[Rarebooks] FS: Harper's Bazar 1879 with fine wood engravings including Thomas Nast Santa

[Charles Agvent]

[NAST, Thomas]. HARPER'S BAZAR: A REPOSITORY OF FASHION, PLEASURE,
AND  INSTRUCTION. Volume XII. New York: Harper & Brothers 1879.  Folio
(11"  x 15-1/2") bound in contemporary half black leather with leather
corners  and  gilt  rules and lettering. Includes  issues  beginning 4
January  1879  to  27 December 1879; iv, 836 pages.  Illustrated  with
numerous  wood engravings including a wonderful two-page depiction  by
Thomas  Nast of Santa Claus riding his sleigh over a sleepy town and a
fine  two-page  spread of the National Training School of  Cookery  in
London.  Other artists include Birket Foster, Church, and Frank Beard.
Many  of the illustrations are of contemporary fashions, but there are
quite  a  few  of  other subjects including  archery  and  New  York's
Central  Park.  Most of the articles concern fashions of the  day  and
serializations  of  popular novels, but included in this year  is  the
complete  serialization of Robert Louis Stevenson's THE STORY OF A LIE
as  well  as an article on the Cliff Dwellers of Arizona.  Each  issue
concludes  with  a number of interesting advertisements. None  of  the
tissue  sewing pattern supplements is present. Two neat repaired tears
internally  on  pages  of no great consequence. Some scuffing  to  the
leather;  hinges  cracked but very tight. Institutional  bookplate  on
front pastedown with release stamp. Near Fine                  $500.00

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