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St. Nicholas Magazine: Volume XLI July - Volume XLII December
by William Fayal Clarke [Ed.]; et al
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: The De Vinne Press, 1914 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7.5". Arthur Rackham; et al. . A compilation of short stories and anthologies from Volume XLI and XLII of St. Nicholas Magazine, wonderfully illustrated by artists including Arthur Rackham. Comprised of six issues of St. Nicholas Magazine, bound together in green cloth.St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly periodical aimed at children, published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It contained a wide variety of articles and stories by authors including Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and many others. This particular collection is comprised of Volume XLI and XLII from 1914, with issues from XLI containing July (no. 9), August (no. 10), September (no. 11), October (no. 12) and issues from XLII containing November (no. 1) and December (no. 2). With writers in these particular issues including Eleanor Schureman, Doris Webb, Frances Hodgson Burnett and many others. Wonderfully illustrated throughout by artists including Arthur Rackham, with the occasional full-page Rackham illustration being in bright colour. Bound in green cloth. Externally, sound, with slight bumping and rubbing to the extremities. Small tears to the head and tail of the spine, with light markings to cloth. Bookseller label to the rear paste down. Internally firmly bound, although there is a tear to the gutter of the frontispiece. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 899Q2
- Title
- St. Nicholas Magazine: Volume XLI July - Volume XLII December
- Author
- William Fayal Clarke [Ed.]; et al
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham; et al.
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The De Vinne Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1914
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- St. Nicholas Magazine periodical arthur rackham volume XLI XLII periodical
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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