The Monthly Review - 1914 SCHOOL BOY MAGAZINE

Edited and printed by A. Carman of 50 Winterbrook, Herne Hill, SE London (Luther Thomas Carman is recorded as the head of the household) with the help of fellow contributors P. Hamer and S Taylor.

Vernacular hand stitched binding contains 5 issues dated between January 1914 and June 2014 (April and May combine to form one single issue); each issue bound with illustrated title page, hand written contents page, editorial talk, schoolboy howlers, riddles, sayings, stories, tit bits and hand drawn illustrations; leaves a combination of carbonised and original copies; annotations in pencil, presumably in the editor’s hand throughout; hand drawn illustrations include ‘Mr Morgan at Dinner’, ‘Mr Cook at Dinner’ and ‘Cartoon’ [of Mr Moggy’s head]. The subjects may all be school masters. c40pp. No other copies can be located making this a unique piece of Edwardian era social history.

PHYSICAL CONDITION:Homespun card boards very good, titled ‘The Monthly Review’ in dark blue ink over a white pasted label to upper. Stitching visible along gutters and throughout but holding very soundly. A little age toned in part as expected, otherwise clean and in an entirely legible hand.