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Argosy (UK) [v15 #6, June 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Song · Richard Eberhart · pm Undercliff: Poems 1946-1953, Chatto & Windus 1953
5 · Naked Truth · Robert Standish · ss Private Enterprise and Other Stories, Peter Davies 1954
13 · Great Ash of Glascoed · Cledwyn Hughes · ss
20 · Damsels in Dispute · Anon. · qz
21 · Howard’s Hand · Ngaio Marsh · ss (r)
26 · Homage to Holmes · [Various] · ms (r)
29 · African Troubadour · Ambrose Coghill · ss
32 · The Platypus · Ogden Nash · pm The Saturday Evening Post Dec 3 1949
33 · Thirty Seconds, Thirty Days · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec 1949; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
51 · Aunt Chaya Sees Red · Wolf Mankowitz · ss
59 · Breton Onions · Alun Llewellyn · pm (r)
60 · A Day at the Races · [Various] · ms (r)
63 · Pay as You Learn · Frederick Bruegel · ss (r)
67 · Baptism of Storm [from Captain Jan] · Jan de Hartog · ex Cleaver-Hume Press 1952
88 · Light of Love · [Various] · ms (r)
91 · Alarm Signal · Rowan Ayers · ss
103 · Six Contented Wives · Arthur Pike · ss
109 · The Skull & The Sword [Part 4 of 4] · Christopher Landon · sl
144 · Prize Crossword No. 13 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #7, July 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Summer Evening · R. S. Thomas · pm (r)
5 · Mr. Hedderwick’s Holiday · Leslie Bonnet · ss
13 · Love Me, Love My Cat · Richard Stern · ss Collier’s Oct 11 1952
24 · On the Offensive! · Anon. · qz
25 · Watch Your Step · Victor Canning · ss Star Weekly Nov 27 1953, as “Wet Stepping Stones”
30 · Language of Love · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · The Golden Box · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saint Detective Magazine Jun/Jul 1953, as “And So Died Riabouchinska”
45 · Summer King · F. L. Green · ss
57 · Home Is the Sailor [from Captain Jan] · Jan de Hartog · ex Cleaver-Hume Press 1952
72 · Museum Pieces · [Various] · ms (r)
75 · Echoing Stair · Dana Burnet · ss (r)
83 · Palomino · Cecilia Dabrowska · ss
90 · Gardeners · Gerald Bullett · pm (r)
91 · Spellbound · Arthur Gordon · ss (r)
94 · Brothers of the Angle · [Various] · ms (r)
97 · Bells on His Toes · Cleve Cartmill · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fll 1949; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
108 · Vale of Devils [from Sir John Mandeville’s Travels] · Sir John Mandeville · ex Hakluyt Society 1953; based on the 1th-century Egerton text, edited for the Hakluyt Society by Malcolm Letts.
113 · Someone Sent Cigars · Kem Bennett · na
144 · Prize Crossword No. 14 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #8, August 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Summertime · William Jay Smith · pm Celebration at Dark, Hamish Hamilton 1950
5 · Watercress Girl · H. E. Bates · ss Mademoiselle Nov 1953
17 · Murder on His Mind · Richard Howells Watkins · ss (r)
29 · Honeymoon · Mark Van Doren · ss (r)
36 · Beside the Seaside · [Various] · ms (r)
39 · The Seventh Musket · Michael Gilbert · ss
52 · Change Partners! · Anon. · qz
53 · The Lawns of Summer · Ray Bradbury · ss Nation’s Business May 1952
57 · A New Kind of Pink Elephant · John Wyndham · ss Science Fantasy #3 1951/’52, as “Pawley’s Peepholes”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.; revised from “Operation Peep” in Suspense Magazine Summer 1951.
73 · Starling · Leonard Clark · pm English Morning and Other Poems, Hutchinson 1953
74 · Music Hath Charms · [Various] · ms (r)
77 · On the Beach · John Inglis Hall · ss
87 · Ring for Love · Laurence Kirk · ss (r)
93 · The Dangerous Widows [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week Jan 18 1953
102 · Bedtime Story · [Various] · ms (r)
107 · Moving Day [from The House That Nino Built] · Giovanni Guareschi; translated by Frances Frenaye · ex Gollancz 1953
110 · Margin of Terror [Part 1 of 3] · William P. McGivern · na Bluebook Nov 1953
144 · Prize Crossword No. 15 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #9, September 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Palma · Alan Ross · pm Something of the Sea: Poems, 1942-52, D. Verschoyle 1954
5 · Chicken Surprise [Monsieur Bonneval] · Paul Gallico · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 5 1952, as “The Secret Ingredient”
17 · Lady for Drowning · Adrian Alington · ss A Book of Strange Stories, ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan 1954
21 · Last of the Vikings · W. H. Boore · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
26 · Talking Shop · [Various] · ms (r)
29 · O Stay and Hear · P. Shand Allfrey · ss
34 · The Pleasure of Your Company · Anon. · qz
35 · Tangier Revenge · John Kruse · ss (r)
51 · A Game of Patience · Nigel Balchin · ss
67 · The Hamster · Ogden Nash · pm The Saturday Evening Post Dec 3 1949
68 · Beauty Bathing · [Various] · ms (r)
71 · Loaded Wain · Crichton Porteous · ss North Country Stories, A. G. Brooks, Faber and Faber 1953
75 · Grete Lyttletoun · Caryl Brahms · ex; extract from the unpublished The Quiet City.
95 · Hail and Farewell · Ray Bradbury · ss Today Mar 29 1953
102 · Private View · [Various] · ms (r)
105 · Bullfight [from Tidemarks] · H. M. Tomlinson · ar Cassell 1924
108 · Margin of Terror [Part 2 of 3] · William P. McGivern · na Bluebook Nov 1953
144 · Prize Crossword No. 16 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #10, October 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Autumn Gardens · E. J. Scovell · pm Shadows of Chrysanthemums and Other Poems, Routledge 1944
5 · An Opening for Father · John Pudney · ss
11 · The Queen of Sheba’s Nightmare · Bertrand Russell · ss Nightmares of Eminent Persons, Allen & Unwin 1954
16 · High Society · Anon. · qz
17 · End of Season · I. A. R. Wylie · ss Esquire Mar 1954
26 · A Prospect of Flowers · [Various] · ms (r)
29 · The Impacted Man · Robert Sheckley · ss Astounding Dec 1952; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
44 · Haunted · R. P. Lister · pm
45 · Chaff in the Wind · H. E. Bates · ss The (London) Evening News Apr 20 1953
51 · Sea Rescue · Edmund Gilligan · ss (r)
64 · Venice Observ’d · [Various] · ms (r)
67 · Sweet Thursday · John Steinbeck · ex Viking 1954
83 · Mata Means Death · William Wallace Irwin · ss (r)
94 · Shore Leave · Raymond Hull · pm (r)
95 · The Detection of N’Kongo · E. C. Anstey · ss
105 · Margin of Terror [Part 3 of 3] · William P. McGivern · na Bluebook Nov 1953
144 · Prize Crossword No. 17 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #11, November 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · November · William Jay Smith · pm (r)
5 · Dance of Arati · Edith Macwhirter · ss
11 · The Cat That Smiled · Wolf Mankowitz · ss
15 · Carillon · Frances Towers · ss (r)
28 · Firework Display · [Various] · ms (r)
31 · Sweet Thursday · John Steinbeck · ex Viking 1954
46 · Evening · W. R. Rodgers · pm Europa and the Bull, Martin Secker & Warburg 1952
47 · Note on Danger B · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 5 1947; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
55 · Rainbow · John Inglis Hall · ss
64 · Gentleman’s Relish · [Various] · ms (r)
67 · Shopping for Murder · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s Jun 1 1954, as “Shopping for Death”
76 · Visionaries · Kenneth Hopkins · pm
77 · Miss Columbus · Barbara Deming · ss The New Yorker
90 · Food for Thought · Anon. · qz
91 · Dai and the Lions · Robert Borger · ss Cambridge Anthology, ed. Peter Townsend, The Hogarth Press 1952
96 · Cards on the Table · [Various] · ms (r)
99 · Firing Squad · John Salt · ss
108 · Captain Lightfoot [Part 1 of 3] · W. R. Burnett · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 18 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v15 #12, December 1954] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Bronze Music · Conrad Aiken · pm (r)
5 · It Happened in Spain · Arthur Gordon · ss (r)
15 · Devil’s Kill · Garnett Radcliffe · ss Adventure Aug 1953
22 · In Tune · Anon. · qz
23 · Poppies and Pitmen · Percy Coates · ss Pick of Today’s Short Stories: Five, ed. John Pudney, Putnam 1954
28 · She · [Various] · ms (r)
31 · Red Herring · David Walker · ss
45 · Back of the Moluccas · Johan Fabricius · ss (r)
63 · Brave Old World · Martin Jordan · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
70 · Dogs’ Delight · [Various] · ms (r)
73 · Under Suspicion · Edward Lindall · ss
85 · Sweet Thursday · John Steinbeck · ex Viking 1954
101 · Incentive · Dudley Hoys · ss (r)
106 · Poets’ Corner · [Various] · ms (r)
108 · Captain Lightfoot [Part 2 of 3] · W. R. Burnett · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 19 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #1, January 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")
Printer is now listed as Percy Brothers, Ltd., The Hotspur Press, Manchester

4 · I Saw Three Ships · Anon. · pm (r)
5 · Oskar’s Wrong Number · Robert Sherman Townes · ss (r)
14 · Thirty Days Hath September · Anon. · qz
15 · Black Magic · Johan Fabricius · ss (r)
29 · North of Midnight · Tom Hopkinson · ss (r); illustrated by Raymond Sheppard
44 · Christmas Tree · [Various] · ms (r)
47 · The Star in the East · Elizabeth Myers · ss Thirty Stories, Macdonald 1954
50 · Carol · W. R. Rodgers · pm Europa and the Bull, Martin Secker & Warburg 1952
51 · The Picture · Walter de la Mare · ss
57 · Maidenhair Fern · Caryl Brahms · ss
69 · Seventh Victim [Victim] · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction Apr 1953; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
82 · A Good Time Was Had... · [Various] · ms (r)
84 · Love of Seven Dolls [Part 1 of 3] · Paul Gallico · ex Michael Joseph 1954; illustrated by Shirley Hughes
98 · White Lady · [Various] · ms (r)
101 · Twelve Bells · Margaret Bonham · ss (r)
113 · Court Martial · Charles C. O’Connell · vi
116 · Captain Lightfoot [Part 3 of 3] · W. R. Burnett · sl (r)
144 · Prize Crossword No. 20 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #2, February 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Spring Thaw · Henry Morton Robinson · pm The Enchanted Grindstone and Other Poems, Macdonald 1952
5 · Devil of a Fish · Wilfred McNeilly · ss
15 · A Question of Faith · Edith Pargeter · ss
26 · Private Eye · Anon. · qz
27 · Sun and Shadow · Ray Bradbury · ss The Reporter Mar 17 1953
33 · Winter Scene · Marjorie Battcock · pm (r)
34 · Belle, Book, and Candle · [Various] · ms (r)
37 · About the Ignormus · Walter Brooks · ss (r)
48 · Paper Clip · Richard Armour · pm The New Yorker Feb 20 1954
49 · Hell Drivers · John Kruse · ss (r)
65 · Pawn to Danger · Robert Standish · ss (r)
78 · Heart’s Desire · [Various] · ms (r)
81 · Hurricane Season · Edgar Mittelholzer · ss (r)
88 · Love of Seven Dolls [Part 2 of 3] · Paul Gallico · ex Michael Joseph 1954
100 · Nightfall · [Various] · ms (r)
103 · Success Story · Kem Bennett · ss
108 · Hornets’ Nest [Part 1 of 3] · Christopher Landon · sl; illustrated by Sherborne
144 · Prize Crossword No. 21 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #3, March 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · The Spring Equinox · Anne Ridler · pm The Golden Bird and Other Poems, Faber and Faber 1951
5 · A Corner of the Cellar · Michael Gilbert · ss
9 · Rate of Descent · David Beaty · ss (r)
16 · Sing a Song of Sixpence · Anon. · qz
17 · Alec Da Monk · Paul Lincoln · ss Pick of Today’s Short Stories: Four, ed. John Pudney, Putnam 1953
29 · Sunset, with Chimneys · R. P. Lister · pm The New Yorker
30 · Cup Final · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · Spanish Gold · Dorothy Cottrell · ss
47 · H-Type Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Oct 1953, as “The Ruum”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
59 · The Wickedness of Men · Robert Fontaine · ss Esquire Jan 1954
64 · Masque of Beauty · [Various] · ms (r)
67 · I Can’t Change · Edward Lindall · ss
78 · Love of Seven Dolls [Part 3 of 3] · Paul Gallico · ex Michael Joseph 1954
97 · The Señorita and the Texan · James Norman · ss Cosmopolitan Feb 1954
107 · Hornets’ Nest [Part 2 of 3] · Christopher Landon · sl; illustrated by Sherborne
144 · Prize Crossword No. 22 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #4, April 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Tinker Man · Sigerson Clifford · pm Ballads of a Bogman, Macmillan 1955
5 · By a Short Head · Gerard Newton · ss
10 · Spring Posy · Anon. · qz
11 · Secret Message · C. H. Gibbs-Smith · ss
25 · Sovereigns for Sale · Bryan MacMahon · ss
34 · Serenade · [Various] · ms (r)
37 · Jungle Law · Francis Didelot; translated by J. E. Malcolm · ss (r)
49 · Fatal Mistake [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss
53 · Awaken to Me · Edmund Gilligan · ss (r)
62 · Bed and Board · [Various] · ms (r)
65 · Spreugel’s Grebe · Edward Hyams · ss Stories and Cream, Longmans, Green 1954
69 · Library · Richard Armour · pm (r)
70 · According to the Evidence · Henry Cecil · ex Chapman & Hall
91 · Music of the Spheres · Jack Vance · ss Startling Stories Aug 1952, as “Noise”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
102 · Hornets’ Nest [Part 3 of 3] · Christopher Landon · sl; illustrated by Sherborne
144 · Prize Crossword No. 23 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #5, May 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · Seen and Heard · Walter de la Mare · pm Inward Companion, Faber and Faber 1950
5 · Irish Welcome · Jim Phelan · ss
10 · Unreal Estate · Anon. · qz
11 · Drumming of Hoofs · Garnett Radcliffe · ss (r)
15 · Chains of Silver · Islwyn Williams · ss (r)
19 · Stolen Waters [from Log Hut] · Thomas Firbank · ex Harrap 1955
24 · Flash in the Pan · [Various] · ms (r)
27 · Finigan Was Afraid · David Walker · nv The Saturday Evening Post Jun 19 1954
49 · Shape · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction Nov 1953, as “Keep Your Shape”; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
61 · The Perfect Criminal · Edmund Crispin · ss
72 · Bachelor Gay · [Various] · ms (r)
75 · Sweetest Singer · John Inglis Hall · ss
86 · Grampahood · Ogden Nash · pm (r)
87 · Man Alone · Richard Ferber · ss Argosy Dec 1954
99 · Handicraft · Dick Emmons · pm (r)
100 · Idyll · [Various] · ms (r)
103 · Waste Not, Want Not · Graham Wood · ss (r)
110 · Black Sabre [Part 1 of 4] · John Dickson Carr · sl (r); illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Prize Crossword No. 24 · Anon. · pz

Argosy (UK) [v16 #6, June 1955] (Amalgamated Press, 1/6d, 144pp, 4.7" x 7.6")

4 · The Ship · Oliver St. John Gogarty · pm (r)
5 · Battle of Flowers · Richard Stern · ss (r)
15 · Striking the Balance · Henry Cecil · ss (r)
23 · The Other Enemy · Robert Wolf Emmett · ss; the “Science Fiction Choice”.
30 · Jam Session · [Various] · ms (r)
33 · Chance at the Wheel · Victor Canning · ss This Week Oct 24 1954, as “Menace at the Casino”
39 · Warding Them Off · Anon. · qz
40 · Macagony’s Fist · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Win 1937/’38, as by P. J. Gahagan; illustrated by Jo Spier
44 · Red Wine—White Bread · Pádraig O’Horan · pm (r)
45 · Lime-Vanilla Ice · Ray Bradbury · ss Cosmopolitan Sep 1954, as “The Swan”
56 · Time of Roses · [Various] · ms (r)
59 · Reefcomber · John Kruse · ss Adventure Dec 1954
79 · The Young Wind · Edith Macwhirter · ss
85 · Shooting a Line · Jane McClure · ss (r)
92 · Marina · [Various] · ms (r)
95 · Circle of Panic · John Salt · ss
112 · Black Sabre [Part 2 of 4] · John Dickson Carr · sl (r); illustrated by Neville Dear
144 · Prize Crossword No. 25 · Anon. · pz

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