Picturegoer Weekly No. 325 (New Series), Vol. 7
14 August 1937 · Jean Rogers cover · Leslie Howard on women
Original British Picturegoer Weekly No. 325, dated 14 August 1937, with Jean Rogers on the cover. The supplied Leslie Howard feature is a revealing period document of gendered transatlantic celebrity discourse, while the rear Lux Toilet Soap advertisement uses Carole Lombard and documents the close relationship between film-star imagery, beauty advertising and fan-magazine culture.
Read the catalogue note →- Organisation
- Odhams Press
- Condition
- Good appearance for an original 1937 weekly, ungraded. Cover remains vivid with visible spine rubbing, staple-area wear, edge wear, small tears/chips, surface marks and age toning. Interior shown is highly legible for age.
- Completeness
- Assumed complete under the standing TMR magazine rule unless the owner states otherwise. Front cover, rear page and interior pp. 10–11 are supplied; no page-by-page collation performed.
- Date
- 14 August 1937
Catalogue note
Original British Picturegoer Weekly No. 325, dated 14 August 1937, with Jean Rogers on the cover. The supplied Leslie Howard feature is a revealing period document of gendered transatlantic celebrity discourse, while the rear Lux Toilet Soap advertisement uses Carole Lombard and documents the close relationship between film-star imagery, beauty advertising and fan-magazine culture.
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