Astro-Digest

Full title:

  • Astro-Digest: A Magazine of Astrology Presents “An Age Old Science in a Modern Manner” (April 1936)
  • Astro-Digest: A Magazine of Astrology Presenting “An Age Old Science in a Modern Manner” (July 1936 – Mar. 1937)
  • Astro-Digest: Your Magazine of Astrology – Presenting “An Age Old Science in a Modern Manner” (May 1937)
  • [Your Magazine of Astrology:] Astro-Digest – Presenting “An Age Old Science in a Modern Manner” (Feb 1939 – Oct. 1940)

Editor: Graning, Alma Crawford (all issues)

Publication credits:

  • Printed by the McAllen Daily Press Printers and Publishers, McAllen, Texas (April 1936)
  • Astro-Digest Publishing Company, McAllen, Texas (July 1936; Feb. – May 1937)[1]
  • Astro-Digest Publishing Company, Los Angeles, California (Aug. 1936 – Dec. 1936)
  • Astro-Digest Publishing Co., 216 Beaumont Street, McAllen, Texas (Feb. 1939)
  • Astro-Digest Publishing Co., 908 North 15th St., McAllen, Texas (Aug. 1939 – Aug. 1941)

Holdings:

  • Volume 4, Number 1, April, 1936. (1 cm tear to outer edge of rear cover; lower outer corner of same chipped.)
  • Volume 4, Number 4, July, 1936
  • Volume 4, Number 5, August, 1936
  • Volume 4, Number 7, October, 1936
  • Volume 4, Number 8, November, 1936
  • Volume 4, Number 9, December, 1936
  • Volume 4, Number 10, January, 1937
  • Volume 4, Number 11, February, 1937. (Two copies. Copy B with outer corner of front cover chipped, with lesser chipping in same area up to page 30 within.)
  • Volume 4, Number 12, March, 1937. (Two copies.)
  • Volume 5, Number 1, April, 1937
  • Volume 5, Number 2, May, 1937. (Two copies. Copy B with first two internal leaves loose from binding.)
  • Vol. 5 – No. 6, September, 1937
  • Vol. 5 – No. 7, October, 1937
  • Vol. 5 – No. 8, November, 1937
  • Vol. 5 – No. 9, December, 1937
  • Vol. 5 – No. 10, January, 1938
  • Vol. 5 – No. 11, February, 1938
  • Vol. 5 – No. 12, March, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 1, April, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 2, May, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 3, June, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 4, July, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 5, August, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 6, September, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 7, October, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 8, November, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 9, December, 1938
  • Vol. 6 – No. 10, January, 1939
  • Vol. 6 – No. 11, February, 1939. (Two copies.)
  • Vol. 7 – No. 1, April, 1939
  • Vol. 7 – No. 3, June, 1939
  • Vol. 7 – No. 5, August, 1939
  • Vol. 7 – No. 6, September, 1939. (Former owner’s inked numbers and name to front cover.)
  • Vol. 7 – No. 7, October, 1939. (Heavy inked erasure to part of front cover.)
  • Vol. 7 – No. 8, November, 1939
  • Vol. 7 – No. 9, December, 1939. (Separation to lowest 1.5 cm and top 3.5 cm of spine.)
  • Vol. 7 – No. 10, January, 1940.
  • Vol. 7 – No. 11, February, 1940. (1 cm tear to outer edge of front cover, with dimishing effects to first few leaves within.)
  • Vol. 8 – No. 3, June, 1940
  • Vol. 8 – No. 4, July, 1940
  • Vol. 8 – No. 6, September, 1940
  • Vol. 8 No. 7, October 1940
  • Vol. 8 – No. 11, February, 1941
  • Vol. 8 – No. 12, March, 1941
  • Vol. 9 – No. 1, April, 1941
  • Vol. 9 – No. 2, May, 1941
  • Volume 9 – No. 5, August, 1941[2]

 

[1] In view of inconsistency with August, 1936 issue credits, this should be checked

[2] Advertised by the author as being the final edition  of the publication. She adds that ‘arrangements have been made with Astrology Guide Magazine to fulfill the unexpired subscriptions’.

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