1896 issue THE SKETCH Magazine 202

A thirty two page ( sixty four sides) issue of

"The Sketch"

Weekly Magazine dated 1896 price 6d.

A wonderful insight into theatre, stage, society, royalty, sport, fashion and many other activities of the day, "a journal of art and actuality".

This first part of the decription features items which have Images i.e. prints from engravings, photographs, photogravures, sketches etc (these often have descriptive articles but not always) They include :-

'Field Marshal Lord Roberts VC ' full front page

' Feeding Her Pets ' full page photographic study, of a young lady feeding pigeons, by Lafayette of Dublin

' Mr C. M. Lowne ' actor

' Mr John Coleman ' Producer

' Mr Arthur Roberts in "The White Silk Dress" ...'

' Miss Julia Neilson ' full page photograph by Alfred Ellis

' The "Enterprise" Steam Omnibus - fro man old Drawing '

' A Fancy Dress Costume - 1830 '

' george Cruikshanks Design for a helmet '

' TheLiterary Saloon at Messrs Blackwoods in Edinburgh '

' .."The Sketch" in a States Sanctum ' an official of the US Government in Iowa - fro a photograph by F. E. Foster of Iowa Sleekburnc.

'..." Field Marshall The Duke of Wellingtons Hat" ...' facsimile writing by Elizabeth, Duchess of Wellington and photograph of the hat

Art

' Lady Naylor-Leyland by Edward Hughes '

' Little Miss Lockett by R. E. Morrison '

' Anthony De Rothschild by Sir John Millais '

' A Hypnotised Monkey and A Hypnotised Deer ' small engravings

' The Story of Esther ' full page drawing by Gilbert amesJ

' Maurice Bontet de Monvel in His Studio '

Six engravings from drawings by M. Monvel

' The Light Side of Nature - The Speaker ' fullp age drawing by Gunning King

' Catechism ' the vicar and the Young Boy "Piggy Bleggs" ..' full page comical drawing bu Fred Hall

' Budding Laureate in the Throes of Composition ...' full page comical sketch by Craven Hill

Full page drawing by Phil May - front page for the Sketch Literary Supplement

' Wilson and Gill ' full page advert from engravings showing many designs of Jewellery

Women Writers

' Mrs E. H. Strain '

' Miss Constance Cotterell '

' Miss Annie Holdsworth '

' Mrs Stannard and Her Daughter '

Books for Children - Four engravings of book scenes

' From "The Book of Wonder Voyages" ..'

' The Home of Prima-Vera from "To Tell the King the Sky is Falling" showing a fairy

' The Lord High Adjudicator in Parliament from "The Missing Price" ...'

' The Elves in Rumpelsteltzkin from "Fairy Tale Plays and How to Act Them" ...'

' Gibbon and Lord Sheffield Reproduced from the Cover of "The Girlhood o fMaria Josepha Holroyd" ..' in silhouette

' The Title Page of Mr Thimm 's Book "A Complete Biblioghraphy of "Fencing and Duelling ... by Carl A. Thimm .." ...'

Verse for Children - Small engravings

' From "Butter-Scotia" ..' an illustration by Archie Macgregor

' From "The Golliwogg's Bicycle Club" ..' from an illustration by Florence uUpton

' Hey Diddle Diddle from "The Second Book of Nursery Rhymes" ...' from an illustration by Paul Woodroffe

' From "Horn Book Jingles" ...' from an illustration by Mrs Gaskin

' Sir Joseph Banks '

' An Unruly Youngster ' elephant

Two illustrations from "The History of henry Esmond" by Chris Hammond

' Group of Chmneys in Clock Court ' Hampton Court illustration by Herbert Railton

' St Pancras in 1730 ' ..' from an old drawing

' View of Jenne and the OLd Mosque ' from " Timbuctoo the Mysterious"

' Henry Irving - - - Charles Gounod ' advert showing engravings of the men endorsing Mariani Wine - Advert

' Parkins and Gotto Christmas Presents ' advert

Dramatic Critis of London

' The "Star" - Mister. A. B. Walkley '

' The "St James Gazette" - Mister Malcolm Watson '

' The "Pall Mall Gazette" - Mr G. S. Street '

' The "Westminster Gazette" - Mr E. F. Spence '

Full page

' The Art of the Day - Circe's Watch Tower by J. T. Nettleship ' full page

' Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar by Miss Florence Marks '

' Juliet by Miss Irllam Briggs '

' The Bear Pit at the "Zoo" ..' photograph of two bears

Posters in Miniature - ' The Chap Book, a Design by W. H. Bradley ' - - - ' Poster for the "Artist" ..'

' A Design Miel by W.H. Bradley '

' Mappin and Webb Silver Christmas Gifts ' full page print from engraving showing twenty three ideas

' Three Castles Cigarettes ' advert

' The Late Mr John Blackwood - Publisher '

' Mr William Blackwood - Publisher '

Costumes in "As You Like it" - Miss Woolgar as Rosaling (1852) ' - - - ' MIss Julia Neilson as Roslind '

' Vigors Horse Action Saddle ' exercise trainer - advert

' Players Navy Cut Cigarettes ' advert

' Bagot Tyres ' advert

' edwards Harlene for the Hair ' advert

Three small engraving showing comical designs for cycles

' elkington and Co ' Silverware Sleekburnc.

' Lazenbys Soup Squares ' advert

' Hovis ' advert showing a wolf

' Mulhens Rhine Violets and 4711 ' perfume advert

' Wilson and Gills Christmas Presents '

' Some Inventions at Elkingtons '

' A Swallow Wing Aigrette at Faulkners '

' Ore Loading at a Mine at Rossland in British Columbia '

' Dr. E. Bowes - Rosalands First Provincial Health Officer

At Random by L. F. Austin

Subscription List for The Maypole Company Ltd of 98 and 99 High Holborn London

Theatrical Gossip

Notes from the Theatres

Small Talk

The Ballad of a Powder Puff - amusing poem by JMB - (probably J. M. Barrie but cant find the verse listed under any of his works )

The Literary Lounger

Maurice Bontet De Monvel

A Novel In a Nutshell - Another Fool! by Arthur Applin ...short story

The Missing Archduke - article referring to Johann Orth or Archduke Johann or John of Tuscany

Books for Children

Chatto and Windus's New Novels - List SleekburnC.

Mr T. Fisher Unwin's List Books Most Suitable of Presents

John C. Nimmo 's New Books Sleekburnc.

Are Fairy Tales Still Popular? - a chat with Mr Alfred Nutt

Cassell and Companys Gift Books

The Best Books for Chidren Are Wymps Fairy Tales by Evelyn Sharp - advert

The Exception - After Reading Colonel Herberts Article on the Aesthetics of the Dinner Table - poem by MS

Great Publishing Houses - Messrs William Blackwood and Sons

Hors D'Oeuvres by MArmiton Sleekburnc.

Society on Wheels - cycling column

World of Sport - Football - Boxing - Cricket - by Olympian

Racing Notes by Captain Coe

Our Ladies Pages - by Sybil

City Notes - - Answers to Correspondents - - - Crows Nest Railway - - - British Columbian Mining - - -Baltimore and Ohio Railway - - - The Man Lawson and The Financial News - etc

It measures 360mmx250mm (14.5x10") approx. The spine and some pages are loose with binding witness marks. There is age yellowing to the edges and a few small tears.

Some of the pages may be loose, and have minor cuts tears and blemishes due to their great age - anything more than minor will be mentioned in the main body of the description. The engravings vary in size. Please email for more information if required.

PLEASE NOTE :- I cannot guarantee that the issue is complete 'as published' - but what I have described above IS present. As far as I can tell there are no pages missing - if you are looking for something in particular PLEASE ASK

This item will be packaged in a tube unless otherwise requested.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE That the banners, or mastheads vary, and the scan shown is only a representative sample.

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