Buy this book on-line Jackson, Holbrook (Editor) : To-Day. Vol. II. No. 12. February 1918Holbrook Jackson, London, England, 1918
Original publisher's yellow wrappers. 5 1/2" x 8." Pages 205-244, complete. Black and white illustrations, complete. Fourteen additional pages of advertisements in the front and back. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Covers have some wear and chipping along the edges and at the head and tail of the spine. Small spot (insect damage) on the first page of ads in the front. Printed by The Complete Press. Holbrook Jackson (1874-1948) was a British writer, publisher, and journalist. He was a prominent bibliophile in his time and worked with other leading figures in the literary field including A. R. Orage and George Bernard Shaw. During his career, Jackson took part in many literary and intellectual organizations such as the Leeds Arts Club, the Fabian Society, the Flying Fame Press, and the Pelican Press. In 1911, Jackson worked at T. P. O'Connor's T. P. Weekly, a literary newspaper. In 1914, he took over as editor and later bought the newspaper and changed it to his own magazine, To-Day. To-Day was published from 1917 to 1923 after which it merged with Life and Letters, a literary journal that was published until 1935. To-Day is a monthly literary magazine and includes a variety of features such as prose, essays, poetry, and artwork. Printed on the front cover: "This number of 'To-Day' contains poems by John Drinkwater, Theodore Maynard, Cecil Roberts, and Louis Golding; essays by E. H. Visiak, Capt. A. E. Gyde, Harold Massingham, A. E. Eaglefield Hull, Bernard Lintot, and the editor." The Contents are listed as the following: "Mr. John Galsworthy" [frontispiece], "Editorials," "Dreams" by John Drinkwater, "John Galsworthy" by Holbrook Jackson, "Unwed" by Theodore Maynard, "Dreams" by Capt. A. A. E. Gyde, "Futility" by Cecil Roberts, "Maxims and Precepts" by William Penn, "The Rain It Raineth" by Harold Massingham, "A London Group," "Judaeus Errans" by Louis Golding, "The Egotism of Milton" by E. H. Visiak, "There Is an English Music" by A. Eaglefield Hull, "Books of the Month, and "End Papers" by Bernard Lintot.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Soft cover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Jackson, Holbrook (Editor) : To-Day. Vol. II. No. 12. February 1918. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including collectables, used books, livres rares, rare books and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |