Frederic Stuart Church (1 results)
Published by Harper & Brothers, New York 1891
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition Thus. Experience the pleasure of reading and appreciating this actual printed item. It has its own physical history that imbues it with a character lacking in ephemeral electronic renderings.; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Large quarto volume; clean and tight in original green cloth binding…with decorative stamping in gilt, black and red. Twelve months of weekly issues (November 4, 1890 through October 27, 1891) of this important 19th century periodical aimed at America's young people. Full page frontispiece titled "Christmas Morning in Paris" by Alice Barber. Harper's Young People began publication in 1879 and later became known as the Harper's Round Table. After 1893 it became a monthly publication until its termination in 1899. This was a well produced and fairly costly publication. As with its counterpart for adult readers (Harper's Weekly), Young People included a variety of well written stories, poetry, serials, descriptions of games and athletic exercises and a good sampling of wonderful illustrations by noted authors and artists of the day. This volume includes contributions by Kirk Munroe, R.K. Munkittrick, Elizabeth Greenleaf, William O. Stoddard (Red Mustang), William T. Hornaday (Taxidermy), William Dean Howells (Butterfly-Flutterby), Margaret Sangster, W.J. Henderson (Hints on Batting - Baseball), Clare Bunce, Sophie Swett, Howard Pyle (Men of Iron, Fruit of Happiness, etc.). Some of the many illustrators represented in this volume include Howard Pyle (aforementioned), E.W. Kemble, J. Geoffroy (Henri Jules Jean Geoffroy, also known by the pseudonym Geo [(1853 - 1924) 10 illustrations including Brave Swimmers, Snow Shoe Club, Regatta, Santa Claus in France, Five Senses, etc.] , W.P. Snyder, W. Smedley, W.A. Rogers, W. L. Sheppard, J.G. Browne, Frederic Stuart Church, Peter Newell, etc. A treasure trove of Victorian literature and illustration in a beautiful decorative binding. Index to the collected issues.
