Publishing House Collection (#4)

Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Design for a Yellow Book Cover, 1894-1895. A woman holding a muff looks at a pile of books: Story of Venus and Tannhauser, Discords, Shakespeare, The Yellow Book, Dickens. This design was not used

L & Co Ship 1726 logo used by Longmans Green and Company (now Longmans
5615712 L & Co Ship 1726 logo used by Longmans Green and Company (now Longmans ) as its publishers or printers device from around 1880

William Blackwood, Founder of the Publishing House of Blackwood (litho)
1598021 William Blackwood, Founder of the Publishing House of Blackwood (litho) by Allan, William (1782-1850); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Blackwood)

Men and women working at desks in an office at McCalls Magazine, New York
MNY380822 Men and women working at desks in an office at McCalls Magazine, New York, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Women packaging patterns at McCalls Magazine, New York, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380821 Women packaging patterns at McCalls Magazine, New York, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

Women working on patterns at McCalls Magazine, New York, 1913 (silver gelatin print)
MNY380819 Women working on patterns at McCalls Magazine, New York, 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

The Publisher Aubert (You must admit the government has a comic appearance), 1831

Man and woman, 1937, (1946). Creator: M. R. H. Farrar
Man and woman, 1937, (1946). A Modern Techique : linocut illustration of a man and woman in 17th-century dress, from " The Mask of Comus" (A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634)

The Spirit of the Ark, - sailors of the Royal Navy, c1942. Creator: Unknown
The Spirit of the Ark, - sailors of the Royal Navy, c1942. A British aircraft carrier of the Second World War, HMS Ark Royal was designed to carry a large number of aircraft

The Ark Is Hit At Last, 1941, (1942). Creator: Unknown
The Ark Is Hit At Last, 1941, (1942). Within sight of Gibraltar, to which she was returning, a torpedo from a German submarine struck the Ark. Within 3 minutes she was listing 12 degrees

On Board The Ark - on watch... c1940, (1942). Creator: Unknown
On Board The Ark - on watch in one of the Arks anti-aircraft direction and range-finders, c1940, (1942). A British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Second World War

British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown
British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. The white ensign, which comprises a red St Georges Cross on a white field with the Union Flag at top left

Cover of pamphlet about HMS Ark Royal, 1942. Creator: Unknown
Cover of pamphlet about HMS Ark Royal, 1942. The Ark Royal was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Second World War. From " Ark Royal"

Fighter planes on board an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Fighter planes on board an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. A Martlet [Grumman F4F Wildcat] of the Fleet Air Arm, bearing American markings

Old Hands Now - pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Old Hands Now - pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, c1943. British pilots wearing Mae West life jackets during the Second World War

Machine-gun instruction, Fleet Air Arm, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Machine gun instruction, Fleet Air Arm, c1943. British sailors learning how to use a machine gun during the Second World War

Men of the Royal Navy, c1943. Creator: Unknown
Men of the Royal Navy, c1943. Pipe-smoking British sailors during the Second World War. From " Fleet Air Arm". [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1943]

The Toilet of Helen, 1890s, (1935). Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Toilet of Helen, 1890s, (1935). A bare-breasted Helen sits at the dressing-table as a veiled woman attends to her hair. Grotesque dwarf figures fight in the foreground

The Abbe, 1896, (1935). Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
The Abbe, 1896, (1935). Character named Abbe Aubrey and sometimes Abbe Fanfreluche. From " Under the Hill", an erotic story written and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley

The Grand Hotel, Calcutta, 1911. Creator: Unknown
The Grand Hotel, Calcutta, 1911. View of the Grand Hotel in Calcutta, (now Kolkata), Bengal, India. The building, which was renamed the Oberoi Grand

Speeding Across A Continent. Americas first diesel-electric Express has opened up a new era in railway travel, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

The fury of the blizzard makes no impression on this mammoth locomotiv, 1935
The fury of the blizzard makes no impression on this mammoth locomotive - over the snow-swept track the giant mass of steel answers the roar of the gale with the thunder of its pounding wheels, 1935

Washing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montrea, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Washing A Locomotive on the Canadian National Railway, at Montreal, by means of the special spraying equipment devised for this purpose, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

The Baltschieder Viaduct on the Lotschberg main line... 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
The Baltschieder Viaduct on the Lotschberg main line, illustrates the heavy cost and difficulty entailed in descending the steep mountain-side of the Rhone Valley from Hothenn to Brig; much bridging

Express Passenger Locomotive of the Royal Scot 4-6-0 class, 1935-36
Express Passenger Locomotive of the " Royal Scot" 4-6-0 class belonging to the L.M.S. Railway, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

Passing at Speed. An unusual view from the tender of a goods engine, 1935-36
Passing at Speed. An unusual view from the tender of a goods engine showing an approaching Great Western express between Reading and Didcot, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol

On the Route of the Lapland Express, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
On the Route of the Lapland Express, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

The Overhaul of Underground Rolling Stock owned by the London Passenger Transport, 1935-36
The Overhaul of Underground Rolling Stock owned by the London Passenger Transport Board is carried out at their Acton Works, Middlesex, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol

A Canadian Pacific Railway Giant at the foot of the Rockies, 1935. Creator: Unknown
A Canadian Pacific Railway Giant at the foot of the Rockies, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

In the Semmering Valley, Austria. A good train crossing the curved Gamperl Viaduct, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

The Night Journey. A mixed-traffic locomotive of the Southern Railway at a cross-over, 1935
The Night Journey. A mixed-traffic locomotive of the Southern Railway negotiating a cross-over on its way to the south, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1"

Building the Rocket - in 1935, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Building the " Rocket" - in 1935. This full-size replica of a famous locomotive was ordered by the Science Museum, South Kensington, from Robert Stephenson and Co. of Darlington, 1935

The Flying Scotsman leaving Kings Cross Station, hauled by No. 2563, 1935-36
The " Flying Scotsman" leaving Kings Cross Station, hauled by No. 2563, " William Whitelaw", one of the well-known 4-6-2

Locomotive Cab Fittings, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
Locomotive Cab Fittings, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

Turbine-Driven Pacific belonging to the L. M. S. Railway, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
Turbine-Driven " Pacific" belonging to the L.M.S. Railway, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

On the route of the Cornish Rivera, Limited. An express on the Great Western line
On the route of the " Cornish Rivera, Limited." An express on the Great Western line near Hanwell, a few miles out of Paddington, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol

Leaving Dublin. Great Southern Railways train, hauled by a 4-4-0 passenger express, 1935
Leaving Dublin. A Great Southern Railways train, hauled by a 4-4-0 passenger express locomotive, is seen here after its departure from Kingsbridge terminus, 1935

Lord Nelson, one of the most powerful locomotives owned by the Southern Railway
" Lord Nelson", one of the most powerful locomotives owned by the Southern Railway, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

Grenadier Guardsman, one of the L. M. S. Royal Scots, , 1935-36
" Grenadier Guardsman, " one of the L.M.S. " Royal Scots, " at the head of the 10.30 a.m. express from Euston to Manchester, . From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol

Automatic Coaling at Hornsey Station, Middlesex, 1935. Creator: Unknown
Automatic Coaling at Hornsey Station, Middlesex, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

A Clear Road from the cab of a Southern Railway Atlantic locomotive, 1935
A Clear Road. This picture, taken from the cab of a Southern Railway " Atlantic" locomotive, shows a Victoria to Bognor Regis train passing Sutton, Surrey, 1935

The Sydeny Limited leaving Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, at 6 p
The " Sydeny Limited" leaving Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, at 6 p.m. on its daily run to Albury, New South Wales, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

Leaving Budapest. An express train departs from the Central Station, 1935-36
Leaving Budapest. An express train departs from the Central Station in the Hungarian capital, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

119 Miles an Hour was attained on a trial run by this new German streamlined locomotive, built by the Borsig locomotive works, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2"

On the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, 1935-36. Creator: Unknown
On the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad, 1935-36. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 2". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935-36]

The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, 1935. Creator: Unknown
The Mighty Express passenger engine of the Great Western Railway, the " King George V" is the result of a century of progress and development, 1935

Devastated. - Over sixty yards of snow-shedding destroyed by an avalanche in 1921, 1935. From " Railway Wonders of the World, Vol. 1". [The Amalgamated Press Limited, London, 1935]

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"Exploring the Rich History of a Publishing House: Unveiling Captivating Artworks and Iconic Moments" Step into the captivating world of a renowned publishing house as we delve into its rich history, filled with remarkable artworks and iconic moments. From c1939-1941, witness the masterpieces like "The Renown, the Ark Royal, and the Sheffield" (1942), created by an unknown artist that beautifully depict naval prowess. Travel back to 1720 with "The Darley Arabian" (1922) artwork that showcases the elegance of this legendary stallion. Sir John Alexander Hammerton's artistic brilliance shines through in his portrayal of Bernard Law Montgomery, commander of The 8th Army in 1942. Discover Philip Reinagle's enchanting piece "Renard the Fox" (1922), which brings to life a tale from centuries ago. Immerse yourself in Charles JS Makin's mesmerizing desert landscape titled "The Sunset Prayer in the Desert" (c1913). Experience a glimpse into transportation history with images such as "The Cornish Riviera Express, " pulled by a majestic King class locomotive during 1935-36. St Pancras Terminus stands proudly as an emblematic landmark for Londoners served by London Midland and Scottish Railway since 1935. Witness Worcestershire's challenging terrain through snapshots capturing "The famous Lickey incline between Bromsgrove and Blackwell" during 1935. Marvel at Cunard White Star liner Berengaria gracefully approaching Cunard pier during her voyage in 1936. As war loomed over Britain, brave souls sought refuge underground leading to unique nocturnal experiences depicted vividly in photographs like "Those who went to shelters began a new kind of night-life on November 11th, 1940. " The devastating consequences are unveiled through heart-wrenching images showcasing homelessness caused by war ("Thousands Were Suddenly Made Homeless, " c1940).