Everybodys Poultry Magazine Some notes the opinion of Jim Finger.
The name was copyright in 1915 but I am unable to locate my Bibliography of Serials to confirm the commencement and final date. I think 1885 is the first edition. I have also never seen a complete set of this mag.
The Editorial staff reads like a who’s who of the poultry fancy and industry of the day min the USA. Predominantly aimed at the fancier and small farmer, the articles are well written, sometimes controversial, and represent writing team that is excellent. One could do worse to base a book collection on the books written by the staff editors, and the contributors, and collect the art of these magazine artists.
Edwin Megargee did much of the cover art and was also instrumental in the art of ICS poultry school, and McGrews books. Louis Stamer and Louis Paul Graham also featured in the art of many poultry books of the day and several of the magazines. In fact, the articles index is a list of names well known in the trade for articles and books in their own right. The indexes are a useful source as to what books are of value in collections.
However, Everybodys did not have a strong game presence.
Group 1 Edwin Megargee front Covers
From the Library of Albert Brust
Condition fair/good reading
1916 Oct
1917 Jan Feb April Sept
1918 June Nov
1919 May Aug
1921 Jan April May July Aug Sept Dec
1922 Jan Feb Mar Oct
Group 2 Louis Stamer Front Covers Possible from Jimmy Gwin Condition Poor
1923 Nov Dec
1924 April Nov, Dec
!925 Jan, Feb, Mar. Apr, May, June Sept. Oct, Nov, Dec
1926 Jan, Feb, Mar, April, June, July, September
1927 May
Group 3 New magazine layout( change of management?)
1928 with Megargee covers Mar Oct Dec
1929 With Louis Paul Graham Covers Jan Feb
First Group Frontis Artwork Edwin Megargee Watercolor Print on cover. Megargee was both an author in his own right but also renowned for his plates in T F Mcgrew’s Book Of Poultry. Interesting that both McGrew as breed specialist and Megargee as artist were active in the Everbodys magazines.
Several of these copies have names on the back that look like the newsagents record of who has ordered. Albert Brust. I have several books with his bookplate.
The second Group Frontis artwork Lous Stammer. These are in much poorer condition.
Regarding provenance.
These copies came to me from John Skinners collection, and they are in two separate groups the earlier ones 1917-22 are the group from Albert Brust, though not all are named. I think they arrived to John from Albert Brust , but I cant be sure if there was someone else in the path. They are clean and bright. One copy shows signs of having been bound in a group.
The second group came via John Skinner. I have related elsewhere where Jimmy Gwin’s archive caught fire and many of the books were saved. Several collections of books arrived to me via John Skinner who was a witness to the fire. I attribute those with scorch marks or smoke damage from the Jimmy Gwin collection. Jimmy Gwin’s collection was rated the largest in the USA, but it did feature very heavily on commercial and research materials. In John Skinners large collection including virtually complete bound set of Poultry Tribune, and these Everbodys showing smoke and damage and a number of books showing signs of smoke or fire. I am happy to quote the provenance of these books as via Jimmy Gwin and John Skinner finally to myself in the 1980’s.
The third group have the new management covers, coinciding with a new address of the company . Very good condition . Provenance From John Skinner to myself but otherwise unknown.
I have also a few water damaged books in my collection from John Skinner, that I also attribute to Jimmy Gwin.
FS
53 Issues Everybodys Poultry Magazines various from 1916 to 1929.
Prefer to sell as a whole. $600 plus post. First to post sold gets them.
Variable condition
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