This Is It Magazine 20 issues
Published by Burnley Jasmit Publications 1951-1955, 1951
- First Edition
- Used





Seller: Jonathan Frost Rare Books Limited, Liverpool, United KingdomJonathan Frost Rare Books Limited
AbeBooks seller since June 18, 2007
Condition: Used
£ 150.00
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20 issues, 3 Bumper Summer Numbers, and Nos. 15, 23 (2 copies), 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 45 and 52. A staple-bound magazine from the early 1950s, condition is variable, all are holding together reasonably well, all have at least minor marking and rubbing to the covers and toned text blocks, some issues with more serious tears, minor chips, creases and dog-eared page corners. One of the more interesting of the obscure provincial publications that sprung up after WW2, containing a mixture of racy humorous short stories, jokes and cartoons, and towards the later issues when the production values improved some black and white pin-up photographs. The cover artwork is mainly credited to "Hooper". Of particular note in this group are 5 issues which contain early short stories by Rosemary Timperley (38, 39, 41, 45 and one of the Bumper numbers): Baby Born with a Cold, The Mayor's Secret, The Compost Heap, Confession, Her Lover's Face and The Explorer, all showing Timperley's acerbic wit and economy of phrase. The Compost Heap provides a little push-back against the general tide of misogyny and objectification, and gives hint of her capacity to introduce an unexpectedly macabre twist into suburban domestic settings. On the flipside, Harrison Marks makes an early appearance with a credited photograph in issue No. 52, the model Mary Drinnon, a tasteful pin-up though pushing the legal boundaries of the period. Jasmit Publications fell victim to the censorship laws, for an issue of This Is it in March 1953.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- This Is It Magazine 20 issues
- Author
- Timperley, Rosemary, Harrison Marks et al
- Publisher
- Burnley Jasmit Publications 1951-1955
- Publication year
- 1951
- Edition
- 1st Edition
Jonathan Frost Rare Books Limited
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