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ENGRAVERS WORKSHOPTeams of engravers were employed by illustrated magazines like the Illustrated London News, transforming the artists drawings into blocks for printing. Date: circa 1850
NEW YORK NEWSTAND / 1951Men and women browse through an array of newspapers and magazines on sale at the Garfield News Company stand at New York port authority bus terminal Date: 1951
Cover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927
Imaginary inhabitant of the planet MarsAn imaginary inhabitant of the planet Mars. Martians enjoy less gravity, but must withstand a thinner atmosphere with extreme temperatures. Civilisation could be highly developed. Date: 1939
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Pluto. In perpetual twilight, and fiercely cold compared to Earth, fur-covered bats would be the best equipped life form, dwelling underground. Date: 1940
Imaginary life forms on the planet Jupiter -- living with gravity more than twice that of Earth, with atmospheric conditions to match, imposes severe restrictions on them. Date: 1940
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet Mercury must withstand colossal heat, and for this reason are likely to exist in the form of insects. Date: 1939
British factory exterior, Ironmonger Magazine coverBritish factory exterior, as depicted on the cover of The Ironmonger magazine. Date: 1911
Family relaxing in deckchairs on the beach at PaigntonCandid seaside photograph of a family of four relaxing in deckchairs on the beach at Paignton. Note the on-trend permanent wave hairstyle of the Mother and daughter circa 1930s
Sub Machine Gun, Thompson, . 45 In M1928A1Thompson M1928A1. 45 in sub machine gun, 1940 (c); manufactured by the Auto-Ordnance Corporation, USA; breech stamped with British War Department ownership
Tatler cover - West End Arcadians - 1959Front cover of The Tatler featuring a model wearing a coat of glove cape trimmed with white fox and a hat also of white fox from Bazaar on the Kings Road (Mary Quant)
Sphere front cover - Treasure Island at the Strand TheatreFront cover of The Sphere featuring illustration by Fortunino Matania of a scene from the play, Treasure Island, performed at the Strand Theatre in 1922 with Arthur Bourchier in the role of Long John
Photo of Miss Tallulah Bankhead in the SketchBlack and white photograph of popular American stage actress Tallulah Bankhead who was celebrating her engagement to Count Anthony de Bosdari. Date: 28th November 1928
London Life cover featuring Sophia Loren, 1965Sophia Loren (born 1934) Italian actress, pictured on the front cover of London Life magazine in November 1965 with her husband, Carlo Ponti
Amazing Stories scifi magazine cover - Machine Man of ArdathiaCover design, Amazing Stories. Machine Man of Ardathia (Francis Flagg) -- 35, 000 years hence, man lives in a container fitted with controls for everything, including powerful rays. Date: 1927
Tatler front cover - Mrs Percy Wyndham widowed, WW1The Hon. Mrs Percy Wyndham, formerly Diana Lister, daughter of Lord Ribblesdale. She married Percy Wyndham in 1913, the only son of the late George Wyndham and Countess Grosvenor
London Life front cover - Geraldine Chaplin at TonyaFront cover of London Life magazine, 4th/10th December 1965 featuring the actress Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944), daughter of Charlie Chaplin and Oona O Neill
First cover of London Life magazineVery first cover of London Life magazine, published on 9th October 1965 with an eye-catching oversized date line and a photograph of sixties supermodel Celia Hammond photographed by Terence Donovan
Come Aboard, Sir! by Edmund BlampiedAn illustration by Edmund Blampied or Blam (1886-1966) of a young lady relaxing at the prow of a yacht while the breeze blows her hair
Futuristic Human Cloning, Amazing Stories Scifi Magazine CoverTHE 4-SIDED TRIANGLE, by William F Temple. A scientist clones the body of a young woman in his laboratory in this futuristic science fiction magazine cover
Tatler cover - Prince of Wales & Lady Astor, Walton HeathThe Prince of Wales (King Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor) pictured alongside Lady Astor at Walton Heath golf course where he defeated her in the semi-final tie of the Parliamentary Gold Handicap
Sketch cover - Miss Mabel BeardsleyMabel Beardsley (24 August 1871 - 8 May 1916) English Victorian actress, and elder sister of the famous illustrator, Aubrey Beardsley, who according to her brothers biographer
The Sphere, Special Egypt Tutankhamen issue, 1923Front cover of The Sphere designed by Fortunino Matania, for its Egypt number containing more news on the discoveries of Tutankhamens tomb in Luxor
The Tatler front cover - Christmas Number 1937Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas number featuring a jester laughing heartily. Date: 1937
Tatler cover - Queen Elizabeth II at GoodwoodThe Queen arriving at Goodwood, the horse racing event on the Sussex Downs which traditionally rounds off the Summer Season
The Tatler - Seasons Number 1925The Tatler Summer Season number featuring an illustration of a well-dressed young woman by Lewis Baumer. Date: 1925
Procession of fancy dress costumes at the Epilogue BallThe culminating point of the great advertising convention, the Epilogue Ball, marking the close of the first International Advertising Convention held in Britain
The Epilogue Ball - costumes of famous magazinesExamples of costumes seen at the Epilogue Ball, held at the close of the International Advertising Convention at Olympia in July 1924
The Savoy Magazine, volume 1Front cover of The Savoy, first issue, designed by Aubrey Beardsley Date: January 1896
The Justice of Tor, Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine coverThe Justice of Tor Date: 1950
Imaginary inhabitant of the planet SaturnAn imaginary inhabitant of the planet Saturn. The unstable surface would be impracticable except for light, insect-like life forms who would have to breathe a gaseous atmosphere. Date: 1939
Imaginary inhabitants of the planet NeptuneThe imaginary inhabitants of the planet Neptune have to put up with an unstable surface which is largely liquid, a dense atmosphere, very high gravity, and chemical storms. Date: 1940
Photo of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie OliverBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie Oliver who were appearing at the Cafe de Paris in London in a revue
Wedding of Lord Alington and Lady Mary Ashley-CooperBlack and white photograph of the wedding group of Lord Alington to Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, in the Sketch of 3rd December 1928
Wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. and Lady LoughboroughBlack and white photograph of the wedding of Sir John Milbanke, Bt. to Lady Loughborough at the Savoy Chapel, London in the Sketch of 21st November 1928. Date: 21st November 1928
Photo of the Queen of Spain and her brothers, the TatlerFull page black and white photograph of Queen Victoria Eugenie of Spain and her brothers in the Tatler of 8th December 1909
Photo of Ellen Terry and Mr James Carew in the TatlerBlack and white full page photograph of Ellen Terry and her husband James Carew at home in Kent, in the Tatler of 10th November 1909
Wedding of Raine McCorquodale & Gerald Legge, 1948Front cover of The Tatler showing Mr and Mrs Gerald Legge receiving their guests at Londonderry House after their wedding at St. Margaret s, Westminster
Sketch cover - Mrs Gerald D erlanger (Edythe Baker)Front cover of The Sketch featuring a portrait of Edythe A. Baker (1899 1971), American boogie-woogie pianist, wife of Gerard (" Pop" ) d Erlanger, pictured by society artist, Olive Snell
Photo of Rudoloh Valentino paintingBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 5th December 1925 showing actor Rudolph Valentino in full evening dress with an oil painting he had completed on a recent
Sphere cover - wedding of Charles Sweeny & Margaret WhighamFront cover of The Sphere magazine featuring society wedding of the year in 1933; that of society beauty and media darling, Miss Margaret Whigham, later Duchess of Argyll, to Mr Charles Sweeny
Tatler cover - Pucci dress, 1958Front cover of The Tatler, 12 March 1958, Spring Fashion Number featuring a summer dance dress by master of the colourful print, Italian designer Emilio Pucci
Photo of Baroness von Hutten in the TatlerBlack and white full page photograph of Baroness von Hutten in the Tatler of 22nd December 1909. Born Bettina Riddle in Erie, Pennsylvania, she married Friedrich Karl August
London Life magazine - mother and child fashion 1966Front cover of London Life magazine featuring mother and daughter models wearing evening and party wear for Christmas 1966
London Life - London Still Swinging, 1966Front cover of London Life magazine with the headline, Looks Like Its Still Swinging! to flag up a feature investigating whether London is still the swinging city it was dubbed by Time magazine in
Fantastic Adventures scifi magazine, Goddess of the Golden FlameCover of Fantastic Adventures, July 1947, featuring the story Goddess of the Golden Flame by William P. McGivern. A powerful-looking fantasy woman directs a thunderbolt at an approaching man
Tatler cover - Mattli dress for Ascot or a garden partyFront cover of The Tatler for 9 May 1956 featuring a model holding a large bunch of lilac and wearing a beautiful dress in wild silk shantung by Mattli, perfect for Ascot or gala garden parties
London Life magazine front cover 1965 Tony BennettFront cover of the impossibly hip but short-lived magazine, London Life featuring a front cover illustration of the crooner Tony Bennett. 1965