Author: Mary Mapes Dodge
Title: St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks, Volume VIII (May-October 1881)
Description: New York, The Century Co, 1881. First Edition, First Printing. Leather. 976p. Ex-library. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 red leather with marbled boards. POOR CONDITION. Boards almost completely detached, and surfaces heavily scuffed. Library bookplate and stamps inside, plus the bookplate of a previous owner. Some pages have light soiling and edge wear, but otherwise, text unmarked. Pages remain tightly bound despite damaged cover. OFFERED AS-IS. Volume 8 of the children's magazine ST. NICHOLAS, containing the monthly issues from May through October 1881. Filled with stories, poems, and educational articles, with lots of black and white illustrations. This volume features a facsimile of Lincoln's handwritten Gettysburg Address (p. 886), a poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning ("The Cry of the Children," p. 867), a drawing by Winslow Homer ("Bob's Question," p. 664), and numerous contributions by the magazine's creator, Mary Mapes Dodge. Fair .

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