Short-lived 18th century Boston magazine, with original wrappers...
Item # 711679
May 25, 1792
THE AMERICAN APOLLO, Boston, May 25, 1792 An 16 page magazine featuring a large engraving on the front wrapper.
Inside is the continued: "Memoirs of the Life of Fernando Cortes, the Conqueror of Mexico", the continued: "Curious Account of the Hot Spouting Water Springs in Iceland", and 2 pages taken up with the: "...List of the Acts Passed at the Late Session of Congress" with other news under: "American Intelligence".
A scarce periodical which lasted but 39 issues, from Jan. 6 thru Sept. 28, 1792.
Sixteen pages, 5 3/4 by 9 inches, never bound nor trimmed with wide, deckle-edge margins. More typically these issues do not have the outer wrappers, but fortunately this issue does.
Inside is the continued: "Memoirs of the Life of Fernando Cortes, the Conqueror of Mexico", the continued: "Curious Account of the Hot Spouting Water Springs in Iceland", and 2 pages taken up with the: "...List of the Acts Passed at the Late Session of Congress" with other news under: "American Intelligence".
A scarce periodical which lasted but 39 issues, from Jan. 6 thru Sept. 28, 1792.
Sixteen pages, 5 3/4 by 9 inches, never bound nor trimmed with wide, deckle-edge margins. More typically these issues do not have the outer wrappers, but fortunately this issue does.
Item from our most recent catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
