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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" was one of the pre-eminent American magazines in the nineteenth century. Maintaining a high standard of literary excellence, Harper & Brothers managed to acquire the works of many of the world's most esteemed authors for inclusion in their monthly journal. As well as fine literature, Harper's presented some of the most attractive engraved illustrations of the time. With exciting selections in literature, poetry, informative articles on history, current affairs, science and the arts, as well as astute editorial commentary, it is no wonder that "Harper's New Monthly Magazine" was as successful as it was. It is the second-oldest continually published monthly magazine in the country. This is "Harper's New Monthly Magazine", Volume 65, No 388, issued in September of 1882, as found still in its original wraps. A little further below will be found a partial Table of Contents. Lots of wonderful engraved illustrations. TITLE : Harper's New Monthly Magazine ISSUE : Volume 65, No. 388 DATE : September 1882 EDITOR : Henry Mills Alden (1869 - 1919) IMPRINT : Harper and Brothers PLACE : New York PROVENANCE : Originally from the personal collection of Clara Nolton, with her subscription label on the front cover. SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Still in original wraps - ILLUSTRATORS : Illustrated by artwork from major illustrators and artists, including E. A. Abbey, Alfred Parsons, W. F. Halsall, E. H. Garrett B. Schlesinger, W. M. Chase, C. S. Reinhart, et al PHYSICAL DETAILS : Antique Illustrated Monthly Periodical; volume pagination : pp 487 - 646 (160 pages), plus 12 pages of back material (advertising and publishers' lists); 7 1/8 x 10 1/4" decorated wraps, sewn and glued . Recto and verso of rear cover have publisher's promotional material PARTIAL CONTENTS (Or see view of contents page provided * Frontispiece -- A Sunday Morning in Surrey-- From a Picture by Alfred Parsons (Engraved by Hoskin) * A Summer at York -- by Sarah D. Clark (Boon Island / For Evil-Doers / Black Arts in York - Home of the Seeress / Short Sands Beach / York River / Eastern Point / The Junkins Garrison) * "The Weibertreue" by Elise Allen (The Noble Wives of Weinsberg) * The Visit of the Vikings -- by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (The Dighton Rock / Sandefjord / Hieroglyphics in the new World / Stone Windmill at Chesterton / North Atlantic by the Icelander, Sigurd Stephanius in 1570 ) * In Surrey - First paper -- by Mrs. John Lillie (Guildford / Abbot's Hospital / Shere / Juniper Hall) * Spanish Vistas V : Mediterranean Ports and Gardens -- by George P. Lathrop (Gypsies / Spanish Monks / Street Vendors / Irrigation method / Church of Santa Catalina / Valencia) * Love Will Find out the Way -a story by Elizabeth D. B. Stoddard * Some Recollections of Ralph Waldo Emerson -- by Edwin P. Whipple * A Doctor Spoiled - a Story by Barnet Phillips * Marit and I - a Norse Idyl -- a Poem by Hjalmar H. Boyesen * The Mississippi River Problem -- by David A. Curtis * A Garden Secret -- a Poem by Philip Bourke Marston * Shandon Bells - A Novel by William Black (Scottish Author) * Editor's Easy Chair (Webster's Fryeburg Oration, 1802 / Sanborn's Life of Thoreau * Editor's Literary Record - Reviews CONDITION -- VERY GOOD --This is previously owned, but nicely preserved, with the following particulars noted : EXTERIOR - Original subscription label is still affixed to the front cover. Clean and attractive - Modest weathering and a touch of staining; spotting and rubbing, as well as shallow creasing to corner tips; edges are rough-cut; corner tips are abraded, with small loss; splitting to head of spine, else spine - which displays shallow creasing, is clean . BINDING - Solid. INTERIOR - Paper is unavoidably lightly toned throughout; there are a few creased corners; the aforementioned small stain follows through the first few leaves; foxing is evident on some of the first few leaves - else the interior is clean and presentable. E. A. Abbey, Alfred Parsons, W. F. Halsall, E. H. Garrett B. Schlesinger, W. M. Chase, C. S. Reinhart, et al (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. xxi, [1], 550, [6] pages. Presidential Chronology. Popular Electoral Vote Tables. About the Contributors. Index. DJ in plastic. Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr. (born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger; October 15, 1917 - February 28, 2007) was an American historian and public intellectual. A specialist in American history, his work focused on leaders such as Harry S. Truman, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy. In the 1952 and 1956 presidential campaigns, he was a primary speechwriter and adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee, Adlai Stevenson. Schlesinger served as special assistant to President Kennedy from 1961 to 1963. He wrote a detailed account of the Kennedy administration, titled A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, which won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Schlesinger wrote a popular biography, Robert Kennedy and His Times. He popularized the term "imperial presidency" during the Nixon administration. Fifteen essays by historians including Arthur Link and Frank Freidel culled from the comprehensive four-volume History of American Presidential Elections (1971) which analyze crucial American presidential elections between 1789 and 1964. George Mowry contributed the chapter on the Election of 1912 Wilson and TR. Among the other contributors are: Marcus Cunliffe, Robert Remini, and Theodore Sorensen. First Edition [stated], presumed first printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xxii, 551 Pp. Beige Cloth , Spine Stamped In Gilt And Black. First Printing Stated. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $8.50. Selections Of Sophisticated Writing About Or By Immigrants, Like The Majority Of Politicians, And Like Them Without Insight Into Their Own Characters, Focusing Always On Appearance, Feeling, And Achievement.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-library book with typical stickers and stampings. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Condition: New. Brand New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.