The Weekly Horoscope

Weekly Horoscope, The

Editor: Orion^[1] (pseud.) (all issues)

Publication credits:

• Link House, 300-304, Gray’s Inn Road, London, W.C.1 (all issues)

Holdings:

• Volume 1. No. 1, September 11, 1937. Paper covers (front cover chipped and mostly detached) + [pp. 3-27]. (Serious horizontal tears to pp. 5-8).
• Volume 1 No. 2, September 18, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 30-55]. (Serious horizontal tear across pp. 45-6)
• Volume 1 No. 3, September 25, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 58-83]
• Volume 1 No. 4, October 2, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 86-111]
• Volume 1 No. 5, October 9, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 114-139]
• Volume 1 No. 6, October 16, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 142-167]
• Volume 1 No. 7, October 23, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 170-195]
• Volume 1 No. 8, October 30, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 198-223]
• Volume 1 No. 9, November 6, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 226-251]. (Horizontal tear across leaf comprising pp. 229-30)
• Volume 1 No. 10, November 13, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 254-279]. (Horizontal tear across outer part of pp. 261-2)
• Volume 1 No. 11, November 20, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 282-307]
• Volume 1 No. 12, November 27, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 310-335]. (Serious horizontal tears to pp. 315-6 and pp. 323-4)
• Volume 1 No. 13, December 4, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 338-363]
• Volume 1 No. 14, December 11, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 367-391]
• Volume 1 No. 15, December 18, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 394-419]
• Volume 1 No. 16, December 25, 1937. Paper covers + [pp. 422-447]. (Horizontal tear across half of p. 443-4)
• Volume 1. No. 17, January 1, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 450-475]
• Volume 1 No. 18, January 8, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 478-503]
• Volume 1 No. 19, January 15, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 506-531]
• Volume 1 No. 20, January 22, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 534-559]
• Volume 1 No. 21, January 29, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 562-587]
• Volume 1 No. 22, February 5, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 590-615]
• Volume 1 No. 23, February 12, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 618-643]
• Volume 1 No. 24, February 19, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 646-671]. (Vertical tear to lower part of pp. 668-9)
• Volume 1 No. 25, February 26, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 674-699]
• Volume 1 No. 26, March 5, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 702-727]
• Volume 1 No. 27, March 12, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 730-755]
• Volume 1 No. 28, March 19, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 758-783]. (Tear in a central part of pp. 765-6)
• Volume 1 No. 29, March 26, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 787-811]
• Volume 1 No. 30, April 2, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 814-839]
• Volume 1 No. 31, April 9, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 842-867]. (Small tear to top margin of front cover)
• Volume 1 No. 32, April 16, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 870-895]
• Volume 1 No. 33, April 23, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 898-923]
• Volume 1 No. 34, April 30, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 926-951]
• Volume 1 No. 35, May 7, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 954-979]
• Volume 1 No. 36, May 14, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 982-1007]
• Volume 1 No. 37, May 21, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 1010-1035]
• Volume 1 No. 38, May 28, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 1038-1063]
• Volume 1 No. 39, June 4, 1938. Paper covers + [pp. 1066-1091]. (Rear cover has three-inch vertical tear down part of inner margin and a few other small tears and chips.)

Binding format and presentation notes:

• All issues bound together in their original paper covers in a cloth volume (cloth heavily worn; chipped at top of spine and torn at foot of spine, down parts of hinges, and at outer corners of boards; paper within browned and marginally fragile). Stated paginations include advertisements except those on rear covers
• Separate cloth volume held containing duplicates of the 29 issues from No. 1, Nov. 13, 1937 to No. 38, May 28, 1938, complete with covers and in better paper condition than those in the more complete but worn volume shown above. The internal condition issues mentioned alongside each issue refer only to the copies in the complete volume

 

[1] The editor’s identity has not yet been established. What seems clear is that it is not one of the past editors of Orion’s Prophetic Almanac, which had definitely folded some years previously. I have seen one very much later reference claiming it was none other than James Leigh, the continuing editor of Link House’s sister publication Prediction Magazine, which incorporated elements of The Weekly Horoscope when it folded immediately after the 39th issue. But I have not seen the following issues of Prediction Magazine and have not been able to verify or refute this claim. Nor did the current staff at Prediction, when I put an enquiry to them a couple of years ago, have any knowledge of the present journal.