SMITHIES, water / Monthly Magazine Band of Hope Review 1861-66 1st Edition

  
[Monthly Magazine]: Band of Hope Review: 1861-66. Author: SMITHIES, Thomas Bywater; John Gilbert and Harrison Weir Title: [Monthly Magazine]: Band of Hope Review: 1861-66 Publication: London: S. Quarto (9 ½" x 13 ½"). 1-288: January 1861 - December 1866 New Series, Nos.

A consecutive run of 72 monthly issues, custom bound for the owner, Sarah A. Hickin in dark blue cloth over boards, gilt spine, with a manuscript note in ink on the front pastedown. 209-12: May 1865 has been neatly cut along the gutter (present and laid in its proper place), the September 1865 issue has some staining and a small vignette illustration partially cut round (still present), else very good overall with occasional modest dust soiling and a few small early tape repairs. The Band of Hope Review was a lavishly illustrated'improving' magazine for the children of the poor and working classes, founded and edited by the Methodist social reformer Thomas Bywater Smithies.

A scarce volume of 72 complete issues dating from the magazine's golden period, featuring contemporary articles on slavery and several issues with outstanding front-page wood engravings by John Gilbert and Harrison Weir. Today we offer a wide ranging inventory, from Modern First Editions to General Used Books to Rare Archival Collections. We are active members of. Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA).

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1. Author: SMITHIES, Thomas Bywater; John Gilbert and Harrison Weir
2. Publisher: S. Partridge
3. Year Printed: 1861
4. Special Attributes: 1st Edition
5. Binding: Cloth
6. Subject: Religion & Spirituality
7. Original/Facsimile: Original