From the very first year of Scientific American...
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June 04, 1846
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 4, 1846
* Very early & rare issue of this famous title
Rare is it that magazines have a life of over 100 years. Here is an issue of a magazine from the very first year of existence. This magazine is now over 165 years old, still found on today's magazine racks & highly respected in the scientific community.
This is the volume one, number 38 issue. What makes this issue quite rare is that the first year this title was in folio-size newspaper format, revising itself to a much small magazine format with volume 2. As such most volume one issues never survived in institutional holdings as they were "too big" to store with the later volumes.
Very ornate masthead & a ftpg. print of an: "Ice-Making Machine" with text (see photos). There are 4 additional smaller illustrations on pages 2 & 3. The 4 pgs. are filled with various scientific advancements & novelties of the day with the bkpg. mostly taken up with ads. Light foxing, generally in very nice condition.
* Very early & rare issue of this famous title
Rare is it that magazines have a life of over 100 years. Here is an issue of a magazine from the very first year of existence. This magazine is now over 165 years old, still found on today's magazine racks & highly respected in the scientific community.
This is the volume one, number 38 issue. What makes this issue quite rare is that the first year this title was in folio-size newspaper format, revising itself to a much small magazine format with volume 2. As such most volume one issues never survived in institutional holdings as they were "too big" to store with the later volumes.
Very ornate masthead & a ftpg. print of an: "Ice-Making Machine" with text (see photos). There are 4 additional smaller illustrations on pages 2 & 3. The 4 pgs. are filled with various scientific advancements & novelties of the day with the bkpg. mostly taken up with ads. Light foxing, generally in very nice condition.
Category: Pre-Civil War
