes of the illustrated periodical 'The Hampstead Annual', published between 1897 and 1900. -
1829-1833 5vols The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic RepertorySt. Martin's-le-Grand: 1829-1833A complete five volume set of the Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repertory. -
1895-1896 The Girl's Own Annual XVIILondon: 1895A scarce collection of issues from The Girls Own Paper, published as The Girls Own Annual in the year 1895. -
1907 The Strand Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly, Vol XXXIIILondon: 1907Volume 33 of the noted Strand Magazine in the original blue illustrated cloth, with full colour illustrations. -
1816 8vols The Spectator: with Sketches of the Lives of the AuthorsLondon: 1816A complete eight volume set of The Spectator, with biographical notes about the authors, smartly bound in full calf. -
1851 The Works of The Rev. Sydney SmithLondon: 1851A collection of works by the Rev. Sydney Smith bound in full calf. -
1896 Chatterbox: No. 1 to 52, 1896London: 1896A scarce copy of the 1896 annual for the popular children's magazine Chatterbox, illustrated with colour plates. -
1932-37 CarnivalBirmingham: 1932-37The comical rag of the University of Birmingham, a scarce to see set of three issues all dating from the 1930s. -
1932-33 The TykeLeeds: 1932-33Two issues of the University of Leeds' very scarce rag magazine, a comical publication by the students of the University.