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Albuquerque: Self Published, 1993. Soft cover. Very Good. ISSN 0145 627x. Ivory paper, four folded sheets (17in x 11in); 12pp; vg (staple removed from right side edge, prev. owner's address label on p12; edgeworn; creasing along folds). Includes an article by Tony Hillerman entitled 'First Americans Lack First Amendment's Religious Protection.'

Albuquerque: Self Published, 1996. Periodical. Very Good. ISSN: 0145 627x. Four folded sheets of ivory paper (17in x 11in); 16pp; Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Issue; incl. article by Robert Julyan and three brief book reviews by Tony Hillerman; vg (wear, bumping and creasing to edges; removed staple from right side edge; address label on rear cover).

Albuquerque: Self Published, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. ISSN: 0145627x. Ivory paper, four folded sheets (17in x 11in); 16pp; Special Mystery Issue, incl. short articles by Judith Van Gieson, Tony Hillerman, Steve Brewer, and Jake Page; vg (light bumping, creasing, and wear to edges; staple removed from right side edge; address label on rear cover).

Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1844. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. Title pages and contents pages (with accurate contents) say that these are volumes 24 and 25; however, the individual issues are numbered as vols. 25 & 26. I can't explain this. A good plus copy in a fine new binding by Milagro of Corrales, of green cloth with beautiful marbled endpapers. Some foxing on plates, very little elsewhere. Contributions to this remarkable magazine include: The Lady's Yes, Pain in Pleasure and Loved Once by Elizabeth B. Barrett (Elizabeth Barrett Browning); Terpsichore by Oliver Wendell Holmes; John Shaw and 2 Sketches of Naval Men: John Barry and John Templer Shubrick by James Fenimore Cooper; New York Fountains and Astor Baths by Catharine M. Sedgwick; Review of Orion, Our Contributors: Robert T. Conrad (unattributed) and the poem Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe, plus several other unattributed reviews (Poe no longer was editor in this year but still an important contributor); Childhood,… Read More

Jerusalem: The Middle East Institute. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. The first year of this magazine, Fall 1976 to Summer 1977; contributors include Abba Eban, Saul Friedlander; overall, vg- (edgeworn; spine ends and corners heavily worn; bottom of spine of No. 1 torn, worn, and creased; spine of No. 1 scraped and worn; No. 2 cocked; tear to top edge of front cover and spine head of No. 3; front joint of No. 4 worn and scraped; top corner of rear cover of No. 4 crimped).

Philadelphia: Charles J. Peterson, 1844. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+. The original bound volume, good plus in a fine new binding by Milagro of Corrales, of green cloth with beautiful marbled endpapers. Originally a companion to Graham's Magazine, and run by 2 of its most important editors, in later years it became Peterson's after the departure of Ann Stephens. It featured many of the best woman writers of the day, most of whom are now forgotten; the best contributions may be those by the editors. Illustrated with many engravings including some very striking mezzotints, colored embroidery patterns, and the famous fashion plates, of which 4 here are hand-colored. There is also a nice hand-colored plate of a rose. Some of the plates are still fairly white; some have toned to brow, and some are foxed. Foxing is minimal in the text except where adjacent to plates. There is an occasional waterstain.

Aurora, NY: Roycrofters, 1908. Soft cover. Good. 8vo, paper covers; good (edges bumped, worn, and creased; ends of sewn edge chipped and torn; small water spot on bottom edge and Confucius' name written on top edge of front cover; ads and title page aged; tiny tears to side edge of p39/40).

Brookline, Mass.: James D. Henderson, 1928. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. A single issue of perhaps the tiniest periodical ever published, 1.5" x 1". Requires a powerful magnifying glass to read. Printed on a single sheet folded once, in near fine condition.

Elmsford, NY: Pergamon, 1982. Soft cover. Very Good. An International Journal of Hazardous Waste Technology". This magazine is vg with an occasional ink mark, and ghosts of a removed paper clip. 66 pp.

Santa Fe: Old Santa Fe. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Includes the first THREE issues of 'Old Santa Fe': July 1913, October 1913, and January 1914. 4tos, brown paper covers; overall vg (edges of covers bumped, creased, and worn with several smal tears; large crease to front cover of October 1913 issue); pages uncut.

NY: Meriden Stinehour, 1988. Soft cover. Very Good+. 1st, 1/2500, a folio-size magazine featuring 6 different artists' photographic portfolios. Vg+ in original wraps. Please be aware that shipping this large item will require extra charges above our standard rate.

London: Bradbury and Evans. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Five original bound volumes, in 3/4 brown leather with marbled boards, plain brown endpapers, red chalk edges. A vg set (spine ends, corners and edges worn; marbled paper rubbed; red edges are rubbed in a few places, esp. bottom edge of v1; tear to top third of v5's front joint). This magazine was conceived as a rival to Dickens' 'All the Year Round', and featured many writers and artists of importance. Poets include Tennyson, Swinburne and Christina Rossetti; artists include H.K. Browne, John Leech, John Tenniel, Charles Keene, and John Millais.

Carlisle, PA: United States Army War College, 1971. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. The first 3 Issues. Spring 1971, Fall 1971, Winter 1972. All are vg, showing some handling.

London: A. & F. Pears, 1912. 1st Edition . Disbound. Poor. The December 1912 Pears' Christmas annual, nearly complete but missing the front cover. Includes the first instance of Sir H. Rider Haggard's short story Magepa the Buck. 16" x 12", disbound. Several pages have large tears, a few affecting text, though none affecting Haggard's story. Otherwise browned, toned and lightly soiled. Includes two full-color illustrated plates in excellent shape.

Washington, D.C.: self, 1853. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 1st in book form, 12mo, a good copy in original blue cloth. Spine very faded, chipped at top; binding is holding well. There is a waterstain on the lower third of many pages throughout the book. Begins with Year 4, #11 of the Ploughshare (changes to 'Plowshare' with Year 5 #28), running to Year 5 #34, Jan. 1852 to Dec. 1853. It is written entirely in phonetically spelled English, using many odd characters. The content ranges from political essays to chess. He also has articles on an entirely new alphabet he developed, the Cosmophonetic alphabet. Then there are 2 issues of The Cosmopolitan, which are printed entirely in that alphabet. Follows issues 16-30 of The American Reporter, again printed phonetically; it includes reports from Congress and discussions of the development of his phonetics. The methods and characters he used do look very similar to the phonetic pronunciation guides now used in dictionaries, and he may have been… Read More

London: Punch, 1856. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Vg in original purple cloth; spine faded, owner's name on front pastedown & title page. Text very clean. Illus. by John Leech and many others.

London: Punch, 1857. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1st, a vg- copy (some foxing on initial pages) nicely rebound in purple leather. Some drawings are marked by a pencil. Hundreds of illustrations by John Leech, Charles Keene, John Tenniel, The Trident, and others.

London: Punch, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1st, a vg- copy with some torn pages, some foxing in initial pages. Hundreds of illustrations by Charles Keene, John Tenniel, The Trident, George du Maurier, and others. Brilliant contributions by du Maurier include 'Punch's Alphabet' and 'Specimens Not Yet Included in the Collection at Regent's Park'.

London: Punch, 1857. Hardcover. Good. 1st, a good copy rebound in purple leather. Several pages have torn-out pieces, with some loss of text; long ago someone repaired these pages and others with translucent paper tape. Hundreds of illustrations by John Leech, Charles Keene, John Tenniel, The Trident, and others.

London: Punch, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good-. 1st, a vg- copy, nicely rebound in purple leather. Scattered foxing and stains inside, Preface page torn. Hundreds of illustrations by John Leech, Charles Keene, John Tenniel, The Trident, and others. A classic by Tenniel here, who drew the weekly editorial cartoon for many years, of Louis Napoleon as a porcupine bristling with bayonets.