MARGOT FONTEYN Norah Ruthven BLENHEIM PALACE Frederick Starke QUEEN MAGAZINE vtg

Classic British society magazine The Queen from the 1950's.  Extremely rare title to find from this era.

Cover - 

The beautiful Maypole illustrated cover is signed 'NR'. We have recently learnt via a message from a relative that this is the artist's signature of Norah Ruthven, who was also a watercolour painter of landscapes and miniatures.  

Contents - 

Margot Fonteyn is featured with along with a full page photograph by Baron.

50's fashion

April in Paris by Poppy Richard

The beauties of Blenheim Palace, birthplace of Winston Churchill with photographs of Blenheim.  3 page feature. 

Bristol, City of a thousand Spires - 3 pages

Racing in Ulster and Eire.

Manhattan After Dark by F. Macdonald Reed, includes a couple of photos from NYC clubs of the time.

Frederick Starke dress and jacket designs are modeled over one page as part of a larger fashion shoot shot at Great Foster, Egham.

Full page adverts include -

Horrockses Fashions

Saxone shoes

Heatona

Lotus

Excellent condition.  The photograph shows the actual magazine you will receive. 

We are happy to combine orders.

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