This is a short post that might be edited into a longer post later on. I've written before that my favorite Sherlock society publications are those of the Northern Musgraves (a northern-England group). I've previously posted on collecting their published Monographs (now complete), and the society also had two periodicals: the 'Musgrave Papers', and the 'Ritual' that I've slowly been working to collect.
There were fourteen issues of The Musgrave Papers from 1988-2001. Around 2001 the group became less active. As the journal evolved, each cover received a unique design, and generally speaking each issue had a them. Here are the designs:
1988: First issue.
Note: there was also a limited-edition re-issue of 125 copies the first volume in 1990. Appearance is almost identical, but clearly states "Limited Edition Reprint" on cover.
1989: Second issue. Staple bound.
1990: Third issue. Special Watson Issue. All articles in issue focus on John Watson. Staple bound.
1991: Fourth issue. Staple bound.
1992: Fifth issue. Basil Rathbone on cover. Significant number of articles on Hound of the Baskervilles.
1993: Sixth issue.
1994: Seventh issue. Death of Peter Cushing memorialized on rear cover.
1995: Eighth issue.
1996: Ninth issue. All articles in issue focus on stories in 'Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'.
1997: Tenth issue.
1998. Eleventh issue. All articles in issue focus on stories in 'Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes'.
1999: Twelfth issue. Jeremy Brett featured on cover.
2000: Thirteenth issue. All articles in issue focus on stories in 'Return of Sherlock Holmes'.
2001: Fourteenth and final issue. All articles in issue focus on stories in 'Hound of the Baskervilles'.
What a fantastic periodical, I’m missing a couple of those, and quite a few monographs, but hoping to get there eventually. Got into collecting them for the occasional RLG and Bert Coules articles but was floored by the quality of every issue. A highlight for me were the DSD/Kathryn White cartoons, always so charming and witty. Some of them were apparently reprinted in (or exclusive to?) a souvenir booklet for the 1995 BSI dinner which is virtually impossible to track down!
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