Illustrated London News June 17, 1944
Vintage Magazines & Newspapers: Jeeves to D-Day
by Scott LamingNewspapers and magazines are disposable. Today's newspapers are tomorrow's fish and chips paper. However, they also record history. Let a few years pass by and these old newspapers and magazines can offer fascinating insights into important events and significant people from different eras. They also represent history in another regard - as digital and electronic media becomes more prevalent, newspapers and magazines themselves may well become artefacts of the past one day.
AbeBooks offers a vast number of vintage newspapers, magazines, periodicals and journals. Time and Life magazines, Playboy, National Geographic, Vanity Fair, Vogue, the Illustrated London News (including the entire 120-year consecutive run of over 6,000 issues, for a cool 600 grand), the Paris Review and Popular Science are just a few of the famous names that can be found on the site, commemorating, celebrating and lamenting some of the most important discoveries, voyages and people the world has ever known. The scarcity of these items has made them a prize among collectors and history buffs.
This selection includes lots of literary material including Ernest Hemingway, Ray Bradbury, P.G. Wodehouse, William Faulkner and Philip Roth.
25 Pieces of History
Time Magazine, February 12, 1945
Heinrich Himmler - the Gestapo chief committed suicide three months later
Time Magazine September 15, 1961
The reclusive author J.D. Salinger is featured in a six- page article.
Life Magazine September 1, 1952
Includes the first appearance of The Old Man And The Sea by Hemingway.
Galaxy Science Fiction February 1951
Includes the novella ‘The Fireman' by Ray Bradbury, which became Fahrenheit 451.
Life Magazine, 12 May 1967
During the filming of In Cold Blood Truman Capote is shown with the films actors Robert Blake and Scott Wilson on set at the site of the crime in Kansas.
Life Magazine January 10, 1964
The reminiscences of Douglas MacArthur, published a few months before his death.
New York Times October 6, 1863
Includes General Lee's official report of his campaign in Pennsylvania and Maryland during the US Civil War.
Daily Telegraph May 21, 1937
King George inspects his navy in this coronation naval review supplement.
Rolling Stone January 20, 1972
100th issue of the classic magazine with A Clockwork Orange, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia & more.
Life Magazine September 29, 1958
The Big Country western is released starring Gregory Peck & Jean Simmons.
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