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V.1/1-v.82/330. Dec 1935-July 1964.
A complete run of this topical & humorous magazine with articles, stories, verses & both coloured & black & white illustrations in every issue, reflecting the popular attitude of the times. Among the many contributors are E Waugh, E Linklater, G Burroughs, A G Street, R Arkell, A Maurois, J Thurber, A Burgess, N Farson, R Searle, W S Churchill, J Hanley, L Meynell, Feutwanger, G Bullett, J Agate, B Hecht, A P Herbert, J Laver, P Tabori, H Williamson, O'Flaherty, R Croft-Cooke, Wallace Heaton, W E Johns, R H Mottram, A C Clarke, L Strachey, R Duncan, L Bemelmans, D Val Baker, Groucho Marx, Dunsany, H E Bates, J Steinbeck, J Pudney, J B Morton, D Garnett, L Dewey, H C Laycock, G Langelaan, A Andrews, C Hamblett, Lord Birkett, P Ray, L Gordon, F Brewer & very many others.
330 issues in original wraps,
a scarce complete run.
£2,000.00
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Individual issues which include many humorous drawings by leading Artists of the day:-
1935 Dec. (A P Herbert, B Darwin-St Andrew's; A G Street , R Arkell, G Gilbey, etc.
Illustrated by N Bentley, Hynes, A Wanless on Fishing; etc.) £15.00
1936 Jan. (An episode from Linklater's “Juan in America ” with comments by MM-the editor? B Darwin-Famous Bunkers; R Arkell-Idle Thoughts on Winter Sports; A G Street-Tresspassers won't be Prosecuted; L Feutwanger-The Battle -Cruiser “Orlov”. E Jepson -The Man with the Green Carnation;
N Bentley-Good-bye to Santa Christmas… £15.00
1936 Feb . (A G Street, C Hardwicke, R C Robertson-Glasgow, B Hecht,
A Brock-Jack the Ripper; A G MacDonell, L Meynell, N Farson,
“No More Women in my Office” by an Employer. etc.) £6.00
1936 April . (N Farson, H Belloc, A G Street, G Gilbey, G Bellingham, D C Calthrop,
P G Wodehouse, G Gilbey, Post-War Oxford by R C Robertson-Glasgow; etc) £20.00
1936 May . (B Darwin , A G Street , D Garnett, R Sabatini, V MacClure, D C Calthrop,
J B Morton, etc.) £15.00
1936 June . (E Waugh-Port Said 4pp; The Battle of Sidney Street by W S Churchill;
A G Street-The Very Fly Fisherman; This Tennis Racket by “Foot Fault”, etc.)£25.00
1936 July . Summer Sports Number with articles on Cricket - N Cardus, R C Robertson-Glasgow,
W Pollock: Base-ball-G Hennesey Richards: Racing -E Rickman; Surf-bathing-S R Underwood;
Tennis-G Winn; Motoring-A G Street & J Bentley. E German-Iremmeber Henry Irving ;
Khaki by “Aiguillette”; W J Makin on Cockspur Street '; R Cumming, L Feuchtwanger,
W Aumonier , etc. £10.00
1936 Aug . (A G Street, E Rickman-Stable Secrets; A Brock-Fly-Paper Murder;
J B Drought on Caravaning; P Lawless-The Great Retreat 0f The Battle of Lys;
R H Mottram, S Hicks, C G Cruickshank, G Godwin, etc. Special Yachting pictures; etc.) £6.00
1936 Sept . (E Waugh-Naples; A Murois, W J Mahin on R F Scott; B Darwin-Cricket;
E Rickman on Book-Makers; The Great Gamble by Editor of Football Pool Specialist; etc.) £25.00
1936 Oct. (Gibraltar by E Waugh; A G Street-Our Inefficent Farmers;
A Hodges-Kitchener's Last Journey; Ice-Hockey by P M Churchill; P Lawless-Rigby Revieries;
J Agate-Ego; Lois Golding-Wild Romance of our London Streets;
R C Robertson on playing Golf alone, etc.)£25.00
1936 Nov . (E Waugh-Malta; R Arkell-11 th November; W E Johns-Motorists in the Air;
L Feuchtwanger; E Jepson , N Farson , etc.) £25.00
1936 Dec . (A Real Old-fashioned Christmas Number. W L Speight-Adventures with Crocodiles;
A G Street-Truly Rural; H Mrger-Bohemians of the Latin Quarter;
The Arrest of Roger Casement by G de C Parmiter;
B Hechet-Christmas with Queen Bess. Madeira by A C Brown; etc.) £12.00
1937 Jan. (B Darwin-University Golf; R C Robertson-Glasgow-Links on the Hill;
G Bullett-On being on a Jury; etc.) £15.00
1937 Mar . (W E Johns – Stratospherics; James Hanley – Jacob; etc.) £15.00
1937 April . (H Williamson-Tarka the Otter-4pp extract with 1pp intro contrasting Williamson
with other nature authors; E Waugh-Cairo 4pp; W E Johns-War in the Air-4pp, etc.) £25.00
1937 Dec . (W E Johns on Wine; J B Morton, A G Street , etc.) £15.00
1940 Jan . (S Leacock – Napoloeon at St Helena ; etc.) £5.00
1940 Feb . (H Belloc – The Death of The Ship; W E Johns on The Victoria Cross; etc.) £15.00
1940 July. (Short Story by L Housman – Happy Deliverance; etc.) £6.00
1940 Nov . (O Sitwell & M Barton on Refugees in England ; etc.) £6.00
1941 Jan . (Article by W E Johns – Escadille Lafayette; etc.) £15.00
1941 Nov . (H E Bates on Northamptonshire; etc.) £15.00
1942 Aug . (Trevor Allen on Alexis Soyer; etc.) £5.00
1942 Oct . (H Longhurst on Golf; R Tremayne – The Road to Mecca ; etc.) £5.00
1942 Nov . (Trevor Allen on Malta ; etc.) £5.00
1943 Mar . (H Longhurst on Douglas Bader; etc.) £5.00
1943 Jul . (Trevor Allen– Ghost in Mess Dress; H Longhurst on golf; etc.) £5.00
1943 Aug . (H Longhurst on The Vale of The White Horse; etc.) £5.00
1945 Apr . (Article by H Longhurst – My Biggest Thrill; etc.) £5.00
1945 Dec . (H Longhurst on Grandstands at golf tournaments; etc.) £5.00
1947 Mar . (H Longhurst – Cockshoot in Kerry; etc.) £5.00
1947 Aug . (Alec Waugh on Village Cricket; etc.) £5.00
1947 Nov . (Alan Whicker on nervous flyers; etc.) £5.00
1949 Apr . (R Sabatini on Fly Fishing - The Salmon Fly; etc.) £5.00
1950 Jan . (Trevor Allen– My Old Coat; etc.) £5.00
1950 Feb . (R Sabatini, A G Street , A Whicker, etc.) £5.00
1950 Dec . (H Longhurst on Claret; etc.) £5.00
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