Marisa Berenson RALPH STEADMAN John Hedgoe VAUGHAN Graham Percy QUEEN Magazine

Queen magazine is one of the great 1960’s magazines from a golden age in magazine design.

Formally The Queen, when Jocelyn Stevens took over and shortened the name to Queen it signalled a new direction as Queen became a classic for almost a decade until it merged with Harpers & Queen.

Cover portrait by John Hedgecoe.

Marisa Berenson models in a 7 page ad campaign for designers such as Frank Usher, Gor-Ray and others using wool.  Promo advertorial for the Wool Board - very rare feature, and early modeling by Marisa.  All full page, full colour and full bleed, shot in the countryside in Wales.  Marisa appears at least twice; there are other female and male models.

2 pages of brilliant rare unseen Ralph Steadman collages to illustrate a poltical article about the new buildings and alterations of skylines.  Steadman caracatures in collage: George Brown, Charles de Gaulle David Frost, Nubar Gulbenkian, Edward Heath, Malcolm Muggeridge, Richard Nixon, Edna O’Brien, Enoch Powell and Harold Wilson 

A wonderful 4 page editorial visiting Italian Pre- Palladian Villas with beautiful rustic, evocative interiors colour photography by John Vaughan

4 pages of amazing illustrations of ‘five fun cars’ by artist Graham Percy in an article by David Owen featuring a Bugatti 101C, Excalibur SSK, Alfa Romeo Gransport Zagato 1750 (driven by Tintin and Captain Haddock!!) and a Cord 810

A brilliant and very rare Mary Quant double page full colour bleed advertisement for skin care with a powerful graphic design by the legendary Tom Wolsey

5 page editorial on Horse Racing and the Peerage with portraits by John Timbers

4 pages of eveningwear fashion photographed at the Curzon House Club by Norman Eales

2 pages of men’s tweed suits made by Kilgour, French & Stanbury of Savile Row, photographed by Bill King. Designs by Mr Fish, Turnbull & Asser also featured.

2 page editorial featuring Mrs Margery Fish’s fifteenth century manor with photographs from Country Life

2 page nude by Claude Virgin for a beauty feature.

Lingerie shoot by Hedgecoe.  Model wears designs by Berlei, Neatawear and more. 4 images. 

On the Waterfront fashion edit by Andrei Punsuh.  Gangster and spy looks, male and female models, designs by Aquascutum, Lee, Paul Blanche, Pierre D’Alby, Burberrys, and all shot at Chobham, Surrey; the Fair Oaks Aero Club.  5 pages. 

Michel Molinare shoots a men’s fashion feature. The model is accessorised with furniture by Robin Cruickshank, 4 pages shot in the showroom.

Condition is good, the spine is tight. The cover has some light scuffs and marks visible in the photo below. The magazine is over 50 years old and the photographs you see are from the actual issue.

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