Godey's, 1849, Hardcover (Half Leather), Book Condition: Fair, Dust Jacket Condition: No, First
[Vintage magazines.] Godey's Lady's book, 12 issues in one volume, Philadelphia, 1849. Quarto, iv, 438; iv, 470, red cloth boards half-bound in red morocco with gilt lettering to spine, sheet music on tissue bound in, illustrated but lacking the fashion plates that make Godey's so desirable, former owner's name on a front blank. Contains the six-page, double-column first printing of the Edgar Allan Poe story Mellonta Tauta, which is set aboard a hot-air balloon a thousand years in the future. (Poe's work frequently debuted in Godey's and other magazines.) Condition of this book: Front cover and preliminaries detached, heavy wear to covers, endpages soiled, little foxing. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54294.
[Vintage magazines.] Godey's Lady's book, 12 issues in one volume, Philadelphia, 1849. Quarto, iv, 438; iv, 470, red cloth boards half-bound in red morocco with gilt lettering to spine, sheet music on tissue bound in, illustrated but lacking the fashion plates that make Godey's so desirable, former owner's name on a front blank. Contains the six-page, double-column first printing of the Edgar Allan Poe story Mellonta Tauta, which is set aboard a hot-air balloon a thousand years in the future. (Poe's work frequently debuted in Godey's and other magazines.) Condition of this book: Front cover and preliminaries detached, heavy wear to covers, endpages soiled, little foxing. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; United States; 19th century; Literature & Literary. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 54294.