VintageMeld

The Collectors Weekly runs a spectacular interview with Movie Poster dealer and appraiser Rudy Franchi this week. This post is a condensed biography of Franchi’s fascinating career.

A look at the history of Wisdom Magazine from Volume 1, Number 1 in 1956 and what happened with publisher Leon Gutterman after the magazine ceased publication in 1964. Partial checklist included.

Happy birthday to Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), with a gallery of Hemingway magazine appearances and cover shots as well as Hemingway resources including a magazine bibliography.

An irregular weekly update about classic movies, film books, vintage collectibles and general 19th and 20th century pop culture. This week, Madame Curie, film books, notes on collectibles sold and soon to be sold.

Part 8 of 8 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on the quality of magazine articles versus books themselves. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 7 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on the quality of magazine articles versus books themselves. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 6 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on Rudyard Kipling inside magazines. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 5 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on Thackaray and mid to late 19th Century appearances of major literary figures inside magazines. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 4 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on Matthew Arnold and the Mid-19th Century. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 3 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section with focus on Lamb and Hazlitt. This is an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 2 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, this section focusing on 18th Century Pioneers. An article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Part 1 of Periodicals and Permanent Literature, an article reprinted from its original appearance in The North American Review, December 1920.

Details on the huge 50% off sale I’m running on 150-plus magazine titles this week only. Featured titles are The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s Monthly, North American Review, Yale Review, and others–early 20th Century titles. Half off is my biggest sale ever, don’t miss it!

Presenting the entire article “Mark Twain as Buffalo Editor” as it originally appeared in The Globe, Volume 1, Number 1, April 1873.

Real collectors from various niches answer the question, “How do you display your collection?” Tracy Lilly shares her plans for The New Yorker magazines she purchased from me.