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A twenty three page (46 sides) issue of

The SKETCH

Weekly Magazine Dated 1899 price sixpence , A wonderful insight into theatre, agriculture, sport, fashion and many other activities of the day, "a journal of art and actuality"

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

Between the Acts' full front page actress having a glass of wine and a slice of bread

'On Boscombe Sands' bathers on the beach

'The Floral Fete at Boscombe' Six pictures of different entrants

'The Late Mr Robert Peck, The Celebrated Horse Trainer'

'Tom Richardson The Famous Surrey Bowler '

Miss Mona K. Oram ' Actress Full page

'The Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of York and Prince Edward of York'

'Rennes - Gate of The Recruiting Department, Through Which Dreyfus Passes from His Prison to The Lycee Every Morning'

'Rennes - River Vilaine, Looking East From The Pont St. George's. M. Labori was Shot at a Point Near the Tree on the right'

'The Prince of Wales in His Newest marienbad hat '

'Marienbad, Kreuzbrunnen, The Waters of Which The Princ of Wales is Taking'

'Adam Walker, The Father of Wrestling and Ex Champion '

'Madame Severine, The Parisian Journalist'

'Strong and Steadman in The Final: Steadman Wins' Wrestling

'Among the BournemouthPines' small phot by J. Hartley Knight, Lower Sydenham

'Miss Louise Mack A clever Young Australian Authoress'

'Miss Fanny Harris '

'Swanage'

'The Great Globe at Durlestone near Swanage '

'Miss May Richardson '

'A Novel Swiss Post Card '

'Kildare Cycling Club in 1899 '

'Mr Vernon Blackburn ' Musical critic from the Pall Mall Gazette '

'royal Hydro Hotel, Woodhall Spa: View in Winter Garden'

'General Otis and His Staff Holding a Council of War in The Philippines '

'Some of Aguinaldo's Warriors in the Philippines '

'Taken fromn The Spire of Norwich Cathedral: General View of The City'

'Taken From The Spire of Norwich Cathedral: Cloisters and Tombstones'

'Steeplejacks at Norwich' Wonderful full page of them working high up on the spire, about nine men, with several belonging to the firm of J. W. Gray and Co of London and two are Mr C. J. Brown Cathedral architect and Mr Campbell Junior partner of the firm.

' Berlin ' Full page by Lester Ralph, a sketch of the increasing German Army and the Kaiser

Countess Russell on Tour as Winifred Grey in a Runaway Girl' full page photograph by Cluty, Tynemouth

'..."The Rounders" as Played in America - - A tender Episode - - An Effective Quintette'

'...The Rounders" as Played in America' four photos of stage scenes over two pages

'Sun Pictures of Scarborough: - The Spa and south bay - - Westborough - - North Bay and Pier - - The Harbour and Castle Hill - - Cliff Bridge from The Sands - - Esplanade above the Spa - - The Castle' Full page

'Mrs Langytry - The Jersey Lily ' Full page photo

'Mrs Langtry' Full page photograph

'Mr Sydney Grundy The Author of The Degenerates '

'Miss Lily Grundy, Daughter of Mr Sydney Grundy Who Appears tomorrow Night in the degenerates at the Haymarket'

'Miss Fanny Ward, Winner of the Pelicans Smartest Lady Competition'

'A Honeymoon Tragedy: Scene of the Fatal Accident to Mr and Mrs Pattisson on The Lac De Gaube' shwos the monument erected where they were landed.

'View of Cauterets and Hotel D'Angleterre ' in the Hautes-Pyrénées

'Miss Connie Ediss '

A Trip to Midget Town: ' Franz Ebert as Napoleon' - - 'Die Liliputaner - - ' Franz Ebert' - - ' Adolf Zink ' - - ' Mr Adolf Zink, Miss Selma Goerner and Mr Franz Ebert ' - - ' Franz Ebert '

'The Five Senses - Tasting' Full page sketch by Cecil Aldin of two dogs

Homes of The Lake Poets: 'Wordsworth' - - 'Coleridge's Home: Nabb Cottage, Rydal ' - - ' Rydal Mount, As in Wordsworths Time' - - 'Wordsworth's Early Home: Dove Cottage, Grasmere '

'Southeys Monument in Crossthwaite Church'

'Shelley's House, Keswick'

'Southey's Residence: Greta Hall, Keswick'

'Mr Harry Nicholls Now convulsing Huge Audiences in with Flying Colours at The Adelphi '

'Mr H. B. Warner, Son of Mr Charles D. Warner '

Ferdinand Gottschalk 'A Prominent Actor in The Degenerates'

'Yorkshire Relish - Goodall Backhouse' Advert

' Lieutenant O. Lees, Royal Marine Light Infantry, Clever Trick Cyclist who Lately Performed for the Queen is explaing his Cycle to Captian Hammett of the Fleet Reserve'

York Races - Finish of The Convivial Produce Stakes of 480 Sovs.: Satyrica by Alloway Satira Wins. Jockey M. Cannon'

'York Races - Major J. D. Edwardes Cassocks Pride By ( Cassock- Dam By Brown Prince ) Winner of the Great Ebor Handicap Plate of 925 Sovereigns. Jockey, Fagan '

'York Races - Duke of Yorks Stakes of 510 Sovs.: Carbiston, The Last Horse Going Out of The Paddock to The Starting Post Miel ( By Donovan, Caserta ) Proved Victorious. Jockey M. Cannon '

Fashion - 'A New Tailor Made ( suite ) ' - - 'A Casino Gown' with hat - - 'Mrs Raleigh's Silver Sequin Gown at The Adelphi '

'Wilson & Gill The Goldsmiths' designs of Jewellery

Another View of The Johannesburg Fort' - - 'A Camp of the African Transcontinental Telegraph Company' - - 'Ancient Stope: Geelong '

'The Floral Fete at Boscombe'

'Small Talk of the Week'

'Men with Two Strings to Their Bows'

'The Kaiser '

' In The Salle De Jeux

'Pen and Ink Snap Shot: Sydney Grundy '

' Bayreuth: In This And Other Years'

'Arrest of The Comte De Sabran Pontives '

' The Managers of the Midgets '

'A Novel in a Nutshell: the Boy and The Bicycle. By G. E. Mitton'

'Naval Notes'

'Theatre Gossop '

'The Literary Lounger '

' 'The World of Sport, Racing Notes by Captain Coe'

'Our Ladies Page' bySybil

' 'City Notes' and 'Answers to Correspondents

........ And more.

It measures 360 x 250 mm (14.5 x 10 " ) approx.

There may be a little age yellowing. The spine and some pages may be loose where once bound with other issues. There may be handling marks and small tears, anything significant and affecting more than just the borders will be mentioned.

I cannot Guarantee that all the pages are present exactly as when published - but everything listed above is present. Quite often page locations were rearranged by binders, Sometimes issues were specially prepared for sending overseas & may have had slightly different content - So please check the description carefully.

The engravings, photographs etc vary in size. Please email if more information is required.

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Date of writing : 29/9/2004