The Youth's Literary Messenger
by Bishop, William G., Ed
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Issued Without d/j
- Seller
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Hudson, Wisconsin, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia: Printed for the Pub. By William Stavely, 1838. First Edition . Cloth. Good/Issued Without d/j. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 428 pp. Containing Tales, Biography, Descriptive Geography, Natural History, Philosophy and Poetry. These are the original, not facsimile, issues in a contemporary cloth hardcover binding. Vol. I, No. 1 (May, 1837) thru Vol. I, No. 12 (April, 1838). An early example of a literary magazine aimed at America's youth. Book binding very solid, virtually no foxing to the pp., spine has a leather & paper label on it, spine faded, lt. wear to head of spine. Altogether good+ cond.
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- Bookseller
- Ross & Haines
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8099
- Title
- The Youth's Literary Messenger
- Author
- Bishop, William G., Ed
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Issued Without d/j
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Pub. By William Stavely
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1838
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Newspapers/Journalism; Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Ross & Haines
All books returnable within 7 days if not as described. Media Rate shipping is $ 3.50 for the first volume and $1 for each additional volume. Priority shipping is $ 7.50 for an average sized octavo and $33.00 for Global Priority.
About the Seller
Ross & Haines
Biblio member since 2004
Hudson, Wisconsin
About Ross & Haines
15,000 books in stock, All subjects covered with an emphisis on history. Shop was founded in Minneapolis in 1950 and has been located in Hudson, Wisconsin since 1993. Open by appointment only.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Good+
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- PUB
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- Cloth
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- 12mo
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- Facsimile
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