1813 The Analectic Magazine Volumes I-III - Eighteen Months

Description: First Three Volumes: The Analectic Magazine, Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, of Such Articles as are Most Valuable, Curious or Entertaining. Volume I. Published and Sold by Moses Thomas, Philadelphia, 1813, 540 pp, full marbled leather, 8.75 x 5.5”, 8vo. Illustrated title, portrait of Isaac Hull, Stephen Decatur. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with scuffing to edges and corners. Rubbing to surface of leather. Spine abraded, creased with heavier wear at head. Joints rubbed. Small staining to rear board at top joint and top edge. D.D. Benedict (1833-1901) bookplate Presented by Grand Father No. 92 plate on pastedown. Benedict has signed the fly as well Norwalk, Ohio. Light offsetting from plates. Scattered foxing throughout, sometimes heavy. Light age staining throughout. Binding intact.The Analectic Magazine, Containing Selections from Foreign Reviews and Magazines, of Such Articles as are Most Valuable, Curious or Entertaining. Volume II. Published and Sold by Moses Thomas, Philadelphia, 1813, 524 pp, half leather, 8.5 x 5.5”, 8vo. Illustrated title page, Portraits of Jacob Jones, James Lawrence. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with heavy scuffing to edges and tips. Worming to surface of boards. Desiccation overall to surface of boards. Spine abraded with tender joints. Spine ends worn with red rot. Soiled overall. Binder’s ticket of Burrows on pastedown N. Smither old hand ownership on pastedown and title. Fly clipped. Tear to portrait of James Lawrence August 1813. All edges yellow. Light offsetting from plates. Scattered foxing throughout, sometimes heavy. Light age staining throughout. Binding intact.Analectic Magazine Volume III. (Lacking title). Modern spine, original tips and marbled wraps, 8.5 x 5.5”, 8vo. January to June 1814. 528 pp. Portraits of Benjamin Rush, Issac Chauncey, Fisher Ames, Oliver Ellsworth, William Cliffton. In fair condition. Moderate wear to extremities with heavy scuffing to edges and tips. Worming to surface of boards. Desiccation overall to surface of boards. Modern spine. Soiled overall. Bookseller’s ticket of Moyer’s Book Barn, Strasburg, PA on fly. Fresh end papers. Damp stained throughout with heavier toning than previous volumes. Scattered foxing throughout. Binding remains intact.Please see photos. The Analectic Magazine (1813-1820) was published in Philadelphia by Moses Thomas, and later by James Maxwell. Washington Irving served as the editor from 1813-14. The magazine “comprised original reviews, biography, analytical abstracts of new publications, translations from French journals, and selections from the most esteemed British reviews.” Readers included US president Thomas Jefferson. The US National Archives has letters between Jefferson and James Maxwell detailing Jefferson’s subscription to the magazine. Volume I discusses everything from astrology (!), letters of Josephine Bonaparte, the “Character of (David) Hume”, Life of Confucius, Spanish peasantry, Robin Hood, snail eating and more. Volume II discusses Welsh colonies in America, Lord Byron’s poetry, the last days of Charles I, Gil Blas, Travels in Denmark, the Western branch of the Nile, Quaker principles, Steam-boats of Scotland, Swiss emigrants, and more. Volume III discusses The Battle of Erie, Pompeii, the “Idea of a True Patriot”, Freezing alcohol, Mademoiselle de La Fayette, biography of Fisher Ames and more. RAREA1813DQRM

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