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MAGAZINE COVERS
| PULP ROMANCE NARRATIVES |
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GERMAN EXAMPLES, Pan, Gebraughsgrafik etc |
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291, DE ZAVAS (1) |
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aCOMMENT (1) AUST. 1941 |
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AINSLEY'S MAGAZINE (1) 1900 |
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ALFRED HITCHCOCK |
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THE AMERICAN single grapefruit squirt |
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A. MERRITT'S FANTASY single |
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THE AMERICAN BUILDER single house designs in colours |
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AMAZING DETECTIVE AUGUST 1930 (1) |
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THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE |
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AMERICAN BEAUTIES (1) 1920 |
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ASTOUNDING STORIES (1) 1936 |
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AMAZING STORIES (1) 1933 |
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AMERICAN MOTORIST (,) |
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THE AMERICAN WEEKLY |
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THE AMERICAN LEGION |
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THE AMERICAN HOME (1) 1930 |
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ARTS, FADS, MODES single artist's studio with nude model |
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ARGOSY |
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ARGOSY (1) 1924 |
| ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (AD) of the 1970's |
| ARCHITECTURE (1)1914 |
| ART LOVERS (1) 1925 |
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ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW of the 1950's |
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THE AMERICAN MAGAZINE |
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THE ARTS c1945 (Edward Bawden) |
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AVANT-GARDE |
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ADVERTISING OUTDOORS |
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AGRICULTURAL MAGAZINES |
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THE AMERICAN BOY (SINGLE) |
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ART ET DECORATION BY COSSARD |
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ARTS AND CRAFTS single |
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ASIA, cover by Frank Macintosh Oct 1930 |
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ART CLASSICS |
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ARTISTS AND MODELS |
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ART ET INDUSTRIE, seven examples |
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ADVERTISING DISPLAY, four examples |
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ADVERTISING DISPLAY, single |
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AVON FANTASY READER (1) |
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BALLYHOO |
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BOSTON SUNDAY MAGAZINE, PHILADELPHIA SINGLE |
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THE BAYONET 1915 (FRENCH) |
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BILLY THE KID (1) |
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BLACK BAT |
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BLACK MASK |
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BLANCO Y NEGRO, two copies |
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BOLD |
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BOYS BEST |
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BOYS LIFE (1) 1919 |
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THE BRONZEMAN (1) 1935 |
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BRITANNIA |
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BROADSIDE |
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BROOM |
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BUNK |
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BUZZER |
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CAMPUS |
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CAPTAIN BILLY'S WHIZZBANG |
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CAPTAIN BILLY'S WHIZZBANG (1) 1922 |
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CAPTAIN FUTURE |
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CASSELLS |
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CHARLIE CHAN |
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CHATTERBOX |
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CHILD LIFE single Pierrot 1927 |
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COLLEGE HUMOR single1922 whacking |
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COLLEGE HUMOR single Talk of the Town |
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CHAMPION |
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THE CHILD'S MAGAZINE 1926 single |
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THE CHILDREN'S OWN MAGAZINE |
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CHILD LIFE |
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CHUMS |
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CHUMS (US single) |
| LE CENACLE |
| CINEMA AMATEUR (1) 1936 |
| THE CENTURY |
| CLACK |
| CLIMAX |
| CLUES |
| COLLEGE HUMOR |
| COLLIER'S |
| COLLIER'S (Vernon Grant) |
| COLLIER'S 1914.1915 |
| THE COLONEL |
| COMET |
| COMPLETE ADVENTURE NOVELETTES |
| COMPLETE SKY |
| COMRADES |
| CONFESSIONS OF A FEDERAL DICK |
| CONFESSION! |
| CONFIDENTIAL |
| COPPER CUTIES |
| THE CORNER |
| CORNHILL 1862 (SINGLE) |
| CORONET |
| COSMOPOLITAN |
| COSMOPOLITAN |
| COTERIE (1) |
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| COMMERCIAL ART (1) 1925 |
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COURIER, 13 THEMATIC GALLERIES |
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COUNTRY FAIR (6 images) |
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COUNTRY
GENTLEMAN.....  |
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COUNTRY HOME |
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COLLEGE HUMOUR (SINGLE) |
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COUNTRY HOME (single) |
| CORNHILL 1862 (SINGLE) |
| CUPID'S CAPERS |
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THE DAIRY FARMER single 1927 milking |
| D'ACI D'ALLA,two copies |
| D'ACI D'ALLA, single |
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DANCE LOVERS (single) |
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THE DANCE (single) |
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THE DANCE (single) |
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THE DELINEATOR |
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THE DESIGNER (SINGLE) |
| DEMIGODS (1) 1963 |
| DE STIJL 1 (1) 1922 |
| DIME MYSTERY MAGAZINE (1) |
| DIME MYSTERY MAGAZINE (1) 1933 |
| DOUBLE ACTION GANG |
| DOUBLE DETECTIVE |
| DEADWOOD DICK |
| DREAM WORLD |
| DR YEN SIN |
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DUTCH BOY PAINTER (1) |
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| EERIE (1) |
| ENID BLYTON'S MAGAZINE |
| ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTER |
ESQUIRE, three examples .... 1968 EXAMPLE  |
| ESTAMPES, ENCADREMENTS DES ARTS |
| ELECTRA |
| ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS (1) |
| ELLERY QUEEN |
| EVE |
| EXCITING LOVE |
| EXOTIC |
| EYE |
| EYEFUL |
| EY (1) BRAZIL |
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| FAME AND FORTUNE |
| FAMILY STAR |
| FANNY |
| FANTASY FICTION |
| FASCINATING THRILLER |
| THE FEDS |
| FEMINA |
| FIFTH COLUMN |
| FILM FUN |
| FLAPPER |
| FLASH GORDON (1) 1936 |
| FRANK READE'S MAGAZINE |
| FRENCH ART MODELS |
| FRENCH NIGHT LIFE |
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FORTUNE (Petruccelli) |
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FORTUNE (non Petruccelli) |
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FLAIR |
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FRA (E.Hubbard) |
| FROLICS |
| FROLICS (1) 1926 |
| FUNNY |
| FUTURISTIC |
| FUCK YOU (1) |
| FUTURE |
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| GAIETY |
| GALAXY |
| GANG MAGAZINE(1) |
| GANGSTER STORIES |
| GAY BROADWAY |
| GEORGE BRUCE CONTACT |
| GENESIS |
| GAY FRENCH LIFE |
| GHOST STORIES |
| GHOST STORIES (1) |
| GHOST STORIES (1) 1930 |
| GHOST SUPER DETECTIVE |
| GIGGLES |
| GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS |
| GIRL WATCH |
| G- MEN STORIES |
| G- MEN DETECTIVE |
| GOBLIN |
| GOLDEN BOOK |
| GOLDEN LOVE |
| GOLDEN WEST |
| GOLD NUGGET |
| GOLD SEAL |
| GOLFERS MAGAZINE (1) 1916 |
| GOOD HUMOR |
| GOOD TASTE |
| GOTHIC |
| GRAND MAGAZINE (1) |
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GRAPHIS |
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GREAT FRENCH CASES |
| GREEN BOOK (1) 1915 |
| GUILTY |
| GUN MOLLS |
| GUY |
| THE GYPSY, Alan Odle |
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| HANDICRAFTS ANNUAL 1934 |
| HANDICRAFTS ANNUAL 1937 |
| HAPPY |
| HAREM |
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HARPER'S BAZAAR |
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HARPER'S BAZAAR (ERTE) |
| THE HERETICK, (SINGLE) ND (JOHN BETJEMAN, ANTHONY BLUNT) |
| HARRY FURNISS (SINGLE 1905) |
| HEADLINE DETECTIVE |
| THE HERETICK, (SINGLE) ND (JOHN BETJEMAN, ANTHONY BLUNT) |
| HIGH TIME |
| HIP AND TOE |
| HOLIDAY two covers |
| HOLIDAY DECEMBER 1930 (Adolf Treidler) |
| HOLLYWOOD DETECTIVE |
| HOME |
| HONEY |
| HOPALONG CASSIDY |
| HORROR STORIES |
| HOT SPOT |
| HOTSPUR |
| HOT STORIES |
| HOUSE & GARDEN (SINGLE) |
| HUNTED |
| HUSH |
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| IF |
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ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 1877 (UK) |
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ILLUSTRATED 1940'S AND 1950'S (UK) |
| IMAGINATION |
| IN DE NNEVEL (1) TOOROP |
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| JESTER |
| JOHN BULL |
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JUDGE, 3 |
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JUDGE, COVERS BY DR SEUSS |
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JUDGE, COVERS BY Vernon Grant |
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JUDGE |
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JEUDI DE LA JEUNESSE |
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JUGEND 1901 |
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JUGEND 1897 |
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JUNIOR HOME |
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KASPER (1) 1929 GERMANY |
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KEN |
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KNOCK OUT .... BOXING |
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| LADIES' HOME JOURNAL |
| LADY'S PICTORIAL (EVE) 1927, take a radio set with you |
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LAND OF SUNSHINE (California) single |
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LASSES AND GLASSES |
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LAUGHTER |
| LEISURE HOUR 1867 |
| LEATHERNECK (1) 1970 |
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LIBERTY |
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LIBERTY single shaving |
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LIBERTY TREE 2005 (1) |
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LIFE (photographic) |
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LIFE single 1926 "It's a Girl" |
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LIFE (humorous) |
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LITHOPINION (single) |
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LITERARY DIGEST |
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LES VINGTS , Brussels 1892 |
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LIGHT (1) 1891 |
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LILLIPUT Menu |
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LIBERTY, WORKER BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT |
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LONDON OPINION |
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LONDON OPINION, BRUCE ANGRAVE |
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LONDON /HARMSWORTH |
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LESLIE'S WEEKLY |
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LITTLE FOLKS (1) 1912 |
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LOOK MAGAZINE, MAIN GALLLERY (28 EXAMPLES) |
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THE LONE HAND |
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MAD |
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MADCAP |
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MAN'S FATE |
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MAN'S LOOK |
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MAN'S STORY |
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THE MASSES June 1913 (1) |
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THE MASSES Oct 1911 (1) |
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MASKED RIDER |
| MCCALL'S |
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MCCLURE'S |
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MCCLURE'S (1) 1916 |
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MCCLURE'S (1) 1908 |
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MECCANO MAGAZINE |
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THE MENTOR |
| MEN ONLY | |
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MEN ONLY (Hynes only) |
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MIDNIGHT |
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MIGHT AND MAIN |
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MINX |
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MISTRESS |
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MODERN MECHANICS |
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MODERN WIRELESS February 1923, coastal bungalow radio reception |
| MOTION PICTURE |
| MODERN WONDER |
| MODERN WEEKLY |
| MODERN MECHANICS (1) 1929 |
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MOTION PICTURE (1) |
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MOTION PICTURE CLASSIC |
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MOULIN ROUGE (1) |
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MOVIE ACTION |
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MONSTER PARADE |
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MR. |
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MURDER! |
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MUSCLE BUILDER |
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MUZYKA (1) RUSSIA |
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MYSTERY STORIES |
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MYSTIQUE. |
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NASH'S 1930'S |
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NASH'S |
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NATIONAL MAGAZINE (1) 1906 |
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NEBULA |
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NEGRO ROMANCE (1) |
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NEW DETECTIVE , 15 Stories |
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NEW MAN |
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NEW MASSES (1) GELLAERT 1926 |
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NEW SCIENTIST, six pieces of artwork |
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NEW
YORKER |
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NATIONAL HOME MONTHLY |
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NEW STATESMAN |
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NICK CARTER |
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NIFTY |
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NIGHTCAP |
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NUDISTORY |
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NYLON JUNGLE |
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OLD SLEUTH |
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OTHERS 1919 (1) |
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OUTRE |
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OUTING 1897 |
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OVERLAND (1) 1895 |
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PAGAN |
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PAN |
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PASSING SHOW |
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PARIS NIGHTS (1) |
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PASSING SHOW MORE |
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LA PLUME, Mucha |
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PALL MALL BUDGET |
| PALL MALL |
| PEPPER |
| PHANTOM DETECTIVE |
| PHOTOPLAY (1) |
| PHOTOPLAY JOURNAL (1) |
| PHYSICAL CULTURE |
| PICTORIAL REVIEW (SINGLE) |
| PICTUREGOER |
| PICTURE PLAY (1) JAN 1926 |
| PICTURE PLAY (1) MARCH 1927 |
| THE PIRATE |
| PIX |
| PLAYBOY |
| PLANET STORIES (1) 1951 |
| PLUCK AND LUCK (1)NOV 1906 |
| POLICE DETECTIVE |
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POPULAR MAGAZINE (1) 1915 |
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POPULAR MAGAZINE (1) 1921 |
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POSTER. M.YENDIS |
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POPULAR ELECTRICITY |
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POPULAR AVIATION (1) |
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PRACTICAL ELECTRICS single The New Flame Language |
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PRACTICAL ELECTRICS MAY 1934 (1) |
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PRISON STORIES |
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PROFITABLE ADVERTISING (1) 1899 |
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PRINTERS' PIE |
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PUBLIC ENEMY |
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PULPS- POPULAR MECHANIX ETC The Thirties |
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PULPS- POPULAR MECHANIX ETC The Fifties |
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POPULAR SCIENCE AUGUST 1936 |
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PRACTICAL MECHANICS DECEMBER 1933 |
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PRACTICAL WIRELESS (single) |
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POSTER |
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THE QUEEN, two examples |
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QUICKIE |
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RADIO GUIDE |
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RADIO NEWS |
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RADIO LISTENER (1) TV OF TOMORROW |
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RADIO LIFE (1) |
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RADIO TIMES, four covers 1979/80 Proms, Hitchhikers Guide |
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RAGE |
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RANGELAND ROMANCE |
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REAL MEN |
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REAL MEN (1) HELL CATS |
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RED MASK |
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DIE RECLAME (Dutch Advertising) FRONT |
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DIE RECLAME (Dutch Advertising) BACK |
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RED CROSS MAGAZINE |
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RADIO BARCELONA, single |
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THE RING |
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ROMP |
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RUGGED |
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SAINT NICHOLAS single Sports Number |
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THE SAINT |
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SATAN |
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SATURDAY EVENING POST, .....the First Age |
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SATURDAY EVENING POST, ...the second age |
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SAUCY STORIES (1) |
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SAUCY |
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SAUCY ROMANTIC ADVENTURES |
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SCIENTIFIC DETECTION |
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SCIENCE FICTION |
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN 1914 - 1918 |
| SCIENCE AND MECHANICS (single) |
| SCIENCE AND MECHANICS (single) |
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SCOTLAND YARD |
| SCRIBNER'S |
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SECRET AGENT |
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SECRET SERVICE (1) 1903 |
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SENSATION |
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SEVEN |
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SEXSCOPE |
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SEX APPEAL (1) Fr, |
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SF MAGAZINE (1) JAPAN 1961 |
| THE SHADOW |
| SHORT STORIES (1) 1926 |
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SHADOWLAND |
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SIMPLICISSIMUS (1) 1896 |
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SIZZLE |
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SKETCH |
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SMART SET single stories from life |
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SMASH |
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SNAP |
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SOUTHERN AGRICULTURALIST (SINGLE) |
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SOINTSE ROSSII (BILIBIN) |
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SPACE |
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SPHERE (Coronation number) |
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THE SPHERE (Pauline Baynes) |
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SPICE |
| SPORTS MAGAZINE NO 1 (SINGLE) |
| NEW SPORT MAGAZINE (SINGLE) |
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SPICY |
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SPORTSMAN |
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SPREE |
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SPRING HEELED JACK |
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STRENGTH single trapeze balancing |
| STAGE |
| ST. NICHOLAS (1) 1917 |
| STRAND (1) 1917 |
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| STRENGTH (1) 1955 |
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STANFORD ILLUSTRATED REVIEW 1927 single Big Game |
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SULTRY |
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SUNSET (1) JAN 1904 |
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SUSPENSE (1) |
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SYSTEM |
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SYSTEM D (1) FRANCE, 1930 ELECTICAL |
| STITCHCRAFT |
| SWINGLE |
| SURVEY GRAPHIC |
| SYSTEM |
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TALES OF MAGIC |
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TELLING TALES |
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TERROR TALES (1) |
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TRAVEL single 1924 |
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TOBY |
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TATLER (SINGLE) |
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TODAY'S MAGAZINE FOR WOMEN (SINGLE) |
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THEATRE MAGAZINE |
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THIS WEEK |
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THRILLS |
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TIGER |
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TIP-TOP WEEKLY (1) 1905 |
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TIT-BITS |
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TITTER |
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TOMORROW |
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TONIGHT |
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TOUCH |
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TOURING , ITALY 1913 (1) |
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TOWN AND COUNTRY (Frank Lloyd Wright) July 1937 |
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TRIANGLE (SINGLE) 1945 |
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TROPICAL |
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TRUE GANGSTER STORIES (SINGLE) 1939 |
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TRUELOVE |
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TV TIMES 1979/ 80 Joanna Lumley and Cathy McGowan |
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UNCANNY |
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UNCANNY (1) 1941 |
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THE AMERICAN LEGION |
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UNCLE SAM (SINGLE) |
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USSR IN CONSTRUCTION |
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UNCLE REMUS' HOME MAGAZINE (single) |
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VANITY FAIR |
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VAY VAY RUSSIA (1) 1908 |
| VENUS |
| VENTURE (1) |
| VOGUE |
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WE WISDOM |
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WENDINGEN |
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WHISPER |
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WICKED |
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WIDE AWAKE |
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WIT |
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WIZARD |
| WOMAN'S WORLD (LATER) |
| WOMAN'S WORLD (FIRST) |
| WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION |
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WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION single 1927, ship's prow |
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WOMAN AND HOME (2) |
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WOMAN |
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WOMAN'S MAGAZINE (1_ 1910 |
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WOMAN'S OWN (3, 1951, 1949 and 1950 UK) |
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WOMAN'S OWN (1, NOVEMBER 1971 UK) |
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WOMAN'S ILLUSTRATED (1, UK) |
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WOMAN'S JOURNAL (1) 1938 |
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WONDERS OF WORLD ENGINEERING |
| WOOF (single) |
| WORLD MAN HUNTERS |
| WORK AND WIN (1) 1907 |
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WORLD TRAVELLER single 1923 |
| WOW |
| WU FANG THE MYSTERIOUS |
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| YACHTING (1) 1901 |
| YEARNINGS |
| YELLOW SILK ( single) 1992 |
| YOUNG ROVER |
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YOUTH'S COMPANION (SINGLE) |
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| ZEPPELIN |
| ZIPPY |
| Being
chosen for a Magazine Cover (Steven Dohanos and his sitter) |
| AMERICAN MAGAZINE COVERS JULY 1942, THE ADVENT OF WAR |
Now what's the point of all this industry with my fevered collections of magazine covers sorted by their titles? Some of the dullest books in eternity have paraded glossy reproductions of these juicy gems as a sort of visual candy. I want to use this luxurious spread as a series of visual tests for you, dear viewer. The designer of the Magazine Cover has many aspects to consider: 1. how well do succeeding issues represent the title on the newstand? 2. how well does each cover design function with its accompanying text? 3. how well does the design represent the selected feature within, or the chosen theme for the magazine? 4. how appropriate is the design for the month of publication? 5. how does the sense of the title extend over time? 6.When the same title is used for a different type of publication, how is this to be absorbed? e.g. Life, Tatler etc.
Given the constraints, how closely does the design teeter on the edge of the Total Cliche? you can make your own list of infamy as to what will represent each month. Failures at this game and safe choices have a certain charm. But as readers we do know what is entailed by the presence of a Turkey, Beach Ball, Snow Ball, Hare, Pumpkin, Graduation Ritual etc etc. I do recommend you looking at JUDGE which subverted the whole deal. Month by month succeeding issues presented their own versions of popular newsstand titles, Cosmopolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Popular Mechanix, with Pin-Up themes, Pulp Murder issues. How mischievously JUDGE infiltrated itself into the newsstand each month, sailing under false colours.
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Fougasse for PUNCH,
from Mr.Punch and the Arts c1938
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