Impressions Magazine

Elder’s in-house magazine, sporting variations on the name Impressions, was published from 1899-1905. It contained a mixture of book reviews, short literary pieces, artwork, photographs and advertisements. Of particular note, Charles Keeler’s Simple Home (checklist 292) was serialized in Impressions Quarterly from June 1903 to September 1904.

I1. Personal Impressions. The 1899 publication was a small single folded sheet, printed on one side. The only copies known to me are in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley.

Volume 1:
No. 1, March 1899
No. 2, April 1899
No. 3, May 1899
No. 4, June 1899
No. 5, August 1899
later 1899 issues not seen, but believed to exist

I2. Personal Impressions. In March 1900 it was upgraded to magazine format, and the numbering system was restarted. Printed by Stanley-Taylor Co.

Volume 1:
No.1, March 1900
No. 2, April 1900
No. 3, May 1900
No. 4, June 1900
No. 5, July 1900
No. 6, August 1900

I3. Impressions. In September 1900 the name was changed to Impressions, but the design remained the same and a new volume was not started.

Volume 1:
No. 7, September 1900
No. 8, October 1900
No. 9, November 1900
No. 10, December 1900
No. 11, February 1901
No. 12, March 1901

Volume 2:
No. 1, April 1901
No. 2, May 1901
No. 3, June 1901
No. 4, October 1901
No. 5, November 1901
No. 6, December 1901

I4. Impressions Quarterly. In 1902 the cover design changed, and the magazine was published quarterly.

Volume 3:
No. 1, March 1902
No. 2, June 1902
No. 3, September 1902
No. 4, December 1902

Volume 4:
No. 1, March 1903
No. 2, June 1903
No. 3, September 1903
No. 4, December 1903

Volume 5:
No. 1, March 1904
No. 2, June 1904
No. 3, September 1904
No. 4, December 1904

Volume 6:
No. 1, March 1905
No. 2, June 1905
No. 3, September 1905
No. 4, December 1905

I5. Impressions Annual. See Catalogue C12.