Author: Dresser, Horace; Burdick, Mary E.; Hanaford, Mrs. J.H. et al.
Title: Family Circle and Parlor Annual. April, 1852
Description: New York, J.G. Reed, Publisher, 1852. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Pagination runs 45-76, with two steel engraved plate illustrations at the front, one depicting Christ raising the dead. A single issue of this general interest magazine, containing fiction and nonfiction, but with an editorial slant toward the religious in nature. This issue with a discussion on Christ raising the dead, a continuing description of Newport (Rhode Island), fiction, and two pages of short news briefs from February, 1852. This includes mention of the marriage of Jenny Lind, fires in various cities, a riot in Cleveland, the growth of the city of New Orleans, etc. GOOD+ condition. Several binding holes along the spine edge, indicating this may have been removed from a bound volume. Minor soiling, staining and toning to the covers. Scattered foxing, soiling and staining in the interior. Good .

Keywords: Noisbn Americana Religion/Theology


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