A volume one issue of Early Scientific American...
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September 17, 1846
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, September 17, 1846
* Very rare volume 1 issue
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 160 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.
The front page features a large illustration of "Gregg's Triple Snowplow". Page two has "Dancing on Nothing". Other articles and advertisements, some illustrated, are also within.
Complete in 4 pages, scattered foxing but is otherwise in good condition.
* Very rare volume 1 issue
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 160 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.
The front page features a large illustration of "Gregg's Triple Snowplow". Page two has "Dancing on Nothing". Other articles and advertisements, some illustrated, are also within.
Complete in 4 pages, scattered foxing but is otherwise in good condition.
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