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In 1954, the present version of The London Magazine began publication and continues to today It started under the editorship of John Lehmann, who largely continued the tradition of his previous magazine New Writing It was endorsed by T S Eliot as a non-university-based periodical that would "boldly assume the existence of a public interested in serious literature" In 1961 the magazine changed hands and came under the editorship of Lehmann's fellow poet and critic Alan Ross From the beginning, the magazine attracted poetry, essays and criticism from many of the most respected literary figures in Britain Early issues are much sought after This group includes 11 issues from the magazine's first eight years, 1954-1961, and contains articles and poetry from such figures as Edith Sitwell, Stephen Spender, Isaiah Berlin, etc, The issues are: May 1954 â " Edith Sitwell, Thom Gunn, etc2 April 1954 â " WH Auden, Paul Bowles, etc 3 June 1956 â " Theodore Roethke, Marcel Proust, Stephen Spender, etc 4 June 1957 â " Eugene Ionesco, Thom Gunn, etc 5 July 1957 â " Isaiah Berlin, Lawrence Durrell, Michael Ayrton, etc 6 February 1958 â " Osbert Sitwell, Malcolm Bradbury, Etc 7 October 1958 â " Henrik Ibsen, John Wain etc 8 December 1958 â " John Wain, James Courage, etc 9 January 1959 â " New Poems from Australia, etc 10 August 1959 â " Colin Spencer, Herbert Read, etc 11 July 1961 â " Painting 1961, etc varies pp. Seller Inventory # AA1960
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