London: George Virtue, 1853. Hardcover. An important Victorian magazine, known for its honest viewpoints on the fine arts. Includes 36 full page plates reproducing paintings and sculptures from artists of the day. Articles address art, fashion, architecture, museums, photography, exhibitions, reviews, and more. Ex-library with stamps to fore-edge of textblock and copyright page and sticker to spine. Red cloth library binding with gilt title to spine. Minor sunning to spine, rubbing to hinges and edges of boards, and minor wear to corners. Minor soiling to boards. Closed tears and chipping to some pages. Clean and bright overall with occasional foxing. Some tissue guards creased or removed. A folio sized heavy volume. 324 plus The Exhibition of Art-Industry in Dublin, 64 pages. May require an extra shipping fee. ART/032119. Very Good. More about The Art Journal. New Series. Volume V (5). 1853

New York: Sheldon & Company, 1875. Hardcover. A compilation of articles and stories from this short-lived magazine, which was sold to "The Atlantic" in 1878, Bound in attractive three quarter black leather with gilt titling and ruling to spine and covers. Black pebbled cloth covers. Some chipping and bumping to leather. Interior clean. Very good condition. 864 pages. PER/062018. Very Good. More about The Galaxy. A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XIX (19) January - June 1875

New York: Sheldon and Company, 1876. Hardcover. Includes articles on Lincoln, Battling the Sioux at Yellowstone (Custer), Art at the Centennial, Life among the Bedouins, Art in America, Clubs and Club Life, Gettysburg, King Cole and His Band, German Spas, and more. Ex-library from Peoria. Boards detached but present. Most of spine is gone. "Galaxy / 1876" remains in gilt on spine. Binding broken with some loose signatures. A good reading copy only. 868 pages. PER/052119. Good. More about The Galaxy: A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XXII (22). June 1876 to January 1877

Philadelphia: 1834. Hardcover. Subjects include: courtship, code of instruction for ladies, death, embroidery, female education, German cemetaries, Naples, Italy, reflections on the married state, Spanish women, and much more. Lacks title page from July issue and first 2 pages of text. Includes several plates, but only one fashion plate, which appears to be trimmed and colored. Lacks several plates. Early marbled paper covered boards with heavily worn leather corners. Modern brown cloth spine with white hand-written title to spine. Ex-library with call number to spine and stamp to endpapers, fore edge, and first page of text (which begins on page 3). Includes issues from July, August, September, October, November, and December. Textblock has seperated from binding. Occasional browning and foxing. 286 pages plus index. PER/040919. Good +. More about Godey's Lady's Book. Volume IX (9) 1834. Six issues July - December

Philadelphia: Charles J. Peterson, 1868. Hardcover. Peterson's Magazine was a popular monthly periodical for women, conceived as a less expensive alternative to Godey's Lady's Book. Each issue included color and black and white fashion plates, patterns, recipes, poetry, stories, and occasionally music. All 12 issues for 1868 are bound here in three quarter black leather with brown leather covers. Chipping and bumping to leather spine and corners. Front hinge is split but text block is tight. Plates are somewhat soiled and a few show light damp stains but the color plates are still quite attractive and untorn. Good + condition. Volume 53: 472 pages plus table of contents; Volume 54: 481 pages + clock ad and contents. Good +. More about Peterson's Magazine Volumes 53 and 54

New York: G.P. Putnam and Sons, 1870. Hardcover. Includes articles on birds of the north, cuba, dreaming, insect life in winter, death, Madrid, Madame Roland, the New South, Quaker quirks, "Women's Right" (a novel by Mary Clemmer Ames), and much more. Bound in three quarter black leather with marbled paper covered boards and gilt title to spine. Minor wear and rubbing to leather, edges of boards, boards, and corners. Marbled endpapers. Occasional smudge marks and occasional spots of foxing, but clean overall. 736 pages. PER/061918. Very Good. More about Putnam's Magazine. Original Papers on Literature, Science, Art and National Interests. New...

Dorking, Surrey: The Abinger Chronicle, 1941. Paperback. A collection of nine scattered issues ranging from 1941 - 1944. Much of the prose and poetry contained addresses wartime issues, hope, and death. Stapled gray wrappers with black title to front covers. Slightly dusty, otherwise very good. Edited by Sylvia Sprigge. Vol. 2 (1941), no. 6-8; Vol. 3 (1942), no. 1-3, 5/6; Vol. 4 (1943), no. 3; Vol. 5 (1944), no. 1 (last issue). Contributions by E.M. Forster, Max Beerbohm, R.C. Trevelyan, Kenneth Hopkins, Nicholas Moore. Each issues is about 10 pages. PER/100716. Very Good. More about The Abinger Chronicle---Nine Issues

New York: Sheldon and Company, 1872. Hardcover. Includes chapters from Trollope's 'The Eustace Diamonds', Faust by Turgenoff, and Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles. Ex-library. Both boards detached but present. Black leather spine and corners over marbled paper covered boards. Gilt title to spine. Wear and chipping to spine and edges of boards. Clean interior overall. Lacks title page. A good reading copy only. 864 pages. PER/052119. Good. More about The Galaxy: A Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume XIII (13). January to June 1872

New York: W.C. and F.P. Church, 1866. Hardcover. Includes chapters from Trollope's 'The Claverings.' Ex-library. Both boards detached but present. Brick red cloth covered boards. Lacks spine. Wear and chipping to spine and edges of boards. Clean interior overall. Illustration for first issue is present but detached and heavily chipped along edges. A good reading copy only. 768 pages. PER/052119. Good. More about The Galaxy: An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume II (2). September 1866 -...

New York: W.C. and F.P. Church, 1866. Hardcover. Includes chapters from Trollope's 'The Claverings.' Ex-library. Brick red cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Chipping to head of spine and rear hinge. Clean interior overall aside from library markings. 768 pages. PER/052119. Good. More about The Galaxy: An Illustrated Magazine of Entertaining Reading. Volume II (2). September 1866 -...

London: The Field Press Limited, 1933. Paperback. Very good in black paper wrappers with turquoise title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges of wrappers and chipping to spine ends. A few chips to edges of illustration pasted down on front cover. Roll to spine. Clean interior with many reproductions of art, some are in full color. Oversize. Pages 175 - 232. ART/091015. Very Good. More about APOLLO. A Journal of the Arts for Connoisseurs and Collectors. Volume XVII, Number 101. May 1933

Philadelphia: Charles H. Davis, 1863. Paperback. Eleven issues in wraps from 1863. Foxing and minor wear to corners and edges of all issues. Dampstaining, pen markings, and light soiling to several issues. Issue No. 15 has two large open tears to the last page which effect the text. Most issues are approximately 16 pages. Periodicals. PER1/1242. Very Good. More about Friends' Intelligencer. 11 Issues from Volume XX: Numbers 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, and 29