United States Magazine of Science, Art, Manufactures, Agriculture, Commerce and Trade ~ Volume I, 1854 - 1855 (12 Bound Issues) [Good] [Hardcover]

Description

This is a bound volume of the first appearance of the publication ""UNITED STATES MAGAZINE of Science, Art, Manufactures, Agriculture, Commerce and Trade."" Volume I containing 12 issues, May 1854 (issue No. 1) to April 1855 (issue No. 12). The issues are illustrated and contain works of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, news items, letters, etc. Three-quarter leather binding with gilt lettering on the front cover and spine. Larger volume - it measures 12"" tall x 8 7/8"" wide x 1 1/8"" thick. The is a list of contents (and illustrations) at the front of the volume - here are a few examples: Boston in 1774; Tom Paine and His Followers; Female Beauty in Old England and New England; Captain John Smith; Victor Hugo's Speech; Mythology of the Northmen; Comets; Life in the Polar Ocean; Patrick Henry; John James Audubon; Marriage and Divorce; Cure of Consumption; Buffalo Hunting; P.T. Barnum's First Visit to New York; Fate of Sir John Franklin; Old Ironsides in a Tight Place; The Killer Whale; Men with Tails; History of Beer; Alexander Hamilton; Fourth of July; The Old Sugar House Prison; Women of England and America; The Union Twenty Years Hence; Washington and Webster; The New York Poor; The Star Spangled Banner.and much more. Condition: There is a light stain at the top-right corner of the front cover; tiny, white stain spot at the bottom-left corner of the back cover; the top layer of cloth has peeled in a few areas at the top edge of the front cover. Wear to the cover corners, and to the top and bottom edges of the spine. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Consistent foxing to the pages throughout the volume. Old inscription written in pencil on the front end paper. A few random pages have a tear at the outer edge. The front end papers and title page each have a tear at the center. Overall the volume is in Good condition.