Good Housekeeping 1897 Lot x 2 American Women's magazine Louis Rhead art adverts

Erscheinungsdatum: 1897

Beschreibung

(Old Magazine, 19th Century Periodicals, Americana, Good Housekeeping, Women's Magazines, Illustrated Magazines). Good Housekeeping. Published monthly, Springfield, Massachusetts by Clark W. Bryan Co.2 issues, each c. 45 pages. Text in English. Illustrated throughout. Nice assortment of dated advertising as well, often illustrated, inside cover of Dec. issue a fine full page ad by Louis Rhead. Nice pair of scarce late 19th century American women's magazines with pleasing visual content. Issues included in this lot: November & December 1897. Bindings remains clean, tight, and sound, various mostly small signs of age, time and handling, nothing offensive or major. Overall a nice looking examples, once covered in plain paper covers which is partially still adhered along spine. Small age flaws or defects include possible random old creasing, edge chipping, small light old staining, etc. Overall entirely acceptable example of what is likely a scarce survival. The pictures give a very good sense of how the lot survives. Virtually all periodicals of this era are somewhat scarce today as loose complete issues. Like most random survivals of old periodical printing, any specific example (like this lot) is likely among a relative handful still extant. As each decade goes back from 1950, the rate of scarcity for any specific magazine or paper item increases noticeably. Text blocks remain overall clean, and displays a pleasing age patina. Lot remains attractive on the shelf. It displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws easy to overlook or forgive. Please review photos for more detail and our best attempt to convey how this antique item survives. This lot is not new- it is old and has been handled by different owners in the past. Magazines Measure c. 10 1/2" H x 7 3/4" W.[B2981]. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers B2981

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Good Housekeeping 1897 Lot x 2 American ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1897

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: good