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Philadelphia: Peterson's Magazine, 1881. Very good. 9" x 5 3/4" (23 x 14.5 cm). Single plate of highly detailed engraving depicting a group of Christmas carolers singing "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing." Drawn by A. Hunt, engraved by Illman Brothers. Printed on lightweight paper. Small stain at edge of art, edge wear and chipping to paper. "Peterson's Magazine was published by Saturday Evening Post partners, Charles Jacobs Peterson and George Rex Graham. With a focus on the domestic and consumer lives of middle-class white women, the pages of PetersonÂ’s featured fashion, embroidery patterns, sheet music, engravings, poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, recipes, remedies, housekeeping advice, puzzles, and more. While the content of the womenÂ’s magazine emphasized the womanÂ’s role as centered on her family, as a wife, mother, and keeper of the household, the publication of PetersonÂ’s, and other womenÂ’s magazines, created professional opportunities outside the home for women writers and… Read More

Philadelphia: Peterson's Magazine, 1881. Very good. 9" x 11" (23 x 28 cm). Twelve single, unbound fold-out plates, one for each month of 1881, of the latest Paris fashions. Colored engravings of five women modeling dresses and accessories, sometimes with children or background figures, in various scenes and activities. Individually titled: Jan. "The Snowy Day," Feb. "The New Picture," Mar. "The Painted Dress," Apr. "Feeding the Swans," May "The Croquet Party," June "The Private Park," July "The Garden Party," Aug. "At Home," Sept. "The Antique Gateway," Oct. "On the Boulevard," Nov. "At Home for Calls," Dec. "The Opera Box." Printed on lightweight, somewhat frail paper. General edge wear, some foxing and splitting along folds. April, May and November have tape repair to verso with November missing some material along fold tear. "Originally published as LadiesÂ’ National Magazine in 1842 by Saturday Evening Post partners, Charles Jacobs Peterson and George Rex Graham, the periodical emerged as a… Read More

Philadelphia: Peterson's Magazine, 1881. Very good. 9" x 5 3/4" (23 x 14.5 cm). Single plate of highly detailed steel engraving. From a painting by "Mrs. Anderson," engraved by Illman Brothers. "Engraved expressly for Peterson's Magazine." Printed on lightweight paper. Light foxing outside of image area. "Peterson's Magazine was published by Saturday Evening Post partners, Charles Jacobs Peterson and George Rex Graham. With a focus on the domestic and consumer lives of middle-class women, the pages of PetersonÂ’s featured fashion, embroidery patterns, sheet music, engravings, poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, recipes, remedies, housekeeping advice, puzzles, and more." (Wylie House Museum News and Notes, Indiana University)

Philadelphia: Peterson's Magazine, 1881. Very good. 9" x 5 3/4" (23 x 14.5 cm). Single plate of highly detailed steel engraving. From a painting by E.U. Eddis, engraved by Illman Brothers. "Engraved expressly for Peterson's Magazine." Printed on lightweight paper. Minor edge wear. "Peterson's Magazine was published by Saturday Evening Post partners, Charles Jacobs Peterson and George Rex Graham. With a focus on the domestic and consumer lives of middle-class women, the pages of PetersonÂ’s featured fashion, embroidery patterns, sheet music, engravings, poetry, short stories, serialized fiction, recipes, remedies, housekeeping advice, puzzles, and more." (Wylie House Museum News and Notes, Indiana University)

Portland: Foxhead Books, 2012. Paperback. Fine. Octavo (21.5), pp. 187.

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., n.d. [ca. 1900]. Hardcover. Good. 12mo (19 cm). Later edition. Quarter leather over marbled boards with gilt spine titling. Top edge gilt, decorative endpapers. Printed by Rockwell & Churchill, Boston. Volumes include 1) Life of George Washington parts I & II; 2) Life of George Washington parts III & IV; 3) Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus; 4) Astoria, or, Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains / The Adventures of Captain Bonneville / Salmagundi; 5) The Alhambra / The Conquest of Granada / The Conquest of Spain / Spanish Voyages of Discovery; 6) Life of Oliver Goldsmith / Mahomet and His Successors / Moorish Chronicles; 7) The Sketch Book / The Crayon Papers / A History of New York / A Tour of the Prairies; 8) Tales of a Traveler / Bracebridge Hall, or, The Humorists / Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey / Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies. Heavy chipping, fraying and edge wear. Several hinges cracked. Tales of a Traveler, etc. missing about 1/3 of… Read More

Dallas, TX: AVI Communications, 1998. Paperback. Very good. Octavo (23 cm), pp. 102 pages. Association copy: Signed and inscribed by author on page ii to writer Terry Tempest Williams (who left a small brown feather laid in the book, as is her habit). Light staining on back cover.