Alfred Pearce The Future A Monthly Magazine of Predictive Science 1892-1894

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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:

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

Binding format and presentation notes:

  • All issues bound sequentially in old cloth vol. (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
  • Vol. I contents preceded by a frontis. diagram, overall Vol. 1 title page, and two-page index spanning pp. [iii]-iv
  • Vol. 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. Vol. 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 Vol. III

[2] Credit from Vol. I overall title page

[3]  The first issue of Vol. II

[4]  Believed to have been the last issue published

About this Book Scan

Carefully scanned in full colour from our original printings of the complete bound set of all 26 issues published, which is now rare.

In 1892, prominent late 19th century English astrologer Alfred John Pearce set up his second astrological magazine, The Future: A Monthly Magazine of Predictive Science & Events of the Day. Unlike his other astrology magazines, this adopted a large dual-columned format, packing in a huge amount of text per page. It ran for 26 issues from February 1892 to July 1894, all of which are faithfully reproduced here. The contents include valuable insights into Pearce’s views on various points of astrology that were hotly contested in his day, including aspect orbs.