Vintage Magazines
Cleveland, Ohio: A.R. Mueller Printing and Lithograph Co. Four issues: November 1941, February 1943, February 1946, January 1948. Cover illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat. Stapled, paper covers; some creasing and wear; paper tanned with age; 1946 issue has pencil scribbles on pp. 38-41, 52, and inside rear cover; 1948 issue has some text cut out on pp. 37-38, 41-44. G
City Lights Books, 1963. First issue; dedicated to e.e. cummings and William Carlos Williams; edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti; edgs lightly scuffed; spine lightly creased; binding tight; text clean; dedication in ink on inside cover. VG
Bernarr Macfadden (1868-1955) was an advocate of 'physical culture,' which combined bodybuilding with nutritional and health theories. A weak and sickly child, he discovered the benefits of hard physical work and weight lifting. To that end, he founded Physical Culture magazine in 1899 and served as editor until 1912. Macfadden quickly expanded into a publishing empire, producing magazines including Liberty, True Detective, True Story, True Romances, Dream World, Ghost Stories, Photoplay, and the tabloid newspaper, The New York Evening Graphic.
Physical Culture magazine initially focused on bodybuilding, but in time added information on health and fitness. Macfadden often included photographs of people (including himself) wearing minimal or no clothing. The magazine stayed in print for over 50 years.
Published by Macfadden Publications, New York. Paper covers; some wear and tear associated with use and age; covers intact; text clean. G
Real Art, volume 2, no. 2, 1992; editor: Malcom Gibson; published in Carlisle, Cumbria. Limited Edition of 300; this is no. 278/300. Features original art by Susan Plain, James Hall, Elspeth Law, Maddi Nicholson, Tim Wright, Andrew Law, Richard Hickman, Paul Scott, Malcom Gibson, Nigel Bents. Real art pieces pasted in; all pieces present; wraps; corners slightly bumped; very light wear to top edges; clean, bright. VG