Issues for 1887-Mar. 1896 lack publisher Imperfect: covers lacking. Sequence of publication determined by subtitles and signatures: Apr. 1896-Sept. 1897 have signatures: L.1-1--L.1-36; Oct. 1897-Sept. 1899 have signatures N.L. 1-104. Fourth series also have signatures N.L.1-80 Title varies: Apr. 1896-Sept. 1899, La Lecture illustrée Superseded by La Contemporaine; revue illustrée Subtitle varies: 1887-Mar. 1896, Magazine littéraire bi-mensuel; Apr. 1896-Sept. 1897, Romans, contes, nouvelles, poésies, voyages, mémoires et souvenirs, sciences, beaux-arts, critique, variétés, actualités, etc., etc.; Oct. 1897-Mar. 1901, Romans, contes, nouvelles, poésies, variétés, fantaisies, actualités, etc., etc A special series, with title: La Lecture rétrospective, magazine littéraire bi-mensuel, v. 1-23, was published simultaneously 1890-96, q.v. (AP20.L42) 26 45