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The Girl In The Cabaret by Suzanne MeunierA colour illustration of an elegantly dressed lady finishing off the last of her champagne. Suzanne Meunier was a French artist who produced a number of erotic illustrations for The Sketch
The Latest Spelling Test by William Heath RobinsonA desperate effort to instil good luck into a five-franc plaque before returning to the Casino. Illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944)
Bystander cover - Mrs Ronald Armstrong-JonesMrs Ronald Armstrong-Jones, formerly Anne Messel (later Parsons). She was married to Ronald Armstrong-Jones, with whom she had a daughter and a son, before she married Michael Parsons
Bystander cover, Lady Veronica Blackwood by Madame YevondeLady Veronica Brenda Woolfe (nÚÑáBlackwood) (1910-1971), Former wife of Sir Antony Hornby and of Ernest Maddick and of Thomas Hussey
Bystander front cover featuring Miss Marjorie LeighFront cover of The Bystander featuring a colour photograph by Raphael of Miss Marjorie Leigh, debutante daughter of Sir John Leigh Bt. M.P. and Lady Leigh
Bruce Bairnsfather cartoon, No possible doubt whateverCaptain Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon, No possible doubt whatever, published in the Bystander, 1916. Date: 1916
The Intelligence Department, by BairnsfatherThe Intelligence Department " Is this ere the Warwicks?" " Nao, Indenburgs blinkin Light Infantry" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in The Bystander
Front cover from The Bystander 1936A colourful cover of an aeroplane flying over the coast. As aviation increased during the 1930s, the Bystander published a Flying Number each year
His Fatal Beauty, by BairnsfatherHis Fatal Beauty OLD BILL: " My wife married me for love, ye know, Bert" BERT (after prolonged and somewhat pained scrutiny of Bills face): " I had been wonderin what it was, Bill
Bystander front cover, A Bank Balance by Rick ElmesFront cover of The Bystander magazine featuring an illustration of a young woman in a white hat and dress, languidly smoking using a long, elegant cigarette holder as she perches on a grassy bank
Bystander front cover - Marchioness of QueensberryCathleen Mann (1896-1959), Artist; second wife of Francis A. Kelhead, 11th Marquess of Queensbury; daughter of Harrington Mann
The One Pound Look by Ricardo BrookFront cover of The Bystander special issue focusing on the fall in the value of the pound during the first half of 1920. Here a rather aristocratic looking gentleman is fashioned out of a pound sign
That Evening Star-Shell, by Bruce BairnsfatherOh, star of eve, whose tender beam Fall on my spirits troubled dream. Originally an amateur artist, Bairnsfathers cockney humour displayed in his view of the Front
The Bystander masthead by Tony Castle, 1930Bystander masthead design by Tony Castle featuring a number of beauties on a beach dressed in bathing suits, sun hats and holding parasols
The Bystander Riviera Number 1923The front cover of The Bystander Riviera Number. A colour illustration showing a glamorous couple stood overlooking a moonlit Monte Carlo
Annual dinner of the Royal Stuart Society at the Grosvenor House Hotel. Date: 1932
Molyneux / Chanel modelsA presentation of the latest evening fashion by Chanel (two on the left) and Molyneux (right). The three lovely ladies are members of the British high society
Bystander cover - Bruce Bairnsfather, Armistice DayFront cover of The Bystander illustrated by the magazines most famous cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. With another world war underway
Queue of women for shoefitting xray machine, at Messrs Babers, Oxford Street, London. Captioned, Our twenty first birthday Gifts and Recipients and A Symphony in Shoes'
Two actors reading a wartime ??The Bystander?? between shoTwo actors in First World War costumes, reading a wartime issue of The Bystander between shows, theatrical portrait. Captioned, A Quiet Decko'
Giant sawfish, hung up by a mast, Florida, United States. Captioned, A Leviathan of the Deep: The Largest Fish Ever Caught On Light Tackle'
Photograph of a large group of armed men, captioned, Irregular fighters for the Persian Constitution'. With description, Under the new Regency, Persian affairs are comparatively peaceful
Photograph of the Hardanger Glacier, with two men on skis viewing the scene. Captioned, A Chain of Ice-Hills: A Future Haunt of the Winter Sports Enthusiast'
Photograph of the New King of Siam (Thailand), formal studio portrait. Captioned, An English Influence in the East: The New King of Siam; He is only twenty-nine years of age, and is a cultured
Photograph of the first meeting of the new Portuguese Ministry. With description, The First Meeting of the New Portuguese Ministry; On the extreme left is Dr Alfonso Costa
The Ghost of Dead Pig Farm - 19 ?, by BairnsfatherThe Ghost of Dead Pig Farm - 19..? At midnight, an indignant, husky voice is heard to say: "B----- these blinkin sandbags" A cartoon by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather in an issue of The
Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce BairnsfatherShadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London
Front cover from the BystanderThe Butterfly by Barribal showing a young woman in a butterfly costume. Date: 1930
Page from The Bystander, 6th May 1931 featuring Ada May (1896-1978), American singer and dancer, one of the bright particular stars of C.B. Cochrans ill-fated " 1931 Revue"
Review of Walter Greenwoods Love on the Dole at the Garrick Theatre in The Bystander magazine, complete with caricatures of the leading characters by Rouson. Date: 1935
At the Cheltenham Chases, 1932. Society news from the racecourse. Mrs Pease (left, wearing fetching eyepatch), Lady Blanche Douglas
Margaret Thesiger (1911-1991) youngest daughter of Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford. Following her marriage to John Goldman (Monck), she became the photographer Margaret Monck. Date: 1924
Bystander Christmas Number 1932Inner front cover of The Bystander Christmas Number 1932 featuring a stylised illustration by Tom Gentleman of a coach and four galloping through the snow. Date: 1932
Bystander cover - Elsie Mackay (Poppy Wyndham)Front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring a portrait of Elsie Mackay (1893-1928), aristocratic daughter of Lord and Lady Inchcape, actress, interior decorator and aviator
Bystander masthead - society horse racing - Royal AscotMasthead design for the front cover of The Bystander showing a lively scene at Royal Ascot. Date: 1931
Bystander masthead by Gordon Conway, 20 May 1931Masthead design for The Bystander magazine front cover by artist and designer Gordon Conway featuring an elegant couple fishing by a river while spring lambs gamble joyfully among the flowers behind
Bystander front cover - Elsa MacfarlaneBystander cover featuring a colour photograph of actress and entertainer, Elsa Macfarlane, who was a member of the revue group, the Co-optimists
Bystander cover - Marchioness of HeadfortThe Marchioness of Headfort, formerly known to playgoers as Miss Rose (Rosie) Boote of the Gaiety Theatre, London. She married the Marquess in April 1901, and her son became the Earl of Bective
Bystander cover - Mrs Alex McCorquodale (Barbara Cartland)Front cover of The Bystander featuring a coloured photograph of Mrs Alex McCorquodale aka prolific novelist Barbara Cartland
Games and Pastimes- HockeyA page from The Bystander relating to games and pastimes in 1911. The photograph at the top shows a hockey international between England and Ireland
Bystander Winter Sports Number 1930Front cover of The Bystander magazines Winter Sports number featuring two stylish skiiers on the piste. Date: 1930
Bystander masthead, Motor Show number 1930Design for The Bystander magazines masthead referencing the Olympia motor show, where all the fashionable flappers go. Date: 1930
Gertrude Lawrence at La Caponcina on French RivieraFront cover of The Bystander featuring British actress Gertrude Lawrence pictured holidaying at the Villa Caponcina on the French Riviera, the home of the fashion design Captain Edward Molyneux
Bystander masthead - tennis matchBystander masthead design with a dynamic illustration of a mens tennis match in progress, reflecting that the 24 June 1931 is their special Wimbledon number. Date: 1931
The Bystander - The Sultana of Johore by YevondeThe Sultana of Johore, wife of H.H. Sir Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore, photographed by Madame Yevonde contemplated a wicker bird cage on the front cover of The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931
Lady Hamilton Grant on roof garden of Berkeley CourtLady (Hamilton) Grant, aka the actress Margaret Bannerman, featured in a photograph on the front cover of The Bystander taking tea on the roof garden of Berkeley Court
Bystanders on the RivieraAperitif time at the CafÚáñe Paris, Monte Carlo. The group in the right foreground shows Mr. W. A. Hiatt, who looked after the financial interests of millionaire and Riviera personality
Bystanders on the Riviera - E. G. Oakley Beuttler & wifeWing-Commander aand Mrs E. G. Oakley-Beuttler enjoying the Riviera sunshine in Cannes. Beuttler was a humorous artist and regular contributor to The Bystander magazine. Date: 1931