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‎The Freemason's Magazine or General and Complete Library. Vol. 1 - 11. - [“THE ARCHTYPE OF LATER MASONIC PERIODICALS”]‎

‎London, Scatcherd & Whitaker Parsons Cawthorn, 1793 - 1798. 8vo. Bound in 11 volumes. Volume 2 - 11 uniformly bound in contemporary half calfs. Volume 1 in half calf with later marbled paper covered boards. Bindings with wear and stains. Leather on spines cracked. Volume 1 with reinforced hinges a dampstain to first leaves. A few volumes with dampstain to first leaves but, internally, generally a nice and clean set. 616, (4) pp. + 2 frontispiece and 7 engraved plates (4), 480 pp. + 7 plates (Wolstieg only calling for 5) (4), 450, (4) pp. + 7 engraved plates (4), 426, (6), 8 pp. + 7 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 3) (2), 436 pp. + 6 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 2) (2), 452, (4) pp. + 6 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 4) (6), 438, (4) pp. + 8 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 6) (4), 464, (4) pp. + 8 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 4) (6), 506 pp. + 9 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 4) (2), 430 pp. + 6 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 1) (2), IV, 338, (8) pp. + 9 engraved plates (Wolstieg only calling for 2). This set has a total of 79 engraved plates, Wolfstieg only calls for 47 plates. ‎

‎Rare complete run of the first English periodical dedicated to freemasonry, “the archetype of later Masonic periodicals” (Önnerfors, The Freemasons’ Magazine 1793–1798) published at a crucial time in the history of European Freemasonry in the immediate aftermath of the French Revolution. It represents one of the first efforts by the fraternity to define, consolidate and disseminate its intellectual and moral identity in public. Its contents - lodge proceedings, philosophical essays, antiquarian inquiries, biographical notices, poetry and finely executed symbolic engravings - reflect the full breadth of late Enlightenment Masonry. The importance of the work lies in its function as a precursor since it anticipates the Masonic journals in the 19th century and marks the transition of Freemasonry into a self-conscious, print-based intellectual culture. ”The Freemasons’ Magazine represent a forceful statement of British Freemasonry concerning its vigour, loyalty, and societal engagement. During 1794 the journal for the first time served as a platform to refute anti-Masonic writings that circulated in the public. Important apologies such as Defence of masonry (1730) or Cousto’s spiced account of his treatment by the Portuguese inquisition were republished. Parts of Ramsay’s ‘Oration’ were republished not just once but twice. We can also witness how the Knights Templar (called the ‘sublime degree of masonry’) entered the world of British Masonic imagination, long after the continental development. Nevertheless at the very same time Freemasonry in Britain was also celebrating technological progress in industry, agriculture, and science, which makes its relationship to modernity complex. The Freemasons’ Magazine managed to attract correspondents in different parts of the empire and even the USA. A particularly strong link throughout the first seven volumes was Edinburgh. In the last four volumes we find more material inserted from Ireland, at exactly the time when political tensions there erupted into a full-scale rebellion. The political tense years of 1797 and 1798 offer an intriguing insight into the British psyche at the time. Under constant (real and imagined) threat of French invasion, internally shaken by the Irish rebellion, uprisings, and repeated mutinies, public opinion was fuelled with anti-Masonic ideas, not at least by Robison’s book Proofs of a conspiracy. The Freemasons’ Magazine unfortunately did not survive 1798. Most importantly perhaps it can be regarded as the archetype of later Masonic periodicals, developing into a archtype Masonic press by the middle of the nineteenth century with titles such as he Freemasons’ Quarterly Magazine and Review (1834–53), The Masonic observer (1856–9), he Freemason’s Magazine and Masonic mirror (1856–71), the Freemason (1869–1951), some of them surviving well into the twentieth century. Whereas Masonic periodicals during the first century of their existence tied into the ongoing debates and controversies surrounding Freemasonry in culture and society, they developed more and more into purely internal membership magazines with little connection to the outside world.” (Önnerfors, The Freemasons’ Magazine 1793–1798). Wolfsteig 516‎

‎Zhurnal Moskva. / Magazine Moscow. Moscow: Politizdat, 1967‎

‎In Russian. Short description: Magazine Moscow. Moscow: Politizdat, 1967. Monthly literary-artistic and socio-political illustrated magazine Moskva. Organ of the Writers' Union of the RSFSR and the Moscow Branch of the Writers' Union. No. 1, 1967 [First publication Bulgakov M. Master and Margarita]. Moscow. Monthly literary-artistic and socio-political illustrated magazine. The circulation was swept away from the Moscow shelves in a matter of days. Slightly slower magazine dispersed in the provinces, but there too dispersed quickly enough. 150,000 issues of the magazine were completely sold out. According to the deputy editor-in-chief of the Moskva magazine: Numerous readers literally attack the editorial office and cut off our phone. One of the readers of the magazine wrote to the editor that the first issue of the magazine Moskva was sold out in Moscow in 15 minutes. This is understandable, because Muscovites eagerly awaited the release of the magazine in order to read the end of Bulgakov's brilliant work The Master and Margarita. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. Delivery of this book may take longer than usual including extended processing and pre-shipping time, no expedited shipping is available. Please advise us if you have a set date or a deadline to receive your order. SKUMS001951‎

‎Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. Volume XL. # CCXXVIII and 228 for March ‎

‎"Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. Volume XL. # CCXXVIII and 228 for March 1922 and # CCXXIX and 229 for April 1922 The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. XL. # CCXXVIII. March 1922. # CCXXIX. April 1922. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd., 1922.- # 228.-XXXII p. (Advertising), III, I, 2, 107-154 p.: or - # 229.-XXXVIII p. (Advertising), IV, 2, 157-204 p.;/Dva vypuska zhurnala The Burlington Magazine. Tom XL. #CCXXVIII i 228 za mart 1922 i #CCXXIX i 229 za aprel 1922 The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. XL. #CCXXVIII. March 1922. #CCXXIX. April 1922. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd, 1922.-#228.-XXXII s. (reklama), III, I, 2, 107-154 s.: il.-#229.-XXXVIII s. (reklama), IV, 2, 157-204 s.: il.; Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. Volume XL. # CCXXVIII and 228 for March 1922 and # CCXXIX and 229 for April 1922 The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. XL. # CCXXVIII. March 1922. # CCXXIX. April 1922. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd., 1922.- # 228.-XXXII p. (Advertising), III, I, 2, 107-154 p.: or - # 229.-XXXVIII p. (Advertising), IV, 2, 157-204 p.;. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. The delivery of this book might be delayed beyond the usual timeframe due to extended processing and preparation before shipment, and faster shipping options are not offered. Please inform us if you need the order by a certain date or have a deadline.SKUbd-770ae91843b7ff82"‎

‎Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. # 527 for February 1947 and # 528 for Ma‎

‎"Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. # 527 for February 1947 and # 528 for March 1947. The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. LXXXIX. # 527. February 1947 # 528. March 1947. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd., 1947.- # 527.-XXII p. (advertising), 29-52 p. (advertising); - # 528.-XXII p. (advertising), 53-82 p. (advertising);/Dva vypuska zhurnala The Burlington Magazine. #527 za fevral 1947 i #528 za mart 1947. The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. LXXXIX. #527. February 1947 #528. March 1947. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd, 1947.-#527.-XXII s. (reklama), 29-52 s.: il.;-#528.-XXII s. (reklama), 53-82 s.: il.; Two issues of The Burlington Magazine. # 527 for February 1947 and # 528 for March 1947. The Burlington Magazine for connoisseurs. Vol. LXXXIX. # 527. February 1947 # 528. March 1947. London: The Burlington Magazine, Ltd, 1947.- # 527.-XXII. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. The delivery of this book might be delayed beyond the usual timeframe due to extended processing and preparation before shipment, and faster shipping options are not offered. Please inform us if you need the order by a certain date or have a deadline.SKUbd-17ff5f46ffe12abb"‎

‎George Cruikshank's Magazine Numbers 1 and 2 bound together‎

‎London D. Bogue 1854 Première édition. La série complète (il n'y en a eu que deux) du magazine de Cruikshank. Relié en un seul volume. Texte et illustrations complets. Reliure en cuir pleine peau, avec dentelles dorées sur les plats. Relié par F. Bedford. Le dos a été réparé, et la décoration dorée et l'étiquette en cuir ont été replacées sur le dos. Toutes les tranches sont dorées. Ex-libris de Cortlandt F. Bishop à l'intérieur du plat (voir ci-dessous). Il y a un deuxième petit ex-libris (qui semble être français) apposé après. Ce volume contient le numéro 1 (janvier 1854) et le numéro 2 (février 1854). Le contenu détaillé (et l'ordre) est le suivant : Page de titre n° 1 avec des publicités au verso. Planche dépliable « Passing events, or the tail of the comet » (Événements passagers, ou la queue de la comète) ; À nos lecteurs ; Les têtes de la queue de la comète (texte descriptif) par Frank Fairlegh. Planche « Le siège de la guerre » ; « Les provocations de Mlle Polly C___ » par Cuthbert Bede ; planche « Les provocations... » ; Les dangers de contribuer à un magazine ; « La main perdue », un poème de Frank Fairlegh ; « Feuilles de tabac n° 1 ». Planche dépliable « Les narcotiques auxquels nous nous adonnons... » ; Le numéro un contient trois vignettes. Pages 1 à 40. C'est la fin du numéro un. La page de titre du numéro deux est reliée à la fin du livre, l'ouvrage se poursuit donc avec : Planche dépliable « Les performances des éléphants... » ; « The forfeit hand » suite ; « A honeymoon on the Kafir Frontier » par Alfred W. Cole ; « The Provocations of Miss Polly C___ » Provocation la deuxième ; « The Overflowings of the Late Pellucid Rivers esq » par Edmind H. Yates ; « A College Career in Twenty Chapters » par Vaughan Dayrell ; « Table talk » ; Planche dépliable « Trying to Cure a Bear with a Sore Head » ; « A Letter from Hop-O'-My-Thumb to Charles Dickens » ; Page de titre du numéro deux avec des publicités au verso ; 2 pages de publicités. Le numéro deux contient quatre vignettes et les pages 41 à 80. Les deux numéros contiennent au total quatre pages de publicités. Le seul autre exemplaire que nous ayons vu contient davantage de publicités. Il s'agit de la série complète du magazine. « Seuls deux numéros ont été publiés avant que le magazine ne cesse brusquement de paraître » (Cohn, Albert Meyer. George Cruikshank ; catalogue raisonné. New York, Collectors Editions, 1969 ; p. 63). Notre exemplaire est conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 13179002. Frank E. Smedley (1818-1864) était un romancier et satiriste anglais dont les uvres étaient souvent illustrées par George Cruikshank. George Cruikshank (1792-1878) était l'un des plus grands caricaturistes et illustrateurs britanniques du XIXe siècle, largement célébré comme le « Hogarth moderne » pour l'esprit caustique et la perspicacité morale de son art. Au cours d'une longue et prolifique carrière, il a réalisé plus de dix mille dessins, allant de satires politiques et sociales à des illustrations pour les plus grands écrivains de son époque. Son talent de dessinateur et son sens aigu de l'observation ont laissé une empreinte durable sur la culture visuelle victorienne, exposant avec autant de talent les folies de la vie publique que les habitudes les plus sombres de l'époque, notamment les méfaits de l'intempérance. Francis Bedford (1799-1883) était un relieur londonien de renom. Cortlandt F. Bishop (1870-1935) était un homme fascinant. Il était un pionnier américain de l'aviation, un aéronaute, un pilote de voiture, un collectionneur de livres et un voyageur. En tant que pionnier de l'automobile, il avait déjà été arrêté pour excès de vitesse en 1909, avait donné des cours de conduite aux habitants de la région et avait été blessé dans un accident de voiture. Il était propriétaire d'une maison de vente aux enchères, qui a ensuite été rachetée (après plusieurs transformations) par Sotheby's. Sa vie conjugale était complexe. Dans son testament, il a laissé la moitié de sa fortune à sa femme et l'autre moitié à sa maîtresse, à condition que les deux femmes (qui ne s'étaient jamais rencontrées auparavant) vivent ensemble en harmonie jusqu'à ce que l'une d'elles décède. Sa collection de livres a été vendue par sa maison de vente aux enchères (American Art AssociationAnderson Galleries) en 1939-1940. 22 cm x 14,5 cm.‎

‎First edition. The complete run (there were only two) of Cruikshank's magazine. Bound in one volume. Complete text and illustrations. Full leather binding, with gilt dentelles to the boards. Bound by F. Bedford. The spine has been repaired, and the gilt decoration and leather label have been re-laid to the spine. All edges gilt. Bookplate of Cortlandt F. Bishop to the inside board (see below). There is a second, small bookplate (seems to be french) laid down after. This volume contains number 1 (January 1854) and number 2 (February 1854). The detailed contents (and order) are as follows: Title page #1 with adverts to verso. Folding plate "Passing events, or the tail of the comet" ; To our Readers; Heads of the Comet's Tail (descriptive text) by Frank Fairlegh. plate, "The seat of War"; "The provocations of Miss Polly C___" by Cuthbert Bede; plate "The provocations..."; The Dangers of Contributing to a Magazine; "The Forfeit Hand" a poem by Frank Fairlegh; "Tobacco Leaves No 1."; Folding Plate "The Narcotics we indulge in..."; Issue one contains three vignettes. Pages 1-40. This is the end of Issue one. The title page for issue two is bound in to the rear of the book, so the work continues with: Folding plate "Elephantine performances..."; "The forfeit hand" continued; "A honeymoon on the Kafir Frontier" by Alfred W. Cole; "The Provocations of Miss Polly C___" Provocation the second; "The Overflowings of the Late Pellucid Rivers esq" by Edmind H. Yates; "A College Career in Twenty Chapters" by Vaughan Dayrell; "Table talk"; Folding plate "Trying to Cure a Bear with a Sore Head"; "A Letter from Hop-O'-My-Thumb to Charles Dickens"; Title page for issue two with adverts to verso; 2 pages adverts. Issue two contains four vignettes and pages 41-80. Over both issues we have a total of four pages of adverts. The only other copy we have seen has more adverts to it. This was the complete run of the magazine. "Only two numbers were published when the magazine came to an abrupt termination" (Cohn, Albert Meyer. George Cruikshank; a catalogue raisonné. New York, Collectors Editions, 1969; p. 63). Our copy conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 13179002. Frank E. Smedley (18181864) was an English novelist and satirist whose works were often illustrated by George Cruikshank. George Cruikshank (17921878) was among the foremost British caricaturists and illustrators of the nineteenth century, widely celebrated as the "modern Hogarth" for the biting wit and moral insight of his art. Over a long and industrious career he executed more than ten thousand designs, ranging from political and social satires to illustrations for leading writers of his day. His spirited draughtsmanship and acute observation left an enduring imprint on Victorian visual culture, exposing with equal skill the follies of public life and the darker habits of the age, notably the evils of intemperance. Francis Bedford (1799-1883) was a renowned London bookbinder. Cortlandt F. Bishop (1870-1935) was a fascinating man. He was an American pioneer aviator, balloonist, Car driver, book collector, and traveller. As an automotive pioneer, by 1909 he had been arrested for speeding, given driving lessons to locals and been injured in a car crash. He owned an auction house, which was later (after several incarnations) acquired by Sothebys. He had a complex marital life. In his will, he left half of his fortune to his wife and half to his mistress with the stipulation that the two, (whom had never before met), must live together in harmony until one of them died. His book collection was sold by his auction house (American Art AssociationAnderson Galleries) in 1939-1940. 22cm x 14.5cm. .‎