 The
oldest magazine in my collection is a pulp-style Vanity Fair from 1901. This magazine was
more of a precursor of pulps than a real pulp magazine, because it was printed on better
quality paper. It was, however, the same size as pulps, and was mostly stories
(interspersed with fashion photos).
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 The
Parisienne Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. 1, July, 1916. Les Boulevards Publishing Co.,
Inc., New York. "On sale at all the principal Bookstalls, Kiosks, Hotels and
Exchanges throughout the world."
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 Saucy
Stories, Vol. IV, No. 3, April, 1918. Issued monthly by Inter-Continental Publishing
Corp., New York (Same address as The Parisienne.) Cover by Frederick Duncan. Stamp on top
right corner reads, "Notice to Reader. When you finish this magazine, place a 1 cent
stamp on this notice, hand same to any postal employee and it will be placed in the hands
of our soldiers or sailors at the front. NO WRAPPING--NO ADDRESS" and it's signed
"A.S. Burleson, Postmaster General."
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 Snappy
Stories, Vol. XXXV, No. 2, June 4, 1918. Issued twice-a-month by The New Fiction
Publishing Co., New York. Cover by Frank W. Read.
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 Breezy
Stories, Vol. VII, No. 1, Sep., 1918. Published monthly by The C.H. Young Pub. Co. Inc.,
New York. Cover by Frank W. Read. These early "sex" pulps usually promised much
more than was actually offered.
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 Young's
Magazine, Vol., XXXVI, Number 3, September, 1918. Published by the C.H. Young Pub. Co.
Inc., New York. Cover by Thelma [Cudlipp]. "Realistic Stories," aimed at the
female audience.
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