The Future

Future, The

Full title:

• The Future: a Monthly Magazine of Predictive Science & Events of the Day^[1] (Feb. 1892 – Dec. 1893)
• The Future (Jan. – Jul. 1894)

Editor: Pearce, Alfred J. (all issues)

Publication credits:

• Printed and Published by Cousins & Co., 6 Helmet Court, Strand, and 29, Wellington Street, Strand, London^[2] (Feb. – Dec. 1892)
• The Publisher, 29 Wellington Street, Strand (Jan. – May 1893)
• The Editor, c/o The Printer, 60 High Street, Wandsworth, London S.W. (Jun. 1893 – Jul. 1894)

Holdings:

• Volume I, No. I, February 1, 1892. 16pp
• Volume I, No. II, March 1, 1892. [pp. 17-32]
• Volume I, No. III, April 1, 1892. [pp. 33-48]
• Volume I, No. IV, May 1, 1892. [pp. 49-64]
• Volume I, No. V, June 1, 1892. [pp. 65-80]
• Volume I, No. VI, July 1, 1892. [pp. 81-96]
• Volume I, No. VII, August 1, 1892. [pp. 97-112]
• Volume I, No. VIII, September 1, 1892. [pp. 113-128]
• Volume I, No. IX, October 1, 1892. [pp. 129-144]
• Volume I, No. X, November 1, 1892. [pp. 145-160]
• Volume I, No. XI, December 1, 1892. [pp. 161-176]
• Volume II, No. XII^[3], January 1, 1893. 16pp
• Volume II, No. XIII, February 1, 1893. [pp. 17-32]
• Volume II, No. XIV, March 1, 1893. [pp. 33-48]
• Volume II, No. XV, April 1, 1893. [pp. 49-64]
• Volume II, No. XVI, May 1, 1893. [pp. 65-80]
• Volume II, No. XVII, June 1893. [pp. 81-96]
• Volume II, No. XVIII, July 1893. [pp. 97-112]
• Volume II, No. XIX, August 1893. [pp. 113-128]
• Volume II, No. XX, September 1893. [pp. 129-144]
• Volume II, No. XXI, October 1893. [pp. 145-160]
• Volume II, No. XXII, November 1893. [pp. 161-176]
• Volume II, No. XXIII, December 1893. [pp. 177-188]
• Volume III, No. XXIV, January 1894. [2] + [single-page bound-in Foulsham advertising flyer] + [pp. 3-4] + [4-page bound-in Foulsham advertising flyer] + [pp. 5-20]
• Volume III, No. XXV, April 1894. [pp. 21-36]
• Volume III, No. XXVI, July 1894^[4]. [pp. 37-56]

Binding format and presentation notes:

• All issues bound sequentially in old cloth Volume (chipped towards foot of front hinge; 1 inch separation to foot of ront hinge; 2 inches’ separation to foot of rear hinge; wear to outer corners of boards). Original distributor label of John Story, 159, Cemetery Road, Sheffield adhered to front paste-down
• Contents printed on large A4-sized dual-columned pages almost throughout
• Volume I contents preceded by a frontis. diagram, overall Volume 1 title page, and two-page index spanning pp. [iii]-iv
• Volume II contents preceded by a volume title page, imprimatur, and two-page index

 

[1] This fuller title appears on the overall volume title pages to Vols. I and II only. Volume III lacks a title page, and only the abbreviated title is in evidence on the individual issues; but if one was present it could not deploy the ‘monthly magazine’ epithet in any case on account of publication being only quarterly in Volume III

[2] Credit from Volume I overall title page

[3] The first issue of Volume II

[4]  Believed to have been the last issue published