SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, June 18, 1846  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 which is now over 165 years old, still found on today's magazine racks & highly respected in the scientific community. What makes this issue quite rare is that during its first year of existence this title was a folio-size newspaper,  revising itself to a much small magazine format with volume 2. As such most volume one issues never survived in institutional holdings as it was "too big" to store with the later volumes.
Very ornate masthead & a front page print of "The Water Power Boat" and "Avery's Combination Bridge" with text. A few more illustrations inside & reports of other scientific advancements & novelties of the day. The back page mostly taken up with ads.
Complete in 4 pages, very nice condition.