The Connecticut Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly. Vol. IX, No. I - Beginning Series of 1905 - Puritan Number

Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut Magazine, 1905. First edition - first quarter 1905. Softcover, about 200 pages. Some external wear and chipping to the covers and spine, internally better, sound text block, pages clean and unmarked.. Well-produced illustrated magazine "devoted to Connecticut in its various phases of History, Literature, Genealogy, Science, Art, Genius and Industry". Published between 1895 and 1908, the magazine featured profiles of the state's towns, interesting biographies, occasional social commentary, images of historic homes, genealogy, etc., illustated throughout. This issue includes illustrated articles on: Religious Life in New England a Century Ago; In the Homes of Our Ancestors - Pewter; What is a Tory; The Growth and Industrial History of Torrington; Connecticut Artists and Their Work - Ben Foster; Reminiscences of Old Slavery Days in Connecticut; The Life of a Prominent Puritan Pastor - Samuel Stone; The Development of the Public Library of Connecticut (includes profiles of several small Connecticut libraries); Country Life in Connecticut; Who Were the Puritans; Volcanic and Seismic Disturbances in Southern Connecticut; Literature of the Louisiana Purchase; The Puritan in Literature; much more. . Soft Cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.