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20520 1880 1st Canadian Ice Railroad/Illustrated $18.00
This is the March 13, 1880 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 24 pages. It has a full page of prints and a related article about Canada's 1st Ice Railway. The railway was between Longueil and Hochelaga in the Montreal area of Quebec and crossed the St. Lawrence River. The railroad was inaugurated on January 31, 1880. The 3 illustrations are titled:
This is the May, 1893 issue of MacMillan's Magazine published in London. It has a 9 page article tityled "Some Thoughts On Pascal" that is about the life of Blaise Pascal. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
This is the August, 1892 issue of MacMillan's Magazine published in London. It has a 6 page article titled "Some Legends Of The Vaudois" by George Edmundson. The report is about the Waldenses of the Piedmont Region of Italy. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
This is the 1797 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a long, 2-1/4 page speech by the President of the Island of Dominica in the Windward Islands to the Assembly. He tells of the death of Governor Hamilton and of the status of the war. Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
This is the March 17, 1888 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover and several other illustrations and related articles , including an 8 page special report about the death of Germany's emperor William I. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the November 10, 1883 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover is of John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquis of Lorne and Late Governor General Of Canada. There is a related article in the magazine. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the July 8, 1893 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a 10 page illustrated report titled "H.R.H. The Duke Of York". The article has 29 illustrations. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the April 7, 1894 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a double page centerfold (16" by 22") color print titled "Audrey" from a picture by P. R. Morris (Audrey is from Shakespeare's As You Like It. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the April 9, 1892 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a double page centerfold (16" by 22") engraving titled "Whitechapel Way: Children At Prayer In The Church Schools, Osborne Street" and a related article. The magazine also has a full page color print titled "Our Colonial Defences - The Gun Lascar Corps of Ceylon". The color print was a supplment preint and is printed on 1 side only. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the January 30, 1892 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a large cover illustration and related inside page report about Prince George and the likelihood that he will succeed to the throne. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the December 21, 1891 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover is an illustration by Paul Renouard titled "Whitechapel Way - Unseasonable Refreshment - A November Scene in the Est End". There is a related 4/5 column article describing Whitechapel, the area made famous by Jack The Ripper, and Renouard's drawing. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is a 1904 Russian newspaper that measures 10-1/2" by 14" and contains 4 pages. It is apparently a special issue as it has a special logo and ornate red border on the front page that other issues do not have. I don't speak Russian and do not know what the occasion was. It is entirely in Russian and is in fairly good condition with some edge chips and it is separated at the spine. Nice small framable size - guaranteed to be authentic.
This is the 1743 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a 1-1/3 page article titled "Account of the Present Comet". It describes the comet of 1743 in a fair amount of detail, describing viewing it through a 20 foot telescope. The magazine contains a second report that is about 1/2 page in length titled giving another account of the comet. Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
This is the May, 1771 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains about 48 pages. It has a 1-3/4 page letter to a Dr. Smollet, defending the Quakers and correcting Smollet's unkind and inaccurate comments about them. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
This is the 1787 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published in each volume at the end of the year). It contains a 1/2 page report from T. Hutchins, Geographer to the United States, in which he calculated the area of the entire territory of the United States and there is a chart of the acreage deducted for bodies of water. Article is signed in type "T. Hutchins".
This is the March, 1773 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 54 pages. It contains a full page woodcut engraving of a pair of Orioles and a description of the bird.
This is the 1786 supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine published in London. It measures 5" by 8-1/2" and contains 50 pages. It has a full page woodcut engraving of ancient Egyptian gem stones and a 1-1/2 page article describing the stones and the meanings of some of the inscriptions. The gems were from the "Townley Collection". Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
This is the October, 1767 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It contains a full page engraving of an animal called the "Syah Ghush" or "Black Ears". The engraving is accompanied by a 3/4 page description of the unusual animal.
This is the June, 1762 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It has a 3 page article describing the medicinal use of Hemlock . The article references a print that is not present in the magazine.
This is the October 19, 1839 issue of The Penny Magazine of the Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. It was published in London by Charles Knight & Co. It measures 7-1/4" by 11" and contains 8 pages. The magazine contains a 2 page illustrated report about Swill artist, Godfrey Mind . The article includes 3 illustrations of children by Godfrey Mind (Mind was more noted for his drawings and paintings of cats and other animals). The three illustrations are titled:
This is the 1747 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a 1/2 page article titled "Method For Preparing a Liquor that Will Sink Into and Penetrate Marble So That a Picture Drawn Upon Its Service Will Appear Also In Its Inmost Parts". The article gives the recipe and the process. Magazine is in good condition. It measures 5" by 8" and contains 24 pages plus an index for the year.
This is a lot of 5 items. They are the 14 Prairial, 16 Prairial, 24 Prairial, 26 Prairial, and 27 Prairial, 1798 (June, 1798) issues of the Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel published in Paris . They are entirely in French and contain mostly news of French exploits in Europe. Papers are in good condition - not brittle - no tears - some light stains - each has a partial tax stamp in top margin.
This is the December, 1798 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 96 pages. It has about 2/3 of a column of obituaries from the United States including one of Thomas Martin, brother of Rev. Denny Martin Fairfax and nephew to Lord Fairfax. Also of New York, Dr. E. H. Smith, editor of the Medical Journal in New York City. Article lists about 10 other names from New York, Philadelphia, New London and Maryland.
This is the April 24, 1880 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 24 pages. It has a 7 page illustrated article about the life of William Ewart Gladstone . The article has 3 pages of text and the rest is illustrations. The illustrations are:
This is the February 20, 1798 issue of the Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel published in Paris. It has a page 2 report on new discoveries by Herschel the astronomer. The report mentions discovering 4 new satellites around a planet. The report is from Madrid, Spain. Paper has a partial tax stamp in upper left margin of front page. Good condition - not brittle.
This is the April 4, 1891 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 32 pages. It has a nice 15" by 23" centerfold print titled "Her Majesty's Judges In Ireland - 1891". there is a legend at the bottom of the print identifying the judges by name. Print is dated April 4m, 1891. The magazine has many other illustrations (various subjects). Magazine is in good condition - from a bound volume.
This is the May 26, 1888 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated British weekly magazine similar in format to Harper's Weekly. It has a nice 16" by 23" centerfold engraving titled "A Book Sale At Sotheby's Auction Room". The centerfold is in very good condition - no stains or tears. the magazine has several other engravings and articles.
This is a lot of 5 weekly German magazines from 1887 similar to Harper's Weekly titled "Uber Land Und Meer". They are all from 1887. They measure 11-1/4" by 14-3/4" and contain 32 pages each. They contain many full page and smaller engravings - magazines are entirely in German. From a bound volume - good condition.
This is the February 24, 1894 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 32 pages. The magazine cover is titled "Anarchist Oratory In France" and was drawn by Paul Renouard. The magazine also has a 23" by 32" illustration titled "The House of Commons at Work - 1894". This illustrations is printed on 1 side only. Has a couple acid free tape repairs of fold separations - otherwise - very good condition. Magazine has several other articles and illustrations. Magazine is in good condition - from a bound volume.
This is the February 5, 1887 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a brief article and 2 engravings of Henry Stanley and the Maxim Machine Gun . Stanley was planning on taking the Maxim machine gun to Africa with him. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
20520 1880 1st Canadian Ice Railroad/Illustrated $18.00
This is the March 13, 1880 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 24 pages. It has a full page of prints and a related article about Canada's 1st Ice Railway. The railway was between Longueil and Hochelaga in the Montreal area of Quebec and crossed the St. Lawrence River. The railroad was inaugurated on January 31, 1880. The 3 illustrations are titled:
- Following the Train
- Opening of the Railway
- Firing at the Train (taking a photo - train stopped in the middle of the river on its first run to be photographed). The descriptive article is fairly brief. Magazine has many other intersting articles and illustrations including a full page of illustrations about sleighing in Canada. Very good condition - from a bound volume.
This is the January 7, 1899 issue of the Boston Journal of Commerce devoted to textile manufacturing - primarily the cotton and wool industry. The paper has an interesting article titled "Montana's Ice Mine" that describes a hole in the ground that has ice in it in the middle of summer. The "ice mine" is located in Custer County, MT near the summit of the Little Wolf mountains on the north slope. The article describes how the "ice mine" was formed and how it retains its winter ice through the summer. Paper is in exceptional condition - very clean - not brittle. The paper measures 13-1/2" by 19" and contains 16 pages. The paper also has many elaborately illustrated ads for such companies as Babcox and Wilcox, Corliss Steam Engine Co., Plummer- Ham and Richardson Mill Telephones, Providence Machine Co., Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection Co., and many others.
This is the August, 1782 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. The magazine has a 1/2 page article that describes how to make apple cider. The article describes the process from gathering the apples to making the cider. The magazine has many other interesting articles, some of which are:- Royal College Address To Physicians
- Letter From a Poor Maid to the King of Prussia
- Illustration of Edward III and Queen Philippa
- Dr. Watson's Essay On Pope
- Brief Account of Dr. T. Blackburne, Deceased
- Curious Letters From Sir Isaac Newton to Dr. Maddock
- Brief Memoir of George Sandys the Celebrated Poet and Traveler
- Many others . . .
This is the February, 1759 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It has an 8" by 10" fold out woodcut engraving on fairly heavy paper of Mr. Dollond's Catadioptric Micrometer. The accompanying 2-1/2 page article describes the design and operation of the micrometer. The engraving is still attached to magazine but could be easily detached without damaging magazine. The magazine has many other interesting articles - some of which are:- Time of the predicted comet's perihelion calculated
- Contrivance to save the crews when ships founder
- Visible eclipses of Jupiter's satellites
- Contrivance for warming upper rooms
- Russian Affairs
- Account of the conspiracy in Portugal
- Execution of the criminals at Lisbon
- Preparations of the powers of war
- Many others . . .
This is the February, 1768 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/2" and contains 48 pages. It contains a fold out engraving of a quadrant and a related descriptive article (the engraving is missing the left margin but clearly shows the quadrant). The article is about 1 page in length and gives a description of Hadley's Quadrant and its operation.Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Curious Anecdotes of Rome, Genoa, Naples and Florence
- Authentic Account of the Island of Anticosti
- Anecdote of the Prince of Monaco
- Opinion of His Majesties Physicians
- Many others . . .
This is the September, 1884 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine published in London and Edinburgh. It has a 27 page article titled "The World's Oil Supply in the 19th Century" that describes the oil wells in Europe, America, Asia and Persia and the discovery of new oil fields. The magazine is in good condition - some brittleness to page edges and some spine chips. Magazine measures 5-1/2" by 9" and contains about 160 pages - original covers - never bound.
This is the December, 1764 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It has a 2 articles about caves in England. The articles take up about 2-1/2 pages and describe Peake's Hole and Pool's Hole. The magazine also has a full page engraving of Peake's Hole.Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Remarkable Cure for a Scorbutic Cancer
- Of the Rays of Refracted Light
- An Earthquake in Siberia
- An Account of a New Dye froma Vegetable Weed (from Carolina)
- Col. Draper's Answer to the Spanish Arguments for Witholding the Ransom of the Manilas
- Effects of Accidentally Taking Camphor
- Letter to the King of Poland
- Coronation of the King of Poland
- Many others . . .
This is the November, 1733 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It has brief report from Savannah Georgia on dealing with persons that die with no will or relatives. The article uses the case of Joshua Overend, a recently deceased resident of Savannah as an example. The magazine has many other interesting articles - some of which are:- Debates in the last session of Parliament
- The Temple Of Love
- Of False Ambition
- A Vindication of the First Prince Of Orange
- Many others . . .
This is a supplement to the October, 1753 issue of the Gentleman's magazine that has a 4 page description of the "Order of Baronets" and 2 full page engravings of Baronets created by King George I and King George II. The 2 engravings are two separate pages printed on 1 side only. Prints are in very good condition - suitable for framing.
This is the April, 1785 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 88 pages. It contains the last will and testament of Major General Charles Lee (American Revolutionary War) giving the details of his bequeaths. The will has a hunorous last paragraph that reads "I desire most earnestly that I may not be buried in any church or church yard, or within a mile of any Presbyterian or Anababtist meeting house; for since I resided in this country, I have kept so much bad company when living, that I do not choose to continue it when dead".The magazine also has a full page engraving of a Russian Muskrat and a Russian Mus-Jaculus or Jumper.
Magazine has many other interesting articles. Some of which are:
- Monument of King John
- Mr. Wesley's Corrections regarding his family
- On Accurate Description of Antiques
- The Quaker and Papists
- Proceedings in Parliament
- Luminous Appearance of Seaweed
- Many others . . .
This is the October 1883 issue of Uber Land Und Meer(Over Land & Sea) a German illustrated magazine similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly. The magazine measures 11-1/4" by 16" and contains 18 pages. The cover illustrations are of the Prince and Princess of Wales. This issue also has 5 full pages of illustrations and several smaller illustrations. Magazine is from a bound volume - very good condition - binding marks at spine. Magazine is entirely in German.
This is the November, 1739 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 42 pages. It has 22 pages devoted to "The Debates in the Senate Of Lilliput" which was a tongue in cheek report of the proceedings in the British Parliament. Magazine has many other interesting articles. Some of which are:- History of Appius Claudius
- The Opposition and Peace of Ultrect
- The Source of Spithead Expeditions
- The Unlucky Hobnail
- Queen Elizabeth's Justification of her Minister Cecil
- A Naval Letter
- Foreign Affairs
- Many others . . .
This is the Janaury, 1887 issue of The Edinburgh Review magazine, published in Philadelphia (this is the American Edition). It has a 33 page article titled "The Works of Handel" . The article is a summary of a newly published book by the same title. Other content in the magazine is:- English Land Law and Labour
- The Literature of the Streets
- The Ancient Laws of Wales
- Thomas Hobbles
- Rural Life in Italy
- The House of Douglas
- The Adventures of Hobart Pasha
- The Third Part of the Greville Memoirs
- Two Roman Novels
- The Late Crisis and the Coming Session
This is the November, 1840 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 96 pages. It contains 2 illustrated articles about ancient punishment devices. They are:- Stocks & Whipping Post at Waltham Abbey (with full page framable engraving on heavy paper)
- Finger Pillory in the Church of Ashby de la Zouche (with 1/2 page illustration of the device)
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- The Whale Skeleton at Durham
- Raumer's Italy and the Italians
- On the Authorship of the Turkish Spy
- The Judges House at Dorchester
- Englsih Grammar and Grammarians
- French Ambassadors to England
- On British Hill Fortresses
- Saxon Sun Dial at Bishopston Church With an Engraving
- Many others . . .
This is the April, 1885 issue of The Edinburgh Review magazine, published in Philadelphia (this is the American Edition). It has a 43 page article titled "Prince Bismarck As Sketched by His Secretary" . The article is a summary of newly published works about Prince Bismarck. Other content in the magazine is:- Land Tenure in Scotland
- The Maritime Alps
- The Army of India
- Memoirs of M. de Vitrolles
- India - What Can it Teach Us?
- Past and Present State of the Navy
- Life and Letters of George Elliot
- Letters of the Marquise de Coigny
- Three Reform Bills
This is the April, 1886 issue of The Edinburgh Review magazine, published in Philadelphia (this is the American Edition). It has a 34 page article titled "The Recent Progress Of Astronomy" . The article is a summary of newly published works about new discoveries and developments in Astronomy. Other content in the magazine is:- The Charges of Bishop Fraser
- The Natural History of Palestine
- Memoirs of Queen Mary II
- Froude's Oceana
- Bagwell's Ireland Inder the Tudors
- Modern Poetry
- Lord Beaconsfield's Letters To His Sister
- The Princess of the House of Conde
- The Duty of England to Ireland
This is the October, 1866 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine published in New York (this is the American Edition). It has a 23 page article titled "Lectures On the Jewish Church" that is a description and critique of Arthur Penrhyn Stanley's Lectures on the Jewish Church. The magazine is in good condition. Magazine measures 5-1/2" by 9" and contains about 140 pages - original covers - never bound.
This is the January, 1841 issue of The Edinburgh Review printed in New York by William Lewer (it was common practice in this period for American publishers to reprint British magazines for distribution in the US - magazine is an 1841 US reprint of the magazine). It contains an 11 page article about the British Niger Expedition and the Civilization of Western Africa that is a summary of several recently published works on the subject. The works credited are:- Correspondence Relative to the Niger Expedition
- Appeal to the People and Government of Great Britain Against the Niger Expedition
- Letters to John Russell on the Plan of the Society for the Civilization of Africa
- Address of Joseph R. Ingersoll at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society
- Address On African Colonization
- Seventh Annual Report of the Colonization Society of the City of New York
- History of the War in the Peninsula
- Peter Paul Rubens, His Life and Genius
- Essay on the Productive Resources of India
- Ancient Spanish Ballads, Historical and Romantic
- The Dramatic Works of Wycherley, Congreve, Vanbrugh, and Farquhar
- Mehemet Ali, Lord Palmerston, Russia and France
- Others . . .
This is the April, 1863 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine published in New York (this is the American Edition). It has a 20 page article titled "The Yeang-Tai Mountains and Spirit Writing In China" that describes travelling through the Yeang-Tai mountains of China and Spirit Writing, the Chinese method of communicating with the spirits and seeing into the future. Some of the other content in the magazine is:- Sensation Diplomacy in Japan
- Mrs. Clifford's Marriage - Part II
- Sir James Graham
- The Inexhaustible Capital
- Caxtoniana
- Spedding's Life of Bacon
- Marriage Bells
This is the May, 1897 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine published in London. It has a 17 page article titled "The Newspaper Press: Half A Century's Survey" by Frederick Greenwood that is about the changes in the newspaper buisness (primarily in Great Britian) since the 1840's. Magazine measures 5-1/2" by 9" and contains about 140 pages - original covers with some chips - never bound - slightly brittle but complete and readable.
This is a lot of 2 items. The first is the May 15, 1880 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The 2nd item is a 24" by 28" print that was a supplment in the magazine. The print is titled "The New Government " and it shows the members of the House of Commons. There is a key in the magazine that identifies each person in the print. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Print is alo in very good condition - printed on 1 side only - has 1 place that has been reinforced with acid free tape on the reverse side and 1 short tape repair. Magazine contains many other illustrations of other subjects.
This is the October 14, 1821 issue of the John Bull one of the most famous of the British newspapers of the period. The paper measures 11" by 16" and contains 8 pages. Lots of Euoropean and world news. It has a brief article titled "The Floridas" that announces how General Jackson named Escambia County and St. Johns County in Florida. The article is very brief and is hown in its entirety in the 2nd image below. Paper is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - has a red tax stamp in lower left corner of front page.
This is the June, 1772 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. . It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 45 pages. It has one engraving on fairly heavy paper of a marine plant. It has about 1/2 column of American news with a very brief reports from Charles-Town, South Carolina that the General Assembly of Georgia met at Savanna and was disbanded in 3 days. It mentions a very severe winter in Virginia and Maryland, and in Pennsylvania, new York and the Jerseys the winter was mild. The remainder of the report is from Boston and it talks about a speech Governor Hutchinson made to the General Assembly about their complaint of where the assembly meetings were held. Other articles in the magazine are:- Account of The Coronation of Gustav III of Sweden
- Origin Of Surnames
- Curious Account of a Zoophite or Animal Plant found in the North Sea (article has full page engraving)
- Origin of The Word Lady
- Letter From A North American On The Subject of His Conversion To The True Faith
- Letter To An Association At The Chapter Coffee House
- Specimen of Ancient Greek Characters
- Case of The Cabinet Makers Truly Stated
- Fold out Canal Map of a Navigable Canal in England from Chester to Middlewich and to Nantwitch
- Many others . . .
This is the November 1791 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine published in London by Sylvanus Urban and printed by John Nichols. It has an article about the Giants Cave located near Edenhall England and was the stronghold of Torquin the Giant who was slain by Lancelot du Lake in King Arthur's time. The article also includes a poem about the battle. The magazine contains 92 pages with 2 full page engravings, and measures 5-1/8 by 8-1/4 inches. The two illustrations are:- The Godstow Nunnery
- Coffin At Godstow Nunnery
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Meterological Diaries For Oct. and Nov. 1791
- Bow Bridge Demolished
- Locke's Tomb Repaired
- Simplicity Of Manners, By what Means Lost
- Decription Of Giant's Cave and Nine Kirks
- A Plan Fro Raising Water From Deep Wells
- Speech Of Lord Clarendon
- Chepstow Bridge -The veterinary College
- Critique On Sir William Trumball - Archery
- Revolution Society's Address To Dr. Priestley
- Foreign Affairs
- Marriages/Deaths, &C
- Daily Variations In The Prices Of Stocks
- Many Others . . .
This is the April, 1803 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 96 pages. The magazine contains a short 1/2 page letter signed "B.J.." offering information on what were believed by the author to be Thomas Paine's parents in Thetford, England.The magazine has several other interesting articles - some of which are:
- Meteorological Diary for 1803
- Small Pox - Vaccine Inoculation
- Chimney Sweepers
- Observations on Different Kinds of Crosses
- Society for the Benefit of Chimney Sweepers
- Inscription on Pompey's Pillar
- Comparative View of Small Pox and Cow Pox
- A Magnetic Ball For Giving the Longitude?
- Several others . . .
This is the February, 1897 issue of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine published in London. It has a 10 page article titled "Some Impressions of Southern California" by Beatrice Harraden. Magazine measures 5-1/2" by 9" and contains about 140 pages - original covers with some chips - never bound - slightly brittle but complete and readable. Some of the other content in the magazine is:- To the Queen - New Year Greeting
- The Celtic Renaissance
- The Indian Mutiney In Fiction
- Franklin and the Arctic
- Monarch or Monk? A Legend of Tomsk
- The All British Trans- Atlantic Cable
- The Chinese Oyster
- Forty-One Years In India
- Others . . .
This is a 9-1/2" by 12", 24 page scientific supplement to The Mexican Financier magazine. The supplment has illustrated reports on the latest developments in science and technology. It has reports on a portable fish ladder for salmon, a device to elctrically inspect for defects in ordnace shells, experiments in aerial navigation, New Locomotive, International Exposition In Jamaica - Report on the Suez Canal
- many others . . .
This is the May, 1893 issue of MacMillan's Magazine published in London. It has a 9 page article tityled "Some Thoughts On Pascal" that is about the life of Blaise Pascal. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
- Miss Stuart's Legacy
- The Romantic Professions
- Wanderers
- On the Education of Girls
- The Professor's Entertainment
- The Humours of a Canadian Election
- Our First Ambassadors To Russia
- The General
This is the August, 1892 issue of MacMillan's Magazine published in London. It has a 6 page article titled "Some Legends Of The Vaudois" by George Edmundson. The report is about the Waldenses of the Piedmont Region of Italy. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
This is the 1797 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a long, 2-1/4 page speech by the President of the Island of Dominica in the Windward Islands to the Assembly. He tells of the death of Governor Hamilton and of the status of the war. Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Original Letter of Queen Mary
- Proceedings in Parliament
- Memoirs of the Family of Gibbon the Historian
- many others . . .
This is the March 17, 1888 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover and several other illustrations and related articles , including an 8 page special report about the death of Germany's emperor William I. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the November 10, 1883 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover is of John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Marquis of Lorne and Late Governor General Of Canada. There is a related article in the magazine. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the July 8, 1893 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a 10 page illustrated report titled "H.R.H. The Duke Of York". The article has 29 illustrations. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the April 7, 1894 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a double page centerfold (16" by 22") color print titled "Audrey" from a picture by P. R. Morris (Audrey is from Shakespeare's As You Like It. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the April 9, 1892 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a double page centerfold (16" by 22") engraving titled "Whitechapel Way: Children At Prayer In The Church Schools, Osborne Street" and a related article. The magazine also has a full page color print titled "Our Colonial Defences - The Gun Lascar Corps of Ceylon". The color print was a supplment preint and is printed on 1 side only. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the January 30, 1892 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a large cover illustration and related inside page report about Prince George and the likelihood that he will succeed to the throne. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is the December 21, 1891 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine cover is an illustration by Paul Renouard titled "Whitechapel Way - Unseasonable Refreshment - A November Scene in the Est End". There is a related 4/5 column article describing Whitechapel, the area made famous by Jack The Ripper, and Renouard's drawing. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.
This is a 1904 Russian newspaper that measures 10-1/2" by 14" and contains 4 pages. It is apparently a special issue as it has a special logo and ornate red border on the front page that other issues do not have. I don't speak Russian and do not know what the occasion was. It is entirely in Russian and is in fairly good condition with some edge chips and it is separated at the spine. Nice small framable size - guaranteed to be authentic.
This is the 1743 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a 1-1/3 page article titled "Account of the Present Comet". It describes the comet of 1743 in a fair amount of detail, describing viewing it through a 20 foot telescope. The magazine contains a second report that is about 1/2 page in length titled giving another account of the comet. Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Debates in the Senate of Lilliput
- Ships Taken by the Spaniards in Oct. through Dec., 1743
- Trigonometrical Calculations on the Moon's Curve
- many others . . .
This is the May, 1771 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains about 48 pages. It has a 1-3/4 page letter to a Dr. Smollet, defending the Quakers and correcting Smollet's unkind and inaccurate comments about them. Some of the other content in the magazine is:
- A Mistranslation in the New Testament
- Disapprobations of the Explanation of the Number of the Beast
- Meteorological Diary
- His Majesty's Speech to Parliament
- Many others . . .
This is the 1787 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published in each volume at the end of the year). It contains a 1/2 page report from T. Hutchins, Geographer to the United States, in which he calculated the area of the entire territory of the United States and there is a chart of the acreage deducted for bodies of water. Article is signed in type "T. Hutchins".
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Proceedings in Parliament
- Lucubration on Beards
- Hampshire Heraldic Notes
- Letter From General Fairfax (from 1645)
- Historical Chronicle
- many others . . .
This is the March, 1773 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 54 pages. It contains a full page woodcut engraving of a pair of Orioles and a description of the bird.
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Debates in Parliament
- Account of Dr. Luc's Celebrated Works on Barometers and Thermometers
- Meaning of the word Satan
- Explanation of a picture found in the ruins of Herculaneum (includes a full page engraving)
- Guthrie's Account of the Quakers defended
- Description and Character of the King of Poland
- On the Non-Observance of the 30th of January
- Particulars of the Family of Dean Swift
- Many others . . .
This is the 1786 supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine published in London. It measures 5" by 8-1/2" and contains 50 pages. It has a full page woodcut engraving of ancient Egyptian gem stones and a 1-1/2 page article describing the stones and the meanings of some of the inscriptions. The gems were from the "Townley Collection". Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Sir W. Hamilton's Journey To Abruzzo
- Ingenious conjectures On Conventual (Religious) Seals
- Character of Socrates Properly Represented
- Anecdotes Of Senesino and of Handel
- Philosophical Remarks On Flowing Of Rivers
- Question Of Henry VI's Canonization
- True National Character Of Englishmen
- Canon For Bowing At The Name Of Jesus
- Striking Sensibility Of A Modern Gaoler
- Poetry
- Marriages, Deaths, Births, etc.
- Many others . . .
This is the October, 1767 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It contains a full page engraving of an animal called the "Syah Ghush" or "Black Ears". The engraving is accompanied by a 3/4 page description of the unusual animal.
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- On the Decay of Learning
- Receipt for Leprosy
- For Sickness Occasioned by Mushrooms
- Speech on the Colony Bill
- Sickness and Death of the Duke of York
- On The Phenomenon of the Horizontal Moon
- French Account of the Patagonians
- A Later Account of the Same People
- Account of a Curious Gun at Dover Cliff
- Many others . . .
This is the June, 1762 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 48 pages. It has a 3 page article describing the medicinal use of Hemlock . The article references a print that is not present in the magazine.
Some of the other articles in the magazine are:
- Letter from an Indian traveler on the defects of London
- New Machine for Ventilation
- An Effectual Remedy for the Cramp
- Authentic account on Mermen and Mermaids
- Account of the Life of the Late Lord Anson
- Many others . . .
This is the October 19, 1839 issue of The Penny Magazine of the Society For The Diffusion Of Useful Knowledge. It was published in London by Charles Knight & Co. It measures 7-1/4" by 11" and contains 8 pages. The magazine contains a 2 page illustrated report about Swill artist, Godfrey Mind . The article includes 3 illustrations of children by Godfrey Mind (Mind was more noted for his drawings and paintings of cats and other animals). The three illustrations are titled:
- Children At Play
- Amusements of Children
- Amusements of Children
This is the 1747 Supplement to the Gentleman's Magazine (1 supplement issue was published each year at the end of the year). It contains a 1/2 page article titled "Method For Preparing a Liquor that Will Sink Into and Penetrate Marble So That a Picture Drawn Upon Its Service Will Appear Also In Its Inmost Parts". The article gives the recipe and the process. Magazine is in good condition. It measures 5" by 8" and contains 24 pages plus an index for the year.
This is a lot of 5 items. They are the 14 Prairial, 16 Prairial, 24 Prairial, 26 Prairial, and 27 Prairial, 1798 (June, 1798) issues of the Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel published in Paris . They are entirely in French and contain mostly news of French exploits in Europe. Papers are in good condition - not brittle - no tears - some light stains - each has a partial tax stamp in top margin.
This is the December, 1798 issue of The Gentleman's Magazine, published in London by Sylvanus Urban. It measures 5-1/4" by 8-1/4" and contains 96 pages. It has about 2/3 of a column of obituaries from the United States including one of Thomas Martin, brother of Rev. Denny Martin Fairfax and nephew to Lord Fairfax. Also of New York, Dr. E. H. Smith, editor of the Medical Journal in New York City. Article lists about 10 other names from New York, Philadelphia, New London and Maryland.
Magazine has many other interesting articles. Some of which are:
- Lord Nelson's Motto
- An Account of the family of the Powney's
- Machine for Preserving the Lives of Skaters
- Affection of British Sailors to Their Officers
- On the Pursuit of Architectural Innovation
- Logarithms
- Family of Moyer
- On Prevention and Cure of the Sea Scurvy
- Many others . . .
This is the April 24, 1880 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 24 pages. It has a 7 page illustrated article about the life of William Ewart Gladstone . The article has 3 pages of text and the rest is illustrations. The illustrations are:
- The Right Honorable W. E. Gladstone M.P.
- The Liverpool Election, 1812
- Naples Under King Bomba - Mr. Gladstone Visiting The Political Prisoners in 1830
- View From Hawarden Overlooking the Estuary of the Dee
- Hawarden Lodge on the Chester and Northrop Road One Mile From the Castle
- A Holiday Task At Hawarden
- Entrance to Hawarden Park
- Chancel of Hawarden Church
- Mr. Gladstone and His Family
- View From Ancient Castle Mound
- Remains of Ancient Castle Hawarden Park
- Mr. Gladstone Attacking Mr. Disraeli's First Budget in the House of Commons, 1852
This is the February 20, 1798 issue of the Gazette Nationale ou Le Moniteur Universel published in Paris. It has a page 2 report on new discoveries by Herschel the astronomer. The report mentions discovering 4 new satellites around a planet. The report is from Madrid, Spain. Paper has a partial tax stamp in upper left margin of front page. Good condition - not brittle.
This is the April 4, 1891 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 15-1/2" and contains 32 pages. It has a nice 15" by 23" centerfold print titled "Her Majesty's Judges In Ireland - 1891". there is a legend at the bottom of the print identifying the judges by name. Print is dated April 4m, 1891. The magazine has many other illustrations (various subjects). Magazine is in good condition - from a bound volume.
This is the May 26, 1888 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated British weekly magazine similar in format to Harper's Weekly. It has a nice 16" by 23" centerfold engraving titled "A Book Sale At Sotheby's Auction Room". The centerfold is in very good condition - no stains or tears. the magazine has several other engravings and articles.
This is a lot of 5 weekly German magazines from 1887 similar to Harper's Weekly titled "Uber Land Und Meer". They are all from 1887. They measure 11-1/4" by 14-3/4" and contain 32 pages each. They contain many full page and smaller engravings - magazines are entirely in German. From a bound volume - good condition.
This is the February 24, 1894 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 32 pages. The magazine cover is titled "Anarchist Oratory In France" and was drawn by Paul Renouard. The magazine also has a 23" by 32" illustration titled "The House of Commons at Work - 1894". This illustrations is printed on 1 side only. Has a couple acid free tape repairs of fold separations - otherwise - very good condition. Magazine has several other articles and illustrations. Magazine is in good condition - from a bound volume.
This is the February 5, 1887 issue of The Graphic, an illustrated weekly magazine published in London, very similar in size and format to Harper's Weekly in the US. The magazine measures 11-1/2" by 16" and contains 24 pages. The magazine has a brief article and 2 engravings of Henry Stanley and the Maxim Machine Gun . Stanley was planning on taking the Maxim machine gun to Africa with him. Magazine is in very good condition - very clean - not brittle - from a bound volume. Magazine contains many other illustrations.