(Rockwell, Norman; Cady, Harrison). Evans, Billy; Taber, Ralph Graham; Lester, Charles F.; Bond, A. Russell; Davis, Parke H.; Burgess, Thornton W.
St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. Volume XLII. Part II. - May to October 1915.
New York: The Century Co. / London: Frederick Warne & Co. 1915. 1915. New York: The Century Co. / London: Frederick Warne & Co. 1915. 1915. Very good. - Quarto, 9-3/4 inches high by 7-1/2 inches wide. Red cloth elaborately titled and illustrated in gilt and black on the front cover and the spine. The corners of the covers and head & tail of the spine are lightly bumped. viii [2], & pages 579-1152, [2], profusely illustrated with drawings and photographs in black and white, including several illustrations by Norman Rockwell and Harrison Cady. The bottom corner of the front endpaper and those of a couple of leaves are creased and a previous owner's name is penned on the front blank leaf. There is a short tear to the front edge of the first 2 leaves. Very good. First edition. The contents include: "A First-Class Argument" by George M. Johnson with a full-page and 3 textual illustrations by Norman Rockwell; "Chained Lightning" by Ralph Graham Taber, serialized in 6 parts, with 5 Norman Rockwell illustrations; "Tommy and the Wishing-Stone", a serial story in 6 parts by Thornton W. Burgess with illustrations by Harrison Cady; "Baseball" by Billy Evans, the youngest umpire in major league history, told in 4 parts: "The Art of Batting", "Speed and the Base-runner", "Pitchers and Pitching", and "Picking Proper Plays", each part illustrated with photographs; "Sir Crackerjack's Home-Run, A Baseball Ballad" illustrated by the author, Charles F. Lester; "A Double Gift" by Aileen Cleveland Higgins with 4 illustrations by Norman Rockwell; "What Every One Should Know About the Motor-Cycle" by A. Russell Bond, illustrated with photographs and diagrams; "Football: National Stars of the Gridiron" by American football player Parke H. Davis, illustrated with photographs. Very good .

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Keywords: CHILDRENS; ILLUSTRATED; JUVENILE PERIODICAL; ST. NICHOLAS: AN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE FOR YOUNG FOLKS; NORMAN ROCKWELL; HARRISON CADY; BILLY EVANS; RALPH GRAHAM TABER; CHARLES F. LESTER; A. RUSSELL BOND; PARKE H. DAVIS; THORNTON W. BURGESS; ILLUSTRATIONS; CH