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This is the July 1847 issue of "The Knickerbocker, or New York Monthly Magazine in original wraps as issued (these are most often found bound together, with wraps discarded). In this issue (Vol. 24, No.1) is the continuation of "The Subjugation of Spain - A Passage" a serialized history by Washington Irving. There is much else of interest in this antique periodical, including stories, poetry and historical pieces. Miss Mary Gardiner's poem "The Spirit Land" was symptomatic of the craze for spirit rapping and mediums that had overtaken the country. It was to be many years before that mysterious haunting subsided. Please scroll down if you would like to read the full Table of Contents - or you may view it in the picture provided . ******************************************* TITLE : The Knickerbocker, or, New York Monthly Magazine / ISSUE : Vol. 24, No. 1 / DATE : July 1847 EDITOR : Lewis Gaylord Clark (1808 - 1873) IMPRINT : John Allen / PLACE : No. 139 Nassau Street, New York / SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES : Original Wraps Intact; Continuation of a work by Washington Irving / PHYSICAL DETAILS : Antique Periodical in Original Wraps, Intact; pp 1-102; approx. 5 3/4" x 9"; printed blue wraps .On the front cover is a depiction of Diedrich Knickerbocker, Washington Irving's fictional character ; . this is enclosed by an elaborate decorative border with a floral motif; The rear cover has a list of distributing agents for "The Knickerbocker". ************************************************ CONTENTS :: Meddahs, or Eastern Story Tellers . by J. P. Brown, Esq. / The Spirit Land . a Poem. by Miss Mary Gardiner / The Advocate Loubet - or the The Eve of St. John . by John Hunter / Psyche, or, The Butterfly . a poem ascribed to Julian / Passages from my Note-Book . by an Involuntary Recluse [James Kennard, Jr.] / The Learned Nose - An Epigram / The Golden Age . by Claude Halcro / A Story of New York . by Matthew C. Field / Cheap Purchases : A Hint to the Ladies . by Matthew C. Field / Stanzas : The Soul . by William James Colgan / The Monastic Life . by Hans von Spiegel / Which Shall She Marry? - an Extract . a poem / Stanzas on Napoleon . a poem . Anonymous / Legend of the Subjugation of Spain . by Washington Irving / Blue Ink . an epigram / The Velvet Bonnet . a poem by John Waters / Imprisonment for Debt . by J. E. W. / Sonnet : The Past . a poem by William James Colgan **************************************** LITERARY NOTICES (BOOK REVIEWS) : : "The Poems and Ballads of Schiller" / "Observations in Europe" by J. P. Durbin / "American Criminal Trials" by P. W. Chandler / "Steam Navigation and Naval Warfare" by J. O. Sargent / "Girlhood and Womanhood" by Mrs. A. J. Graves **************************************** EDITOR'S TABLE :: / Paris in Her Dressing Gown . by Eugene Briffault / A Day With the Great Seatsfield . Number 2 / Remarkable Visions - From the German / National Academy of Design - Second Notice / The Editorship of a Monthly Magazine / The Code of Honor : "A Tale of New York" / Gossip With Readers and Correspondents (extensive) / Literary Records : Brief Notices of New Works ***************************************** CONDITION - GOOD PLUS - This is a previously owned periodical in original wraps, that is clean , complete and presentable, with the following particulars noted :: EXTERIOR : Spine weathered , with scattered splitting along joints, and loss of surface paper at extremities; covers weathered and foxed, with scattered small smudging and spotting; edge wear includes nicking and chipping, with bumped corners and attendant creasing thereto; small loss at corner tips. / BINDING Solid. / INTERIOR Heavily foxed throughout; scattered small spotting and smudging; no writing or marking; no signatures. In decent antiquarian condition.
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