Various

The Times

London, The Times Publishing Company, 1931. Cloth. A collection of 25 editions of The Times Newspaper from November 1931 Containing consecutive issues from Monday 2nd November to 30th November 1931 (excluding Sundays), numbered 969-993 (collated complete). Royal edition. Containing crossword, news stories, sports results, deaths, births, marriages, advertisements, and more. Illustrated throughout with numerous monochrome photographs and illustrations in the text. Also including a loosely inserted copy of the Daily Mail, dated September 26th, 1935, and a commemorative supplement from the Daily Mail, celebrating the Silver Jubilee of George V, printed on silver paper and dated May 6th 1935. Bound from the parts. In a cloth binding. Externally sound, though with marks and some bumping to the spine and corners. Correctional fluid to spine. Internally, generally firmly bound, although tender in a couple of places. First few pages creased. Institutional ink stamps to the title pages of each edition. A few small closed tears in places, with significant edge wear to the inserted supplements. Large closed tear to p.24 of the 20th November issue. Pages are bright and mainly clean, with just the occasional handling mark. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Book number: LTH22-A-2

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Keywords: The Times Newspaper Times New Roman Newspaper None

Various

La Vie Parisienne 35 Annee Janvier - Decembre 1897

Paris, Chez Lacaze, 1897. Leather. A smart collection of the issues of La Vie Parisinne magazine for the year 1857, bound in one volume. In the original French. French. Illustrated throughout. La Vie Parisienne was a French weekly magazine founded in Paris in 1863 and was published until 1970. The articles covered reviews of novels, sports, theater, music and the arts, with short stories, veiled gossip and fashion banter added later. Notable contributors include: George Barbier, Colette, Fabien Fabiano, Henry Gerbault, Gerda Wegener, and many others. This volume contains each weekly issue from the year 1897 from 2nd January to 25th December. Bound in half brown crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, smart with rubbing to the extremities and loss of the leather to the board tips. Minor fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot or handling mark. Light tide marks to the rear pages. Age toning to the endpapers. Front free endpaper lightly chipped with sympathetic repairs made with brown paper. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .

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Book number: 901T16

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Keywords: Vie Parisienne Janvier Decembre Parisienne Various

Various

The Weekly Visitor for 1833 Numbers 1-59.

London, Religious Tract Society, 1833. Leather. The first year of this Christian, Victorian periodical. Bound in half calf, with gilt lettering to the spine and marble paper-covered boards. Illustrated with numerous black and white engravings. This is the first year of 'The Weekly Visitor&apos. (Previously, it was 'The Visitor or Monthly Instructer&apos.) This magazine combined its strong Christian subject-matter with essays on Natural History, Science and Travel. In a half calf binding with marbled paper boards. There is some wear to the extremities including rubbing, bumping on the corners and fading to the marble paper boards. The binding is tight and firm with both covers and all pages securely attached. Internally the pages are generally clean and bright with the odd brown spot or handling mark; this is slightly more pronounced on the endpapers. There is a copperplate signature on the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH12-D-4

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Keywords: Magazine Christian Periodical Christian None

Various

The Wide World Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly of True Narrative: Adventure, Travel, Customs, and Sport

London, George Newnes Ltd, 1898-1900. Leather. Four volumes from Victorian monthly magazine of adventure and travel stories in uniform leather bindings. A collection of volumes I to IV of Victorian monthly magazine The Wide World Magazine, running from 1898 to 1965. The present collection containing consecutive numbers from April 1898 to March 1900. With 'true tales' of adventure and travel stories from around the world. This collection includes instalments from the celebrated story of 'The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont' among others; described as "the most amazing story a man ever lived to tell", it tells the story of a man who spent thirty years in the outback of Australia (later exposed as a hoax). Largely illustrated with numerous black and white photographic plates and other illustrations in text by numerous artists including Terence Cuneo, Gordon Browne, and William Barnes Wollen among others. Contributors include Fred Singer, M. L. Lindsay, G. A. Wade, and Edward Walton among others. Index to vol. II and III bound to front instead of rear. Rebound in uniform half calf bindings over marbled boards, renewed endpapers. Externally smart with minor shelf wear, lightly rubbed to spine. Hinges only slightly strained, holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Few minor spots to first few leaves, otherwise pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: 824A14

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Keywords: george newnes wide world magazine illustrated monthly wide world magazine Not Stated

Various

The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine for Men and Women

London, Ward, Lock and Co. Limited, 1895-1898. Cloth. Four smart volumes of this monthly illustrated publication, The Windsor Magazine. Four volumes. Illustrated throughout. The Windsor Magazine was a monthly illustrated publication produced by Ward Lock & Co which was in circulation from January 1895 to September 1939, providing insight into Victorian life. It was bound as six-monthly volumes with an exception of volumes IV and LXXXX (XC). Writers for the magazine include names such as Sir Henry Rider Haggard, Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Anthony Hope, L. T. Meade, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Nesbit, Hugh Walpole, Jessie Pope, and Dornford Yates. This set includes: Volume I - January to June, 1895. Volume III - January to June, 1896. Volume VI - June to November, 1897. Volume VIII - June to November, 1898. Bound by R. Carswell & Son, Belfast. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine with the odd mark to the boards. Fading to the boards of volume VI. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light scattered spotting. Age toning to the endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the title page of volume I. Bound by R. Carswell & Son, Belfast. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .

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Book number: 900T23

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Keywords: Windsor Magazine Illustrated Monthly Magazine Women Various

Various

The Windsor Magazine an Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women

London, Ward Lock and Co Limited, 1899. Leather. Two volumes of the Victorian periodical, The Windsor Magazine. Containing: Volume IX: December 1898 to May 1899 Volume X: June to November 1899 The Windsor Magazine was a monthly illustrated publication produced by Ward Lock & Co from January 1895 to September 1939 (537 issues). Illustrated throughout with many plates. In cloth bindings. Externally, smart, with just some bumping and a few marks. Label to one board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright, though with some scattered handling marks and a few instances of foxing. Very Good . Ill.: None Stated. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH17-C-2

Catalogue: Periodicals & Magazines

Keywords: Periodical Illustrated Magazine Illustrated None Stated

Various

The Windsor Magazine

London, Ward, Lock & Co. 1895. Leather. The first yearly volume of The Windsor Magazine, in very attractive leather binding. The first yearly volume of The Windsor Magazine, in very attractive leather binding. Issued from January 1895 (as included here) up until 1939, the magazine featured work by the likes of Arnold Bennett and Rudyard Kipling. Illustrated throughout with plates and vignettes, this first volume makes for a hugely interesting insight into Victorian literature. In morocco binding with gilt detailing. Externally sound, there is wear to the boards and extremities, with some strain to hinges. Internally, the pages are firmly bound but are somewhat spotted throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH22-D-14

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Keywords: magazine windsor first periodical windsor None

Various

Die Wochenschau

Essen, Dusseldorf and Berlin, W. Girardet, 1916. Cloth. A collection of German newspapers from the Great War bound as one. A war newspaper commencing on the 1st July 1916 and finishing on the 30th December 1916.Nos. 27 through 53.Illustrated throughout with photographs, diagrams and artworks depicting the military efforts on Germany's part during the First World War.In the original German language.With advertisements throughout.A fascinating piece of war propaganda, describing from Germany's perspective the progress of the War. In a half cloth binding. Externally very smart, with just a little wear to the edges, extremities and spine label. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a touch age-toned, but otherwise clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 780R34

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Keywords: Die Wochenschau First World War German Periodical First World War Various

Maurice Vermot; Various

Almanach Vermot

Paris, Not Stated, 1928. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this comical and informative French annual, illustration throughout. The first edition of this work. In the original French. 'Almanach Vermot' was a French annual periodical, which began publication in 1886. As an almanac, was written and laid out with the intention of the reader reading one page a day for a year. Each page had a selection of poems, jokes, puns, and practical information. The publication was original started by Joseph Vermot, and after his death in 1893, the publication was handed over to his son, Maurice Vermot. Illustrated heavily throughout, including with a few colour plates. Bookplate to the front pastedown, 'Library of the San Francisco College for Women, Gift of Mary Marshall, Class of 1938&apos. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. A little fading to the spine. Minor marks to the boards. Bookplate to the front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .

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Book number: 636P27

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Keywords: almanach vermot periodical annual french periodical joseph vermot maurice vermot Various

Thomas Walker

The Original

London, Henry Renshaw , 1836. Leather. Third edition of Thomas Walker's one-man periodical in one volume bound in full calf signed Bumpus. The third edition off this work. Thomas Walker's periodical The Original, which contains the author's thoughts on a variety of subjects including politics, morality, habits, and customs, with the intent to raise "the national tone in whatever concerns us socially or individually". Thomas Walker was an English barrister, police magistrate, and author. All numbers from I, Wednesday May 20, 1835 to XXVIII, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 1835.  In full calf Bumpus binding with five raised bands, titles in gilt to morocco spine label, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally sound with rubbing to back strip, light fading to rear, boards lightly marked. Internally, firmly bound. Odd light spotting to odd leaf, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 859A24

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Keywords: thomas walker the original reference periodical the original None

William Carus Wilson

The Friendly Visitor Published in Monthly Numbers During the Year 1844 and 1845

London, A Foster, Seeley, Burnside and Seeley, 1844. Leather. Two issues of The Friendly Visitor bound as one. Comprising of Volume XXVI and Volume XXVII the years 1844 and 1845. Written by William Carus Wilson an English churchman. He founded the long-lived monthly periodical The Children's Friend. This periodical, The Friendly Visitor, was first established in 1819. In a half calf binding with paper covered boards. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the extremities and to the head and tail of spine. Heavier rubbing to the joints. Further patches of rubbing to the paper covered boards. Loss to the head of both joints. Prior owner's stamp to the front pastedown, S William Shelton Ltd Antiques and Decorative Furniture. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned to edges with light spots to the first and last few pages. Occasional light spots throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: LTH6-E-15

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Keywords: Periodical Magazine Church Magazine None

W Meynell Witeemore

Golden Hours: A Monthly Magazine for Family and General Reading

London, William Mackintosh, 1870. Leather. A very scarce copy of this illustrated Victorian magazine for families. Featuring an illustrated frontispiece. 'With illustrations from designs by eminent artists, engraved by Butterworth and Heath&apos. In a half calf binding with marbled boards. Externally, rubbed. Slight loss to the head of the spine. Front board held by one cord only and rear hinge slightly strained. Internally, firmly bound. Scattered foxing prominent to the first and last few pages and the plates. Ink signature to front pastedown. Good Only . Ill.: None Stated. Good Only .

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Book number: LTH15-E-12

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Keywords: Magazine Illustrated Illustrations Butterworth Illustrated None Stated

Mrs Henry Wood

The Argosy

London , Richard Bentley, 1878-1881. Leather. Three volumes of the nineteenth century periodical The Argosy Magazine. Volume XXV, XXVII and XXXIII from the years 18678, 1879 and 1881. The Argosy was originally founded by Alexander Strahan in 1865 but was later bought, owned and edited by Ellen Wood. The Argosy published several stories and serials by leading authors of the time as well as amusing quotations, excerpts and cartoons. With hundreds of vignette illustrations and full page plates throughout. Ellen Wood was better known as Mrs Henry Wood. aside from her editorial work she is best remembered for her 1861 novel East Lynne. Many of her books became international best-sellers and her work was very well received in America. She purchased The Argosy in 1867 and her writing tone has often been described as conservative, Christian, with the occasional use of religious rhetoric. Other notable contributors to The Argosy include Hesba Stretton, Julia Kavanagh, Christina Rossetti, Sarah Doudney and Rosa Nouchette Carey. In half calf bindings. Externally, generally smart with rubbing to the joints and spines. Some rubbing to paper covered boards also. Front joint to 1878 volume is slightly strained but firm. Internally, all volumes are firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: SET24-F-4

Catalogue: Periodicals & Magazines

Keywords: The Argosy Serials Anthology Periodical Serials None