Author: [HOMER, Winslow]
Title: Harper's Bazar: A Repository of Fashion, Pleasure, and Instruction. Volume VIII
Description: New York, Harper & Brothers, 1875. First Edition. Folio (11" x 15-1/2") bound in contemporary half black leather with leather corners and gilt rules and lettering. Includes issues beginning 2 January 1875 to 25 December 1875; iv, 844 pages. Illustrated with numerous wood engravings including a fine full-page Winslow Homer (The Family Record) as well as engravings by Frederic Church and others. There are illustrations and articles on Colorado, stage effects, Saratoga Springs, bullfighting, manatees, and much else. Each issue concludes with a number of advertisements. None of the usually missing tissue sewing pattern supplements is present, as usual. Some toning to the paper. Bookplate of the Connecticut Historical Society on the front pastedown, stamped "Released for Sale," no other library markings. Scuffing to the leather with spots of loss; covers firm and tight. Very Good, contents quite nice .

Keywords: Illustrated Books, Women's Fashion, Western Americana, 19th Century Fashion, Periodicals, Americana 19th Century Fashion Periodicals Illustrated Books Winslow Homer


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