[Rarebooks] F/S Scare 19th Century Periodical

[Garry R Austin]

For your consideration we offer the following net to all and postpaid at 
$275.00

The Scholar's Penny Gazette. Boston: Asa Fitz, & L.F. Forest, (Nos. 
1-13) printed by Abner Forbes, (Nos. 14-52), printed by T. Morey; 
1848-1849. Volume 1, Number 1, complete;  Only edition; Volume 1, Number 
1, Apr. 29, 1848 - Volume 1, Number 52, May 19, 1849; Quarto; each issue 
4pp; (ii; 208), most issues illustrated with a wood engraving; quarter 
leather and marbled paper covered boards, leather spine label lettered 
in gilt; joints started but holding well, complete, very good, some 
toning and foxing, edge wear; two of the later issues juxtaposed date 
wise. Lomazow cites that this is all published. Other citations maintain 
it was published through August 1850, we were able to find a few 
holdings of odd issues beyond Vol. 1, #52;  AAS's holdings are poorly 
defined but they lack all of Volume Two. The Library of Congress holds 
just this Volume One complete. There are no issues being currently 
offered on the on-line data bases. Not to be confused with the "Youth's 
Penny Gazette, published in Philadelphia; Quite scarce. This was the 
first appearance of a periodical or newspaper targeted for teachers and 
school children, a  proto- "Weekly Reader".

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