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New York: The Century Co, 1888. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Fair [Merits repair or rebinding]. viii, 960 pages. Illustrations (some full page). Maps. Index. Boards weak and have been previously repaired with tape. Minor edge tear/chip to fep. Some damp staining at page edges noted--all pages separate and text clear. Number stamped on title page. Format is mostly two column. Some illustrations cross columns. The Century Magazine was an illustrated monthly magazine first published in the U. S. in 1881 by The Century Company of New York City, which had been bought in that year by Roswell Smith and renamed after the Century Association. It was the successor of Scribner's Monthly Magazine. The initial editor was Richard Watson Gilder, the managing editor of Scribner's, who would go on to helm The Century for 28 years. Gilder largely continued the mixture of literature, history, current events, and high-quality illustrations that Holland had used at Scribner's. The magazine was…
Read More The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. May 1887 to October 1897, Vol. XXXIV, New Series Vol. XII "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" & "The American Game of Football" & "Among the Widl Flowers" by Gilder, Richard Watson (Ed. ) & Ulysses Grant, William Sherman; Alexander Johnston; John Burroughs; Et. Al - 1887
by Gilder, Richard Watson (Ed. ) & Ulysses Grant, William Sherman; Alexander Johnston; John Burroughs; Et. Al
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. May 1887 to October 1897, Vol. XXXIV, New Series Vol. XII "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War" & "The American Game of Football" & "Among the Widl Flowers"
by Gilder, Richard Watson (Ed. ) & Ulysses Grant, William Sherman; Alexander Johnston; John Burroughs; Et. Al
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New York: Century Company. Very Good+. 1887. First Edition. 1/4 leather. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 960 pages; 1887 Century Company. Stout HC soundly bound in quarter grain patterned leather backed spine and corners and pebbled cloth boards. Handsomely bound with an impressive shelf presence. Includes a prodigious number of pieces on Civil War history penned by participants and which form part of the larger work "Battles and Leader of the Civil War" along with an early history of American football by Alexander Johnston and John Burroughs "Among the Wildflowers." Many other outstanding pieces and authors. Light rub through to leather at corner tips. Contents sound and neat with expected mild toning to page stock. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts. VG to VG+ ... Oversize book may require additional charges for expedited or international shipping. .
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- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1887
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.; Vol. XXXVI, New Series Vol. XIV, May 1888 to October 1888
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The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine.; Vol. XXX, New Series Vol. X, May 1886 to October 1886
by Gilder, Richard Watson (Editor)
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New York: The Century Co, 1886. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. Fair [Merits repair or rebinding]. vi, 972 pages. Illustrations (some full page). Maps. Index. Boards weak and have been previously repaired with tape. Minor edge tear/chip to fep. Some damp staining at page edges noted--all pages separate and text clear. Number stamped on title page. The upper right corner of two Index sheets/4 pages have been lost, with very minor loss of Index text. Format is mostly two column. Some illustrations cross columns. The Century Magazine was an illustrated monthly magazine first published in the U. S. in 1881 by The Century Company of New York City, which had been bought in that year by Roswell Smith and renamed after the Century Association. It was the successor of Scribner's Monthly Magazine. The initial editor was Richard Watson Gilder, the managing editor of Scribner's, who would go on to helm The Century for 28 years. Gilder largely continued the mixture of literature, history,…
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